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HOUSE OF LORDS.-THURSDAY.

The Mutiny Bill, the Marine Mutiny Bill, and several
other Bills, were brought up from the Commons, and read
a first time.
The Duke of WELLINGTON gave notice that, on Tues-
day next, he should move that the house do adjourn till
Tuesday, the 16th of April.
The Earl of Sri AFTESBURY moved the bringing up of
the report of the Ecclesiastical Courts Bill.
Lord BROUGHAM asked if his Noble and Learned
Fiiend on the woolsack had any objection to make the
term of years five years' standing at the bar instead of

seven ?
The LORD CHANCELLOR had no objection.
Lord BROUGHAM took notice of a statement which had
been made, to the effect that he took a large sum of money
out of the taxes for doing nothing. He did a great deal ;
be worked very hard ; and he would willingly give up
what he received from the country if he were permitted to
go back, and practise at the bar. (Hear.)
The report was then received.—Bill to be read a third
time on Monday.
Adjourned at six o'clock.
HOUSE OF LORDS.—FRIDAY.
On the motion of the LORD CHANCELLOR. the com-
mittee of last session on Presbyterian marriages in Ireland
was re-app
A discussion was raised by the Marquis of NORMANDY
on the appointment of Mr. Thomas O'Brien as a stipen-
diary magistrate in Ireland, which he contended to be
improper, as did also the Marquis of CLANRICARDE, who
asserted that he would, if the appointment were perse-
vered in, bring the matter before their lordships in a
tangible shape.
of WELLINGTON and Lord WHARNCLIFFE
of Mr. O'Brien,I.ly
on the
but on the character . with-
strTonhgelypcuokme nlained of such. an attack, n t
government,
out any 'Brien's eli lit for
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notice whatever on the part of the noble marquis
that he intended to impugn
the station to which be had been appointed.

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Some papt,rs moved for by the Marquis of LANsnowNE,
respectinz challenges in common jury cases in Ireland,
were granted.
The Marquis of NoßmANny intimated his intention of
callinz to their lordshirs' attention the recent occurrences
at Gwalior soon after Easter.

Some bills on the table were forwarded a stage, and
their lordships adjourned.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.—FRIDAY.
On the motion for discharging the order of the day for
the committee on the Factories Bill,
Mr. B. COCHRANE regretted that Lord Ashley should
give the government an advantage over him, by allowing
the bill to be withdrawn—an advantage not only as re-
garded success, but also as to apparent sincerity and ear-
nestness. The object of bringing in a new bill was to
gain time, for there could be little chance after Easter of
carrying a ten hours' bill. Assenting to such a course
was " keeping the word of promise to the ear, but break-
ing it to the hope ;" but he believed it was no' the result
of any insincerity on the part of the noble lord, being
rather attributable to want of decision.
Mr.'T. Du NCOMBE, in order, as he said, to prevent the
house from stultifying itself, moved an amendment to the
effect of pledging it to adhere to the ten hours principle.
Lord ASHLEY said that he had acted upon the advice
received from hon. members on both sides of the houee.
The alterations in the bill had rendered it such a mass of
confusion that it must have been ultimately defeated upon
mere technicalities, and the defeat would have been liable
to misinterpretation. The noble lord declared his de-
termirrition to maintain the ten hours principle, without
the slightest reference to the feelings or fate of any go-
vernment whatever.
Lord Howrcic said the course pursued by government
was most extraordinary, but was of opinion that it was
not advisable to oppose the withdrawal of the bill, in
order to bring in a new one.
Sir R. INGLIS hoped that the postponement of the ten
hours proposition would not abate the earnestness and
determination of its supporters.
Mr. ACKLAND was not ready to support the ten hours
principle, if such support implied the loss of the present
government without the prespect of putting in its place a
government which could carry it.
Lord J. RUSSELL thought Lord Ashley was right in
the course he adopted. as by any other course he would
have prejudiced his cause.
Sir R. PEEL defended the course pursued by the go-
vernment, and said that if they had adopted the com-
promise of " eleven hours " they would most likely
have had a majority; but it was not a safe policy to
escape from present difficulties by adopting a principle
which they believed to be injurious to the country. Lord
Ashley had sacrificed office because the government would
not assent to the ten hours principle; a proof, not only
of the sincerity of the noble lord, but that the question
had been maturely considered by the government. He
hoped that further consideration would convince the
house that the alteration to ten hours would fling all the
loss upon the labouring population.
Mr, C. WOOD was convinced that such would be the
case.
Lord PALMERSTON supported the amendment.
After some observations from Mr. WILLIAMS and Mr.
FIELDEN, the amendment was negatived without a
division, and the order of the day for proceeding with the
bill was discharged.
On the motion for the house resolving itself into a corn-

,ittee of supply,
Mr. EWART moved a resolution to the effect that it was
indispansable to the trade of this country that those duties
be repealed which press on the raw materials of manufac-
ture, especially on woollens and cotton ; also that it was
expedient to reduce those duties which press on articles of
interchange in return for our manufactures, such as tea,
sugar, coffee, bacon, butter, and cheese : and that any
temporary deficiency in the revenue arising from these re-
ductions ought to be sustained by the property and not
by the trade and labour of the country.
Mr. HUME seconded the motion.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER contended that
the increased imports of raw cotton proved that the duties
did not operate injuriously. The proposition of the hon.
member professed to deal with nearly 30,000,000 of re-
venue, and would throw our whole financial arrangements
into confusion, and therefore, on the grouncrof expediency,
he must oppose the motion.
After a short discussion, in which Mr. Williams, Mr.
Baring, and Mr. P. Howard took part, the motion was
negatived by 88 to 24.
The house then went into committee on the British
Museum and commissariat estimates, and several votes
were taken.
Sir JAmE4 GRAHAM moved for leave to bring in a bill
to amend the laws for regulating labour in factories,
which, after a few observations from Mr. T. Duncombe,
Mr. Hume, and Sir C. Napier, was agreed to, and the
house adjourned.