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. ^ second and third fingers had lately gone , and rte bone of the second finger was protruding . The loesses on the right tipper arm had just burst ; rXa bscesses ontheleft upper arm had bnrst , and * Li on the lower left arm was just forming . They I nfaM have heen forming a fortnight . On making »» U morttnv eraminatioa of the body , at the tconert of the deputy-coroner , afterwards on the « nie day , and almost directly , I found , onremov-; n « f the scalp , another extensive bruise on the posof the . 1 rtesecond and third fingers had lately gone , and
^ or and superior part head , which I had Dot before noticed , in consequence of the hah * coverjtitr it . Either might have produced death , although ifthis instance they might not hare done so ; cither this one or the other in the temple might have c aused death . From the appearance of the body of jlary Ann Parsons , my opinion is she died a violent death . The extravasation of blood itself -was sufficient to have caused death , and that extravasation or effusion of blood was caused by external injuries . Congestion was general , and not confined to inside
thc * bruise . This was all the evidence , and the bench , after hearing llr . Jennings , and deliberating for half an hour , announced that they had decided on committing both prisoners to the county gaol on the charge of wilful murder . The male prisoner , though attentive to everything that was said , sustained an air of composure throughout the whole of the proceedings ; but when this decision was announced , Ms firmness was visibly shaken ; and on being asked by the Tier . 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 numberof people were present , who manifested the stron ^ eit indignation at their conduct , and nothing buttle protection of a strong body of police could have prevented them from taking summary vengeance on them .
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SURTtEY SESSIONS . These sessions commenced on Monday morning at the Sessions Ilnuse , Newinglon causeway , before Thomas Pnckle Esq ., and a foil bench of nwgisttates . The calendar containetl the names of fifty-three prisoners for trial — 1 he whole rf fhemorning was occupied in appeals from fined jurymen . Several gentlemen were afterwards sworn in as magistrates of the "ItobbeRY bt a Pomcoia * -. —George Wild , 39 , a police-constabie of the M division , was indicteu for stealing , at St . Saviour ' s , Soutbwark , twentyseven > abbit-skins , the property of Elizabeth Sinnett . —This case caused considerable excitement in the Boroug h , and 'he c « urt was crowded to suffocation .
. the p risoner having been upwards of ten years in the police forte , and for some years , until his committal on the present charce , one of the most active detective men in the division . No less than thirty persons had been transported through his means , and more thau 100 summarily convicted for robbing their emp loyers . At the present sessions he had six cases . —Mr . Robinson prosecuted , and Mr . Clarkson , with 3 fr . Cliaraock , defended the prisoner , instrufted by Mr . Binns , of Trinity-street , Southward . —The prisoner had been specially employed to watch the prosecutor ' s wareh < ine , which there was reason to suspect was being plundered . He was accordingly locked up in the warehouse on two occasions , and it tras asserted that on the last occasion the prisoner
had thrown some rabbit skins into a bmial ground at the back of the warehouse , and had afterwards obtained admittance to the ground aHd got possession of the skins . —Mr . Clarkson made a powerful and eloquent appeal to the jnrv on the prisoner ' s behalf which lasted nearly two hours . At the conclusion he was about to call a large number of witnesses to character , when the learned Chairman said it would be onlv wasting the public time , as ths court were satisfied as to the prisoner ' s former good character , laving Jin' -wn him as an efficient officer for many Tears . —The learned counsel accordingly declined to call witnesses . —The Chairman summed up the case
at gome length , and the jury , after consulting about ten minutes , returned a verdict of ' * Guiliy , " 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 as an active aiid efficient police-constable . He n 8 d , however , a public duty to perform , which justice and the public demanded of him . The court cenldnot help tlrnking of his position as a enardian of the public property , therefore , to mark their sense of the crime they should sentence him to the lenieut punishment of sis months' hard labour at Brixton . Robbing the South Eastehx Railway
Company . —H . Burgess was mdicied for stealing , at St . O ' ave , Suuthwarfc , two reflectors and a quantity of copper , the property of the South Eastern KaiJway Company . —This was » t !; er a curious case , the Tobbery having been detected by "Wild , the policeman who was tried on Tuesday and convicted for robbeiy . 2 Ur . Charnoclt , wiio was retained by the prisorer , after having consulted with him for some minutes , stated that isis client would withdraw his plea of "^ ot guilty / * and piead ' 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 bard lab ; nr at Brixton .
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1 IIDDLESEX SESSIONS . The February general sessions commenced on Tuesday morning , at the Sessions-house , ClerkenwelJ . There were seventy-seven cases of felony , and six of ndf demeanor for trial . Pocket Pickisg . —Two smartly dressed , youths , named Ralph and Stoliery , were convicted of stealing from the person of Elizabeth Le Blanc , the wife of Colonel Le Blanc , a purse containing £ 17 10 s . in goM , at the Polytechnic Institution . Loekyer , one of the officers of the " Westminster Bridewell , and Sergeant TVest , of the detective police , proved
that the prisoners were very expert pickpockets , and had been repeatedly convicted . —The learned Judge said tbattiie country must be rid of two such characters as these , and the sentence , therefore , was that each of them be transported for ten years . Eobbebt . —James Lewis , aged 23 , was indicted for stealing a box containing linen of the value ol £ 2 , the property 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 .
