PROGRESS OF PARLIAMENTARY BUSINESS

SELECT COMMITTEE DEPARTMENT. Ministerial.

Small Arms to consider the cheapest, most expeditious, and most efficient mode of providing Small Arms-for the public service. (Mr. Monsen.) Non-Ministerial.

Conventual and Monastic Institutions : to inquire into the rate of Increase and *e state of the Law. (Mr. Thomas Chambers.) Grand Jury Laws (Ireland): - to consider the Report of the Commission of 1812. (Mr. Macartney.) Inns of Court : to inquire (by Royal Commission) into the Arrangements for pro- moting the Study of Law and Jurisprudence, 8r.c. (Mr. Napier.) Emigration Ships: to inquire into loss of Life by Wreck or otherwise, and into the sufficiency of existing regulations. (Mr. John O'Connell.)

House of Lords.

Seven Bills relating to Land questions in Ireland—three introduced by the Govern- ment, two by the Earl of Donoughmore, one by the Marquis of Clanricarde, and one by Lord Dufferin—have been read a second time, and referred to a Select Committee. The other Bills on their Lordships' table consist of the Lord Chancellor's Testamentary Jurisdiction Bill and his Common Law Procedure 1854-Bill; the Bishop of London's Pew-Rents Bill ; and Lord Lyttelton's In- spector of Nuisances Bill: all of which waits second reading. Lord Brougham's County Court Extension Act Explanation B111 has been read a thud tame.

Parliamentary Business in Prospect. •

Tire COMMONS.

FINANCAL 'STATE OF THE CotaTnV--Consideration of the Financial State of the Country On Committee of Ways and Means); Monday, March 6. (Mr. GLAD- STONE.) Mon" TREASON (IRELAND)—Bill to assimilate the Law in Ireland to the Law of England ; Tuesday, March 7. (Mr. WIIITESIDE.) RELIGIOUS Vows—Bill to secure to persons under religious vows the free exercise of their lawful rights in the disposal of their property • Tuesday, March 7. (Mr. WIIITE.SIDE.) BRIMSRY,AC. BILL —Second reading; Friday, March 10. (Lord JOHN RUSSELL.) cinernoveirren ELsonass, &a. BILL—Second reading; Friday, March 10. (Lord

JOUST RUSSELL.)

AMENDMENT—That the trial of Controverted Elections should be committed to a tribunal not composed of Members ; Friday, March 10. (Mr. LIDDELL.) SEFELF.MMT AND REMOVAL BILL—Second reading; Frzclay, March to. (Mr. BAINES.) Olerorm Ifervaesirr—Bill to snake further provision for the good Government and Eatenbion of the University and its Colleges ; Friday, .March lo. (Lord Jona livssam..) PARLIAmENTAny REFEESENTATION Bnr.t.—Second reading, Monday, March 13. 'Deferred till ThirSday, April 27:- (Lord YorrieRassitz.) ANY-NDMENT —That the state of our Foreign Relations renders the present moment " inopportune for the discUssion of a measure of Parliamentary Reform; Monday, 'March is. (No notice has been given as to perseverance in this Amendment. (Sir EDWARD DEMING.) REGISTRATION OF BIRTHS, (SCOTLAN-D)—Tojkovide for the better registration of Births, -Deaths, and Marriagei ; Monday, arch 13. (Lord Eucno.) OATDS—Bill to substitute Declarations; Tuesday, March 14. (Mr. Par.:LA.1-r.) Facromss—Bill to litnit the Hours of Work of Women and young persons to ten in the day ; Thursday, March 16. (Mr. CORER-Tr.) Moaxisain—Bill to consolidate and amend the Laws; Thursday, March 16. (Mr.

BEADLAIL) •

OATHS BILL—Second-reading; Montlag, Morel 20. (Lord Jona Rossr.m..)

ABSTRACT.

Ministerial.'

No. Of Bills.

Introduced and "leave given" to 17

February 25

Ditto during the Week 6 Of these :

Received Royal Assent 1 Been read a second time 4 Further advanced 2

Wait a second reading 16

23 Non-Ministerial. No. of Mils.

Introduced and "leave given "to 14

February 25

Ditto during the Week 3 s Of these:

Been read a second time 3 Wait a second reading 16

19

DURING THE WEEK ENDING MARCH 4.

House of Commons.

LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT.

Title. By whom introduced.

Mutiny Secretary at War

Church Building Acts Continuance Mr. Fitzroy

Commons Enclosure Mr. Fitzroy Consolidated Fund: 8,000,0001... Chancellor of the Ex- chequer MerchantehippIng Bill : to amend

and consolidate the Law Mr. Cardwell

Merchant Shipping Acts Repeal Mr. Cardwell

Church-Building Acts Amend-

ment Sir W. Molcsn-orth

Valuation (Ireland) Sir John Young Coasting Trade Mr. Cardwell

Non-Ministerial.

Title. By whom introduced.

Simony Law amendment Mr. Robert Phillimore Vestries : power to carry into ef- fect useful objects Mr. Evelyn Highways (South Wales) kir Joseph Bailey

Payment of Wages (Hosiery) .... Si Henry Halford Hustings Expenses : to charge Hustings Expenses upon Coun- ties and Boroughs

Read a second time.

Read a first time.

Read a first time.

Mr. Hume

stage arrived at.

Leave given.

Read a first time. Read a second time.

Read a second time. Recommitted. Passed Committee.

Stage arrived at. Read a first time.

Read a first time. Read a second time. Read a first time.

Leave given.