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LONDON, THURSDAY, MARCH 11. ,
In the House of Commons at the morning sitting I
yesterday the second reading of the Edinburgh and
Perth Railway Bill, after a diems 'on, was postponed
for a week. Ir. WARD brought in a bill for con-
solidating the acts in reference to making and improv-
ing Harbours, Docks, and Piers. Sir H. W. BARRON
moved the second reading of a bill for assimilating
the law of arrest for debt in Ireland, to that of Eng-
land; but after a discussion, and on an intimation
from the Solicitor-General for Ireland that the sub-
ject was under his consideration, with a view to pro-
posing a more efficient measure than that before the
house, the hon. baronet withdrew his motion.
On the question of going into committee on the
Drainage of Land Bill, Mr. W. WILLIAMS complained
that the rate of interest payable on loan, by the last
act was too low, being less than that which was to be
paid by the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the
recent loan ; he therefore hoped the government
would consent to make same addition to the rate of
interest under the present measure. Mr. HUME con-
sidered that if the rate of interest in the market ad-
vanced, so ought the rate of interest to be paid on
these loans. Sir GEORGE GREY submitted that the
landed proprietors, particularly in Scotland, relying
upon the faith of government, as pledged by the act
of last year, had already expended large sums
of money in anticipation of loans to be granted
at the specified rate of interest of Three-and-
a-half per cent. Although the act bad been proposed
as a boon to the landed proprietors, it had been found
=arly available for the relief of distress in
Scotland, he therefore could not give his assent to
raising the interest, but he was prepared to limit the
amount of loans in any ease to a particular sum, and
would do so in committee. The house then went
into committee, various claims originating some dis-
cussion. On reaching the sixth clause, Sir GEORGE
GENT moved that no provisional eertificste should be
granted for a larger sum than 15,0001., and that
talhseerriod for its expenditure should be en-
from three to five years. In order
to meet the case of the Highland proprietors
a discretionary power was given to the commissioners
where there was a urge unemployed population, and
it was satisfactorily shown that a larger amount
would be expended in that period, to recommend that
an iccreased advance should be made. Sir JAMES
GRAHAM was of opinion that the proposed amount of
15,000/. was too large, because those who really re-
quired assistance were the smaller proprietors, the
yeomanry, who were labouring under comparative
difficulties. He thought if the maximum was fixed
at 10,0001., there would be ample means to satisfy
every claim, and also to meet the exigencies of the
Highlands. After a discussion of some length, souk
honourable members supporting the proposition of
unlimited grants, some of 15,0001., and others of
10,0001., the sum of 15,0001. was inserted in the
clause; the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER inti-
mating that after what had fallen from Sir JAW
GRAHAM and other hon. members on the subject of
limitation, it would be considered by the govern-
ment in the interval afforded before bringing up the
report, on which occasion he would state the deter-