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j ] , _jS was , , after tearing Mr . Jennings , and deliberating for half an hoar , announced that they had decided on commit-¦ jn < r both p risoners " to the county gaol on the charge 0 f wilful murder . The male prisoner , though attentive to _every-^ jj _juo- that was said , sustained an air of composure _jju-oughout the whole ofthe proceedings ; but when _gjjjs decision was announced , his firmness was _visiik shaken ; and on being asked by the Rev . J . T . pine Coffin what arrangements he would make for
the care of his children during his absence , he burst into tears . The woman , who had been at times weeping and at times laughing during the inquiry , was also very much affected . *& The prisoners were removed next day- A great number of people were present , who manifested the _^ _tronfcst indignation at their conduct , and nothing but the protection of a strong body of police could have prevented them from taking summary vengeance on them .
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SURREY SESSIONS . These sessions commenced on Monday morning at ihe Sessions Douse , Newington causeway , before Stomas Puckle Esq ., and afhll bench of magistrates . The calendar contained the names of fifty-three prisoners for trial—The whole of the morning was occupied in appeals from fined jurymen . Several gentlemen were afterwaids sworn in as magistrates of the _^ OBBERT BY A Poucuiak . —George _"Villd , 39 , a police-constable of the M division , was indicted for _stealing , at St . Saviour ' s , Southwark , twentyseven i abbit-skins , the property of Elizabeth Sincett . —This case caused considerable excitement in the Boroug h , and the court was crowded to suffocation ,
-the prisoner having been upwards of ten years in the police force , and for some years , until his committal on the present _charge , one of the most active detective men in the division . No less than thirty persons had been _transported through his means , and more than 100 summarily convicted for robbing their employers . At the present sessions he had six cases . —Mr . " Robinson _prosecuted , and Mr . Clarkson , with Mr . Charnock , defended the prisoner , instructed by Mr . Binns , of Trinity-street , Sonthwark . —The prisoner had been specially employed to watch the prosecutor ' s warehouse ,, which there was reason to suspect was being plundered . He was accordingly locked up in the warehouse on two occasions , and it was asserted that on the last occasion the prisoner
had thrown some rabbit skins into a burial ground at the back of the warehouse , and had afterwards obtained admittance to the ground and got possession of the skins . —Mr . Clarkson made a powerful and eloquent appeal to the jury on the prisoner ' s behalf which lasted nearly two hours . At the conclusion he was abont to call a large number of _witnesresto character , when the learned Chairman said it would be only wasting the public time , as the court were satisfied as to the prfsoner ' s former good character , having known him as an efficient officer for many years . —The learned counsel accordingly declined to call witnesses . —The Chairman summed up the case at some length , and the jury , after consulting about ten minutes , returned a verdict of " Guilty , " with a
recommendation to mercy . —The Chairman said it was with great pain he passed sentence on the prisoner—a man so well known and long respected by that court es an active and efficient police-constable . \ He had , however , a public duty to perform , which justice and the public demanded of him . The court could not help thinking of his position as a _guardian of the public property , therefore , to mark their sense ofthe crime tliey should sentence him to the lenient punishcent of six months" hard labour at Brixton . ; Robbin g the South Eastern Railwat Company . —H . Burgess was indiciedlbr stealing , at St . O ' ave , Southwark , two reflectors and a quantity
of copper , the property of the South Eastern Railway Company . —This was rather a enrions case , " the robbery having been detected by "Wild , the policeman who was tried on Tuesday aud convicted for robbery . Mr . Charnock , who was retained by the _prisoner , after having consulted with him for some minutes , stated that liis client -would withdraw his plea of _•• _"N _' otgnilly , - " and plead ' Guilty , " consequently the evidence of "Wild would not be required , and considerable difficulty would be saved to the bench in bringing up a convicted witness . He understood that the company intended to recommend him to mercy—The Chairman sentenced the prisoner to three months hard labour at Brixton .
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MIDDLESEX SESSION'S . The February general sessions commenced on Tuesday morning , at the Sessions-house , Clerkenweli . There were seventy-seven cases of felony , and six of misdemeanor for trial . Pocket _Pickixg . —Two smartly dressed youths , named Ralph and Stollery _, were convicted of stealing from the person of Elizabeth Le Blanc , the wife of Colonel Le Blanc , a purse containing £ 17 10 s . in gold , at the Polytechnic Institution . Lockyer , one of the officers of the "Westminster Bridewell , and Sergeant West , of the detective police , proved that the prisoners were very expert pickpockets , and had heen repeatedly convicted . —The learned Judge said that the country must be rid of two such characters as these , and the sentence , therefore , was that each of theni be transported for ten years .
Bobbeet . —James Lewis , aged 28 , was indicted for stealing a box containing linen of tbe value ol £ 2 , the propertv of the directors of the Eastern Counties Railway . Company , —The jury found the prisoner guilty , and the learned Judge sentenced him to six months' hard labour . _Steausg a "Watch . — George Marshall was indicted for stealing a gold watch chain , value 21 s ., the property of Charles Hardy , surgeon , 21 , Hi g hstreet , Poplar . —Mr . Mellor appeared for the prisoner . —The prosecutor , who gave his evidence in a -very improper manner , so much so as to elicit censure from tiie court , stated , in effect , that he accompanied a female to a brothel , in Queen-street , Golden- square , kept by the prisoner , who , without anv interference on his part , entered the room in
which he and the female were , and took a brequet chain from a watch in his waistcoat pocket . He did not say anything , bnt went ten minutes afterwards for a policeman , and gave him into custody . —Mr . Mellor cross-examined tbe witness at some length , and his answers were g iven in so extraordinary a manner , especially in reference to a former case in which he was prosecutor , that the learned judge recommended the jury not to act npon his evidence , and accordingl y the prisoner was acquitted . —Mr . Mellor reminded the prosecutor that there were snch things as indictments for perjury . He was bound to say , in justice tothe prisoner , that he was prepared with ample evidence to show that the
prosecutor had given the chain to the woman in lieu of money , and had requested the prisoner to take charge of it until the following day , when he would return and leave half a sovereign instead . The prosecutor then gave him into custody for stealing it . He had too good reason to suspect that this was not the only instance in which he had so acted . —The learned Judge said it was not likely ihat the prisoner would have been content- with the chain and have left the watch if he meant to rob the prosecutor . ( To the prosecutor)—I shall iiot allow your expenses , sir , and you had better mind or you'll play this trick ence too often . I don ' t believe a word you have uttered . Go along witb you .
