Commons Sitting of 5 April 1843

MINUTES.
BILLS Public.—2°. Players of Interludes; Authority Lands.
3°. and Passed Sudbury Witnesses Indemnity.
private.—Reported.—Bourn Drainage; Forth Navigation; Manchester Corporation.
3°. and Passed: Brighton and Hove Gas; Hungerford and Lambeth suspension Foot Bridge.
PETITIONS PRESENTED. BY Messrs. G. Knight, V. Smith, Hawes, S. Crawford Hutt, Ewart, and Lord Bernard, from a great number of places, against the Educational Clauses in the Factories Bill—By Mr. Brotherton, Lord Dalmeny and Sir P. H. Fleetwood, from a great number of places, for the Total and Immediate Repeal of the Corn and provision Laws—By Sir J. Trollope Mr. E. B. Clive, and another hon. Member, from Exeter, Cardigan, Blackburn, and Harsford, against the Ecclesiastical Courts Bill—By Lord Bernard, from Bandon, for Amending the Irish Poor-law—From westbury Union
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against the Registration Act—From Bristol and London, in favour of the Health of Town Bill.—From Nortingham, for Amending the Bankruptcy Act.—From Lambeth for the Redamption of Bridge Tolls—From Oldham against the Truck System. —From Suffolk, against the Union of the Sees of St. Asaph and Bangor.—From Limerick, and Bandon, against the pawnbrokers Trade (Ireland) Bill.—From Whittington, and Bandon, against any further Grant to Maynooth College.—From Bandon, against the present system of Education (Ireland).—From Ballinasloe for Amending the Lighting of Towns (Ireland) Act.—From Cork, and Waterford, for Amending the Tithe Composition and Poor Relief (Ireland) Act.

MAYNOOTH.—NOTICES.
Sir. V. Blakegave notice that the should move an amendment to the motion of the hon. Member for Bridport for an inquiry into the system of education at Maynooth, to the effect that an inquiry be instituted into the question, whether the indiscriminate perusal of the Bible, as a school book, unaccompanied by any note or comment, was most calculated to conduce to the interests of true religion; or whether it had not produced those inveterate prejudices which had produced so many forms of dissent from the established religion of the country.
Mr. Labouchersbegged to call the attention of the House to the words of this notice of motion. He did not think that it was a decent thing to apply the expression of "inveterate prejudices," to the religious opinions of any class. He had thought the terms of the motion had not been generally heard by the House, and he felt himself bound to refer to them.
Sir. V. Blakethought, upon consideration, that the language used was certainly rather strong, he would, therefore, adopt the suggestion of the right hon. Gentleman, and withdraw the notice for the present.

PLAYERS OF INTERLUDES.
Mr. Ewart Mr. Ewart moved the second reading of the players of interludes bill. He hoped that there would be no objection to the bill now passing this stage, the discussion being taken on going into committee.
Mr. M. Suttonhad no objection to offer to the suggestion of the hon. Member. He, however, could not give his assent to the bill as it now stood, though he was ready to admit that the state of the law was not very satisfactory, and he gave his consent to this proposition upon the understanding that the House should not be pledged to adopt the provisions of the bill as they now stood.
Bill read a second time.

ADMIRALITY LANDS.
Upon the motion for reading the order of the day for the second reading of the admiralty lands bill,
Mr. Gillbegged that this bill, which had been of the Table a very short time, should be postponed. He had some objections to the compulsory clauses of the bill.
Mr. S. Herbertbegged that the second reading might be now take pro forma, and any discussion which might arise might be taken on going into committee. He would fix a late day for the committee.
Bill read a second time.
House adjourned at five o'clock.