Szeauxg a Watch . — George lUarshall was indicted for stealing a gold watch chain , value 21 s ., the property of Charles Hardy , surgeon , 21 , Highstreet , Poplar . —Mr . Mdlor appeared for the prisoner . —The prosecutor , who gave his evidence in a very improper manner , so much so as to elicit eensure from the court , stated , in effect , that he accompanied a female to a brothel , in Queen-street , Golden-square , kept by the prisoner , who , without any interference on his part , entered the room in which he and the iemale . were , and took a brequet chain from a watch in Ms waistcoat pocket . He did not say anything , but went ten minutes afterwards for a policeman , and gave him into custody . —Sir . Jlellor cross-examined the witness at some length , and his answers were given in so extraordinary a manner , especially In reference to a former case in which he was prosecutor , that the lrarned judge recommended the jury not to act upon his evidence ,
and accordingly the prisoner was acquitted . —Mr . Mellor remisdtd the prosecutor that there were such things as indictments for perjury , lie was bound to say , in justice to the p risoner , that he was prepared with Mi . ple evidence to show that the prosecutor had given the chain to the woman in lieu of money , and bad requested the prisoner to take charge of it uutil the following day , when he "would return and leave half . a sovereign instead . The prosecutor then gave him into custody for stealing it He liad too good reascn to suspect that this was not the only instance in which he had so acted . —The learned Judge said it was not likely that the prisoner would have been content with the chain and ia-re left the watch if he meant to rob ihe prosecutor . ( To the prosecutor)—I shall not allow your expenses , sir , and you bad better mind or you'll play this trick once too often . I don ' t believe a word you have uttered . Go alon" with you .
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Co-operative Stoke . — -flfe understand that a Co-operative Provision Store has been- opened at Jo . 15 , King-street , Camden-Town , for tbe purpose of furnishing ike members of the company with provisions at cost price , adding only the expense of management . Tlierules include the following ;—Any person may become a member by taking out one or more shares of five shillings each , and paying into the sunk fund a sum proportioned to the number of shares . Xo member shall have mor than one ¦ vote . All goods shall be sold at reasonable market F « ce , and the wholesurplus profits ( after deducting a tenth pait . to constitute a sunkjand , and paying interest on deposits , according to article 6 ) , shall be divided annnallv among the members , according to the amount of purchase made by each ; but no
member sLall receive profit on a greater amount of purchases than thirteen times the amount of bis shares . SIciubcrs shall receive credit to the amount efiheir shares , let all accounts outstanding three months shall be discharged by the treasurer from the members' shares . Members-shall . be allowed interest on their deposits from the " surplus profit- , at a rate to be fixed , from time to time , at the general meeting . The remaining regulations , together with all other particulars , may he learned at the company ' s place of business . It is to be hoped that this society will take root and prosper ! The BccKisanAii town-council , for lack of graver matter , discussed at the opening of tbe new ^ year , "the necessity and propriety of the usual annnal gift of a sDJocUrock to the lamplighter . "
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MONDAY , Fmhuao t i . n < WSE OP LORpS . -TlEAi . Tii op Totss ( Scox-SSrtff ?«*« ?{ <™ = asked whether It II 2 ? S ntWQ «^ government to introduce a Health of Towns BUI for Scotland during the present session . 6 * The Earl of Cablislb believed that without delay such a bill would be introduced into the House o * f Commons . Axswer to the Address . —The Lord CnAMBER uix ( the Marquis of lSreadalbane ) read her Maesty s answer to their lordship ' 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 . " Cocbt of BAssRcricY . —The Lord Chancellor laid on the ta . bjf » a Bill to unite tbe offices of the chief register of tfie Court of Bankruptcy and the Lord Chancettor's secretary of bankrupts , by which a savin ? would be effected to the country .
Blockade of ' tiie Pir . bus —Lord Starlet rose to ask a question respecting the state of our relatii-ns 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 , the public should have been informed of the blockade of the rirfflus by Sir "W . Parker . He wns anxious to give 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 with 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 ofLAKSDOWXE replied , that the information on the subject which had appeared in the public presB 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 series 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 the 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 the government .
