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boUSE OF LORDS.—MoNnAY.
'the Sugar Duties Bill was read a second time, and the
Appellate Jurisdiction Bill went through committee.
Earl fowls then moved the third reading of the bill
for preventing the un'on of the sees of Bangor and St.
Asapb.
The Duke of WELLINGTON said her Majesty bad not
given her assent to this bill, nor were ministers prepared
to advise that the royal assent should be given. lf, under
such circurnita'nees, their lordships should suffer the bill
to go &own to the Howe of Commons, he hoped that in
the latter horse such amendments would be made as to
preseiVe'fbft machinery of the bill for uniting those sees,
which would be in a great measure repealed by the pre-
sent

Lord MoNTEAGLE said that this bill, if passed, would
stand in the way of that provision for the working clergy
contemplated by the ecclesiastical commissioners; and
be 'therefore moved that it be read a third time that day
six 'months.

-The LORD CHANCELLOR expressed a doubt as to whe-
tter he could put the question upon a bill which so di-
rectly affected the rights of the crown, and sugzested the
propriety of appointing a committee to search for prece-
dents.

Lord CANTERBURY moved the adjournment of the
debate, with a view to the appointment of the committee
suggested by the Lord Chancellor.
After some further discussion, the motion of Lord
Canterbury was agreed to, the debate was adjourned, and
a committee to search for precedents appointed.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.-MONDAY.

Sir R. PEEL, on moving that the orders of the day be
read, said he would take that opportunity of inform-
ing the house what business it was the intention of her
Majesty's servants to proceed with during the present
session (hear.) And he was sorry to say that the great
mass of public business in arrear would prevent many
bills from being proceeded with during the present ses-
sion (hear). Tue government, however, intended to pro-
ceed with the Poor-law Bill, the Metropolitan Im-
provements Bill, the Bill for regulating joint-stock
banks, and some others. He had already announced
that it was not intended to proceed with the Registration
of. Electors (Ireland) Bill beyond the second read-
ing during the present session. With respect to the
Municipal Corporations (Ireland), which extended to
that country the enactments of the English bill, he was
afraid it would be impracticable to pass it during the
present session. With respect to the Railway Bill, that
was a most important measure, but one which he hoped
would riot meet with much opposition, and therefore that
would be proceeded with. It was necessary for the gui-
dance of railway companies that the intention of parlia.
ment on the subject should be fully made known. The
Savings Banks Bill would be proceeded with. He could
not state what his intentions were with regard to the
Coanty Courts Bill until that day week. The Ecclesias-
tical Courts Bill would not be proceeded with this session
(hear). There were certain other bills which he hoped
to proceed with, but could not at present mention a defi-
nite time. There was one bill not before the house rela-
ting to controverted elections petitions, which would be
introduced in a few days, and which he hoped would pass
this session.

In answer to a question by Mr. MACAULEY,
Sir J. GRAHAM said, it was intended to proceed with
the Law of Settlement Bill.
In reply to Mr. FERRAND,
Sir R. PEEL said, the Poor-law Bill would be proceeded
with on Thursday or Friday next, and the Railway Bill
would take precedence on Monday.
On the motion for the second reading of the Irish Re-
gistration Bill.
Mr. T. DUNCOMBE objected to its proceeding as being
a useless waste of time, now that it was announced that
the bill was not to be passed during the present session.
A discussion ensued, in which Lord Eliot, Mr. Sheil,
Alr..Shaw, Mr. M. J. O'Connell, and Lord Palmerston
took part, after which
Sir R. PEEL said he bad no wish to press the second
reading of the bill against the general feeling of the Irish
members.

After some further discussion, the house proceeded
with the other orders of the day.
The Unlawful Oaths (Ireland) Bill, after some discus-
sion, went through committee, as did the Prisons (Scot-
land) Bill.