The Express.
London, England, 1864-07-19 00:00:00

LAND SECURITIES BILL

Earl DONOUGYMOrtii;Ssented;letition from the
Land Securities Company, and moved that the Land
!Securities Bill be committed.
Lord REDF.SDALE said if this measure were sanctioned,
it ought to be by a public bill, and not by a private bill.
Every day money lending companies were being established,
and he thought their proceedings ought to he regulated by
• measure applicable to all companies.
Lord TAUNTON supported the view taken by Lord
Itedesdals.
After a few words from the Earl of DONOIJOHNOIUt and
Lord Sram.rr of ALDIMLET,
The motion wee negatived without a division.
BURIALS REGISTRATION BILL.
This bill passed through committee.
__sperE TRADE IN CUBA.

Lord BROIIC4AIi rase to iirenei;ti petition from
Jamaica relative to the slave trade io Cubs, and to draw
attention to the Spanish slave trade. The noble and learned
lord said that, looking back to • parliamentar► life of con-
siderable duration, nothing gave him so much eatidacton as
to redact upon the acts for the abolition of the slave
trade, to which he had had the good fortune to
obtuin the assent of both houses of parliament—acts
treating the slave trade not as contraband, not as trade at
all, but as a great crime. They had • duty to perform
in compelling Spain to observe her obligations. The
slave trade in Brazil bad ceased to exist, and he had
the authority of Mr. Christy, a man by no means likely to
be favourable to Brazil, that its revival was an absolute
impossibility. But in the matter of the emancipation
they had behaved badly. Lord Aberdeen, in his des-
patch of the 2nd July, 1843, said he was sorry that be was
compelled to bring in the Aberdeen Act, mod that he should
be exceedingly glad to see it repealed when the slave
trade was abolished or the treaty renewed.
Earl RUSSELL said that everyone must acknowledge the
great services which the noble and learned lord had rendered
to the GYM, of the abolition of slavery. (Hear, hear.) It
bad been abolished entirely in the British colonies, but when
they made turtherefforts to abolish the slave trade in foreign
colonies the question was one of much greater difficulty; for
is our own colonies the government had to deal with their
own officers, and in foreign places they had to
deal with governments and officers not under their control.
.As to the slave trade in Cuba, he was sorry to say they had
bad from one foreign secretary after another t►e assurance
that they bad condemned and remoostrated spinet the
conduct of Spain, but they bad never hese able to secure the
entire abolition of the trade. The Spanish government
always professed their readiness to carry out the treaty, but
somehow or another private barest. bad been so strong as
to prevent the government from taking any vigorous steps
to repress this trade. His noble sad learned friend sug-
gested • differential duty as a remedy, but this would have
no
effect, because the produce would readily fiod its way to
Prance, Russia, and other countries, aid the effect of our
differential duty would at least be very smell.
The Earl of IiALMESBURY said he must bear testimony
to the gnat effects of his noble and learned Mead to secure
the entire abolition c f slavery, but be thought the noble earl
opposite would bear him out when be said that private interest
VAS exerted to keep up the slave trade. The government
of Brazil, however, were not to blame, for they bad been
using their ieflueeoe to put down this trade. Ceder these
circumstances be felt that the condemnation passed upon
the Brazilian government by a noble lord in another plans
was calculated unjustly to wound the feelings of that
government. He could not help saying that the time had
neatly arrived when the Aberdeen Act might be doge away
with. Is the last coeversatioo be bad with the late Earl of
Aberdeen, that noble lord said it would afford him great
pleasure te see the act abolished.

Lord BROUGHAM heiedy replied.
The subject thee dropped.
MUTUAL SURRENDER OF CRIMINALS (PRUSSIA)

BILL.

This bill was read s seco;dti7os.
Tbs Isle of Mu Harbours Act Ametsdrust Bill sod the
MICA &Rots Suspeasion Bill were read a sewed time.
STREET MUSIC (METROPOLIS) BILL.
This bill was reed • third time sod pissed.
COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS BILL.
This bill passed through committee.
INLAND REVENUE (STAMP DUTIES) BILL.
This bill was read a third time and passed.
RAILWAYS (IRELAND) ACT AMENDMENT BILL.
This bill wu read • third time arid passed.
DRAINAGE AND IMPROVEMENT OF LANDS
(IRELAND) BILL.
Tbis bill weaned 'third time and passed.
ADMINISTRATION OF TRUSTS (SCOTLAND) BILL.
On the motion of the LORD Caexcluot title bill peeled
the second reading.
Their lordships adjoursod at 25 =Wales to 7 o'clock.