The Earl of Aberdeen assigned some blame to the government for the precipitancy with which they had acted in this affair , aiiid- ' 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 Lanssownb explained to appertain to the Ionian group under ah arrangement of some considerable standing . . HOUSE OF COMMONS . — The Sweating System . —Mr . Alderman Sidney presented a petition from certain journeymen tailors in the city of London , complaining of the sweating system . Tiie Xew H > -use of Commons . — Mr . Ewart asked the hon . member for Lancaster , who was generally acquainted with the progress of the building of the new Houses of Parliament , what was the state of the House of Commr . ns , and at what period would it be ready for members ? -
Mr . Gbeex said that it was not easy to define tbe 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'requisite public and private approaches . He wrote on Monday to Mr . Barry to ask when he thought the . h ' use would be ready , and he replied— "That those portions of the building were , now so far advanced towards completion , ihst if a sufficient vote were taken —( much laughter ) —the wh * le might be got ready for the use of members by tbe commencement of the next srssion . "
In reply to questions from Mr . Hume Lord John . Ra ! -stll promised to supply the information in the possession of the 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 . Ward to the lonians . The Grecian Blockade . —Mr . Milner Gibson introduced this question , and in reply , Lord Palmekstox said certain claims wore made upon the Greek government for the compensation and redress for wrongs sustained by British and Ionian subjects in Greece . Theefforttoobtain satisfaction by representations having been ineffectual , instmcti-ns were given to Sir W . Parker that , upon bis return from Constantinople , he should go to
Athens , place himself in communication with Mr . Wyee , our Minis'er 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 osehand , and the Greek Minister on the other ; the result had been unsatisfactory ; and there the accou'its left off . . ( Muchlaughter . ) Mr . Wyse . had gone on board one of the ships of the fleet , in order that he might be in a proper posiuon . ( laughter ) , if Sir VV . Parker should adopt any means of coercion for the purpose of enforcing these demands . I shall have no bjection to lay before the house papers showing the whole course of the transaction , if the hon . gentleman , or any other hon . member , cho ' oses 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 ¦ srnh whom we have now , and at ar-y time bad diplomatic relations . - What prospect , he demanded , was there of an English Ambassador being once more sent to Spain ? - ^ Wheu 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 bad suffered so severely , would not be rent wed ? 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 , which might any day be broken . Touching the Greek blockade , the hon . member snid , that the grievances which-were alleged to have occasioned that step , bad been the damages inflicted by the Greeks to tbe lands of certain individuals . He asked if theseindividuals were British subjects ; and excited much merriment by congratulating the government upon their new-born sympathy wi-. h £ ny wronpa endured by a landowner ,
Mr . Roebuck said that Greece existed under a guarantee fr * m France and Russia . astoits commercial solvency . -Were the representatives of those countries consulted before we undertook the violent measure of a blockade ? Upon the answer to that gut stion might der end the occurrence of an European war . As to Spain , he hoped that no prospect ex-sted that our diplomatic relations would be restored , seeing that matters had gone on so much better without them . It was a matter of ereat importance to reduce the expense of the ambassadorial stall of this country , and he calied upon the vig ilant Finance Reformers on the other side of the house to lend their aid , and rot to stand aloof in tbe day of battle , when these measures of necessary economy should be brought into discussion .
Mr . Chisholm Axstet congratulated the government on the creditable and successful efforts that had been made on behalf of the patriot refugees in Turkey , but thought their interference might have been earlier offered . Ue inquired what securities were taken for the execution of the treaty between Russia and Turkey as to the Moldavian end Wallaehian provinces ? Russia bad omitted to reduce her armies in those provinces in accordance with the treaty ; while Turkey , though her snldierg were reduced to the ollotte'i 10 , 090 , was arming the population , and a new war was fully t <> be expfcted as soon as in spring the passes of the Balkan should be practicable .
Lord Paxmerston answered the most Important question first . The blocade of the Piueus was designed to obtain redress for a Mr . Finlay , whose lands , near Alhen ? , had been forcibly appropriated as part of the palace garden ; and for " a native of Gibralter and some British sul-jects from the Ionian Islands , who had been tbe victims of plunder and ill-usage , and for whom redress had been repeatedly sought in vain in the ordinary way bv her Majesty ' s ministers in Greece . With the S panish government some unofficial correspondence had taken place , but as yet no definite prospect could 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 : bnt the most friendly ftelings existed between the
governments . The Danish bkekade bad , 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 extraordinarily complicated , both as to the number ef the rarties engaged and the variety of the interests it involved . For some time past the negotiations for a permanent treaty badbeen thwarted through the abeyance of the central power in Germany ; but that power was now restored , the treaty again in progress , and a fair hepe presented of a final settlement beingspee jily accomplished . Finally , with regard to Turkey , the noble lord said he did not partake of the apprehensions that a war between Russia and the Forte wonld
break out in the spring- Russia had indeed not yet reduced the number of her soldiers ; but unexpected circumstances bad recently arisen , and the delay in complying with the tenor of the treaty did . not imply an intention of hostile outrage .
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Sir . R . Inglis observed that the most serious question remained unanswered , namelyi whether the Greek blockade was undertaken with the concurrence of France and Russia . Lord Pilmerstoji said that in seeking redress for the grievances of their subjects ^ thei representatives of this country were not in the habit of asking consent from the agenta of other powers . The matter then dropped , and a Pr-. tectlonist debate ensued , which occupied the remainder of the evening . Though as no opposition was offered to the adoption of tiie report on tbe address , it was merely got up for the purpose of firing off tbe small guns ' of the party , which were not discharged during the regular debate . « .., „ .. . .- .. ... . .
