6 FEBRUARY 1841, Page 10

In the Commons, a new writ was moved for King's

County, in the zOom of Mr. Fitzsimon, who has accepted the Chiltern Hundreds. The Select Committee on South Australia was named. The mem- bers appointed are—Lord Howick, Lord Stanley, Sir George Grey, Mr. W. E. Gladstone, Mr. G. W. Wood, Lord Mahon, Mr. Parker, Lord Eliot, Mr. Ward, Captain A'Court, Mr. V. Smith, Mr. R. Currie, Mr. Sotheron, Lord Fitzalan, and Mr. G. Hope.

On the motion of Lord Jona RUSSELL, the thanks of the House were voted to Admiral Stopford, his officers and men, for their conduct on the coast of Syria. Lord STANLEY, in expressing his concurrence in the address, guarded himself from being supposed by his vote to sanc- tion the policy which had occasioned the services of Admiral Stopford and those under him to be so employed. Mr. HUME was more explicit in condemning the employment of the naval force on such a service. ZIT ROBERT INGLIS suggested that some greater honour than a vote of thanks should be conferred on Admiral Stopford, whom he hoped to see raised to the Peerage. In this suggestion Lord -...T.OESTBE con- curred.

Mr. Sergeani TALFOURD moved the second reading of the Copyright Bill. He said that tie.'!S!h sixty years were mentioned in the bill as the term of duration of cop7ight, he was willing to come to any rea- sonable compromise in Committee. Mr. MACAULAY opposed the bill. e..!lought its effect, like that of all monopolies, would be to make books dearer, without conferring any advantage on authors corresponding to the injury mere to the public. The only parties benefited by a long extension of copyrig:e*. would be the rich booksellers. It would also have the effect of leading to the mutilation and suppression of valuable works. Sir R. Ixous sup- ported the bill. Sergeant Tateounn expressed his surprise that Mr. Macaulay, whom he hoped to have found a supporter of the measure, should have thus appeared at the eleventh hour as one of its strongest opponents. The argument against the perpetuity of copyright would equally apply to the right in perpetuity to any other property.

On a division, the bill was thrown out, by 45 to 38.

Mr. HAWES moved for leave to introduce a bill to amend the laws relating to the medical profession. He proposed to embrace three ob- jects—first, to establish a Council founded on the representative prin- ciple; second, to give this Council a power to regulate the education of medical students ; third, to endeavour to provide for an efficient regis- tration of medical practitioners. Mr. Fox MAULE reserved his opinion on the bill till he should be in possession of the details. Mr. WAKLEY and Mr. WARBURTON expressed their belief that no valid reform was. to be expected at the hands of Government. The bill was read a first time, and ordered for a second reading on the 19th.

Lord MORPETH'S bill to amend the laws relating to the qualification and registration of Parliamentary voters in Ireland, was read a first time, and the second reading is fixed for the 19th.

The House adjourned at eight o'clock, till Monday.