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member shall receive profit on a greater amount ; of purchases than thirteen time 3 the amount of his shares . Members shall receive credit to the amount « their shares , but all accounts outstanding three months shall be discharged by the treasurer from _!& _£ _** _*** shares . Members shall be allowed _ST _^^ _"P _de posits from the surplus profits , _« no « r - _*> _***• _from time to time , at the _fflwS _? _^ _, The _rem-unkig regulations , _^ ! £ _^^ € _? _P articuI « 8 . _™ ay b % learned _S _^ _faM _?* - p ce 0 * business . It is to'be •™ _# _P--HBP _^ _wii-eo-jncfl _, for _lactofmrer matter . < _hsci _^ edatthe _^ _openiug _' of the _^ _year , J * _^^ _fei _^ _A - « the _nsniU'kS € _> ft ofa _moekftwl _? to tie _topli-JIter . " «
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MONDAY , Fhbruart 4 . H 9 _USB _OF-EOKDS . -Huhh of Towns ( Scot-- _^ _d _)* —The "Ouke _^ of Mont-josh asked whether it was the intention < tf the government to introduce a Health of Towns Bill for Scotland during the present session . . ¦ - _* The Earl of Carlism * believed that without delay such a bill would be introduced into the House of Commons .
Answer to the Amiress . —The Lord Chamjbi _* _hiadj ( the Marquis of Breadalbane ) read her Majesty ' s answer to their lordshi p ' s address ; assuring them that it would be her " study to promote the welfare of her people , and watch over the important interests committed to her care . Court ot Bankropict . —The _Lorh _Chancellor laid on the table a bill to unite tbe offices of the chief registrar ofthe Court of Bankruptcy and the Lord Chancellor ' s secretary of bankrupts , by which a saving would be effected to the country .
Blockade ov the Pi & _sds . —Lord Stanlet rose to ask a question respecting the state of our relations with Greece , and expressed his surprise that within twenty-four hours after her Majesty had declared that amicable relations existed between Great Britain and all other foreign Powers , tho public should have been informed of tbe blockade ofthe Pineus by Sir "W . Parker . He was anxious to g ive the government an opportunity of disabusing the public mind , and he therefore begged to ask . if they had received any information as to the matter in question ; he also wished to know whether , at the time when her Majesty ' s ministers declared that we were on terms of peace and amity witb all foreign Powers , orders had been sent out by them leaving no discretion either to minister or admiral , and commanding them to commit acts of hostility against a friendly and a weakly Power ? If they
had issued such instructions , would they have any objection to lay those instructions , along with other papers , before Parliament for its inspection and consideration ? The Marquis of _Laxsdowse replied , that tbe information on the subject which had appeared in the public press was substantially correct . He hoped that the interruption of amicable relations towards Greece would be temporary , but Lord Stanley did not seem to be aware that the proceeding of which he complained was founded on a long scries of events , and that it had only been resorted to when all others had failed . By the latest advices no blockade had been declared , and though the French and Russian Ministers had offered their mediation , they had not been authorised by their governments to interfere in the matter , so that tbe refusal of their mediation could not be construed
into an act of discourtesy . He had no objection to lay the papers before the house , and he believed they would contain the fullest justification of the course adopted by tbe government . The Earl of Aberdeen assigned some blame to the government for the precipitancy with wbich tbey had acted in this affair , and endeavoured to mix up with the personal grievances alleged as the ground of the present blockade the seizure of two islands lying adjacent to the coast of Greece , and which ! Lord Lanbdownb explained to appertain to the Ionian group under an _arrangement of some considerable standing .
HOUSE OF COMMONS . — Thb Sweating System :. —Mr . Alderman Sioney presented a petition from certain journeymen tailors in the city of London , complaining of the sweating system . Thb New _tjse or Commons . — Mr . _Ewaut asked the hon . member for Lancaster , who was generally acquainted with the progress ofthe building of the new House ' s of Parliament , what was the state ofthe House of Commons , and at what period wouTd it be ready for members ? . ' , Mr . _Gbeen said that it was not easy to define th ' e precise progress whichhad been made in the building .
He had no intention of saying that it was _impossible to prepare it for the reception of members during the present session , but it would be impossible for it to be used conveniently or comfortably without the refreshment rooms and requ i site public and private approaches . He wrote on Monday to Mr . Barry to ask when he thought the house would be ready , and he replied—"' That those portions of the building were now so far advanced towards completion , that if a sufficient vote were taken—( much laughter ) —the _whrte might be got ready for the use of members by the commencement of the next session . "
In reply to questions from Mr . Hume Lord . John _Ruf sell promised to supply the information in the _possession ofthe government as to the destruction of the alleged Bornean pirates , Mr . Moore _O'Ferralls conduct to the Italian Refugees at Malta , and Sir G . H . 'SPardto thelonians . The Grecian Blockabe . —Mr . Milker _Gibsos introduced this question , and in reply , 7 ¦ ' . Lord Palmerston said , certain claims were made upon the Greek government for the compensation and redress for wrongs sustained by British and Ionian subjects in Greece . The effort toobtain satisfaction by representations having been ineffectual , instructions were { riven to Sir W . Parker that , upon his return from Constantinople , he should go to
Athens ' place himself in communication with Mr . Wyse , our Minister there , and support a repetition of these demands . By the last accounts information was received of Sir W . Parker ' s arrival at Athens . Interviews had taken place between Mr . "Wyse , on the one hand , and the Greek Minister on the other ; the result had been unsatisfactory ; and there the accounts left off . ( Muchlaughter . ) Mr . "Wyse had gone on board one of ihe ships of the fleet , in order that he might be in a proper position ( laughter ) , if Sir W . Parker should adopt any mean ? of coercion for the purpose of _rnforcing these demands . I shall have no tbjection to lay before the house papers showing thewhole course ofthe transaction , if the hon . gentleman , or any other hon . member , chooses to move
for them . On the report on the address being brought up , Mr- Disraeli asked a round of queries , concerning not only Greece , but almost all other countries with whom we have now , and at any time had diplomatic relations . What prospect , he demanded , was there of ah English Ambassador being once more sent to Spain ? When was an envoy to arrive at the Court of St . James ' s from "Vienna ? "What security existed that the blockade of various ports in the Baltic , from which our commerce had suffered so severely , would not be renewed ? Last year the
Foreign Secretary had stated repeatedly , that the Danish question was about to be settled . It was always to be disposed of in a we _> k or ten days . Yet even now there was nothing more than an armistice , whieh might any day be broken . Touching the Greek blockade , the hon . member said , that the grievances which were alleged to have occasioned that step , had been the damages inflicted by the Greeks to the lands o f certain individuals . He asked if these individuals were British subjects ; and excited ronch merriment by congratulating the government upon their new-born sympathy with any wrongs endured by a landowner .