Mr . Packe entered into a minute explanation of the details and cost of cultivating a farm 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 . IIcmb madca Free Trade speech in reply , 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 measure was called for by the people , and was necessary for tbe removal of class legislation . His conviction was firm that great advantage would result from puttine more trust in the people , and that the people would on trial be found worthy of it . Nearly twenty years had passed since the Reform Bill , and they had
been signahsrd 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 . lie demanded of the government a direct answer whether any reform of the electoral laws was under contemplation . Upon Banitary measuresmuchitress was laid in then ^ 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 miRistry ; That country could have fed Enyland , 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 the 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 of 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 the members of the government , whose demerits could only be adequately visited upon the block , when , as in ancient Rome , the bleeding head of a minister might haply be the prognostic of safety to Inland's capitoJ .
Mr . P . Howard 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 place the liberties of the country on a broader and securer foundation . Mr . Bbnnet argued that since the recent Free Trsde measures the wages of labour had decreased exceedingly . and most distressingly . Colonel Sibthorp kept the house in a state of diversion for nearly half an hour by a speech marked with his usual diversity and oddity . He c oncurred in the wish to see some reform in our representative system . For twenty years he had been a member of
that . house , and every successive election had sent m a worse lot than the last . There wasan Anti-Corn Law League sti l 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 industrv , he considered that it would only enable the foreigner to carry off a larger share of the profits out of the purses of Englishmen , and hinted , that the . secret-service money was not innorent of influence upon that project . The plan for the emigration of females he termed a premium upon whoredom , andobservfd that the jresent 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 ursed for them
that they were overworked . He , on the . contrary , believed that they were more in . number than was required fur any useful work , and received salai ies ten times beyord their deserts . They were overfed , not overworked . Mr . Baxkes made a long Protectionist speech of the usual pattern . He agreed in the policy of reducing the costs of our diplomatic corps . Austra and JJaples had long kept no envoy at our court , and we ought te follow their example . As a question of cheapness , we should consider whether wo might not save money without losing honour . Mr . SrooNEit argued against the deduction of prosperity which had been drawn from the jnerease of Bullion in the Bank of England . This increase
he traced to other sources , some of which he termed doubly hazardous . Every . panic was followed by a reaction and plethora . Continential revolution . Lad occasioned a congestion of gold in this country . Twelve millions annually had been spent by British travellers abroad , much of which was now kept at home , while between two and three millions of sovereigns had been released by recent fiscal changes in Belgium . Those wore . causes which might cease at any moment , draining off our store of gold in a most violent and dangerous manner . The unnatural condition of this suvplus of bullion was proved by the fact , that for a long time we had had a great and increasing balance of trade
against us . Free trade was now eating away our 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 of the taxes uaii ! upon all production in England , and then to 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 , as 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 BEnxAnD and Colonel Dussk , condemnatory of free trade , as applied to Ireland , Lord John Russell briefly spoke . In the course of his remarks he made an important declaration as to , the franchise . His hon . friend , the member for Mdntrose , 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 .,. lie would not go 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 ; ho would merely state , in general answer to the 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 Councellors . - . ' - The house adjourned at half-past twelve o ' clock .
TUESDAY , Pepruaut 5 . .. . HOUSE OF- ¦ LORDS . —Court Martial . — -The Marquis of Laxsdowne promised to inquire into the cases of Lieutenant Graham and Mr . Elliot , to which Lord Brougham had called the attention of the house . A New nEREST Court . —The Bishop of London moved the first reading of a bill to regulate proceedings against clergymen accused of holdingheresyand false doctrines , its most important feature being the erection of a , Sew Court of Apueal in ail such
suits . After some discussion , in whicn the Archbishop of Castesbury , Lord Brouomam , and the Lord CnAxcEiiOB took part , the bill was read a first time . Scotch Marriages . —Lord Campbell , referring to his defeated bill of last session , asked Lord Aberseex if he would bring in the measure he had intimated was necessary to correct the evils of the present law . To encourage the noble earl in his attempts to improve the law , he would read to their lordships a letter which he had that morning received from Berwick-upon-Tweed : — " I have been 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-toII . 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 feo was 8 s . 6 d ., but sometimes a fee as low as 2 s . Cd . was taken . " The letter writer then proceeded to state a fact with which 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 noble earl yrould persevere in the plan which he seemed to have had some time ago under his consideration , and that their lordships would soon find it embodied in a bill which he should have much pleasure in supporting . t The Earl of Aberdeen was too well aware of the oalousy . of the law lords , to attempt to bring in such a bill unless he had their support .
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- Railway Audit . —Lord Montkagi-e moved for the immediate production of certain returns relating to railway ; audits ordered by the house so far back as May last , and . also for some additional returns on the same subject . The noble lord then went into the history of the two Railway Audit Bills introduced b y himself , and wished to know whether it whs the intention of the government to propose any such bill of their own . Earl Granville believed that it was the intention ottne directors of certain companies to introduce a bill for railway audits , and the government had resolved to ' wait ' and seo what the character of that bill might be before they proposed any measure of their own . : ^ . . . . .
