The Express.
London, England, 1855-02-27 00:00:00

PRIVATE BILLS.
SECOND READINGS.

Abingdon Rail;;;;liiuroOlG,Ti.iii Birkenhead and
Liverpool Docks (Alteratiou of Linrpool Doak Rates, ttc.) ;
Birkenhead sad Liverpool Docks (Trust Property of Bir-
kenhead Dock Trustees, Ike.) ; Bri port and Bread Wiwi.
Roads; Bridport Roads ; British and American Great Rail-
way Land Company ; Carmarthen sad Cardigan Railway ;
But of Fife Railway ; Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway ;
Electric Telegraph Company ; Easter and Exmouth Rail-
way; Fergus Estuary Reclamation ; Gateshead Quays and
Improvements ; Gloucester Water and Local Board of
Health; Gun-Banal Proof Houses (Birmingham and
Leedom) ; Hamilton Improvement ; Hartlepool Gas and
Water ; Hartlepool Pier and Port ; Radon and Hull, &e.
Road ; 'palms Mineral Branch Railway ; Jedburgh Rail-
way; Keighler mid Kendal Road ; Leslie Railway ; Li-
merick and Fame Railway ; Luton, Dtuutable, and
Welwyn Railway; Lyme Regis Roads ; Manchester, Shef-
field, sad Limelashire Railway (Capital) ; Medical Invalid
and General Life Assuan*, SoOety ; Metropolitan Rail.
way ; Natiseal Loan Fend Life Assurance Society ; North
fleallisedehire Railway; Newton in Mackerileld Improve-
maWord, Worcester, and Wolverhampton Railway
Gauge); Portsmouth Railway ; Rhymney Railway ;
Ty and Yeovil Railway ; Salads Railway ; South
Wales Railway (Extension of Time) ; Stokes Bay and Isle
ef Wight Railway, Pier, and Telegraph ; Stroud and
Ised Road ; Waveney Valley Railway ; Weymouth Water ;
Worcester and Hereford Railway ; Grand Surrey Canal ;
and Wigan and Preston Roads, South of Yarrow, bills.

NEW WRIT.-THE LATE MR. HUME.

Lord P,

said—l riss to moss that Mr.

Speaker do isms lie wagenne In the clerk of the crown, di-
reefing a sew writ to knee he the deities of a eommiesiensr
to represent the Montrose diets'st of liergits in paillemint
I. the roes of Joseph Hume, Bag., decemped. la deign so
I mascot reconcile myself to merely pugling the bare seine
is your hands. (Hear, hear.) I think sir, that I shwahl
cot be doing justice to the teenage of this bones if I were
not, however feebly, to express tias wept and impel whisk
I Thal assured I share with all who sow hear Ma towards
Abe member whom loss we are sew gobs to replete. (Hem,
bow.) It was said of an maiamt ass in former times, that
be
' To pasty gave up what wee meant for mankiad."
Now the very reverse of that might be odd of our late
eolleageo—(beer, hear)—tor the party to which he de-
' voted the labour of his lib was his country ; and that
served, his study was, the general interests of mankind.
(Cheers.) Many men have gained for themselves an emi-
nent politica in this house by placing themselves at the head
of faithful bands *1 friends whose object was to acquire pe-
lineal power for the purpose of governing the country, bat
Mr. Hume was a remarkable instance of a man who pained
an eminent position not only in this ham but in the
coantry—who established a name and reputation not only
throughout Europe, bat far beyond the limits of that part of
die globe, by emotions wholly disinterested, as regarded
himself individually, and equally without the motive of se-
oaring political power for his friends. (Hear, bear.) He
was • man, in abort, of whom it may be said, that he took
the lead is promoting every sedate of inspromenent which
hie of bate years been carried into proudest operation, ea
his eternise were spread over the whole reap of mitten
which ecomera tte interests of this coustry ; and be punned
them with a perseverance which defeat could net bailie, ea
energy which no obstructiou could abate. (Cheers.) But
Mr. Hume bed still another claim on the grateful molls'.
ties of this bete. Although, in the leas course of his
struggles to awry eat his opinions to mew, he was fro-
gamey opposed to wee than one party is this Maw, be
pawl through these rough medics+ without bevies any
nambessat reminiseenos of the strife. He met obstacles as
amp Man should meet thou who means honestly to SWIMS
lb ogiolow is this haw, bat nothing ever posed between
him eel those who were most opposed to his which left
see Wm of resentment, toe particle of bitterness behind.
fiend sheers.) Aid whereas I remember it to
bow boos said of a perms who held a high politics
is Oil bows that whatever aerimeay might be generated ia
soft woliolo be never serried it beyond the door of the
base, I may say of our deceased irked that with him the
iimesabrasee of party maniste never seaters. so far as the
Baer. (Rear, hear.) Sir, amu of 'meta industry, a sun

who more peneverlagly devoted his whole lite to what he I
seaddered to be the good of the ermatry semi sat within
MISS walls—pond miss of " Hear, hear"),—aad I am per-
' waded that those who most differed from him is opinion
_ _ _

respecting matters which he felt it to be his duty to brim
behre the house suet do him the justice of admitting that
►e sated from that purest of all motives, a sincere desire to
ulnae* the welfare of his country. (Cheers.) Those who
differed from him will he foremost in doing justice to his
integrity ; and those who epee, us wall as those who differ.
will admit th►t a man pomessisg his ability, Industry,
and disinterested character, must, on poising away from
amongst us, be deplored as a heavy loss to this house. (Hear,
bear.) He was a man peculiarly belonging to the ego in
whisk ha lived. He had his party feelings— that is, he Aso-
elated wit► than who agreed with him in principle ; but
without any notion of political ascendancy, he endeavoured
to do what was good for the whole country. (Cheer.) In
conclusion, he was a man on whom we must all look back
with admiration and regret; and no man feels more sincerely
than I do the sorrow with which any cue must propose the
motion which is now before the house. ('. Hear, hear,"
sad cheers.)

Mr J. 11AL/ISL/a mid—Privileged to enjoy for many
ran the lemblemee and friendship of the late lamented
member, I web plebe's, be permitted to add one sentence
to the well•deamned tribute which t►e noble viscount
at the head of her Majesty's government has paid to the
memory of our departed friend. (Hear, hear.) It may be
justly said, that his unostentatious laboun for the public
good were only melted by his private worth. Even in the
arena of political strife, he never either made an enemy or
lost a friend. And I would indulge the bops that the re-
presentatives of a grateful people will rot suffer services at
once so eminent and disinterested to pus away without
some memorial worthy of them and of the country.
(Cheers.)
Mr.