" Mr . Roebuck said that Greece existed under a guarantee fnm France and Russia , as to its commercial solvency . "Were the representatives of those countries consulted before we undertook the violent measure of a blockade ? Upon the answer to that question might depend the ocsurrence of an . European war . As to Spain , he hoped that no prospect existed tliat our diplomatic relations would be restored , seeing that matters had gone on so much better without them . It was a matter of great importance to reduce the expense of the ambassadorial staff of this country , and he called upon the _vigilant Finance Reformers on the other side of the house to lend their aid , and not to stand aloof in the day of battle , when these measures of necessary economy should be brought into discussion .
Mr . Chisholm Anstey congratulated tho government on the creditable and successful efforts that had been made on behalf of the patriot refugees in Turkey , but thought their interference mig ht have been earlier offered , lie inquired what securities were taken for the execution of the treaty between Russia and Turkey as to the Moldavian and Wallaehian provinces ? Russia bad omitted to reduce her armies in those provinces , in accordance with the treaty ; while Turkey , though her soldiers were reduced to the allotted 10 , 080 , was arming the population , aud a new war was fully to be expected as soon as in spring the passes of the Balkan should be practicable .
-Lord Pauierston answered the most important question first . The blocade of the Piraeus was designed to obtain redress for a Mr . Finlay , whose lands , near Athens , had been forcibly appropriated as part of the palace garden ; and for a native of Gibralter and some British subjects from the Ionian Islands , who had been tbe victims of plunder and ill-usage , and for whom redress had been repeatedly Bought in vain in the ordinary way by her Majesty ' s ministers in Greece . "With the S panish government some unofficial correspondence had taken place , but as yet no definite prospect conld be held out of the return of our envoy to Madrid . The late Austrian minister in this country had retired , and no successor was yet appointed : but the most friendly feelings existed between the governments . The Danish blockade had , no doubt , injured our
commerce considerably ; but its continuance did not depend upon the will of the home government but on the settlement of a question extraordinaril y complicated , both as to the number ef the parties engaged and the variety ofthe interests it involved . For some time past the negotiations for a permanent treaty bad been thwarted through the abeyance of the central power in Germany ; but that power was now restored , the treaty again in _progress , and a fair hope _presentedofafinal settlement being 8 pee _* lily accomplished .. Finally , with _regard to Turkey , the noble lord said he did not partake of the apprehensions that a war between Russia and the "Porte would break out in the spring . Russia had indeed not yet reduced the number of her soldiers ' ; but unexpected circumstances had recently arisen , and the 'delay in _implying-with the tenor ' of the treaty did not imply an _jutentwa of _iosttte outrage ,
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Sir ; iRi _Ingihu observed .: thafc tber most serious _Suestion remained unanswered , namely , whether the ' reek blockade was undertaken with the concurrence of France . and Russia . ¦ . . ' - _.- ' .,. , : -, . Lord _Pauiebston said that in seeking redress for the _gfieyancefi of their , subjects , the representatives of this ' country were not : in the habit of asking consent from the agents of other powers . The matter then dropped , and a Protectionist debate ensued , which occupied the remainder of the evening . Though as no opposition was . offered to the adoption of the report on . the address , it was merely got up for the purpose of firing off the small guDs of the party , which were not discharged during the regular debate .
Mr . Packs entered into a minute explanation of the details and cost of cultivating a faun of some score acres near Loughborough . The intention of the hon . member ' s arithmetical combinations was to prove that farming must be a losing business . Mr . . Hcmb madea Free Trade speech in repl y * after which he passed to the subject of the franchise regretted that no allusion had been made in the royal speech to the extension of the suffrage . That mca ? sure was called for by the people , and was necessary forthe removal of class legislation . His conviction was firm that great advantage would result from
putting more trust in the people , and that the people would on trial be found worthy of it . "Nearl y twenty years bad passed since the Reform Bill , and they bad been signalised by a great advance in intelligence , a vast spread of education , and an increase in all those elements which render a people deserving of political independence . . He demanded of the government a direct answer whether any reform of the electoral laws was under contemplation . Upon sanitary measures much stress was laid in the _rf-yal speech . But how inconsistent were the recommendations it contained for improved arrangements for health , while the window tax was still retained .
Mr . Grattan expatiated on the unspeakable dis tress which prevailed in Ireland , and which he traced to the criminal omissions and . commissions of the ministry . That country could have fed England , but that her sturdy labourers were expatriated or left in compelled idleness . The produce of Ireland was annihilated , her exports destroyed , and herself left floating a lifeless block upon tbe western waters in a _helpless condition , which was called tranquillity . After declaring ' that Irishmen despised the charity of
England and came not in the guise of beggars , the hon . member declared that the proper place (> f the ministers was not on the ministerial , nor any other bench of that house , but at the bar , there to take their trial before an insulted and outraged country . Afterwards , he pronounced even the bar nnfit for tbo members ot the government , whose demerits could only be adequately visited upon the block , when , as in ancient Rome , the Weeding head of a minister might haply be the prognostic of safety to Ireland's capita _) .
