Mr. Campbellgave notice, that it was his intention, soon after the recess, to move for leave to bring in bills for the alteration of the laws of property and succession; for a change of the law as it respected dower, for the purpose of enabling parents to become the heirs of their children; for the abolition of fines and recoveries, with a view to the substitution of other assurances in their stead; and also for a change in the law of Limitation. The hon. and learned Gentleman stated, that he did not apprehend that the bills in question would meet with much opposition, as they had been framed in compliance with the unanimous recommendation of the commissioners appointed to inquire into the state of the law.
§ On the Motion of Mr. Rice, it was ordered, that the Speaker should issue a supersedeas on the new writ for the election of a Burgess to represent the borough of Preston, in consequence of a legal informality in the hon. E. G. S. Stanley's acceptance of the office of Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland.