Hansard's Parliamentary Debates

PARLIAMENTARY

DEBATES:

Third Series;

COMMENCING WITH THE ACCESSION OF

WILLIAM IV.

8° & 9° VICTORIE, 1845.

VOL. LXXXII.

COMPRISING THE PERIOD FROM

THE FOURTH DAY OF JULY,

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THE NINTH DAY OF AUGUST, 1845.

Sixth and Last Volume of the Session.

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1845.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

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VOLUME LXXXII.

THIRD SERIES.

I. SUBJECTS OF DEBATE IN THE HOUSE OF LORDS.

II.

SUBJECTS OF DEBATE IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS.

III. LISTS OF DIVISIONS.

IV. PROTESTS.

I. SUBJECTS OF DEBATE IN THE HOUSE OF LORDS.

1845.

July 4. Banking (Ireland) Bill-The Third Reading of the Bill

Jurors (Ireland) Bill)-The Second Reading of the Bill

Railways-Coasting Trade-Motion for the Production of

Papers

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Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton Railway-Presentation

of a Petition and Explanation

Railway and other Bills-Adjourned Debate on the Third Re-

solution Amendments moved - Debate on Resolution as

Amended adjourned

7. Drainage by Tenant for Life-The Second Reading of the Bill

Standing Orders-Railways-Motion of the Marquess of Clan-

ricarde to insert certain Clause in every future Railway Bill

-Motion agreed to

Committees on Private Bills and Select Committees-Explana-

tion

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Brazil Slave Trade Bill-The Second Reading of the Bill

Administration of Criminal Justice Bill-The Second Reading

of the Bill

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Administration of Criminal Justice Bill (Lord Denman)-Bill

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July 8. The Advocate General of Bengal-Question

121

Medical Charities in Ireland Presentation of Petitions

123

10. Privilege - Motion of the Lord Chancellor for the Appointment

of a Select Committee, to take into consideration the Petition

of Thomas Baker, of · Albion House, Hammersmith-Amend-

ment moved by Lord Campbell, “ That the Plaintiff and his

Attorney be summoned to appear at the Bar of this House to-

morrow at five o'clock.”—Amendment negatived— Motion

agreed to, and Committee nominated

292

Forgery of Names in Railway Deeds-Appointment of Select

Committee

304

Documentary Evidence Bill-House in Committee

306

Free Church of Scotland - Presentation of Petitions

307

New Zealand - Presentation of a Petition

312

Foreign Lotteries Bill—The Second Reading of the Bill

319

11. Report of Select Committee appointed to search for Precedents

in reference to the Petition of Thomas Baker for Protection 384

Railways and the Board of Trade--Minute of the Lords of the

Committee of Privy Council for Trade, dated the 10th day of

July, relative to the constitution and mode of Proceedings of

the Railway Department of the Board of Trade -- Report to

be printed

388

Railway and other Bills - Adjourned Debate on Amendments

moved in Third Resolution resumed-Debate thereon further

adjourned

390

14. Landlord and Tenant (Ireland) Commission-- Proposed Mea-

sures-Explanation

430

Breach of Privilege-Order of the Day for the attendance of

Peter Taite Harbin and John Harlow read--Examination

of Witnesses-John Harlow and Peter Taite Harbin having

been, on the separate Motions of the Lord Chancellor, de-

clared to have been guilty of a Breach of the Privileges of

this House, it was Ordered that they be committed for said

Offence to the Custody of the Gentleman Usher of the Black

Rod until the further Order of this House

431

Costs in Local and Personal Bills – The First Reading of the

Bill

468

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15. Tenants' Compensation (Ireland) Bill— Explanation

493

Privilege-Presentation of Petitions from John Harlow and

Peter Taite Harbin— Petitioners discharged from the Custody

of the Gentleman Usher of the Black Rod

493

Spanish Colonial Sugar-Earl of Clarendon's Motion for con-

tinuing permission to the Subjects of the Queen of Spain to

Import into the United Kingdom all the Productions of the

Territories or Possessions of the Spanish Crown at the same

rate of Duties paid by Subjects or Citizens of the most

favoured Nations upon the Importation of like Articles, &c.

- Motion Resolved in the Negative

496

17. Irish Great Western Railway— Report of Select Committee

brought up and Ordered to be Printed

616

Apprehension of Offenders — The Second Reading of the Bill 617

Disturbances in Leitrim- Presentation of a Petition and Ques-

tion

651

Syria-Motion for an Addr2s8 10 Her Majesty for the Produc-

...

July 17. Waste Lands (Australia) Bill — The Second Reading of the Bill 663

19. Foreign Lotteries Bill — The Third Reading of the Bill

666

Field Gardens' Bill— The Second Reading of the Bill

666

21. Peninsular Officers-Presentation of a Petition

717

Colleges (Ireland) Bill - The Second Reading of the Bill

729

22. Scottish Universities-Presentation of Petitions

871

Breach of Privilege-Irish Great Western Railway-State-

ment of Lord Brougham relating to a certain Breach of Pri-

vilege-Discussion respecting-Further Discussion adjourned

till Thursday

872

Colleges (Ireland) Bill-House in Committee

887

24. Guildford and Chichester Railway - Presentation of Petitions 1025

Irish Great Western Railway Bill-Privilege-Report of Select

Committee ordered to be considered to-morrow-Notice of

Motion by Earl of Besborough

1026

Address to Her Majesty—The New Houses of Parliament,

Motion of Lord Brougham, " That an humble Address be Pre-

sented to Her Majesty, praying that She would be graciously

pleased to give the necessary Directions for having the New

Houses of Parliament ready for the reception of this House at

the beginning of the next Session"- Motion Resolved in the

Negative

... 1033

Lunatic Asylums and Pauper Lunatics—The Second Reading of

the Bill — Message from the House of Commons relating to che
Expunging of a Clause which had accidentally and erroneously
been inserted in the Bill - Motion of Lord Wharncliffe, “ That
the Proceedings already had in the said Lunatic Asylums and
Pauper Lunatics Bill be vacated, inasmuch as it appears, by
The Message of the Commons of this day, that the Bill as sent
up to this House was not the Bill which had been agreed to

by the Commons"--Motion agreed to-Bill read a First Time 1034

Commons' Enclosure Bill — The Second Reading of the Bill ... 1036

25. Privilege-Presentation of a Petition

Irish Great Western Railway Bill-Presentation of a Petition-

Motion of the Earl of Besborough, “That the further con-

sideration of the Bill of the Irish Great Western Railway

Company for the construction of a Railway from Dublin to

Galway be put off to this day Three Months"-Debate Ad-

journed

1079

Lunatic Asylums and Pauper Lunatics Bill — The Second Read.

ing of the Bill-On Motion that the Bill be committed to a