The Express.
London, England, 1866-02-16 00:00:00

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ROUSE OF LORDS.—THURSDAY, Mo. 15.
The LOID OIIAIRELLOR Wok kb meat as the woolsack at
S Watoek.
The Earl of SHAFTESBURY weetatted a petition from
Shitinehill. Darbyshire. far larbiative ataawares splint in-
aeration ia chunk aseemoniat
THE OATTLE PLAGUE

Lord CAMPBELL asked whether it wu tbe intention of
goverament to act upon the suggeetioa of the noble
earl the leader of the oppesitten, mid la legislating upon
the cattle disease to gemmed is the Ant instance by Imola-
tioa le both houses el parliament.
Earl GRANVILLE was set aware that anything had
occurred since the discussion c Tuesday te Ware the
government to peruse the Doane of peooesdiss by resolution
to order to save time. L far as he was aware there seemed
&general emeumense in the other house, not with regard
to every pilot of the goveremeat measure, but that it was
eery desirable biked that whatever Iran to be done should
be dose as quickly as possible, sad he hoped therefore that
the bill, parleys is as amended shape, would be before
their lordships on an early day. (Hear, bear.)
Their lordships ailjemned at ten minutes to six o'clock.

ROUSE OF 001IBIONS.—ThusaDAT, Fmk 15.
The Amami took the chair abertly before font o'clock.
Several members took the oath. sad their Nate.
PRIVATE BIIIIINIBB.

NRYROPOLITAN AND ST. JOHN'S WOOD RAIL-
WAY RILL.-BAKYSTRAD azint.

upon the matins that this bill be read • second time.
Mr. DOULTON moved that it be read • second time that
day six mouths. His main objection to the bill was that
V this railway were esertraeled it would effectually
destroy a considerable portion of ass of the few
breathing places round the metropolie—Hampstead.
berth. (Hear, hem.) Upon the question of the preserva-
tion of that heath the oriel= of the hones had several
lines been emphatically expressed. Under this bill it was
proposed that the railway company should have power to
parches" 2P scree of liantpdeed.heath, and be felt that
bet aloes was mdlident to Leduc* them to reject the bill.
(Hear, bear.) The home had always disoonraged my pro•
peed that had bees made en the part of the Iced of the
senor—Sir Theme Xeryon Wilms—which tended to
milers with the enjoyment by the public of Hampstead-
heath. It was said the ewes emistruction of this line
would sot offset the use of the her* by the pnblis ; bat be
mestended the direst contrary was true, for the plan paw
rally followed wee bit to run • line &prom a common and
thee erect houses is the neighbourhood. If the house
amented to this bill it would reveres the course which It
bad persisted is for the lest ix years. (Hear, hear.)
Mr. TITS ememiled the motion.
Kr. F. POWIILL ales opposed the bill. This was a
nuestios affecting the happinese of the great orimmunity of
London. and he thought at was the duty of that house, as
the defender of the humbler slaws, to protect from
eneroachstent all apes spaces round this metroie. If
they went to the opposite varier of London might
learn how Tooling-Gammon bad been landed ; as for
Wandsworth-common, it bad ceased to mid.
Mr. WATICIN thought the Lundgren", with the heath
would Dot be so 1116060 as had been anticipated by hon.
members. (Oh, oh.) He hoped the house would follow
precedent usual in such cases.
Mr. T. HUGHES not only objected to the present bill,
but thought the house should not in say instance grant
them trentanbone compulsory powers medic the Lands
Clauses Consolidation AM to the metropolitan asepenies
springing up raced this greet sity, without bunting epos
peeper terms for the poor. (Hear, hear.) Unless Women
dens those tiontemies would become a social tyranny.
(Hear, hear.) The And thing • new company did was to
fall down all the houses they were empowered to take. and
.fer many of which, belsegbir to the poor, they gave no
sompeesatioe, although the inhabitants were forced out
after • few weeks' names, and had to throw themselves into
whatever amnia sad sellers they could and in the neigh-
bourhood. (Hear. hear.) Such was the amount of social'
itinortenisatio• they were producing that it might take fifty
years to brims thews dames isle a slate of Christie& eivM-
mtion. Be hoped the home would, sot may in this case
bat in all others, reeks proper terms • with railway com-
panies before entreaties( them with compulsory powers
under the Leads Mums Onseolidatiou Act. (Hum, hear.)
The motion for the second reading was then segatived
without a division, and the bill was oomequeatly thrown
ed.

NORTH METROPOLITAN RAILWAY BILL,
Mr. H. LEWIS, is morns the mend reading of this
Mil, mid en areingenteat bad bees acme tq by which the
profaned railway would not Interim either with Hamp-
stead heath or Heaney-downs.
Mr. DOULTON intimated that, after this explenation,
be would withdrew hie opposition to the bill.
The bill was then read a mewed time.
FORM OF PUBLIC PETITIONS.
Mr. C. FORSTF.R, in promoting the report of the can-
mitten on public petitions, called the &Menthe of the
bowie to the standing order spinet the reception of esti-
Mons asking fore grant of public mosey. Several petitions
=elrespecting the matte plague asked, in direct
for a pent of public money, which was °canary
P. that Order ; sad he mentioned the ten in order that pe-
titioners might in future be more guarded, or elm their pe.
Mims would be rejected.

ELBOTION PETITION.

*raMnr. C. FORSTER prorated &petition complaining of the
t for Harwioh.

NOTICE OF NOTION.

xr. ORB loßf tisi;iilionday, the 26.3 of
liareh, he would =oyster= addresetoberillajesty, praying
Oat she would use her iIIatIODOB with foreigs powers for
the al =akin the prisciple that private property
should free from capture by see. a maxim d interns.
Usual maritime law. (Hear, hear.)