Mr , P- Howabd briefly concurred with Mr . Hume in the advocacy of a household suffrage . _^ It was a measure that could now be undertaken with safety ; it was in accordance with the principles of our constitution ; would be appreciated by the people , and p lace the' liberties ofthe country on a broader and securer _foundation . Mr . Bbnhet argued that since the recent Free Trude measures the wages of __ labour had decreased exceedingly and most distressingly . Colonel _Sibihobj ? kept the house in a state of diversion for nearly half an hour by a speech marked with his usual diversity and oddity . He concurred in the wish to see some reform in our representative system . For twenty yiars he had been a member of
that house , and every successive election had sent in a worse lot than the last . There _^ was an Anti-Corn Law League still going on with diminished numbers , but as treacherous as ever .- And then we had the Anti-Peace Society . Alluding to the- proposed exhibition of arts and " industry , he considered that it would only enable the foreigner to carry off a larger share ofthe profits out of the purses of Englishmen , and hinted that the secret-service meney was hot innorent of influence upon that project . The plan for the emigration of females he termed a premium upon whoredom , and observed that the present system would not do—it was the " cheap and nasty . " Ridiculing the do-nothing policy of the ministers he said that the excuse was generally urged for them
that they-were overworked . He , on the contrary , believed that they were more in number than was required for any useful work , and received salaries ten times beyond their deserts . They were overfed , not overworked . ¦ Mr . - Baskes made a long Protectionist speech of the usual pattern . He agreed in tho policy of reducing the costs of our diplomatic corps . Austra and _Naples had long kept no envoy at our court , and we ought to follow their example . Asa question of cheapness , we should consider whether we mi ght not save money without losing honour . Mr . _Spooxer argued against the deduction . of prosperity which had been drawn from tlie increase of Bullion in the Bank of England . This increase
he traced to other sources , some of -whicli he termed doubly hazardous . Every panic was followed by a reaction and p lethora . _Continental revolution had occasioned a congestion of gold in this conntry . Twelve millions annually had been spent by British travellers" abroad , much of-which was now kept at home , while between two and throe millions of sovereigns had been released by recent fiscal changes in Belgium . These were causes which might cease at any moment , draining off our store of gold in a most violent and dangerous manner . Tlie unnatural condition of this surplus of bullion was proved by the fact , that for a long time we had had a . great and increasing balance of trado
against us . Free trade wa 3 now eating away onr home commerce , and rendering our position still more unsound . The English producer was taxed everywhere , and it was unfair to expose him in his own markets to competition with the untaxed foreigner . Prohibition was not thought of . But it was easy to calculate the amount ofthe taxes paid upon all production in England , and then te equalise matters by placing a corresponding duty on the rival products of other countries . He wound up by declaring that in two months we should find the poor rates enormously enhanced , ns the farmers had kept labourers employed in the hope that parliament would do something for them , which hope the vote of Saturday morning had frustrated . - ¦ Mi * . Mossell did not believe that free trade had
injured Ireland . He quoted the returns for Limerick , which showed that for three years past the import of corn had exceeded the export . Colonel Thompson said that the competition was unfairly represented as one between the untaxed foreigner and the taxed - agriculturist . It was in truth between the taxed farmer and the equally taxed manufacturer , who produced the commodities that were exchanged for foreign corn . After speeches from Lord _Bbenaud and Colonel Dvsxb , condemnatory of free trade , as applied to Ireland , Lord John Russell briefly spoke . In tbe course of his remarks lie made an important declaration as to the franchise . His hon . friend , the member for Montrose , had , in an early part of
the evening ; addressed several observations to him on the ' subject of the extension of the franchise in this country . He would notgo into any arguments , or into any explanations of his views on the point on this occasion , the more especially as his hon . friend was not in the house ; he . would merely state , in general answer to thc question , that it was not the intention of the government to propose any bill for the extension of the franchise during the present year . Whenever any discussion arose on the subject he should be ready to assert and maintain the opinions he held respecting it . ' ¦ After some further' _« talk ' * the report was agreed to and ordered to be presented by members who were Privy _Councilors . Tbe house adjourned at half-past twelve o ' clock .
TUESDAY , Febkuart 5 . HOUSE Of LORDS . —Court Martial . —The Marquis of Lansdowne promised to inquire into the cases ; Of Lieutenant Graham and Mr . Elliot , to which Lord Brougham , had called the attention of the house . , ' A _Itaw Herkst _CounT .-rThe Bishop of London moved the first reading of a bill to regulate proceedings against clergymen accused of holding heresy and false doctrines , its most important feature being the erection of a New Court of Appeal in all such
suits . After some discussion , in whicn the Archbishop of _Caniksudby , Lord Brou gh am , and tbe Lord _Ci-ancellok took part , tho bill was read a first time . Scotch Mabbiaoes . —Lord _Campbkli ., reforring to his defeated bill of last session ; asked Lord _Aberdeen if he would bring iii the measure he had intimated was necessary to correct the evils ofthe present law . To encourage the noble earl in his attempts to improve the law , ho would read to their lordships a letter which he had that morning received from Berwick-upon-Tweed : — " I _havebeen here for some days on a visit to a friend . Hard by I saw advertised in large letters , upon a board , 'Marriages celebrated at- Lamberton-toll . For further particulars inquire , within . ' Yesterday I
went to the toll to inquire about the particulars , and found that 300 couples had been married there last year . The ordinary fee was 8 s . 6 J ., but sometimes a fee as low as 2 s . 6 d . was taken . " The letter writer then proceeded to state a fact with whicli he thought that the Duke Of Wellington , as Commander-in-Chief of the Army ought to be acquainted , and that was , that the 33 rd regiment of Foot , now in garrison in Berwick , had had fifty of its soldiers wedded within the same time . It was also stated that in the last month five bodies of infants had been ' picked up en the banks of the Tweed . He hoped that the nobleearl would persevere m the plan which be seemed to have had some time _jigo under his consideration , and that their . lordships _wouhLsonn find _jkg-njmdied in __ a bill which ; he should have much pleasure in supporting . __ ' /• " _iThe Earl of _^ AiEB _^ _is was too well ' aware of tho _jealousy- _'bfthelawldrds , to _: attempt _tobringmsuch a . bill unlesa ho had their- supi _^ rt . '
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. « . RAihWAY . ApiT . —Lord _Mokthaole moved for the immediate , production , of certain returns relating to railway audits ordered by the house sofar _. back as May last ,-and " also for some ' additional returns on the same subject . The noble _. lbrd then went into tho history of the two-llnilway Audit Bills introduced by himself , and wished to know whether it was the intention of the government to propose any such bill of their own . f _? _v ! ri _"* * , ' * iI ' _ERelieved that it was the intention _Jt lie directors of certain companies to introduco a oi 1 for railway audits , arid the government had resolved to wait and , see what the character of that bill might be , before they proposed any measure , of their own .