After a few words from Lord Fitzwilliam , the motion was ' agreed to' ; ¦ HOUSE OF COMMOM-Condimon of the TTorkikg Classes . — Mv . Slahey gave notice of his intention to move for the appointment of an unpaid commission to inquire into the condition of tho poorer classes . : Af ter the usual questions had been put by various members , and aiiswQi'Qd ' by the ' ministers , respectively interrogated , the house proceeded to the motion for the night , on The Ecclesiastical Commission . —Mr . iionsxrAN
in vising to move a resolution' affirming the expediency of appointing three paid commissioners for tliG management of the property , under the ecclesiastical commission ( pursuant to the recommendation of the select committee of the house on the composition and management of tke ecclesiastical conwiissiori ) said that though the events of every day confirmed his conviction of the necessity for an improvement in the ecclesiastical commission , and placing the temporalities of the church in safer hands —( hear , )—jfc appeared as if tho probability of that result being attained was more remote than ever ; . and he was , therefore , compelled , however reluctantly , onco more to draw the attention of the house to the subject . Tlie ecclesiastical
commission \ yas well known to be an irresponsible body , charged with most important functions , and intrusted with the administration of immense funds ; and there was hardly acourity in England in which it did not exercise some control over large estates , and hardly » parish in which its intermeddlings might not very materially affect local interests . In short , whether as regarded the temporalities of the church , or the most sacred spiritual , interests of the 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 of a board , of which
it was thought that its constitution would impart confidence to tho 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 for the snryice of the church and the advancement of religion ., But instead of the treasure ' of the church having been 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 the church through the . 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 theJSriglish clergy , who had become unhappily conscious that the presence of their dignitaries at that board had redounded neither to tho church ' s interests nor to their own credit . Tho ecclesiastical commission had its origin in 1830 . II ; consisted originally of thirteen members ; 'but the smallncss of the number gave great dissatisfaction in certain quarters , and the Bishop of London , who certainly snowed ho 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 not considered that the cliu . vcb . had an adequate ' , representation . But . the popular notion us 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 , affecting not only the . interests of tlio 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 bo 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 . hoard , so . that a seat at the . council came to be looked at as a very important thing—it
was one of the great prizes of the church , and the exeludad , who wove the majority of the prelates , co'ild not see why the smaller portion should draw those prizes , while they " stood outside . A very , violent agitation was raised up against the monopolists , as they were called ,, the great majority of the episcopal bench showing themselves , as regarded tuc good things of tho church , decided Freetraders . The agitation waxed fierce and formidable , so that the minority were compelled to give , way—the doors of Xo . 5 , Whitehall-place , were thrown open , und the whole episcopal bench rushed through in a body ;—thie . only wonder was , that the , deans and other dignitaries did riot 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 tho latter , it soon became practically an ccolesiastical board , and an ecclesiastical board of tlie worst kind—ono composed of only a . single order of ecclesiastics , the parochial clergy not being represented any , more than their congregations . . The result had been seen by allpoor pastors left half-starved , whole . congregations left untaught —( hear , hear , )—while vast sums of the church ' s treasures wero squandered on the luxurious palaces of their mitred rulers , ( Hear , hear , ) It did not appear that the enlargement of the commission had conduced much to the despatch of
business . The chair at ' each sitting was always occupied by the prelate highest in rank of those present , but on the entrance of any high , dignitary heimmcr dia ' tdy ' vacated the chair , so , that there was a series of changes tilljho 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 . Bow was that carried , into effect ? In the tables attached to the returns it appeared the average attendance at the board consisted of ten members . Of course , therefore , the committee consisted of smaller number ? No j . ton 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 ecclcsiastical income consisted of fourteen , and that on Tmance of thirteen members , all of them greater than the average attendance at the board . " ( Hear , hear . ) But that was only tho beginning of their absurdity . Whenever business particularly affecting any bishop was brought on , he wag favoured with a special summons to the committee , and was permitted to speak and vote as if he was a member of it , and every member of the bench might attend and do the same , so that the . committee could at any time be swamped and outvoted liy persons who were not nominated on it at all . Certainly , he doubted if , in the pnlmiest days ' of
Toryism there was a public hoard 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 largo church { estates being sold without any valuation being ' made by the cpnijnission ? Of largo estates being bought without the common precaution of-a . preliminary survey ? Of important works being undertaken without any estimate fromithe . architect ?* Of surveyors , solicitors , and architects being employed without any agreement or stipulation , so that they might charge wiiat they piensed ? ( Hear , hear . ) Ill tho last case the result was evident . The bills of the solicitors
were disputed , and down to the period of the report of the committee no settlement of the claims had taken place . Now , considering the purposes to which the funds under the hands of the commissioners weve 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 tho poor that theyhad squandered and exhausted : It was , no doubt , the case that the majority of tho prelates only attended when they had ' somo personal interest in what-was going on . , The board nietonce a weekj and as much business had to bo got through in one day as ought to keep them for a month . ¦ It was utterly impossible for any one commissioner to make himself acquainted with a tithe of . the business , and the Bishop of London very frankly admitted there was only ono person who understood it thoroughly . That one person was the secretary ,