HOLUM OF COMMONS.—MONDAY, Join 18.
The Stemma took the chair at 4 o'clock.
METROPOLITAN DISTRICT RAILWAYS BILL

On the third readieg of this bill,
Mr. CRAWFORD, on behalf of the City of London,
Objected to its further progyees. It was a line from West-
minster to the Tower, passing along the Thames Embank. 1
moot to Rlackfriars. id thence by the proposed new street
to • point in the City from which it would reach the Tower. 1
He contended that of all the lines which it was
propcoed to carry through the City this was the
most objectionable, as it pawed through a portion of the
City where property was most valuable, and while it would
not tend to rogues the traffic of the Watts, it would cause
during its construction a serious obstacle to the ordinary
traffic. He urged, also, that the select committee had not
given adequate consideration to the bill, particularly to the'
point that if this line was put into courts of construction
at the same time as other railways and stations and other
public works, soeh as the Holborn viaduct, and the new
street from Blackfriars to the Mansion-house. which were
going on, or immediately about to be commenced, there would
arise • complete blockade of the City, and locomotion
would be mint seriously impeded. No company had been
formed for the construction of this railway, bed it was
pressed on by the promoters only, a well known firm of
parliamentary agents, while the deposit required by
statute had not been made bond fide. He also took an
objection to the bill on • point of order—namely. that
whereas the Thames Embankment het, • public act, had
granted certain privileges to the City Gas Company, this
bill—a private one--set aside those privileges. He moved
the rejection of the bll._ _ _

The SPEAKER decided that on the point of order it
could not be opposed et this stage,
Kr. AYRTON supported the bill on the ground that it
would give great accommodation to the inhabitaote of the
metropolis generally, end was only ohaosious to the coope-
ration of London.

Mr. GOSCHEN said the bill was opposed by • great
umber of persons commented with the City besides the
corporation of London.
Lord STANLEY (chairman of the select committee De
the bill) said, with regard to the bill not being brought
forward by say organised company, that parliament only
looked to the advantage of the public io dealing with lines
of railways. As to the alleged obstruction of the streets of
the City, that point was made much more of at the
beginning of the session than it had been daring the
later consideration of the measure ; while as to the
destruction of property, the part of the hue which involved
dealing with house property was only a mile in length, and
would require the removal of truly two hundred houses. As
to the short cooaideratiou of the bill by the committee,
the point• which it involved were in the main raised during
the disco...ion of the other metropolitan lines, and
the principal question—that of supplying • direct
line from Westminster to the City—was fully considered.
The committee believed that no better means could be
found for providing railway commonicatium between the
east sad west of Loudon than was afforded by this bull. He
would add one word as to the alternative plan which bad
been put forward. He conferred be was very distrustful of
alternative plans put forward by pasties who were not in
the slightest degree bound to execute them—(hear, hear)
—end which were often brought forward at the last mov
meat, more to bold out some sort of expectation to the
committee that if the scheme before them was rejected,
some other would be adopted—(heir, hear)—than with •
view to practical operations. The oujectious to that alter
satire plan were, first, that it would interfere with • great
deal of very valuable property. leaving it doubtful whether
in fact the plan could be carried oat or sot ; and secondly,
because, instead of including the City in the main line, it
would put the City on • branch, carrying the internal circle
entirely clear of it. He should add that the general
plea of an inner circle had been suggested by the Lords'
Committee of 1863, mad had received the sarection of the
joint committee of both houses which sat this year. Upon
these grounds he should ask the house to support the bill.
(Hear, bear.)
Mr. T. HANKEY said that if the hones were discuating
this *object now fer the first time, he should be of the opt-
Igoe of the noble lord. Bat if anything had been settled
this year upon this matter it was this—that legislation
should not take place upon it this nemion. He bad no jobs-
rut in the corporation beyond being a freeholder ; but be
knew the Cite pretty well, and everybody whom he had
goat heed said it would be moat aawias to proceed with the
bill this veer.

Mr. SCOLTRFIELD maid he thought the house might not
to muctiou ao informality. The deposit of this company
he understood was borrowed mousy. He thought that
uudrr ths circumstances the house ought not to peas the
measure.

3fr. NIAMEY Reid the house was slersys unwilling to
arrest the progress of prlyste bill legistetioo, knowing chit
the merits of the bill bad bee. dimmed apetsits. The fact