The Express.
London, England, 1850-05-10 00:00:00

Major BERESFOR.D objected to Om elsaso, *nolo
ground that it gate the railwty emarniesiemwmains ply**
reversing, on the representation, it may he, el a. )null Gee-
%ion of the shareholder, the demo:me:whir* had been
arrived at et • general nteet;ne of the seelteldtna. (*be.)
The SOLICITOR-0
ail 11NERAL that the claim% WM
rteel
not in the bill orietually int flt was atoned of
importance in another plane. t for himself he did sot
stitch math value to it. Under the recnnatances in
which the claire was introdnoed, be hoped the hon. member
world not press his utjeetion.
After a few words from Major Benefited, Ur. L tbonehere, ,1
and Mr. Disraeli,
The claire was then agreed to.
Clam*, up to 27 inclusive wire agreed to with mine verbal
astiendraenta.
On claw 26
The SOLICITOR-GENERAL said in reply to 'Mr.
Cowan, that be had tome doubts whether the machinery of
the Scotch courts would permit the sppbettion of the bill to
Plettland, bat he would comennotcate with the Lord Advo-
cate oa the sate%
Major MIR SEORD objected to the clams* on the ground
that it meted a roe* shareholaer to bring a company under
the Windiag-up Att, and in certain resptcts into the Court

of Chasesey.
The SOLICITOILOENERAL tad that it was to be at
the option of the retort.
Moyer BERESFUNO said that that wee not distinctly
stated is the clause.
The 90LICITOMOENERXL said he hal no objection
to Introduce words which would leave no doubt ea that
point.
The words If the court shall th'nk at so to order," were
then istroduced, sad the chose. as amended, was agreed to.
Cilllllol 29, 30, 31, 31, and 33, with a few supplemental
clauses. wren stmovaively awned to without discussion.
Mr. SCULLY thee moved the addition *4 the le,l4wing
clauses to the hill, without which his thought: it would be
quite inoperative:
I et notwitheanding anything herein contained it shill be lawful
he say ohareholders whore naming appear on the register of share-
holden of any company, and who dispute the validity of any calls
made, or who shall be in arrest of calls or capital in the Company, to
'Remise lu Latoot of an abandonment, or partial abandonnamt, any
of the powers or authorities hereby Rived to shareholders, and to vote
at any meetings which may be railed under this act for the Ottain-
ment and in favour of an abandonment, or partial abandonment, of
any railway, or portion of any railway, or the dissolution or winding-
lap of any company; bad this provision shall not enable any ouch
shareholder to (aerobe any of the said p ,were or autnorL us, or to
vote in favour of a continuation of any company, at the
prcerution of any of its work., or any portion al Ito lice.
That it ULM be lawful for the r;_imanisaioners of Railways, in their
discretion, to require or to RUNIC... one of the coaditiors to their
recut to any alundonment, or partial abandonment, or winding up,
the payment of any calls made more than three calerolar mouths be-
lie* the receipt of any requisition, or date of any adyertieement for a
meeting by the direct on, or any such portnin of such atl's, aid at
such times, and is ouch manner so to ouch 00111111iNli•Mell, shall arm
meet. That any requisition tank r thlo act may be signed in one or in
mare than one put or implicate originals to the same tenor sad t ffect,
and together consututing one requisition" under this act.

Mr. LABOUCHERE thought the addition of there
clauses wi aid render the provisions of the bill moot finnan-
; and he was, therefore, of opinion that the committee
should not adopt them in the ev. at of tip, hon member's
pen verion in urging them, which he hoped he would not,
as crest inedrivesienes would he the mutt. (Hear)
Alter • few words from Mr. CLAY,
. . .

Mr. SCULLY consented to wi hdraw the proposed clauses,
seeing that the feeling et the house we, no: in favour
them. However, he hegced to intim ite that he would re-
vive them on tl.e bringing up of the bits.
The remaining clatters of the hill w.re then rimed to;
and the louse resumed, when tha S•euntiea for Advances
( Ireland) Bi:I. ►nd the Fees (C ,art of Cciancirvy) 11.11, were
postponed to Monday.
ELECTIONS (IRELAND) 81LL....
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The house again w. at into enstmiutt un this bill.
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Clause 11w44 twop,ied,

Mr. MACRICE O'CONNELL min., d, at the end of
el me 1, page 2, line 5, to ius-rt the w ,eds. "And that at all
such elections in future the votes be taken by way of bean."
The hon. member referred to intiaid ideal nt one tort or
another as the chief canes of the rowiplxinte of the manor r in
whisk the trailed** was exercised in Ireland, and acid that
ernes parliament was going to give • great boon, they ought
to regulate the mode of taging elLetiena in Ireifted.

111;.HERNAL, the chairman, here interrupted the hon.
otinbir, and siid that the 110 oti,,n, as he had now opened
it, did not come within the seor of the bill. Ha had not
been aware that the motion had the extet.sive object now
pointed out.
Mr. MAURICE O'CONNELL a.id that he hid given
notice thit he intended to prowls* this mitian, and it it was
not alliwable new to du to, he thou.;h: that ought to bar.•
been communiea•ed to him before t►ie time..

