Lords Sitting of 7 June 1849

MINUTES.
PUBLIC BILLS.—1a Affirmation,
2a Defects in Leases.
Reported.—Turnpike Trusts Union; Protection of Women.
3a Bankrupt Law Consolidation.
PETITIONS PRESENTED. From Belfast, and other Places, that a Demand may be made on the Brazilian and Spanish Governments for the Liberation of all Slaves.—By Earl Nelson, the Marquess of Westminster, and the Bishops of London and Oxford, from various Parishes in the City of London, Chester, and a Number of Places, for the Suppression of Seduction and Prostitution.—From a Number of Places, for Protection from unrestricted Foreign Competition.—By Lord Wharncliffe, from Sunderland, that Boards of Guardians may be Empowered to grant Superannuation Allowances to Poor Law Officers.—By the Earl of Harrowby, from Wastead, Little Ilford, and a Number of other Places, against the Granting of any New Licenses to Beer Shops.

BANKRUPT LAW CONSOLIDATION BILL.
LORD BROUGHAM,in moving the Third Reading, said, he would take the opportunity of thanking his noble and learned Friends, the law Lords, and the Members of Her Majesty's Government in that House, for the valuable support they had given to the Bill. It would now go elsewhere, but he was happy to understand that it would receive the support of Her Majesty's Government in the other House. The Bill was very important as part of a general digest of the law of England, and especially as a digest of a very important part of that law—the law of debtor and creditor. He hoped to see it followed by a digest of the whole of the civil and criminal law of this country.
Bill read 3a. Amendments made. Bill passed.

PROTECTION OF WOMEN BILL.
House in Committee.
Bill reported without Amendment.
On the bringing up of the Report,
The BISHOP of OXFORDmoved the omission of some words from the second clause of the Bill, and the insertion of the words "for lucre or gain" after the word "shall," as had been suggested by the Lord Chief Justice (Lord Denman).
Amendment agreed to.
LORD CAMPBELLsaid, for the sake of the public, the Bill ought to be printed in its amended form, in order that it might be considered in its principle, and its various

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provisions. If, then, he thought he could support the third reading, he would; but if he could not, he gave the right rev. Prelate due notice now, that he might not be exposed to the imputation of improper motives if he should think it incumbent on him to oppose it.
The BISHOP of OXFORDconcurred in the suggestion of the noble and learned Lord, and therefore moved that it should be reprinted with the Amendments.
LORD PORTMANhoped the right rev. Prelate would give sufficient notice of the third reading of the Bill, that their Lordships, having considered the printed Bill as amended, might attend in their places, if disposed, and give their votes upon it.
The BISHOP of OXFORDunderstood that the principle of the Bill had been discussed on the second reading, and he had to remind their Lordships that the second reading had been postponed till late in the Session that it might be so discussed. He had, of course, no objection to the principle of the Bill being thoroughly discussed; but he hoped, at this late period of the Session, nothing would be done un-necessarily to impede its passing before the recess.
Bill to be read 3a on Thursday next.

THE EDUCATION COMMISSION.
The ARCHBISHOP of DUBLINmoved an Address that the special report of the Education Commission, relative to the endowed school at Clonmel, lately sent in to his Excellency the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, should be laid upon the table. He said he did so on account of certain charges of a serious nature which were made in it against the Commissioners. He was one of them, though his duties did not allow him to attend to it, and being ignorant of what the charges were, he was naturally anxious that their Lordships should give him an opportunity of inquiring into them.
LORD MONTEAGLEdesired to mark a distinction which existed between the Education Commission alluded to, and the Commission of National Education, to which also his Grace belonged, and contributed in an eminent degree by his writings to the object for which it was instituted. He was afraid, if he had not remarked the distinction, a misunderstanding might have gone abroad in consequence of the indefinite terms which had been used.
Motion agreed to.
House adjourned till To-morrow.