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HOUSE OF COMMONS, WEDNESDAY, Ji:Nr. 26.
THE ROYAL BOROUGH (SCOI LAND) BILL
Was, on the motion of the Lord Advocate, recenimitted.
Seveial clauses and the preamble having been agreed to, the
house resumed.
The report was brought up, and ordered to be taken into fur-
ther consideration en Monday next—the bill, as amended, to be
printed.
BURGHS MAGISTRATES (SCOTLAND I BILL.
On the motion of the Lord Advocate, the ouse resolved it-
self into a committee on this bill.
The clauses were agreed to, the report was brought up, and
ordered to be taken into further consideration on Monday.
The Scotch Burghs Police Bill was committed pro forma;
the report to be considered on Monday.
THE JEWISH CIVIL DISABILITIES BILL.
On the question that the house resolve itself into a committee
on the Jews' Disabilities Bill,
Sir R. lisoLis hoped that, at that late hour, one of the most
important bills ever discussed would not be pressed upon the
house ; if it was, he should take the sense of the house on the
question of going into the committee. (" Go on.")
Mr. R. GRANT said he should be extremely. sorry to press the
subject on the house at an inconvenient time, but the hon.
baronet would recollect the time that had been wasted, that ex-
pectations had been suspended, that two debates had already
taken place on the principle of the bill, and if there ever was a
bill in which the details were identified with the principle, this
was such. (Cries of "Go on.")
The SPEAKER put the question that the order of the day
should be read, when
Sir C. Beiteem, moved that the house do adjourn, which
was lost by a majority of 95, on the original question.
Sir R. INGLIs contended that the advantage gained by the
parties who were the object of the bill was little, whilst the prin-
ciple was a serious one. With great respect to the majority
from whom he differed, the principle was so important that he
should not do justice to himself or the country, if he did not
take every opportunity of opposing this bill. He should move
that the debate be adjourned to this day six weeks.
Sir C. BURRELL seconded this amendment, which was also
lost by a majority of 93.
- Mr. H. HuoviEs said that he would „,eive all the opposition in
his power to the measure. Many members who were anxious
to deliver their sentiments on it were not aware that it would
have come on that night. lie therefore moved that the house
do now adjourn. (Cries of "Oh.")
Lord PALMERSTON put it to the hon. member whether, after
the house had already had two discussions on the principle of
the bill, he would persist in such a motion.
Lord STORMONT supported the amendment on the ground
stated by the hon. member for Oxford.
Mr. SINCLAIR said that though he felt strongly opposed to the
bill, he would not certainly support the present amendment.
(Hear.)
The gallery was then cleared for a division, but none took
place.
Sir 0. MosLEY proposed as an amendment on the first clause,
which went to admit Jews to all the privileges to which Roman
Catholics had been admitted, the introduction of the word
"save and except to seats in either House of Parliament."
The house divided on this amendment, which was lost by a
majority of 96.
Mr. A. JoHNSTON addressed the committee in reference to
the oath, provided by the first clause, to be taken by Jews on
taking their seats in Parliament. He said that in consequence
of the interpretation which had been already put upon a simi-
lar oath inserted in the Catholic bill, he did not see the use of
having such an oath taken at all, and he therefore moved that
the proviso in question be altogether omitted.
The house divided—
For the amendment cs)
Against it.
Majority
The first clause was then agreed to.
On the second clause being read,
Mr. PLUBIPTRE said that; with a view to nullify the measure,
and, if possible, to defeat it, he would move the insertion of the
words " in the true faith of a Christian," which had been omitted
out of the oath.
The Chairman suggested that the better way would be to
move that the '24 clause should be expunged, which the hon.
member accordingly did.
For the amendment... l9
Against it llO
Majority —9l
The clause was then agreed to, as were the remaining clauses
of the bill.
The house resumed, the chairman brought up the report, and
moved that it be received on Thursday.
Sir R. INoi.is hoped that his right hon. friend would not press
the receiving of the report this day, as there were two friends
of his (Sir R. Inglis's) who were anxious to address the house
on the subject, and who would not be able to be present on that
occasion.
Mr. R. GRANT did not see anything in the grounds stated
by the hon. baronet to induce him to put off the receiving of the
report. (Hear, hear.)
Sir R. INGLIS said, that if, under such circumstances, his
right hon. friend would not give him an assurance that he
would not move the third reading of the bin at a period of the
night when there would not be a good chance for fully discussing
it, he (Sir R. Inglis) would oppose the motion that the report
be received this day.
Mr. R. GRANT said that he should anxiously look to afford an
opportunity for the full and fair discussion of the bill.
Lord STORMONT wished the right hon. gentleman would
name the day on which the bill would be proceeded with, so that
hon. members might not be taken unawares.
After a few words from Sir C. Burrell and Mr. R. Grant,
which were inaudible, the motion that the report be received
was then agreed to.
The other orders of the day were then disposed of, and the
house adjourned at half-past two o'clock.

HOUSE OF LORDS, THURSDAY, JUNE 27.

