POSTSCRIPT.
SATURDAY.
An immense quantity of "business" was got through in the House of Commons yesterday ; the House sitting from noon until it was counted out between eight and nine o clock.
Both Houses of Parliament sat today. The Commons, in an hour and a quarter, read a third time and passed five bills, amongst them the Metropolitan Interments Bill, and the Church Building Acts Amendment Bill. The Charitable Trusts Bill was withdrawn.
The greatest amount of debating took place on the Episcopal and Ca- pitular Estates Management Bill. Its further progress was strenuously opposed by Sir BENJAMIN HALL, MP. IIENLEY, Lord DUDLEY STUART, and other Members, on the grounds already stated,—that it affects an immense mass of Church property in the hands of lessees ; that it had been kept back until late in the session, hurried through the House of Lords almost sub silentio, and first made known to the public in the pa- pers of that morning. Ministers were urged to put the bill into the shape that they desired, but not to press its passing until next session. Lord DUDLEY STUART moved that the debate be adjourned. Lord JOHN RUS- SELL said a few words, but would not yield ; and the House divided, putting a negative on the adjournment by el to 30. More appeals were made to the Premier, to be less obstinate, and less subservient to the Ecclesiastical Commissioners. Mr. FREWEN moved that the bill be committed that day three months ; and Mr. HENLEY sug- gested that the perseverance of Ministers might provoke a sort of opposi- tion to which Members would resort with regret. The amendment was negatived by 48 to 37. Lord JOHN RUSSELL then proposed to go into Committee on the bill on Monday; and it was deferred accordingly.
On the motion of Mr. W. COWPER, it was agreed, that the Wandle Water and Sewerage Company Bill, the Lee River Trust Bill, the New i River Company Bill, and the East London Waterworks Bill, should be taken up next session (under certain, conditional rules) at the stage at Which they are suspended this session. Sir Jonx PAKINGTON had a motion before the House, permitting the ' refinement of sugar in bond ; which he did not support with great confi- deuce, and which was still more feebly resisted by Mr. LAEOUCHERE; but - the debate was cut short by the counting out, just as Mr. JAMES WILSON had risen to speak.
In the House of Lords the proceedings possessed even less interest. Earl TALBOT originated a conversation, by moving for orders in Council of the 30th June 1827 and the 10th August 1841, regulating the pro- motion of Captains and Commanders in the Navy, with the Admiralty rules in doing which, he mentioned cases of able and meritorious officers who had been unwillingly removed from active service. Earl GREY ob- jected to this specific criticism of particular officers, as unparliamentary and unconstitutional; but, with some curtailment, the motion was agreed to. Several bills were forwarded a stage. Some forty received the Royal assent ; mostly of a local or private kind, but among the number was the Ecclesiastical Titles Assumption Bill.
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