PROGRESS OF PARLIAMENTARY BUSINESS

DIMING THE WEEK ENDING MARCH 25.

House of Commons.

LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT.

Ministerial.

Title. By whom introduced. Stage arrived at.

Income-tax Mr. Gladstone Read a first and se- cond time.

Gaming-houses Attorney-General Leave given. Dublin Port Sir J. Young Read a first time.

Dublin Coinage Sir J. Young Read a first time.

Canterbury Bribery Prevention .. Attorney-General Leave given. Similar Bribery Prevention Bills were ordered for Cambridge, Barnstaple, Kings- ton-upon-Hull, and Maldon.

Three Bills were read a second time; and five Bills received the Royal Assent.

Non-Ministerial.

Title. By whom Introduced. Stage arrived at.

Public Libraries and Museums .. Mr. Ewart Read a first time.

Carlisle Canonries Mr. Ferguson Read a first time. Bankruptcy (Ireland) Mr. Cairns Read a first time. Mr. Robert Phillimore's Simony Law Amendment Bill, and Mr. Evelyn's Vestries Bill, were lost on the second reading. Three bills were read a second time.

ABSTRACT.

Ministerial.

No. Of Bills.

Non-Ministerial.

No. of Bills.

Introduced and "leave given" to March 18 26 Introduced and "heave given "to March 18

25

Ditto during the Week 9 Ditto during the Week 3 Of these :

Sent from the Lords 1 Received Royal Assent 6

Of these:

Been read a second time 5

Rejected 4

Further advanced 1

Been read a second time .... 7

Wait a second reading 21

Wait a second reading 17

Gone to the Lords 2

Gone to the Lords 1

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House of Lords.

The Law Bills on their Lordships' table have been increased by Lord Brougham's Arbitration Law Amendment and Declaratory Suits Bills.

Parliamentary Business in Prospect.

Tux Commows.

Ssertxmatta AND RastovAL BILL—Second reading (adjourned debate); Monday, March 27. BRIBERY, &C. BILL—Second reading; Monday, March 27. (Lord Jones Ressxm) CONTROVERTED ELECTIONS, &C. BILL—Second reading ; Monday, March 27. (Lord Joins Hamm-) EPISCOPAL AND CAPITTLAR ESTATES BILL—SeCOnd reading ; Wednesday, March 29. (Marquis of BLANDFORD.) Ausarnarzty— That the second reading take place that day six months. (Sir Wrz- rasa CLAY.) POLICE-Bill to render more efficient the Policia in Counties and Boroughs in England and Wales ; Thursday, March 30. (Lord PAthisasrox..) EDUCATION BILL (SCOTLAND)-Second reading; Thursday, March 30. (Lord Advocate.) OAT= BILL-Second reading; Friday. March 31. (Lord Jolts RUSSELL.) STAMP Acre-Committee; Monday, April 3. PUBLIC OPPICEs-Select Committee to inquire how far a system of examination or other test of efficiency may be adopted or further extended in the ease of ap- pointments and promotion of candidates for the different departments of the Public Service; Wednesday, April 5. (Mr. Eweirr.) PROPERTY Queuneariox Bui,-Second reading ; Wednesday, April 5. (Mr. TraurEm..) PARLIAMENTARY RETRESMPTATION Bnx-Second reading ; Thursday, April 27. (Lord Jou:: Ressam..)