Altera few words from . Lord Fitzwilium , thc motion was agreed to . HOUSE OF COMMONS . —Condition of the _Wonaiso . Classes . — Mi _\ Slaney gave notice of his intention to move for the appointment of an unpaid commission to inquire into the condition of tho poorer classes . Alter the usual questions had been put by various members ,, and auswered by . tlie ministers , respectively interrogated , tho house proceeded to the motion for the night , on . Tke Ecclesiastical Commission . —Mr . HonsMA _* in rising to move a resolution affirming the expediency of appointing three paid commissioners , for the management of the property under the ecclesiastical commission ( pursuant to the recommendation of the select committee of the house on
tho composition and management ofthe ecclesiastical com _« _mssion ) said that though the events of every day confirmed his conviction of the necessity for an improvement in the ecclesiastical commission , and placing the ternpornlities of the church in safer hands—( hear , )—it appeared as if the probability of that result being attained was more remote than ever ; and he was , therefore , compelled ; however reluctantl y , once more to draw the attention of the house to the subject . The ecclesiastical commission was well known to be an irresponsible body , charged with most important functions , and intrusted with tbo administration of immense funds ; and there was hardly a county in England in whicli it did not exerciso some control over largo estates , and hardly a parish in which its _intei'meddlingsmi"ht
not very materially affect local interests . In short , whether as regarded the temporalities of the church , or the most sacred spiritual interests ofthe people , it wielded a power more vast , more permanent , more irresponsible than had been held in this country since the Reformation . When the " episcopal" and "common funds" were first established by act of parliament , they were placed under the administration ofa board , of which it was thought that its constitution would impart confidence to the church , and that , under the conscientious keeping of men who could never be unmindful of the origin and purpose ef the sacred funds committed to them , every talent would bring
forth ten forthe service of the church and the advancement of religion . But instead of the treasure of the church having bien intrusted to safe keeping , it was now manifest that it had been intrusted to the most unsafe ( hear , hear ) ; and instead of confidence being imparted to tho church through tho appointment of her prelates , all confidence had been destroyed ; nor were there any men in England so painfully anxious that the whole of the espiscopal bench should retire from the ecclesiastical commission as the great body of the English clergy , who had become unhappily conscious that the presence of their dignitaries at that board had redounded neither to the church ' s interests nor to
their o _^ n credit . . The ecclesiastical commission had its origin in 1830 . It-consisted ori ginally of thirteen member' - ; but-the smallncss of thc number gave great , dissatisfaction in certain quarters , ' and the Bishop of London , who certainly showed no disposition to expose the frailties of his brethren in his evidence , before the committee , ' : stated that , there being only five members of the episcopal bench on the commission , it was riot considered that the church had an adequate representation . But the popular . notion as to . the cause . of that dissatisfaction was more ample and communicative . It pointed , to the nature of the office of these commissioners . ; how great were its powers—how . convenient in many respects were its opportunities , affectins not onlv the interests of tho church at large ,
but in many small matters affecting the interests of the bishops in particular . The . ' commissioners had to decide ; how much future bishops were to pay , what each prelate was to receive , and in each case how much ; which of them would be permitted to sell estates , and what they were to sell ; in short , there were a thousand things which . materially affected the comforts and conveniences of the bishops ruled by the board , so that . a seat at the council came to be looked at as a very important thing—it was one ofthe great prizes of the church , and the excluded , who were the majority . of the prelates , conld not see why the smaller portion should draw those prizes ,-while they stood outside . Avery violent agitation -was raised up against the monopolists , as they were called , tlie great majority of the episcopal
bench showing themselves , as regarded the good things of the church , decided Freetraders . The agitation waxed fierce and formidable , so that tlie minority were compelled to g ive way—the doors of No . 5 , Whitehall-place , were thrown open , and the whole episcopal bench rushed through in n body ;—the only wondor was , that the deans and other dignitaries did not get in also , but , as it turned out , only three deans effected an entrance , all of whom had since merged in the episcopal body . The commission , after " that alteration , consisted of twentynine ecclesiastics and twenty laymen . In consequence of non-attendance of the latter , it soon became practically an ecclesiastical board , and an ecclesiastieal board of the worst kind—ono composed of only a single order of ecclesiastics , tlie parochial
clergy not being represented any moro than thencongregations . ' The result had been seen by allpoor p _.-istors left half-starved , whole congregations left untaught —( hear , hear , )—while vast sums of the church ' s treasures were squandered on the luxurious palaces of their mitred rulers . ( Hear , hear . ) It did not appear that the enlargement ofthe commission had conduced much to the despatch of business . The chair at each sitting was always occupied by tlie preJatc highest in rank of those present , but on the entrance of any high dignitary he immediately vacated the chair , so that there was-a series of changes till tho Archbishop of Canterbury came in . As it was found-extremely inconvenient to carry out matters of detail with so large a board , it was determined to refer them to select committees .
How was that carried into effect ? Inthe tables attached to the returns it appeared the average attendance nt thc board consisted of ten members . Of course , therefore , the committee consisted of smaller riumber ? No ; ten being too many for the despatch of business in the full board , they actually appointed a select committee of twenty-three members for the first question ; the second committee was one of twenty members ; the committee on ecclesiastical income consisted of fourteen , and that on finance of thirteen members , all of them greater than the average attendance at the board . " ( Hear , hear . ) But that was only the beginning of their absurdity . Whenever business particularly affecting any bishop was ¦ brought : on , he was favoured with a special summons to- ' tho committee , and was
permitted to speak and vote as if lie was a member of it , and every member of the bench might attend and do tho same , so that the committee could at any time bo swamped and outvoted by persons who were not nominated on it at all . Certainly , he doubted if , in the palmiest days of Toryism there was a public board in which the " working through" system was more clearly understood or more perfectly acted upon . Nothing could be expected from such a system but waste , carelessness , extravagance , and peculation . : What did the house think of large church estates being sold'without any valuation being . mndo by tho commission ? Of large estates being bought without the common precaution' of a preliminary-survey ? Of important works being undertaken without any