Mr. AOL:ONBY apprcv d of the motion of the bon.
member, and aft►r some conversation
Mr. M. O'CONNELL withdrew the 'statics.
Mr. OR3OAN called the attention of the house to the
uncertainty at the wording of the cl must as to the dere. ion
of the poll of two days, consisting of saran h ours on the first
day ate eight es the et cond.
Ater some remarks from Mr. di:coutt and Mr. F. Faucets,
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL sisal that he would alter
the clause en aa to makeit plain.
Bar W. 80kiERY1 LLE observed that ha hslieve 1 this
elanse had been copied vsrostiin from the English 11. Pam
Bill.
Mr. HAMILTON called the attention or the committee to
another 'Daum In 1847 a polling b:lt was passed as to
elections for cities and birauabs, and it was Worst advi-
sabie to provide that the polling at devious should take
place not merely on Sundays, but also on Gaud Fiidays sad
Christmas days.
Th..: ATTORNEY GENERAL said that he would attend
to it.

The clause r amended wr agreed to.
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Clauses 2 to 12 were agreed to without d Wand mi.
Clause 13, expenses of eleetioLs, bluak to be tilled op with
31. for counties.

Mr. fiCULLY moved that 31. be substituted.
Af.er a short di suasion,
Mr. SCULLY withdrew his amendment, and the bank
was filled op with 51. The blank in the case of bsroughe
wet filled up with 31.
On the motion that the chute is amended be agreed to,
Mr. GROGAN wished for some explanation as to who
was to be respomdble for election expenses. Su ipose a case
iu whteh a mea was nominated witir.ut hie knowledge or
enneent, was he to he held responsible for expenses
The ATTORNEY GENERAL explained, that in ease of
a genuine nonvnation the nominee would be held responsi-
ble, is any other cases the person nominating. The clause
as amcndi d wan agreed ta.
Clauses to 21 inclusive, were agreed to.

On clause 22,
Major BLACICALL moved the omi.tion of the word•
but not se u to divide any barony or half barony," and,
alter a brief conversation, the house divided.

For the ansendment
Against it
The clause wu struck out, upon the ucderstanding that
Lord Nam upon the bringing up of the recent, woull sub-
stitute another claws to assimilate the practice in Ireland to
that in England.
The O'GORMAN MAILON suggested that Miltown
Malbay be appointed a polling place for the county if
Care.

Sir W. SOMERVILLE said the principle adopted
by the bill wao,—that every quarter sertions town
should be a polling place, and he had strictly followed that
rule throughout the measure. He, therefore, could not
agree to the hon. member's suggestion, as fdiltuvrnldalbay
was not a quarter sessions town.
The O'GORMAN MAHON said that Clara ought to he
de en exceptional case. He had no objection to meet the
. gentleman's view so far uto allow the inhabitant' of
Ilybricken to poll at Ennis.
The O'GORMAN MAHON expressed himself satisfied
rids half, merely because he could not get all.
The schedule was amended accordingly.
Colonel TAYLOR moved that " Kingstows." be an addi-
tional polling place for the county of Dublin.
Mr. G. A. HAMILTON concurrsd in the motion.
Kingstown was a very important and populous place, and
would ma a quarter sessions town were it not that it was
comprised in the city jurisdiction.
Alter some conversation Lb? motion was agreed to, and
Kingsetwa inserted as a polling place.
In reply to a remonstrance from the member for Roecom-

hon.

mon, akanst the inequality of distances between polling
places,
Sir G. GREY stated that her Majesty in council in Eng.
land, sad the Lord• Lieutenant and council in Ireland, had
the power, upon a certain requisition, to appoint new poll-
ing plasm.
Major BERESFORD complained of the inconvenience
that would result to the .oten from the proposed pilling
places in tlie county of Wicklow, and proposed that the
towns of Bray and'Acholl he added.
Sir W. SOMERVILLE agreed to the alterations pro.
poled.
The schedule was then agreed to.
The bill baring paused through committee, the house
resumed, and the report was ordered to be received
this day.
BENEFICES IN PLURALITY BILL.
This bill was readFACTORIE a third time and pared.
S 81LL...

Os the motion that the committee en this bill should be
postponed till Monday,
Lard J. MANNERS mid he thought it would be for the
coleunienee of the beau that he should now eta% the
course he intended to pusses in reference to this bill. He
'greed with his noble friend (Lord Aohley), who had had
the charge of the bill, in thinking that the framework of
the message, as proposed by minuters, would be more
likely to produce • satishetory result than that
which was embraced in the bill as originally in-
troduced. 11. was therefore prepared, along with the
noble lord, to assist the machinery by which the govern-
aunt proposed to -legislate upon the subject ; but beyond
that, his concurrence with his noble friend could not wend,
and be should rather propose, on the bringing up of the
report, to move that hall pest flee should be substituted
fir " which, in point of fact, would make the measure
an effective tea hours bill. He eoeiciived that both the
honour of that house and the right; of the people were con-
cerned in passing that bill in en effective shape. (lieu,
bear.)
Mr. AULIONDY suggested that as there was no objec-
tion to the bill going through committee, that -age should
be sow taken, and the discussion on the imendernt might
be taken on the report. A day's delay would cause
great suspense and annoyance sumegst r large body of
people.
Sir U. GREY stated that the noli'e lord (Ashley) in wirate
charge the bill was, had gone away. leaving iiree.mas that
the committee should be postponed ,ill Monday.
The bill was accordingly postonn 1.
WEIGHTS AND MEASURE' DILL.
After a conversation, in which some lion. members asked
for a postponement, this bill was read • sewed time.