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Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1851-08-05 00:00:00

CUARITABLE TRITSTS BILL.

"The house went into clinmitt tee on this bill, when the
Duke of CLEVELAND moved as an amendment that the
three Royal London hospitals be exempted from the ope-
ration of the measure.—The LORD CHANCELLOR said the
bill would not interfere with the internal management, of
those institutions ; and he opposed the amendment, which
was negatived, and the bill was reported.
The Leasehold Tenure of Land Bill went through a
committee, after which their lordships adjourned.
WEDNESDAY.—Their lordships met at five o'clock.
THE CRYSTAL PALACE.

The Earl of Ca RUSLE presented a petition in favour of
the retention of the Cr, stal Palace.
Some hills were forwarded a stage, and their lordships
adjourned.
TIIURSDAY.—On the motion of the Lard Cu AN-
CELLOR, the leasehold Tenure of Lands (Ireland) Act
Amendment Bill was read a third time and passed.—On
the motion of Earl GRANVILLE, the Mercantile Marine
Act Amendment Bill and the Merchant Seamen's Fund
Bill passed through comet ttee.

STOCK IN TRADZ BILL.
Earl GRANVILT.E moved the third reading of this bill.
—The Earl of MALMESBORY said he thought that the
government ought to have corrected long since the abuses
in the system of rating property for the relief of the poor.
The burden of the rate fell with undue severity on the
real property of the country, inasmuch as more than half
the property of the nation was totally withdrawn from
the support of the 'poor. There was so marked a contrast
in the amount of taxation levied for the pour, first on one
man and then on another, as to make this bill odious on
the statute book. This system ought not to be continued
any longer. Her Majesty's government bad had sufficient
time during the present session to make an alteration in
the laws of rating and of settlement. His noble friend
the Secretary for the Colonies had, at the commencement
of the session, promised their lordships that a bill with
such objects should come up to them from the other house
before the close.—Earl GREY stated that the government
had been ready to introduce a bill on this subject during
the whole of the present session •, but his noble friend
roust be aware that such a bill could not be introduced in
that house, but must be introduced elsewhere. Owing to
well known circumstances, there was no opportunity of
introducing such a bill into the other house of parlia-
ment with any prospect of passing it this session, and that
was the only reason for the delay which bad occurred in
its introduction. He could not hold out to his noble
friend • any hope of a national assessment, for, if the
assessment were laid on the whole country, and not on
parochial districts, the consequences would be very
ruinous. Year after year the cuarge laid on landed pro-
perty for the poor-rates had been undergoing diminution.
—After a few words from the Marquis of Salisbury and
Earl Granville, the bill was read a third time and passed.
The Charitable Trusts Bill was also read a third time
and passed, after some complaints from the Earl of Mee-
BIESBUItY as to tile late period of the session at which the
measure had been introduced.
The Court of Chancery and Judicial Committee Bill
was read a second time, on the motion of the LORD
CHANCELLOR.
A discussion then took place as to the continuance of
metropolitan interments, in which the board of health
was defended by the Earl of Shaftesbury and the Earl of
Car!isle. _ . .

A return of the reports of inspectors of collieries during
the last year was ordered to be laid before the house, on
the motion of Lord WHARNCLIFFE.
FRIDAY.—On the motion of Earl GRANVILLE. the
Mercantile Marine Act Amendment Bill, and the Mer-
chant Seamen's Fund Bill. were reported.
On the motion of Lord MONTEAGLE, the United Church
of England and Ireland Bill, the Churches and Chapels
(Ireland) Bill, and the Ecclesiastical Residences (Ireland)
Bill were read a third time and passed.
Earl GR.ANVILLE presented two petitions in favour of
the Health of Towns Bill.
The Earl of GLENGALL presented a petition from the
Chamber of Commerce at. Waterford, praying for the im-
provement of the postal communication between England
and different parts of Ireland, which, after a few words
from the-Marquis of CLANRICA TIDE, was laid on the table.
The Earl of MALMESBURY presented a petition from
the miners of Lancaster against the free importation of
foreign flour ; also a petition from Ceylon in favour of
the restoration of differential duties on coffee.

Several bills received the royal assent by commission.

MUSE OF COMMONS.
MOND-VV.—Concluded from Ist Edition, last week.

THE CASE OF MR. SALOMONS:
The debate upon Lord J. Pt.u. ,sell'o resolution, that Mr.
tokenas ineligible e
Salomons,
not hatingoath of abjuration in the
form required by law,sit and vote in the
house, was resumed.—Mr. ANSTEY then moved the addi-
tion of words pledging the house to exercisei its undoubted
right of altering the oath of abjuration such a manner
toitake the
as would enable Mr. Salomons conscientiously
same.—After remarks from Mr. Hem:lL:lst y
was ne-
Mr. J.
EVANS, the house divided, when the amendmaenn't
gatived by 88 to 50.—The main question was thenw
put.
Mr. BETBELL regretted that Lord J. Russell had lost the
favourable opportunity which had presented itself of ju:
Lice to the Jews, and warned him that this question was
far too important to be put aside by a mero resolution.—
Lord J. RUSSELL observed that the present resolution
was precisely similar to that which had been passed under
precisely similar circumstances last session, and the house
could not consistently do otherwise than apply the same
rules in both cases.—Mr. ANSTEY strenuously opposed
-thel._o resolution.—Tbe house divided, when there appeared
r Lord J. Russell's resolution, 123; against it, 68 ; ma-
-ority, 65.

