PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES:

THIRD SERIES,

COMMENCING WITH THE ACCESSION OF

WILLIAM I V.

11° & 12° VICTORIÆ, 1847-1848.

VOL. CI.

COMPRISING THE PERIOD FROM

THE TENTH DAY OF AUGUST

TO

THE FIFTH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 1848.

Sebenth and last Volume of the Session.

LONDON:

PRINTED AND PUBLISHED FOR MR. HANSARD,

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

TO

VOLUME CI.

THIRD SERIES.

1. SUBJECTS OF DEBATE IN THE HOUSE OF LORDS.

II. SUBJECTS OF DEBATE IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS.

III. LIST OF DIVISIONS.

IV. PROTEST.

I. SUBJECTS OF DEBATE IN THE House of Lords.

1848.

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Aug. 10. Emigration to Australia - Production of Papers

Unlawful Oaths Acts (Ireland) Continuance and Amendment Bill

-The Second Reading of the Bill

50

14. Unlawful Oaths Acts (Ireland) Continuance and Amendment Bill

-House in Committee-Motion of the Earl of Glengall to add

a certain Clause to the Bill for Suppressing the Repeal Associa-

tion - Motion ultimately withdrawn—Bill reported without

Amendment-Amendments made

Parliamentary Electors Bill-The Second Reading of the Bill

101

124

15. Public Health Bill-Motion of Lord Campbell for House to take

into Consideration the Commons' Amendments to the Lords'

Amendments to the Public Health Bill_Commons' Amend-

ments agreed to—Lords' Amendments disagreed to by the

Commons, not insisted on

141

17. Fisheries (Ireland) Bill-The Second Reading of the Bill

189

18. Austria and Italy - Motion of Lord Brougham for the Production

of a certain Despatch relating to Austria and Italy-Motion

agreed to

Farmers' Estate Society. (Ireland) Bill—Second Reading of the

235

...

Bill

255

21. The Irish Rebels-Question

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1848.

Aug. 21. Corrupt Practices at Elections Bill — Motion of the Lord Chancellor,

“That the Bill be read a First Time"--Amendment of Lord Redes-

dale, " That the Standing Order of the House (No. 24) be read,

and Moved the farther Consideration of the Bill upon that day

Three Months” — Order read-Amendment negatived-Bill

read a First Time

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365

374

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375

465

22. The Slave Trade-Motion of Lord Denman, " That an Humble

Address be presented to Her Majesty, praying that She will be
graciously pleased to give Directions for the Enforcement of all
Treaties with Foreign Powers for the Extinction of the Slave
Trade on the Coast of Africa, and for the Prosecution of all
British Subjects, either at Home or Abroad, directly or indi-
rectly concerned in Violating the Laws against that Crime,'
&c.— Amendment of Lord Lansdowne, by moving the Previous
Question-Previous Question put, “ Whether the said Question

shall be now put ?”-Resolved in the Negative
Parliamentary Electors Bill - Motion of Lord Beaumont, " That

the Bill be now read a Third Time”—Amendment of Lord
Redesdale, “ That the Bill be read a Third Time on that day
Six Months ”—Amendment negatived—Bill read a Third Time

- Amendment made-Bill passed
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
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
25. Case of Colonel Bristowe-Presentation of a Petition by Lord

Beaumont, and Statement of the Marquess of Lansdowne relative

thereto

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

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

the Bill

31. Agriculture (Ireland)—Return laid on the Table of the House by

the Marquess of Lansdowne

Ceylon—Question and Explanation

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514

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568

613

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726

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