The Express.
London, England, 1849-06-26 00:00:00

RAILWAYS

Tills DAT, Two o'CLoca.
Shares generally are a little higher this morning,
but the amount of business doing still con•
Unties very small. The improveMent is chiely
percepible in Great Westerns and in London
and North-Weiterru., both of which lints have
advanced 21. per share. Great Westerns have
been done at 821 ; London and North Westerns at
134 ; Midlands, 70 ; Caledonians, 271; York, New•
castle, and Berwick, 211 and 211; Yurk and North
Midlands, 331; North Staffords, 13Z.
The market for French shares is quiet. Central of
Franco have been bought at 121; Rouen and Havre
at 101.
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law to-tloy up
to 1 {Mott.

N. I Immo lavinas.

Teuterby.

17111014
311 414 C.

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OF LORDS.—LMONDAy, Jutra 21.

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The Earl of gasirnmausr (Deputy Speaker) took him
mat at 6 o'clock.
PRIVATE BUSINESS.
SECOND READINGS.—Sir Robert Plget's Estate;
Great Yarmouth Harem, Bridge, and Navigation Improve-
ment; Bills.
COMMITTEE.—Hoghton's Divorce Bill.
THIRD READINGS —Cockernsouth and Workington
&Away (branch a Bridgefoot, amendment of act, &e.) ;
East Anglian Railways (Ely and Huntingdon Railway—
extension of time); Hudson's Divorce (India); Bills.
PUBLIC BUSINESS.

PETITIONS

JUDICIAL 0A11111:Iii..04BROUoliM, from Man-
chester' complainiog o the state of the law with respect to
judicial oaths.
Bus-nousta —By the Duke of CLEVELAND, from
Darlington and Hull, for the abllition of licensee to beer-
houses.—Lord MONTEAOLE, from beersellen of London,
against alteration of the law with respect to beer-houses.
PAHLIAIIIIIITART OATHS BILL.—By Lord STANLEY,
from Orossikk, end other places, against the Parliamentary
Oaths Bill; and by the Marquis of LANSDOWNE, from
the Corporation ot London, in favour of the bill, and com-
plaining that the City of London wu subject to great hard-
ships by the exclusion of one of its members from the House
of Commons by the operation of the oaths.
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YORK, NEVICASTLII, &C.' RAII;WAT BILL/I.—By Lord
BTANLEY, from certain parties, for the recommitment of
a bill for the amaloamation of the York, Newcastle, and
Berwick Railway Bid, and the York, Newcastle, and Ber-
wick Railway and Maryport and Carlisle Railway Lease and
Management
PAOINT STATION, PORT PATRICK AND DONAGRADIR.
—By the Bad of GALLOWAY, from several places in Wig-
tonsMre and by the Marquis of LONDONDERRY, from
several pieces in the lams clunty, against the removal of the
packet stations at Port Patrick and Donsghadee.

JUDICIAL OATHS.
Oa the presentation of the petition from Manchester by
Lord BROVOH•K,
The Duke of ARGYLL said he bad received a hundred
petitions on the same suttj et, but after the debate or Frieay
night on the Affirmation Bill be did not think it necessary to

present them.
RAILWAY AMALGAMATION BILLS.
Lord STANLEY, on presenting the petition on this sub-
ject, said he should like to us toe maim referred to the
Board of Trade to report on the prfposed amalgamation of
which the petitioners complained. They also complained that
they had not been allowed to be heard against the toil
A brief conversation ensued.

Lord SIONTBAGLE suggested that bills unopposed
should be carefully watched, as they frequently cectained the
elements of future mischief. lie objected to tbis bill, in par-
ticular, because of its permissive character.
Lord STANLEY thought it better that the committee
should be re-appointed in order that they might refer this
matter to the Board of Trade. His lordship concluded by
moving that these hills be re-committed.
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The Duke of RICHMOND objected to the bill being re-
committed to the same committee. lie thought it should be

dily maintained a direct communication betwern Belfast
and thew districts, without any aid or encouragement from
the government, and in spite of the outlay of money spoken
of by the noble marquis, they had refused to resort to the
garage between Portpatrick and Dotaghadee, the whole
number of passengers last year being only 880, about as
many as would be eonveyed in a hrtnight by the other
route. The dense from Edinburgh, Glasgow, and
Paisley, formed at s.Bthe of the whole, he believed he
might say 9,loths. The letters to and from these plaoes to
the north of Ireland, passing through the route objected to,
amounted in a fortnight to 44,000, while thorn through
Portpatrick route only amounted to 14,000. It was
also to be observed, that a letter leaving Glasgow
or Paisley at seven o'clock in the evening reached
Belfast at 5 next morning, being four hours earlier than by
Portpatriek. The question had been thoroughly con-
sidered by the officers whose duty it was to examine into
ir, and it was not for the purpose of saving a few thousand
pounds, but with a view to the public serviv, that the
packet station between Port Patrick and Donsghadee was
to be abandoned.

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The Marquis of LONDONDERRY replied. He wu not
disposed to press the question to a &vision, seeing that the
house was very thinly attended, and that in all probability
her Majesty's government would succeed in doteating his
object But he would move on a future day an address to
her Majesty on the subject, and on Monday next he would
move for copies of all communications which had passed be-
tween convecting parties and the Post-office, and of the eco-
nomics' saving proposed to be elected by the Postmaster-
General by the new gement.
The motion was then withdrawn.