On the motion of the Earl of RIPON, a conference was order-
ed to be held hi the Painted Chamber to-morrow, at half-past
five o'clock, with the Commons, on the subject of the resolutions
relative to the West India colonies.
The Earl of SEFTON presented a petition from Liverpool, in
favour of the legalization of Roman Catholic marriages. The
noble earl also presented petitions from certain Dissenters of
Preston, complaining of the want of a general registry, and from
the Unitarian Protestant Dissenters of Liverpool, praying for
the removal of those disabilities under which persons of the
Jewish persuasion now labour.
Lord SUFFIELD presented a petition from the medical prac-
titioners of Liverpool, againstany alteration iu the Apothecaries'
Act.
The Marquis of WESTMINSTER presented a petition from a
parish in Wales, praying that the Gospel should in certain dis-
tricts be preached in the Welsh language.
The Limitation of Actions' Bill passed through a committee.
To be reported with amendments to-morrow.
The payment of Debts Bill passed through a committee,
without amendments.—lteport to-morrow.
The National Debt Bill, awl the Exchequer Bills Bill, seve-
rally passed through a committee.—Adjourned.

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HOUSE OF COMMONS, THURSDAY, JUNE 27.
The gallery was opened at a quarter past twelve o'clock.
Mr. CORBETT presented a petition from the Political Union
of Camberwell and Walworth, alleging that the police of the
metropolis were employed systematically as spies. The petition
stated that a person named Pophay had been for several months
a member of their union, and that upon the occasion of their
meetings he had urged them to make use of most violent lan-
guage, had subscribed to their funds for the purpose of purchas-
ing flags, banners, &c., and bad openly railed against the go-
vernment, making use of such expressions, as "D
—n the mi-
nistry." He concluded by moving that the petition be referred
to the committee at present sitting on the subject.
Mr. ESTCOURT, as chairman of the police committee, said he
was not aware that the house would permit the committee espe-
cially to report upon this individual complaint. Be thought,
moreover, that if every case of abuse or questionable conduct
of the police . were to be referred to a committee appointed
merely to inquire into the general system of police, the labours
of the committee would be protracted to a very inconvenient
and dissatisfactory period.
Mr. Corium was willing to refer the petition to any com-
mittee, but, from what had fallen from the hon. member for
Oxford, he thought the proper course would be to show the
petition to his Majesty's ministers (hear, hear,) and then an
early opportunity would be afforded of bringing the subject
again tinder the consideration of the house.
The petition was then laid on the table.
The Speaker retired from the chair at a quarter before two.

The Speaker resumed the chair at five o'clock.
Mr. Gonsos brought up the report of the committee on the
Letters Patent Bill. The bill was ordered to be recommitted
to a committee of the whole house on Monday next.
Mr. COBBETT gave notice, that on Monday next he would
move for the appointment of a select committee to inquire into
the matters contained in the petition which he had presented
that day from certain members of the Political Uniou of \Val-
worth and Camberwell, praying that the police should not be
employed as spies. If the -noble lord the Chancellor of the
Exchequer would read the petition, he (Mr. Colibett) was sure
that he would not object to the motion.

POLITICAL umoNs.
Mr. Fitscit, on rising to bring forward the motion of which
he had given notice for the suppression of political unions, said
that he was about to call the attention of the house to a sub-
ject of very considerable importance. He begged to assure
any hon. member that might stand up in defence of those uni-
ons, that if he would only prove that they were either legal
or constitutional, to the satisfaction of the house, or to the
satisfaction of him (Mr. Finch), he would be ready to with-
draw his motion. Until that was done, he must maintain that
those unions were bad in their origin, in their principles, and
in their development; and that, as far as their influence ex-
tended, such influence was fraught with unmixed mischief.
The motion which he was about to submit to the house was in
the form of a simple resolution, and perhaps it would be as well
that he should now read it, for the information of hon. members.
In framing it he had endeavoured to avoid any collision with
his Majesty's ministers, or introduce into it anything that might
savour of party feeling.
He had, therefore, selected the very
words employed in his Majesty's proclamation, issued about
two years ago, against those unions, being confident, that in
doing so, there could be no difference between him and his
Majesty's ministers on the subject. His resolution was to the
following effect:—" That certain voluntary associations, deno-
minated political unions, were subversive of the authority of
the Crown, were unconstitutional and illegal, and that his
Majesty's ministers would be fully justified in enforcing the
law of the land for their suppression, and that all such po-
litical unions, be their denomination what it might, were in
their principles, their designs, and their operations subversive of
the authority of the Crown, unconstitutional, and illegal."—
Such associations, arrogating to themselves the power, authority,
and privileges which they did, overawing, as they undoubtedly
did overawe, the legislature and the executive, assembling at
their command large bodies of the people, and endeavouring to
carry into effect the pure principles of democracy, went to
overturn all established institutions, and were totally incom-
patible with any government, law, or constitution. He defied
any one to show him that such associations had ever been
permitted in this country up to the period of the French revo-
lution. If, then, that was the case, it lay with the advocates
of those unions to show that their institution had been in
accordance with the spirit of the constitution of this country.
That they. were so, he denied; and on the contrary, the .spirit
of the unions and all their operations showed that there was no
ground upon which any detender of the political unions could
stand in this respect. He admitted that there had been a
period when such societies had an implied political existence,
and that period was the era of the first French revolution.
Those societies were similar to the political unions of this
country,. in fact, it was a tree of foreign growth, the roots of
which had been watered by the tears and blood of millions.
He trusted that the house would agree to that part of the reso-
lution which condemned the unions, because he was convinced
the majority of the country did so. (Cries of oh !") Nay,
he was certain that there prevailed in this land a spirit of Eng-
lish liberty, and not of French anarchy, and he would therefore
contend that if the majority of the house did not object to the
political unions, they did not represent the feelings of the peo-
ple. The resolution could not be objected to as imposing a cen-
sure upon the government, for, if acted upon, it would be merely