POSTSCRIPT.
SATURDAY NIGHT,
The House of Lords returned last night to the Punishment of Death Bill. The Earl of FIADDINGTON withdrew the amendment which he brought forward on Thursday. The Earl of Wixcitu.sua moved an amendment to exclude from the operation of the bill crimen non inter Christiana nominandum. The Marquis of NORMANBY, not thinking it desirable that such a subject should he discussed, did not oppose the amendment ; which was agreed to without a division. The Earl of WINanLsEA then moved that the whole of the clause by which capital punishment is abolished for the crime of rape be struck out. The clause was supported by the Marquis of NORMANBY, Lord ASHBURTON, and Lord BROUGHAM ; and opposed by the garl of Wiexi.ow. On a divi- sion, it was affirmed, by 64 to 60, In Committee on the Criminal Justice Bill, the Earl of WICKLOW moved to exclude Manchester from its operation. The Marquis of NORMANBY said that such an alteration would endanger the final pass- ing of the bill in the other house. Two divisions took place on this amendment, and on another rather differently constructed : the first M as -a tie, 32 voting on each side ; in the next the amendment was rejected, by 32 to 31.
LordsThe Bribery at Elections Bill, or rather the bit of it which their Lordships have left hanging to the title, was read a third time, and hips The Marquis of NORMANBY stated, that it had been found necessary,
• owing to the lateness of the session, to abandon the Drainage of Towns and the Building Act Improvement Bills, in the other House.
In the House of Commons, Sir FRANCIS BuRnErr asked if any thing bad been done in reference to the erection of a monument to Sir Sidney Smith ; to which the Government, as he understood, had pledged them- selves ?
Lord Joust RUSSELL said, that Government had intended to erect a monument; when it had been suggested that two other distinguished orse,ers, Lord Exmouffilsand Lord De Saumarez, also deserved monu- ments. The intention, however, was not abandoned ; but it could not be carried into effect at present, in consequence of the interruption in the voting of the Supplies, arising out of existing circumstances.
In answer to Mr. Hum Mr. LABOUCIIERE said that a convention had just been signed between this country and Denmark, which he hoped would lead to a satisfactory adjustment of the question of the Sound- dues; though it bad not yet been ratified by the Danish Government.
Lord INGESTRE gave notice for next session of a motion, that an ad- dress be presented to the Queen, praying that her Majesty would order a new maritime survey to be made of the coasts and harbours of New Zealand.
The Court of Chancery Bill Was read a third time, and passed. The second reading of the Ireland Warehousing Bill was postponed for three months.
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