Lords Sitting of 2 July 1877

MINUTES.
Sat First in Parliament—The Lord Minster, after the death of his Father.
PUBLIC BILLS—First Reading—Inclosure (127). Second Reading—Royal Irish Constabulary* (120).
Committee—General Police and Improvement (Scotland) Act (1862) Amendment* (109); Trade Marks* (106).
Report—Metropolis Toll Bridges* (119); Metropolis Improvement Provisional Orders Confirmation (Great Wild Street, &c.)* (81); Local Government Provisional Orders (Bridlington, &c.)* (107).
Third Reading—Public Works Loans* (88); Norfolk and Suffolk Fisheries* (104); Local Government Board's Provisional Orders Confirmation (Belper Union)* (87), and passed.

INLAND NAVIGATION (IRELAND).

  MOTION FOR A RETURN. QUESTION.
  THE EARL OF LEITRIMmoved for a Return showing the amount of money granted by the Irish Parliament for the formation of the Royal Canal between the River Liffey at Dublin and the River Shannon, and for the amount of money granted by the Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland to the Inland Navigation Commissioners to complete the Royal Canal from the River Liffey at Dublin and the River Shannon. The noble Earl said, the canal was first commenced by a Company who borrowed money of the Irish Government, and mortgaged the canal. They now came forward, not as a canal Company, but as a railway Company, asking Parliament for an extension of powers, and inserted canal clauses in the Bill. In making this Motion, he desired to ask, Whether it was intended to reserve the power which the Irish Government still possessed of not allowing the property in the Royal Canal to be mortgaged without the sanction of the Lord Lieutenant?
  THE MARQUESS OF SALISBUEYsaid, he saw no objection to the production of the Return moved for; but requested the noble Earl to repeat his Question on another occasion, as his Notice had not sufficiently indicated its purport for him to be able to answer it.
  Motion agreed to; Return ordered.

INCLOSUEE OF COMMONS.
(The Lord Steward.)
INCLOSUEE OF COMMONS.

  PRESENTED. FIRST READING.
  EARL BEAUCHAMPpresented a Bill to confirm certain Provisional Orders of the Inclosure Commissioners for the inclosure of lands situate in Barrowden, South Luffenham, and North Luffenham in the county of Rutland, and at Riccall in the county of York; and moved that so much of the Order of the 23rd of April, 1877, as

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  related to the first reading of Inclosure Bills be suspended in reference to the said Bill, and that the said Bill be read a first time. Injustice would be done and great improvements would be delayed unless this Standing Order were suspended in reference to this Bill, and he hoped their Lordships would agree to the Motion.
  THE EARL OF REDESDALEsaid, he would not object to the Motion in this case; but he must remark that there was no use in making Orders unless they were attended to. There could be no reason why parties should not have their Bills ready at a much earlier period of the Session.
  Motion agreed to; Bill read 1ª accordingly; to be printed; and referred to the Examiners.
  House adjourned at a quarter before Six o'clock, till To-morrow, half-past Ten o'clock.