SIR JOHN FRANKLIN'S EXPEDITION.
Mr. ANSTEY gave notice that he would ask if it was
known at the Admiralty-whether the report in the papers-
respecting. Sir John Franklin was a fabrication or not ?
and, it it was,- whether the laiv against retailing false news
would be put in force by the Government.—Mr. PARKER
said that the Admiralty had no further knowledge respect-
ing the report than every gentleman who bad seen the
newspapers ; but immediately upon the report coming to
their knowledge letters were written from the Admiralty
to the places mentioned in order to test its truth.
The Conveyance of Mails by Railway Bill passed through
committee after a long discussion, and a division in which
the government was defeated by 56 to 53.
The house was counted out at twenty minutes past two.
TUESDAY.—The Medical Charities (Ireland) Bill was
read a third time and passed.
The house afterwards went into committee upon the
Metropolitan Sewers Bill.

HOP DUTIES.
Mr. FREWEN moved a resolution, that the excise duty
on hops is impolitic and unjust, and ought to be repealed
at an early period. lie brought forward this motion, he
said, in compliance with the urgent request of his consti-
tuents. The amount of the duty was not large—little
more than £3oo,ooo—though it pressed severely upon
certain localities, and he urged the injustice of maintain-
ing this duty, which was the only war tax which had not
been repealed or reduced.—Mr. T. L. HODGES moved, as
an amendment to the motion, to resolve that, on any re-
duction of the excise duty on hops, it is expedient to re-
duce the excise duty on British hops and the customs'
duty on foreign hops by ld. per lb. with the 5 per cent.
additional duty.—The original motion was supported by
Mr. FULLER, Mr. BARROW, and Mr. CURTEIS.—TiIe
CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER repeated the objections
he had made on former occasions against repealing this
duty. The arrangements for the present financial year
had been completed, and it would be most unwise to bind
the beuse as to those of future years.—Sir J. TYRRELL
entered his protest against the cavalier manner in which
propositions for agricultural relief were met by the Ga-
vernment.—Mr. COBDEN observed that the injustice and
impolicy of this duty were seen from the manner in which
it affected the interests of the hop-growers in different
pc.rts of the country. This inequality should alone con-
demn the tax, which the Chancellor of the Exchequer he
hoped would early take into his consideration.—After a
remark from Mr. BASS, Mr. HooGEs withdrew his
amendment, and Mr. Frewen's motion was negatived
upon a division by 59 against 30.

THE CRYSTAL PALACE.
Mr. HEY WOOD moved an address, praying her Majesty
to direct that the Crystal Palace be preserved until the
Ist of May next, with a view to determine if it can be
adapted to purposes of public utility and recreation. The
commissioners could not move of themselves, and must
take down the building unless the house interposed.—
Colonel SIDTHORP opposed the motion. He denounced
the work at the beginning as a most gross attack upon the
rights of the people of this country.—Mr. LABOUCHERE
said that the Exhibition had ministered to the gratification
of hundreds of thousands; its effect upon trade and the
arts he believed would be not inconsiderable, but the mo-
ral spectacle which bad been exhibited in the Crystal
Palace by the orderly demeanour of the vast body of
persons, foreigners as well as Englishmen, congregated
within it, was more admirable than the edifice and its
contents. He should express no opinion upon the pro-
position, which was a question for the house to decide.
—Sir R. INGLIS, subscribing to the statements made by
Mr. Labouchere of the results of the Exhibition, still
thought that the house was not at liberty to alter the ar-
rangements. It should be looked at simply as a question
of contract, which could not be got rid of, except by an
act of Parliament.—Mr. GOULDURN put it to every one
whether the building would ever have risen if there had
not been a distinct assurance given that when the object
of the Exhibition had been answered the site should be
restored to its original condition ? If this was so, no
consideration would warrant a departure from the ar-
rangement.—Mr. WA KLEY asked, who could contemplate
without pain the destruction of such an institution, the
temple of peace as well as science, connected with the
noblest associations that could enter the mind of man ?
49 out of 50 of the inhabitants of London would vote for
the preservation of the Crystal Palace.—Mr. BANKLS,
though not for the destruction of the palace, was not for
its continuance in its present site, which would be a vio-
lation of public faith.—Lord SEYMOUR said this was the
reason why he must vote against the motion. The First
Minister of the Crown bad distinctly told the house that
the budding was not intended to be permanent, and the
commissioners had given a solemn assurance that it should
be removed.—Mr. C. VILLIERS thought that it would be
an ungracious thing to refuse to keep up the building for
a few months to try the experiment of a winter garden.—
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER cautioned the
house that it was necessary to consider what might be the
expense of converting this building into a winter garden.
In the first place, the country must be prepared to take
upon itself the payment of .£70,000, which might be called
for. It could not be maintained as a permanent building
without a considerable outlay. As a member of the Go-
vernment, he should express no opinion upon the motion.
—Upon a division, the motion was carried by 75 agst 47.