who practicall y became the whole commission . He was the sun'of the whole system , round which the prelates revolved in turn ; ho was not indeed " Hyo tt Hex mnu , " but . " Ego et cpiscopi mei . " Did any one wish to see the commissioners—they , could only hayo an interview with the secretary . Did any one write to them—the secretary opened the letter and told the commissioners as much of ita contents as he thought proper . Did any . person send a communication to the board—the secretary opened it again , and did the same . In fact , ttve secretary did all their business , framed their orders in . council , drew out their , acts of parliament , and-Belected njj their officers ; he'was at once omniscient , omnipresent , and peripatetic . Was it necessary to mistify and hamboozle parliament—the secretary coeked the accounts . Was , there an awkward question to be asked in tho House of Commons . —the secretary prompted the . rrime Minister .. In fact , he ( Mr . Horsma ' ) never yet gavo notice of a motion respect-
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ing the commissioners that he did not ses ih ' the ' next mornings papor , the unfailing- paragraph — « The secretary of the ecclesiastical commissioners had a long interview with the First Lord of rthe 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 like manner the history of the commissioner might be . read in the history of its first , great , and only secretary . He would show the house how creditably that dignified body had acted , and what a picture of imbecility and helplessness they wero in tho hsinds of their own officer . They had much legal business to tvansnet , and they had invested their secretary with the discretion of selecting persons to fill the important and lucratiVo posts of solicitor and legal adviser . The first proof of undoubted geniuB he gave
was by filling all tneso posts witn 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 be inquired into there was a whole gathering of the clan of Murray—Murray primws < vs solicitor ; another Murray as agent ; and Murray teriivs , in wig and gown / to conduct the case as counsel . ( A laugh . ) He did not wonder tho secretary should have called on those on whom his heart could rely to cheer the troubles of his office ; and he was not disposed to bo severe on his failing ; but the question for the commission , if there was any truth in the suspicion that tlie secretary had plunged them into expensirc litigation for the benefit of his
relations ; and it did not appear they had ever fully investigated that charge . In 1836 the secretary was appointed , and it was enacted that he w .-w 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 d / A ? dced ' PP e ; ir i on inquiry , thab in the act of 1840 there was a clause uniting the offices of treasury 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 the secretary , could give no account of it ; the secretary himself was as innocent of all knowledge as a child : but
tnere they had the tact 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 the present moment that gentleman was in a painful state of ignorance as to the identity of his unknown benefactor . ( Hear , hear . ) He begged tho attention of tlie 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 tne immense sums of whichthey were the recipients ? -. Yet such
was actually the case . . ( Hear , hear . ) They had it in evidence , that from 1830 to 1845 , the board kept no' accounts , ' had no knowledge , made no question , instituted no control , and had no audit of the immense sums paid into and out of their hands . ( Hear , hear . ) Astounding as that might 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 ov not , could only be known , to himself , ) it was paid to the account of the commissioners , at the Bank of England , But , it turned out there was no balance , —the extravagance of . the commission and
the dexterity of the secretary took care of that ; arid 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 extent . of £ 2 , 000 and upwards , and in that return was found the name of the secretary of the commission , fixed to no less a sum than £ 580 , 000 . ( Hear , hear . ) That extraordinary fact was brought under the notice of the commissioners , who for the first time seemed to have directed their attention to the unlimited power of the secretary orer 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 check on : the secretary , and if the . secretary was allowed to carry' 'but the working of that check on himself the adoption of it would be very doubtful . Let them for one moment recollect the immense danger of such a system to the church . Tho 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 they had been long and lamentably indifferent to the spiritual welfare of a large and rapidly increasincf nonulation . and that the danger arisinsr
from their neglected condition was to them at once a periland a reproach . Tho conscience ofthe community was awakened—tho necessity to effect the rescue of untaught millions from infidelity universally acknowledged . Christians of all denominations girded themselves up for tho work that was before , them , and set about it as a new and holy enterprise . The activity of the laymen stirred the activity of the establishment ; they stimulated each other ' s exertions . The busiest merchants gave much of their time to the progress of . the good work ; the wives and children gaveup 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 these efforts had been almost incredible , and more was done during those fifteen years than in the century before them . Churches sprung up asi if by magic . Congregations rose as if from the ground . The character of whole districts was changed , and the language of prayer and thanksgiving was heard where once nothing had' beeu 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-place the depositaries : there was to be
the life of every enterprise , t ! ie soul and centre of every organisation for-the furtherance of tho one srered object which possessed the minds olso many good men—to carry out the simple prayer , that " the poor might have the Gospel preached to them . " In tho creation of such a national fund , well grounded and distributed , there was opened a source of usefulness more , inexhaustible and blessed than any buinan object could establish . ( Hear . ) "With a full knowledge ofthe exigency of the case , and the importance of the trust , parliament deliberately placed the administration of those funds in the hands of the highest dignitaries ofthe church , who not only accepted , but claimed the administration of them in right of their high office . The whole of
their body was associated in the holy guardianship —a board of the best lay mGmboi's of the highest 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 the souls of a nation wero of no move account than so much dirt . They took none of those securities against fraud which any man of common sense , feeling , or conscience would have been ashamed to dispense with in transacting the ordinary affairs , of the humblest neighbour . The house would not be suvpvised to find the usual consequences of such a mpde - of carrying-on business followed .