estimate from the architect ? Of surveyors , solicitors , and architects being employed without any agreement or stipulation , so that they might charge what they pleased ? ( Hear , hear . ) In the last case the result was evident . The bills of the solicitors were disputed , and down tothe period ofthe report of the committee no settlement ofthe claims had taken place . Now , considering the purposes to ivhich the funds under the lianas of the commissioners were destined , such manifestly unfaithful stewardship was deserving of the severest censure . It w _.- : s not of their own resources they had been careless—it was the treasury of the poor that they had squandered and-exhausted ; It . was ,, no doubt , the case tbat the majority of the prelates only attended when they had some personal interest
in what was going oh . The board met once a week ; and as much business had to be got through in one day as ought to keep them for a month . ' It was utterly impossible for any ' one comniissioner to make himself acquainted with a tithe ofthe business , and the Bishop of London very frankly admitted there was only one ' person who understood it thoroughly . That one person was the secretary , who practically became tho whole commission , jlle was the _' sun of the whole system , ; round which the ' prelates revolved in turn ; he was riot indeed " Ego etRex mens " but " Ego et episcopimti . " Did any one wish to see the commissioners—tbey could only bave an interview with the secretary . Did any one
write to them—the-secretary opened the letter and told the commissioners as much of its content ? as he thought . proper . Did any person send a communication to the board—the secretary opened it again , and did the same .-, In fact > * e secretary jdid all their business , framed their orders- iri' c 6 unoil , drew out theiracts of parliament , and . selected ; all their officers ; he was at once _omnisoient , omnipresent _. ' and peripatetic . ' -Was'it necessary . to ' mistify and bamboozlej _} arliamerii > _--the ' secretary eoe }* . ed ihe accounts , •' ' ¦ was ' , _there' _-an' awkward _question to bo _asWd IntKe"Hbu 8 e 6 fO 0 mmona ~ tbe _soorefery prompted the Prime * Minister . In "fact ;* he' ( JVIri Horsman ) never ' yet _gaye notice 'of ft _motfonrespeetr
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ing _. the commissioners that hodjdnot _seein theneifc morning a paper , the unfailing ; paragraph — «' « The secretary of the ecclesiastical commissioners had along interview with the First Lord of the Treasury ; at his official residence in " Downing-street " ( laughter . ) The history of a nation was said to be the history of its celebrated men ; in liko manner the history of the commissioner might be read in the history of its first , great , and only secretary _, lie would show the house how creditably that dignified body had acted , and what a picture of inTbecility and helplessness they wero in the hands of their own officer . They had much legal business to transact , and they had invested their secretary with the discretion of selecting persons to fill tho important and lucrative posts of solicitor and legal
adviser . The first proof of undoubted genius lie gave was by filling all these posts with his own relations . (" Hear hear , " and a laugh . ) Once indeed , the vigilant eye of the hon . member for Malton ( Mr . E . Denison ) detected him ; for . when the case came to he inquired into thero was a whole gathering ofthe clan of Murray—Murray primus as solicitor ; another Murray as agent ; and Murray tertius , in wig and gown , to conduct the case as counsel . ( A laugh . ) Ho did not wonder the secretary should havo called on those on whom his heart could rely to cheer the troubles of his office ; and ho was not disposed to be severe on his failing ; but the question for the commission , if there was any truth in the suspicion that the secretary had plunged them into expensive litigation for the benefit of his
relations ; and it did not appear they had ever fully investigated that charge . In 1 S 3 G the secretary was appointed , and it was enacted that he was to hold his office during , pleasure , but he astonished the committee by announcing that he was not the servant of the public , but held his office for life . It did , indeed , appear , on inquiry , that in the act of 1840 therewa 8 a clause uniting the offices of trea _" _- s ' ury and secretary , which contained also' a provision that the new officer was to hold his office for life , but how it was introduced or how the change was made no one could tell . The Bishop of London , next in authority and omniscience to tlie secretary , could give no account of it ; thc secretary himself was as innocent of all knowled ge as a child ; but there they had the fact that the provision was
slipped into the act in one of its latest stages , and how it came there , or by whom inserted , remained as much a mystery to the secretary as to the committee and to the world , and to tho present moment that gentleman was in a painful state of ignorance as to the identity of his unknown benefactor . ( Hear , ' near . ) He begged the attention of the hon . ' member ( Mr . Hume ) to the following fact , and if it did not make every hair on his head stand , he was not the man he used to be : —What did he think of a board of trustees charged with the administration of enormous funds to be applied to the most sacred purposes , taking no cognizance whatever of the immense sum 3 of , which they were the recipients ? Yet such was actually the case . ( Hear , hear . ) They had it in evidence , that from 1836 to 1845 the board
, kept no accounts , had no knowled ge , made no question , instituted no control , and had no audit of the immense sums paid into and out of their hands . ( Hear , hoar . ) Astounding as that mi ght seem , it was the case up to 1845 , as was proved by the evidence of . the secretary himself . He stated that all money , was paid to him , and was paid by his own checks , without the questioning of any person ; and if any balance remained ( and , whether there was or not , could only ho known to himself , ) it was paid to tbe account ofthe commissioners , at the Bank of England . ' But it turned out thero was no balance , —tho extravagance of the commission and
tho dexterity of tho secretary took care of that ; and yet the sum that passed through their hands during the period in question could not have been less than ; £ 1 , 000 , 000 sterling . No thanks to the commissioners . if the same system had not continued till . 1850 . It was altered in 1845 , owing to an accident . In that year a return was moved for of all persons subscribing to railway shares to the extcnt _' of £ 2 , 000 and upwards , and in that return was found the . name of tlie secretary of the commission , fixed to no less a sum than £ 580 , 000 . ( Hear , hear . ) That extraordinary fact Avas brought under the notice of tlie commissioners , who for the first time seemed to have directed their attention to the
unlimited power of the secretary over their funds , and another mode of making and receiving payments was adopted . He had nis doubts , however , if it had , been sufficiently enforced ,, because it followed that if the new system was intended as a chock on . the-secretary , and if the secretary was allowed to carry out the working of that check on himself tlie adoption of it would bo very doubtful . Let them for one moment recollect the immense danger of such a system to the church . The funds in question were , intended to be a great national provision for the purest of all national purposes . The parliament had been roused to a tardy conviction that thcy . had been long and lamentably indifferent tothe spiritual welfare of a large and rapidly increasing population , and that , the _danger arising
from their neglected condition was to tliem . at once a peril and a reproach . The conscience of the community was awakened—the necessity to efi ' ectthe rescue of untaught millions from infidelity universally acknowledged . Christians of all denomiuations girded _thi'inselvi's up for the work that wns before them , aud set about it as a new and hol y enterprise . The activity of the laymen stirred the activity of tlm establishment ; they stimulated each other ' s . exertions . Tiie busiest merchants gave much of their time to the progress of the good work ; the wives and children gave up their hours to it . Our clergy toiled with redoubled vigour , affording a happy contrast between the present and preceding generations . The bishops raised the begging-box from diocese to diocese , and while the laity multiplied their alms the prelates multiplied
