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4rombings in Varliament.

HOUSE OF LORDS.—TUESDAY.
The Public Libraries and Museums Bill was read a third
'time and passed.
The Small Tenements Rating Bill was read a third time and
passed, on the motion of the Marquis of Salisbury, and after
some opposition by the Earl of Hardwicke, which was, how-
ever, not pressed to a division.
The Commons' amendments on the Parliamentary Voters'
(Ireland) Bill having been brought up for consideration, Lord
STANLEY moved to have the £l5 qualification restored, and
the self-acting expunged.
Their Lordships divided upon the first proposition relative
to the qualification—For the Commons' amendment—present,
56; proxies, 70-126; for Lord Stanley's motion—present, 62;
proxies, 52-114; majority, 12. Some discussion followed;
but no further division was called for, and after a protest from
Lord Desart against the whole principle of the bill, the whole
of the Commons' amendments were agreed to.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.—TUESDAY.
After considerable opposition, a motion for leave to bring in
the Crime and Outrage (Ireland) Continuance Bill was carried.
On the motion of the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER,
leave was given to bring in a bill to relieve the Clus-er and
Holyhead Railway Company from the payment of £200,000,
towards the cost of constructing Holyhead Harbour.
The Committee of the Medical Charities Bill was then re-
sumed at clause 10, and the remaining clauses passed, after
a leng*liened discussion, in a House so scantily attenned, that
an attempt was made to count out, defeated wily by the rapid
entrance of several members before the Speaker could e sum-
moned back for the purpose of numbering the leg bislators
present. The bill having gone through committee, the House
resumed.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.—WEDNESDAY.
Mr. G. H. 4 mtLTON moved the second -reading of the Encum-
bered Estates (Ireland) Bill, the object .0f which was to limit
the proceeding's of 'the Encumbered Estates Commission.
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL ,aid the bill was objectionable
both in principle and detail, and he -should therefore move
as an amendment that it be read a second time that day three
months.
After so.ne discussion, the amendment was agreed to with-
-out a division.
The Friendly Societies Bill passedlhrough committee.
The Stamp Duties Bill, and several other bills, were read a
third time and passed.

riCiIISE OF LO RDS.—TH URSDAY.
On the motion for taking intoconsideration the amendments
made by the Commons in the Ecclesiastical Commission Vitt,
The Archbishop of CANTERIKURY proposed an amendment
to the effect that the two funds, the episcopal and tommon,
should he kept separate.
The amendment was supported by the Earl of Pawls and
the Bishops of OxFoun and SALISBURY, and orposed by the
hfarquis of LAssnowNE.
On a division the amendment was negatived by a majority
Of 37 to 22.
The other amendments of the Commons were agreed to with
some modifications. •
The COllllllOllS' amendments to the Benefices and Pluralities
Bill were considered and agreed to.

`HOUSE OF COMMONS.—THLTRADAY.
On the third reading of the Consolidated Fund (Appropria-
tion) Rill,
Mr. RERNAL, in calling the attention of the Under Secretary
Of State for the Colonies to the subject of the immigration of
Africans into the West Indian colonies, observed that the con-
dition of the labouring populat'on in these colonies demanded
serions.consideration, and urged an extension of the period of
contract with African immigrants.
Mr, Hymn corroborated the remarks of Mr. Berra], and
taxed the Colonial-office with negligence in the matter. He
knew no reason why labourers should not he imported from
Africa. They would exchange a state of real slwvery for one of
freedom.
Mr. HAWES said, African labourers willing to work had the
power ,of extending their contract, but anything compulsory
would be objected to try the anti-slavery party. Lord Grey
bad sanctioned the extension of contracts in Guiana, but in
Jamaica the sanction of the Assembly was required. There
was a well-founded objection to the procuring of free Africans
through the intervention of slavwdealers on the coast of
Africa.

The bill then passed.
Sir C. GREY said that he could not give•his sanction to the
Landlord and Tenant (-Ireland) Bill as it had eotne down from
the other house, and thought the best thing that could be &tie
was to withdrew it for the present session.
Mr. S. CRAWFORD moved, and Mr. Fox seconded an amend-
ment, that the bill be read a second time that day three
months.
The amendment was negatived by a majority of 89 to 26,
and the bill read a second time.
The Customs Ditties Bill was, after the insertion of a clause
by the Chancellor of the Exchequer, read a third time and
passed.
The Friendly Societies Bill was committed pro forma.
Sir C. GREY withdrew the Administration of Criminal
Justice Improvement Bill for the present session.
Lord J. RUSSELL also postponed till next session the Chief
Justices' Salaries ISil , on the ground tuit a committee was at
present sitting upon offlical salaries. He could not at that
advanced period of the session enter into the whole question
of sfficial salaries, which the bill would open up.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER expressed his regret
that the late period of the session compelled him to withdraw
the Savings Bank Bill, hut he pledged himself to bring it for-
ward early in the next session.
After a protest from Mr. Reynolds, the bill was ordered to
be read a second time that day three months.
The Landlord and Tenant (Ireland) Bill was withdrawn.