three years ago the commission had become bankrupt . Since then their secretary had run away with all tho money that lay in his hands . .. Now , such an ending of the office must be regarded as quite a matter to jiave been expected — quite as much a matter of course as the happy sequel to a novel , The bankruptcy 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 failed to anticipate . . Nevertheless , it excited immense consternation both in Whitehall-place and in . Downingstreet . Of the circumstances connected with these affairs the ; public possessed but < i very imperfect knowledge . The secret had been so auccessfullv
kept that at the present moment the secretaryship to the comiriission had not been declared ' vacant , and it was , only through the newspapers that tho public came to any knowledge of the fact ' that the secretary and treasurer had carried off a large sum of money . He should be glad if the noble lord could supply some information on that point—if he could toll the house whether or not it was true that the secretary had left the country . It was understood thattliovc hud been a large defalcation in tho funds of the commission ; could the noble lord inform them what was the amount of that defalcation , and whether any steps had been taken with a view to its recovery ? or whether there was any intention on the part of the episcopal portion of the commission to make UD the loss out of their own Dockets ?
[ A laugh . ) All the circumstances that ho stated to "the house he had taken from the evidence which came under the notice of the committee . That committee , although favourably constituted , recommended that the present commission should be practically superseded by the appointment of three paid commissioners , whereas the government only . proposed one , which would in effect give the bishops more power , 'and even less responsibility than they had now . As regarded the motion with which he intended to conclude , ho wished to call the attention of tho house to the facts that tho commission Jept no proper accounts of : their pecuniary trahsaotiohs — that they had no system of checks , no audit—that they trifled Sviththo weighty responsibilities imposed upon them as guardians ofthe property of the church , they bought and sold estates
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without consulting surreyorB or acting upon any advice whatever .-, ,. Tho . commission ; had done enormous injury—their chancellor of the exchequer had disappeared . In the committee not one band was held up against passing a vote of censure upon them , and every one was agreed that a change in the administration ofthe commission was indispeneabw to tlie interests of tho church and the public . He V . new not what answors he might receive from other quarters , but he would call upon those who professed to be guardians ofthe public interest , to be proteccora ofthe poor , to be supporters of the ecclesiastical institution of tho country , or friends of Christians , te come forward promptly and efficiently to rescue ) the public from a state of things discreditable to thtt
church and injurious to the interests of true religion . The hon . member concluded with the following motion ;— " That a committee of this house , to which was entrusted an inquiry into the composition and management of the ecclesiastical commission , having recommended the » ippointment of three paid commissioners for the management of the oroperty under the commission , it is expedient that effect ue given to that recommendation . " Sir G . Grey said , he had always been of opinion , that tlie composition of the Commission was too large , leading to irregularity in tbe performance of its duties , and the devolving too large a Bbare . ' of the responsibility on tho secretary — confldrnco which he had abused , although the amount of his defalcations was under £ 7000 . He declined to
follow Mi . Horsman into the charges he had made against the board , leaving its defence to others in . the house more conversant with ¦ the details ; bub notwithstanding this virtual admission that the case was indefensible , proceeded to throw out sweping insinuations of misrepresentations on the par ; of Mr . Horsman , whose facts he said were the coh ^ ige of a fertile imagination , and thus having got rki of the real question at issue tried to divert tho attention ofthe house to a personal quarrel between >; im-Self and Mr . Hoi'sman , as to a letter which the lusterhad 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 , be absurd and unprecedented for that house to forestall the appearance of tho bill wLich
was already- introduced in the upper liouso , and stood for a second reading on Monday next . Mr . Home observed that all the material charges brought against the commission remained unanswered . All its corruptions were allowed to reioyin , though exhibited by the fact that £ 128 , 000 had been expended for the benefit of tbo bishops , and only £ 58 , 000 for the whole of the clergy . belles . He hoped that this year the bill would prove more successful than last . Beinarking upon the penalty that was generally exacted from laymen who dara to meddle with church questions , tbe hon . raen-Lber observed that he had been years since stigmatised as an atheist from the pulpit , because he ventured to recommend a revision&of church property , and wished to compel clerical sinecurists to disgorga their unholy gains . .