their exhortations . _> ( " Hear , hear , '' and a laugh . ) The result of those efforts had been almost incredible , and more was done during those fifteen years than in the century before them . Churches sprung up as if by magic . Congregations rose as if from the ground . Tlie character of whole districts was changed , and the language of prayer and thanksgiving was heard where once nothing had been audible but . blasphemy and profaneness . ( Hear . ) To supply the work . Of creating that vast social revolution with a fountain-head , and , as it were , a reservoir of wealth , the Legislature had founded the funds of which they had made the . dignitaries of Whitehall-placo the depositaries ; there was to he the life , of every enterprise , tiie soul and centre of every organisation for the furtherance of , the one
_srered object . which possessed the minds ol so many good men—to carry out _. the simple prayer , that " the poor might have the Gospel preached to them , " In the creation of such a national fund , well grounded and distributed , there . was opened a source of usefulness more inexhaustible and blessed than any human object could establish . ( Hear . ) With a full knowledge of the exigency of the case , and tbe importance of the trust , parliament deliberately placed thc administration of those funds in _kthe hands of the highest dignitaries ofthe church , who not only accepted , but claimed the administration of them in right of their high office . ; Tho whole of their body was associated in the holy guardianship —a board of the bust lay members of the hi ghest character , selected with great care on the responsibility ofthe Minister , and surrounded with every check was even now scouted by the episcopal bench Having obtained the guardianship of those funds , they proceeded to administer them as if tho souls
ofa nation were of no more account than so much dirt ... They took none of thoso securities against fraud , which any man of common sense , feeling , or conscience would have been ashamed to , dispense with in transacting tho ordinary affairs of the humblest neighbour . Tho house would riot be surprised to . find the usual consequences , of sucii a mode of carrying on business followed .-three vears ago the commission had _ibecome bankrupt . Since then their secretary had run away with alt the money . that lay iii his hands . , Now , such , ' an ending of the office must bo-regarded as quite a matter to havebeen expected — . quite as much a matter of course as tho happy sequel to . a novel . The . bankru ptcy of the commission and the elopement . of their beloved secretary were events which no man of , common sense acquainted with the proceedings . of the commission would have Jailed-to anticipate . Nevertheless it excited immense consternation both in "Whitehall-place and in Downingstreet . Ofthe circumstances connected with these
affairs the public possessed _^ but a very imperfect knowledge . The secret had : been so successfully kept that . at the present moment the secretaryship to the commission . had not been declared vacant , aiid it was only through the newspapers that the public came , to any , knowledge ; of the fact that the secretary and treasurer had carried off a large sum ofmoney . He should be glad if the . noble lord could supply some information on that point—if he could tell the house whether or not it was . true that the secretary had left tlie . country . It was . understood that there had been a large defalcation in tho funds of . the . . commission ; could , the noble lord -inform them . what wns the amount of that defalcation , and whether . any steps hadbeen taken with a view ; to its recovery ? . or , whether there was any -intention on the part of the episcopal nortion of tho .
commission to make up the . loss out of their own pockets ? ( Alaugh . ) All the . circumstances that ho stated-to the house . he _- _. had taken from the ovidence Mrhich _cameiunder the notice of the , committee _.-:,. That committee , although favourabl y constituted , reebmmended that the present commission should be _prac--tically supersedediby the appointment of , three paid commissioners , ' y _* hereas the government only ; proposedone , which _,-would in , effect ; , give . the bishops more . po } y , er „ and , even ' less ¦ ** _esponsibility ,: than tliey ; had now . f As . _regarded , the mbt ' _wnjiwithi . which he iintended to conolucie , he _wishedi v to icalL tbe _^ _attentio n ; , ofthe house to the fact 3 ,: _% t : tl ) eicommis 9 ion k * ept , rio , pronftr ., accounts of , their . pecuniary / transactions ; _jwithatihey , had . no / system _of-ohecks , no . _ai _^ _dlif-lTithat , they , t _** Sfled : with ; tho . ; , weighty . _responsi . _i bilities _imposed upbn . them _. _fls . guardians ofthe property . of _w churob ; they _fought and _BOldestatea
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without consulting -surveyors "; or aetin . « r ) upon any advice whatever . .. The commission had done enormous injury—their ' chancellor ofthe exchequer had disappeared . In the committee , not one band . was held up against passing a vote of censure upon them , and every ene was agreed that a change in tho administration ofthe commission was indispensable to the interests of thc church and the public . He knew not what answers he might receive from other quarters , but he would call upon those who professed . to be guardians of tlie public interest , to be protectors ofthe poorto be supporters of tho ecclesiastical
, institution ofthe country , or friends of Christians , _tecome forward promptly and efficiently to rescue the public from a _stato of things discreditable to the church : and injurious tothe interests of true religion . The hon . member concluded with the following motion : — " That a committeo of this house , to which was entrusted an inquiry into the composition and management of the . ecclesiastical commission , having recommended the appointment of three paid commissioners for the management of the pro * perty under the commission , it is expedient that effect bo given to that recommendation "
Sir O . Gbey said , ho had always been of opinion that the composition of the Commission was too large , leading to irregularity in the performance of its duties , and the devolving too large a share of tho responsibility on the secretary — confidence which he had abused , although tho amount of his defalcations was under £ 7000 . lie declined to follow Mr . Horsman into the charges ho had made against the hoard , leaving its defence to others in the house more conversant with tho details ; but notwithstanding this virtual admission that the case was indefensible , proceeded to throw out sweeping insinuations of misrepresentations on tho part of Mr . Horsman , whose facts he said were the coinage of a fertile imagination , and thus having -jot rid of the real question at issue tried to divert the- attention of the house to a personal quarrel between himself and Mr . Horsman , as to a letter which the latter had addressed to his constituents , complaining of deliberate duplicity and deceit on the part of
himself and the government in this matter . It would , ho added , bo absurd and unprecedented for Unit house to forestall the appearance of the bill which was already introduced in the upper house , and stood for a second reading on Monday next . Mr . Hume observed that all the material charges brought against the commission remained unanswered . Ail its corruptions were allowed to remain , though exhibited by the fact that -6128 , 000 had been expended for the benefit of the bishops , and only £ 58 , 000 for the whole of tho clergy besides _, lie hoped that this year the bill would prove more successful than last . Remarking upon tho penalty that was generally exacted from laymen who dare to meddle with church questions , the hon . member observed that he had been years-since stigmatised as an atheist from tbe pulpit , because he ventured to recommend a revision of church property , and wished to compel clerical _sineciirists to disgorge their unholy / gains .
