Law Reforms-The Lord Chancellor gives notice of Bills relating to
Bankruptcy, Lunacy, and County Courts-His Speech on the Second
Reading-They pass the House of Lords-County Courts' Bill is post-
poned till the following Session-The other two Bills carried-Lord
Campbell proposes Bills to alter the constitution of Courts of Appeal-
They are rejected in the House of Lords-Marriage Law-Motion of
Lord F. Egerton, for leave to bring in a Bill to legalise Marriages con-
tracted with deceased Wife's Sister-Speech of Sir R. Inglis against
the Motion-It is supported by Mr. Milnes, Mr. Borthwick, Mr. C.
Buller, and Mr. C. Wood; and opposed by Mr. Goulburn, Lord Ashley,
the Solicitor-General, and Mr. O'Connell-On a Division it is negatived
by 123 to 100-Bill for the better Protection of the Royal Person, intro-
duced by Sir Robert Peel, in consequence of the outrages of Bean and
Francis-It is carried immediately in both Houses-Church Rates; Sir
John Easthope's Bill for their Abolition-It is opposed by Sir R. Inglis
and Mr. Goulburn, and rejected by 162 to 82-Grant to Maynooth
College Mr. Plumptre, Mr. Bateson, Sir H. Smith, Colonel Verner,
and other Members speak against it-Speech of Lord Eliot-It is
affirmed by a majority of 47-Poor Law Amendment Bill, introduced
by Sir J. Graham-Principal Objects and Provisions of the Measure-
A few of the Clauses are carried, and the rest postponed-Mr. Escott
makes a motion against the principle of excluding Out-door Relief-Sir
James Graham opposes it, and it is rejected after a Discussion, by 90 to
55-Review of the Session-Lord Palmerston moves for Returns to
show the number of Bills brought into the House of Commons, and the
Result as to each-He reviews the Domestic and Foreign Policy of the
Government at great length, and with much sarcasm-He is ably an-
swered by Sir Robert Peel, who retorts severely on the Whig party-
Prorogation of Parliament by the Queen, on the 12th of August-Her
Majesty's Speech-Concluding Remarks
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