Hansard's Parliamentary Debates

Criminal Law Administration Amendment Bill-Motion of Lord
Campbell for this House to Agree to the Commons' Amend-
ments of this Bill-Objected to-Motion ultimately agreed to

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24. Vancouver's Island-Motion of Lord Monteagle, "For Copies of

Correspondence between the Government and the Hudson's Bay

Company, and for other Papers relating to the Grant of Van-

couver's Island to that Association"-Motion agreed to

Corrupt Practices at Elections Bill-The Second Reading of the

Bill-Then it was moved to resolve, "That this Bill, creating a

New Jurisdiction for the Investigation of Corrupt Practices at

Elections for Members to serve in Parliament, contains Principles

and Provisions of too great Importance to be adopted and passed

by this House without ample Time being allowed for their being

fully Discussed and deliberately Considered; and it is therefore

inexpedient that the same should be proceeded with at this late

period of the Session-That this House acknowledges the great

Importance of the Subject, and will be prepared to give its

most earnest Attention to any Bill for the effectual Investigation

and Correction of the said Corrupt Practices which may be

brought to them, either early in the ensuing Session, or at any

subsequent Period when due time can be allowed for the proper

Consideration of the same"-On Question, agreed to

Fisheries (Ireland) Bill-House in Committee-Bill reported

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25. Case of Colonel Bristowe-Presentation of a Petition by Lord

Beaumont, and Statement of the Marquess of Lansdowne relative

thereto

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28. Sugar Duties Bill-The Second Reading of the Bill

29. Nuisances and Contagious Diseases Bill-The Second Reading of

31. Agriculture (Ireland)—Return laid on the Table of the House by
the Marquess of Lansdowne
Ceylon-Question and Explanation

1848.

Sept. 1. Copper and Lead Duties Bill-Motion of Earl Granville," That

the Bill be now read a First Time"-Amendment of Lord

2. Copper and Lead Duties Bill - The Second Reading of the

Bill

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4. City of London Sewers Bill-On the Motion that this Bill be read

a Third Time-Amendment of the Earl of Radnor for the In-

sertion of a Clause to limit the Operation of the Bill to Two

Years-Amendment negatived-Bill read a Third Time and

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passed

Copper and Lead Duties Bill-The Third Reading of the Bill-
On the Motion that the Bill do pass-Objected to by the Earl
of Desart and others-Bill ultimately passed upon a Division ...

Exchequer Bills Bill-The Third Reading of the Bill

North Wales Railway-Statement of Lord Monteagle relating to

the Refusal of the Chairman and Secretary of the North Wales

Railway to obey the Order of their Lordships' House-Ordered

that the Chairman and Secretary do attend at the Bar of the

House To-morrow at Twelve o'clock

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5. North Wales Railway Company-The Yeoman Usher of the

Black Rod acquainted the House, "That William Chadwick,

Esquire, the Chairman, and John Marriner, Esquire, the Secre-

tary of the said Company, were not in Attendance (pursuant to the

Orders of this House of Yesterday")-Motion of Lord Monteagle,

"That an Order be made for the Attendance of William Chad-

wick, Esquire, Chairman, and John Marriner, Esquire, Secretary

of the Company, on the first Monday after the Meeting of Parlia-

ment in the ensuing Session, and that they be directed to pro-

duce at that time the Papers ordered by this House on the

3rd of August last; together with an Account of all Receipts

and Disbursements of the North Wales Railway, during the

Year 1848-Motion agreed to

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PROROGATION OF PARLIAMENT HER MAJESTY'S SPEECH

II. SUBJECTS OF DEBATE IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS.

Aug. 10. Renewable Leasehold Conversion (Ireland) Bill-On the Motion
that the House resolve itself into Committee-House in Com-
mittee pro formá-Bill to be Recommitted

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The Navigation Laws-House in Committee-Motion of Mr.
Labouchere, "To Remove the Restrictions which Prevent the
Free Carriage of Goods, by Sea, to and from the United King-
dom, and the British Possessions abroad," &c.-Resolution
agreed to-Bill to be brought in

Corrupt Practices at Elections-House in Committee-On the

Question that the Borough of Lincoln should be inserted in

the Schedule Agreed to-Division Lists, &c. Also it was