Mr . Agwondt promised some valuable inform ;; dorr to the house whenever the bill should tie brought down for discussion . He defended his hon . colleague ( Mr . Horsman ); . who had been accused of unfairness by Sir George Grey , and deprecated angry personalities , and harsh construction of lignt ) y-wo . v ' ded [ phrases . Sir E . Inolis denied that the revenue of tha church shouW be termed the treasure of the poor . The church held its estates like any lay corporation , and its duties towards the poor were only these of private individupls . A sneer had been passed \ ipon
the bishops , that they had " given their exhortations , '!—as if they had given nothing else . Tha episcopal liberality was , on the contrary , very remarkable . ' To facilitate the creation ofthe bishopria of Manchester three prelates had contributed , jointly , a revenue of £ 2 , 500 per annum . The bishops had always held a prominent place among the first estate of the realm , and dignified their higa position by their large possessions of private property . Ho contended that church property was us sacred as private , and denied the justice " of , interfering in what churchmen chose to do with theic ¦
own . .. , .. .. - ••• Mr . J . E . Djsnison entered into certain explanations concerning the nomination-of the committee of inquiry ; and . observed , with reference to tho defalcations of the secretary of the Commission , that the fact denoted a negligence in some departments ofthe Board inconsistent with their scrupulous zeal in the administvntion of the fund ; but he trusted that the Commission had taken such precautions ia the way of security that the money of tho 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 ona unpaid commissioner . After some remarks from Mr . Ross Masgies ,
MivIloRSMAN replied , asserting-bis right to taka 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 the whole body of Christians . Repeating in term 3 the vindication offered on his behalf by some previous speakers , and extending it to tho letter to his constituents of Cockermouth , which had been impugned by Sir G . Grey , the hon . member concluded by intimating that he would not persevere in hia motion for a committee . The motion was then withdrawn by consent . Mr . Dkummond then obtained leave to . bring in a bill to facilitate the transfer of real property . ; Mr . Moffatt a bill to amend the law relating to- bankrupt members of the house ; and Mr , W , Fagan a bill to make life policiesof insurance assignable ab law . ,
Sir It . Inolts , in moving for papers connected with the expeditions in search of Sir John Franklin and his companions , strongly urged the government to lose no timq in resuming the search , suggesting certain subsidiary means in aid of it . Mr . Anstet seconded the motion , adding furthei ? suggestions . . , Sir P . Baring 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 tho details of the course to be adopted until the . papers were ready to be laid'on , the table ; but he assured the house that he wag ready and anxious to givo a respectful consideration to propositions and to adopt that which appeared to be the most efficacious . 1 I » believed that there still remained such a degree of hope as justified -the government in taking every practicable means to rescue Sir J . Franklin ami his companions , or to ascertain their fate . .. ¦ ,.-.
After some remarks by Mr . Wild , the motion was agreed to . Mr . M , Gibson moved for leave to bring in a , bill to establish county financial boards for the assessing of county rates and the administration of county expenditure , which , after a short discussion , was given . Mr . Halsey obtained leave to bring in a bill to amend the fating- of small tenements ; Mr . Axsiey , a bill to consolidate and amend tho Irish Fishery Acts ; Mr- Mojjsell , to amend the County Cess ( Ireland ) Act ; and Mr . Frkwen , a bill to amendithe law relating to the holding of . benefices in plurality . The house adjourned at a quarter to ten o ' clock .
WEDNESDAY , Febdary 6 . HOUSE OF COv . MONS .-The reply of ihe Queen to the address was read at the bar l » y tke RigUt Hon . W . S . Laseilles , controller of tho Household . . ... , Mr . Home presented a petition from 37 , 965 persons resident in Ceylo , complaining ofa great variety of grievances , and the utter impossibility of obtaining redress from the Colonial government . The Solicitor-Genkhal having , presented two bills for the amendment ofthe law courts and Chancery in Ireland , a shortdebate followed , chiefly turning upon the technical practice of the Irish Ckancery , Mr . Headlam and Mr . Sadler concurring in the ' opinion that a reform of tha , tccurt was necessary , and approving of the propose ^ , treasure ; Mr . P . "Wood regretted only that the amendments were not extended to the Equity Courts in England . The bill was brought in .
The Souciiou General then moved for leave to bring in tffo other bills , of which was to amend the laws for the registration of assurances of lands in Ireland . The details of this measure were , as he remarked , minute and technical , and he could give only a cenernl idea of its provisions . The question of registration was different in England from what it was in Ireland . No system of registration , properly speaking , exists d in this country , whereas in Ireland there is a very stringent system , but its defects neutralised its utility ; a bad registry was a snare , and it wonld be better to have none at all . There was index of names and an index of . p ' aces , but the former was useless to establish indentity , mid the latter was imperfect . The plan of the bill
was hased ^ upon the trigonometrical survey in Ireland , and it was proposed to have two indexes , one of lands , according to the Ordnance map , another of , titles , with easy means of reference to each other , and subsidiary indices , of wills , and of bankrupts and insolvents , to afford a clue to the disabilities of parties dealing with lands . It wns proposed to give registered documents a priority over unregistered , and by these and other provisions tQ afford those who dealt with lands a complete protection , without the necessity of complicated and voluminous deeds , and in other respects to assist the working of the Encumbered Estates Commission . The other bill , to amend the laws concerning ludgmenta
m . Ireland , was substantially the same as that introduced last session , the material difference being a provision in 'this bill that existing judgments should } not be charged upon any . lands ^ urohas ' ed by the judgment debtor aftev " tt ) iO " pas ^ infe , tif the net . - ¦ ¦ ¦ £ *** ¦ ' ¦ ¦ •' - ¦ . - ¦ r ' ; - r * iv' \ Leave was given to bring irf + he ^ : i . ill 9 ^ s >\ v ^\ Mr . Hawes having moved ^ Is ^ r ^ app ^ fltmerjtq'f a select committee upon th « fejev ^ nsie $ , 'Sf ; 0 y 1 ( O 5 » Mr Baillie , the chniri ^^ 0 f < th' 6 'ijp 6 nii ^ t ^ o | r last session , complained , a ^ f ^ jtaB ^ vpT WJ ^ Mvi that his speech last year ^|^^ r ^^ WjCjfe < % J had been commented v ^^ ^^' MW ^ r ^ ^
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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/vm2-ncseproduct1560/page/7/
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