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Parliamentary Analysis.
PARLIAMENTARY ANALYSIS .
HOUSE OF LORDS . March 29 ft . —Lord Brougham alluded to the rumour which has gone abroad of a man having been executed by mistake at Waterford Assizes . 30 ft . —The Duke of Wellington explained the case of the individual who was hanged for murder by mistake at the Waterford Assizes . It appeared that the man's identity had been sworn to by his two brothers-in-law and another person ; and that as he produced no evidence to the contrary himself , there existed no doubt in the mind of one as to his being the guilty
any person , —Lord Brougham expressed himself satisfied with the explanation . April 2 . —Lord Plunket entered into an explanation of his opinion respecting Church property , and its approprition by the State , in answer to an inference of the Bishop of Exeter on a former evening . He had never said that Church property was private property . On the contrary , he had ever regarded it in the light of corporate property . Allusions to former speeches he condemned as irregular and in had taste . —The Bishop of Exeter quoted Hansard ' s ' Debates' and the ¦ Mirror of Parliament '
to show that at a much later period the Noble Lord had been adverse to such an appropriation . —Lord Brougham reminded the House that if any changes of opinion had taken place on the Opposition side , some changes had taken place on the Ministerial side also . —The Lord Chancellor afterwards interposed , and the conversation dropped . 6 ft . —The Duke of Wellington briefly announced that his Majesty's Government had tendered their resignations , and that they held their offices only until their successors were appointed .
16 th .. —The Duke of Wellington moved the adjournment to Saturday the 18 th . April 18 ft . —Viscount Melbourne announced the appointment of the new Ministry . —Lord Alvanley inquired whether the new Administration
were to have the aid of Mr . O'Connell , and , if so , what was to be the equivalent ? Lord Brougham having risen to order , some confusion followed , which terminated in a unequivocal denial by Lord Melbourne as to his having entered into any terms for securing the co-operation of Mr . O'Connell . —The Duke of Buckingham asked whether it was the intention of the Government to act upon the resolution passed in another place , by appropriating Church property to other than religious purposes ? Lord Melbourne replied that he felt himself bound to act upon that resolution . —
The House then adjourned to the 30 th inst ., with an understanding that no public business should he transacted until the 12 th of May . May 12 ft . —Lord Denman took his seat on the Woolsack as Speaker of the House of Lords , and Barons Glenelg and Ashhurton took the oaths and their seats . —The Marquess of Lansdowne stated that the question of granting a charter to the London University would be immediately brought under the consideration of the Government . A long conversation took place upon a question put hy Lord Brougham to the First Lord of the Admiralty , respecting an outrage reported to have been committed by a Noble Captain in the Navy , on a gentleman who was a passenger in his ship . Lord Auckland denied havinrr anv distinct knowledge of the subiect .
but promised that , if it was brought forward in a tangible shape , it should be investigated . 14 ft . —Lord Brougham presented a petition from Edinburgh against any public grants for additional church accommodation in Scotland . The Duke of Buccleuch maintained that , however the fact might be with respect to Edinburgh , he was prepared to prove that in other parts of Scotland additional church accommodation was wanted . 15 ft . —The Earl of Wicklow called the attention of the House to the report in the newspapers relative to the public entry of Earl Mulgrave into Dublin , and inquired if the Noble Earl at the head of the Government
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Parliamentary Analysis.
PARLIAMENTARY ANALYSIS .
HOUSE OF LORDS . March 29 ft . —Lord Brougham alluded to the rumour which has gone abroad of a man having been executed by mistake at Waterford Assizes . 30 ft . —The Duke of Wellington explained the case of the individual who was hanged for murder by mistake at the Waterford Assizes . It appeared that the man's identity had been sworn to by his two brothers-in-law and another person ; and that as he produced no evidence to the contrary himself , there existed no doubt in the mind of one as to his being the guilty
any person , —Lord Brougham expressed himself satisfied with the explanation . April 2 . —Lord Plunket entered into an explanation of his opinion respecting Church property , and its approprition by the State , in answer to an inference of the Bishop of Exeter on a former evening . He had never said that Church property was private property . On the contrary , he had ever regarded it in the light of corporate property . Allusions to former speeches he condemned as irregular and in had taste . —The Bishop of Exeter quoted Hansard ' s ' Debates' and the ¦ Mirror of Parliament '
to show that at a much later period the Noble Lord had been adverse to such an appropriation . —Lord Brougham reminded the House that if any changes of opinion had taken place on the Opposition side , some changes had taken place on the Ministerial side also . —The Lord Chancellor afterwards interposed , and the conversation dropped . 6 ft . —The Duke of Wellington briefly announced that his Majesty's Government had tendered their resignations , and that they held their offices only until their successors were appointed .
16 th .. —The Duke of Wellington moved the adjournment to Saturday the 18 th . April 18 ft . —Viscount Melbourne announced the appointment of the new Ministry . —Lord Alvanley inquired whether the new Administration
were to have the aid of Mr . O'Connell , and , if so , what was to be the equivalent ? Lord Brougham having risen to order , some confusion followed , which terminated in a unequivocal denial by Lord Melbourne as to his having entered into any terms for securing the co-operation of Mr . O'Connell . —The Duke of Buckingham asked whether it was the intention of the Government to act upon the resolution passed in another place , by appropriating Church property to other than religious purposes ? Lord Melbourne replied that he felt himself bound to act upon that resolution . —
The House then adjourned to the 30 th inst ., with an understanding that no public business should he transacted until the 12 th of May . May 12 ft . —Lord Denman took his seat on the Woolsack as Speaker of the House of Lords , and Barons Glenelg and Ashhurton took the oaths and their seats . —The Marquess of Lansdowne stated that the question of granting a charter to the London University would be immediately brought under the consideration of the Government . A long conversation took place upon a question put hy Lord Brougham to the First Lord of the Admiralty , respecting an outrage reported to have been committed by a Noble Captain in the Navy , on a gentleman who was a passenger in his ship . Lord Auckland denied havinrr anv distinct knowledge of the subiect .
but promised that , if it was brought forward in a tangible shape , it should be investigated . 14 ft . —Lord Brougham presented a petition from Edinburgh against any public grants for additional church accommodation in Scotland . The Duke of Buccleuch maintained that , however the fact might be with respect to Edinburgh , he was prepared to prove that in other parts of Scotland additional church accommodation was wanted . 15 ft . —The Earl of Wicklow called the attention of the House to the report in the newspapers relative to the public entry of Earl Mulgrave into Dublin , and inquired if the Noble Earl at the head of the Government