House Of Lords, Friday, J...
PARLIAMENTARY INTELLIGENCE. The LoRD CHAINCELLOR, the Esarl of iAnROWvBw, and tht Earl of SHAFTESBURY, s&t as commissioners, and notified the Royal assent to the beer duties bill, and several private biUs. The hides and skins bill, the Exchcquer-bills bill, and other bills vrere read a third time, and passed. The Excise oaths bill was committed. The Earl of LIVrERPOOL moved several verbal amendments, the object of which, he stated, was to extend the principle of the bill by making iEembrace other revenue departments, as the stamps, customs, &C. The bill so amended went through the committee, and the report vas ordered to be received on Wednesday. On the motion of the Earl of LivERPOOL, the standing order relative to the passing of bilLs through more than one stage was sus_ pended,; upon which, the biU for restoring Mlr. Erskine, of Alarr, was then read a second time, and committed forthwith. The other bills for restoring honours having also passed through conamittees, they were ordered to be recommitted on WIednesday, and the re- port of the committee appointed to search for precedents was orderecl to be referred to the same covmmittee. The Earl of LllrERPOOL moved the second reading of the rrish tithe composition bili. He did not wish to raise any discus- sion in this stage, and would defer any observation on the subjete until Thursday, when he would move the committee. The bill was accordingly read a second time, and ordered to be committed on Thursday. The Irish insurrection bill, and the clergy relief biUl, were com- mitted. The Earl of DARNLEY presented a petition from a patish in the county of MUeath, against the tithe composition bill, as it waa originlly introduced, which, after some observations from Lord CLIFDEN, was laid on the table. Lord KENYON moved the second reading of the bil for regu- lating the great sessions in Wales. Lord CA%VWDOR opposed the bill, the principle of which, he ob- served, he was unable to discover. He should move as an amend- nient, that the bill be read a second time this day six months . and if that motion was carried, he would move an address to the King for the appointment of a commission to inquire into the stateof the jurisdiction in Wales. Lord REDESDALE supuorted the bill. The principle and ob- ject of the bill was the improvement of the administration of jus- tice in Wales. There might be objections to some of the details of -the clauses, but thepresent was not the stage for discdssing them. Their lordlships divided on the amendment that the bili be read a second time this day six montls- Content, 81 Not Content, 291 Mlajority, 21. The bill was then read a second time. While strangers were exclided, the Earl of HARD%VrCKa pre. sented a petition from the parish of St. James, against the equitable loan bill. Nr. HuEltE, and others from the Commons, brought up a copy of the report of the committee of that house on the laws rebltive to artisais. Lord C;ALTERORPE moved the second reading of the bill for preventing cruelty to animal. The Earl of ROSSLYN was not before aware of the existence of this bill, but he was far from approving of it. Under the provisions of the laws which were passing on this subject, it would soon be im. possible to tame a horse. If a man were to cat a horse's tail or ear- according to this bill he would be guilty of a misdemeanour. 4:? objected to the increase of the penal laws. He should be sorry to de- tain their lordships at present by discussing this bill, but he disap- proved of the principle of teaching people bumanity by law, and would in another stage resist the measure. Lord SUFFJELD wished the bill to pass, because it limited the discration at present possessed by the magistrates. As the law now stood, :a man could be fined 51.. for rutting the tail of his horse. Lord CALTHORPE said there was a great distinction betwveen coropelling menl by law to be humane, and preventing ihemn from being cruel. The LORD CHA?iCELLOR intimated that he disapproved of the bill, and would oppose it at a future stage. The biUl was read a second time.-Adjourned to Wcdnesday. HOUSE OF LORDS. FRIDAY. Ju-w 4.