Mr . AouoNny promised some valuable information to the houso whenever the bill should be brought down for discussion . He defended his hon . colleague ( Mr . Horsman ) , who had been aceueed of unfairness by Sir George Grey , and . deprecated angry personalities and harsh construction of li ghtly-worded phrases . Sir R . Inolis denied that tho revenue of the ebuvch should be termed tho treasure cf the poor . The church held its estates like any lay corporation , and its duties towards the poor were only those ' of private individuals . A sneer had been passed upon
the bishops , that they had . " given their exhortations , ' '—as if thoy had given nothing else . The episcopal liberality was , on the contrary , very remarkable . To facilitate the creation ofthe bishopric of Manchester three prelates had contributed , jointly , a revenue of £ 2 , 500- per annum . The bishops had always held a prominent plaeo _nmoiw the first estate of the realm , and dignified their high position by their large possessions of private property . He contended that church property was a 9 sacred as private , and denied the justice of interfering in what churchmen chose to-do with their
own . Mr . J . E . Dekison entered into certain explanations concerning the nomination of tho committee of inquiry ; and observed , with reference to the defalcations of the secretary of the Commission , that the fact denoted a negligence in some departments of tho Board inconsistent with their scrupulous zeal in the administration of the fund ; but he trusted that the Commission had taken such precautions in the way of security that the money of the Church would not be lost . At the same time he gave notice to the government , as the chairman of the committee , that he should support three instead of one unpaid commissioner . After some remarks from Mr . "Ross Man gl es ,
Mr . Horsman replied , asserting his right to take in hand the question of church property , which was committed to its present holders as the trustees and not the owners , the servants and not the masters of tho whole body of Christians . Repeating in terms the vindication offered on his behalf by some previous speakers , and extending it to the letter to bis constituents of Cockermouth , which had been impugned by Sir G . Grey , the hon . member concluded by intimating that he would not persevere in his motion for a committee . The motion was then withdrawn by consent . __ Mr . _Dbcmmond then obtained leave to bring in a bill to facilitate the transfer of real property ; Mr . Mofjfatt a bill to amend the law relating to bankrupt members of the house ; and Mr , W . Faoan a bill to make life policies of insurance assi gnable at law .
Sir It . Inolis , in moving for papers connected with the expeditions in search of Hir John Franklin and his companions , strongly urged tbe government to lose no time in resuming the search , suggesting certain subsidiary means in aid of it . Mr . Anstey seconded the motion , adding further suggestions . - ¦ ¦ _-.-Sir F . Baking said it was the intention of the government to send out another expedition from the eastward , by Lancaster Sound . It would be better , he observed , to reserve the details of tbe course to be adopted until the papers were read y to be laid on the table ; but ho assured the house that he was ready and anxious to give a respectful consideration to propositions and to adopt that which appeared to be the most . efficacious . Ue believed that there _stiU remained such a degree of hope as justified the government in taking every practicable means to rescue Sir J . Franklin and his companions , or to ascertain their fate .
After some remarks by Mr . Wrm , the motion was agreed to . . Mr . M . Gmsox moved for leave to bring in a bill to establish county financial boards for thc assessing of county rates nnd thc administration of county expenditure , which , after a short discussion , was given . Mr . Halset obtained leave to bring in a bill to amend the rating of small tenements ; Mr . _Akstey , a bill to consolidate and amend the Irish Fishery Acts ; Mr . Monsell , to amend the County CesB ( Ireland ) Act ; and Mr . Fnisw ***" , a bill to amend the law relating to the holding of benefices in plurality . The house adjourned at a quarter to ten o ' clock . "WEDNESDAY , "FebuaryG . HOUSE OF COMMONS . —The reply of the Queen to the address was read at the bar by tfce Right Hon . "W . S , Luscilles _, controller of tbe Household .
Mr . Hume presented a petition f rom 37 , 96 a persons resident in Ceylo , complaining ofa great variety of grievances , and the utter impossibility of obtain--inn redress from the Colonial governhient , ' The _SoLiciTon-GENBRAL having presented two bills for the amendment ofthe law courts and Chancery in Ireland , a short debate fol ! 6 wed , chit-fly _tnrnini ; upon thetechnical practice of the'Irish Chancery , Mr . Headlam and Mr , Sadler concurring in 'the opinion tha t _' a Yefdrm oT ~ tfiat court was necessary , and approving of the proposed measure . Mr . P . "Woon regretted only that tbe amendments wero not extended to the Equity Courts in _England . The bill was brought in . ;; The _SoLiciTon-GEHEHAi , then moved for leave to bring in two other bills , of wbich was to amend
the laws for the registration of assurances of Janus iu Ireland . ¦ The details of this measure were , as he remarked , ' minute and technical , aed he could give only a general idea of its provisions . The question of registration was different-in England from what it was in Ireland ; _Na system of registration , properly speaking , existed in this country , whereas in Ireland there is a -very stringent system ,-but its delects ' neutralised its utility ; a bad registry was a snare , and it wonld be better to have nono at all . There was index of names and au index of places , but the _former-wasiuseless to-establish indentity , nnd the latter was imperfect . , Ths , plan of the bill was _hased _' upon the trigonometrical survey ill Ireland , aud it was proposed Jo _have two indexes , one of _landsaccording to the Ordnance , map , anot ier of
, _, titles , with easy means of reference to . cachi ' othcr , and subsidiary Indices , of -wills ; . and' , of ' baakrjiptB and insolvents ; to afford a cl * c tothe _dftahilitidsor parties dealing with lands . It was proposed to giveregistered documents a priority , over . ; unregistered _,, and by these and other provisions ' . to afford tbosa who dealt with ] aps _;<* V _] coj » pleto . protectH ) _DJ : ' without the necessity of complicated " and . _Toluriiihoua deeds , atid in otherjrespe cts to . assist the ' working of the ' Encumbered ' Estates \ Ceauroissibn . The other bill , to amend the laws _conceding judgments in Ireland , was substantiall y the same as . that introduced last session , the material difference being a provision ' iii" [ this bill that , existing " judgments should" not be charged upon any lands purchased by the judgment debtor after the passing ; of the
act ; " 7 _' r _. ; - " ; . " ; .,. _" . ' > ' , " , " .- _" ' - - 'Leave ; wi _» s g iven tobringin these bills . , - ' , Mr ,, HAWK _* _-iTi *\ vih gmoved the _; _, re _^ p |» intment of a s elect cbihrnlttee upon ! tne j _^ ievii _»^[ fnT . Ceylon , Mr , _Bailub ' 'thb _chdii _^ an o _^ _tte _. _^ _minittee » 3 i _laBt-segbloh , complained , ' as of a l _>^ _re _» ii * ' _^ wiv * leg »*»' that his aj _^ cb ' _laisfc _^ _^ yeat _;^ s : _fep > _lW ifl tie _;?« _% had been comiaente * l' _upoVty
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Northern Star (1837-1852), Feb. 9, 1850, page 7, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/ns3_09021850/page/7/
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