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BERMONDSEY DOCK.

On the motion of Mr. 11. SUBINER:tIie Bermondsey Doek
Bill was read a first time.
INUNDATIONS IN PORTSEA.

Mr. JARVIS presented a petition from the inhabitants of Port.
sea, praying the House to grant them such relief u in their judgment
might stem fitting to their --it distress.—Laid on the table.

A Ktgirn:l. CANAL.

Mr. JARVIS presented another petition from Nese& in favour
of the Arundel Canal.

Mr. LOCK HA RT moved the second rethingof the St. Andrew's,
Holborn. Ratesßill.
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Lord t'OLKSTONE opposed it, and moved that it be read a
second time that day Rix months.
Mr. T. WILSON said the whole rates of this parish Amounted
to 13,M. • year, and oat of that them had been a loss of 1,580/.
arising from the NI. a-year houses. As the law at present stood,
the owners of these small houses were bound to pay the rates.
The rich had therefore been the defaulters, as the law was intended
to be that the occupiers were to pay, and the poor to suffer for any
inability to comply with the Parisdemands. The rich supported
this Rill—the poor opposed it ; and he thought it better to stop
any farther expense on either side by voting for the amendment.
Mr. LOCKHART said that the losses mentioned by the 31 em-
ber for the City of London Mr. T. Wilson, had not p:oceeded
from any default upon the part of the rich, but from the manner
of collecting the rates. In that parish they were bound to collect
them quarterly, not immediately, as was the car= in other parishes
so that it frequently happened the occupier of one of the small
houses, removed before the collector went round to receive his
dues. The Hon. Member argued strongly in favour of the Bill.
Mr. HORHOUSE opposed it.
After a few words from Mr. BYlfO, Alderman WOOD, Mr.
Hums, sad Mr. SYKES, the House divided—
For the Bill - - 39
Against it - 23

Majority for the second reading 18
The Bill TM then read a first time.
__ ____ ____ MR. DUBOIS.
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Mr. HOBIIOUSE said he claimed the usual indulgence of the
House while he took leave to bring to its recollection some circum-
stances which had been mentioned in the debate upon the Pasco
Peruvian Company. The Honourable Member tOr Weymouth
bad in that debate charged a bl r. Dubois with having entered into
a base conspiracy against the Company, and yesterday evening
reiterated his assertions, by declaring that they did not allude to Mr.
Wm., Mat Mr. James Ditlois, against whom he degla-nd them still
to apply in the strongest manner. in answer to this he (Mr.
Hobboase) had received a letter from this Mr. James Dubois,
which be would take leave to read to the House. He did not
pledge himself for its accuracy, nor wes he answerable for its
statements, but he thought it right that the individual aspersed
should be beard in his defence. The letter stated, " Oct he, Mr.
J. Dubois, was sorry to trouble him being unknown to him, but
that he hoped he would pardon the liberty he had taken from a
consideration of his earnest desire to free himself from unfounded
imputation. He denied that he had ever published any thing in a
newspaper, and declared that he had been offered one thousand new
shares in Mr. Fry's Pasco Peruvian 'inject if he would give up
his opposition to it." He (Mr. Hobhouse) did not pledge himself,
he repeated, for the accuracy of this statement, but he thought it
fair that the individuals hould be permitted to reOly to what had
been advanced against him.
Mr. F. BUXTON said that Mr. Dubois had asserted tp did not
publish any thing in the newspapers ' • but he had not an iwered the
accusation that he had used his efforts against the Company in
other ways. He had charged him with offering for twenty shares
to withdraw his opposition to the project. awl by publishing all the
truth to ensure the rise of the shares. That charge he begged to
repeat, upon the authority of two of the most eminent merchants of
the City, and Major Hine, a well-known off ter, who were present
at the interview. If it should turn out that this should be a base
conspiracy by these two individuals and this officer or Talk against
the character of Mr. Dubois, he would be one of the first to repro-
bate it in the strongest tennis the English langoage could dictate;
but if it should turn out, as he believed it would, that all he had
asserted with respect is Mr. Dubuili was true, then he would say
that this letter warranted him in applying even stronger tams than
be had before used in expressing its contempt and disgust when he
spoke of the conduct of that gentleman.

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LIVERPOOL itA.ILitiAV.
Mr. IL W I LBRA HA flf reesertied a peddle frees aerials veil
eons in Lancashire against the Levelled MA Monchonw NH ilt• •
INEVita OPOLIT.AN WATER COAIPANY. '`.
Mr. BY NG presented a petition frier site West Middlesex Slt
ler Company against the Metropolitan Water-work..
.
-BRITISH GAS-LilifiT 440,115 PA NY. su
On the motion ot Loot I.OWTEI ER, , tits British Gs-Ii
Company Bill witionsaa' wino lint, % • • •
LONDON NEW CORN-11XCHANGE.
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On the motion or Mr. (:UllTli IS, the Rill few the erection 414
more commodious Cure-hwzieitee in the Ciwy of Lor,doe was we
* second timo.
MILK COMPANY.
Ala. T. WILSON presented a petition signed by 44 ape:
iteepe,g of the City of London *gains tha new Company shod,
to be esiahlished foe aillMg milk.
Mr. ItOldl.ll(l'SG..s: said a kw words which were inaudible*
the Irallery.
Mr. G it ENPEIib emitted the Lord Clatneeilor did one WOW
the promise otade by him et introducing same law to rerilatitd
Joint Stock Companies that weredaily set.or foot. Th., eitreps
increasing Minn Ally to day, and fuel re..ebed to mu+ a hei~
to make sense isw With reepeet to them needs-nary. He enreeetediSill
Majesty's Minlstees is take the matter into their ennsiderallehr
The_public were deeplx interested in it, and had fright to *kg
' - .tiernment to take ionic ;effectual steps to reatrairothese Cog,
'e remarks be threw out drat he rivieht rail the
Chadoiline al. the Erichemier and rim Vieille,* f 4
1. A the stafejst. 4s the can: then assmet
ittla aghlired ; axes- tame M t he !mild lain,
st
Citp yew in a gressatese of unctetaiizss
I looksit arta. i...us/g, ta,Miniesette fee •
trills/is, (Hilliest was no ditnin aye
&too ; go: a ',..gle di). elapsed withonoWn
tw Company, ' On that vary day no less (bag
. made to hint to Menne connected with Cows-
- .
ponies about to be formed. Insiiied not a day in the week, Sunday
excepted. paved without wine such rvoposol. He begged to join
Ms Honourable Friend in the call inside by him on his Maiesty's
Ministers. They ought to do something to check the evil. -H.
was well aware that the task was difficult ; bet when projects so
ridiculous and &brunt were going forward interference became ab-
solutely necessary.
Mr. HCSKISSON said, that after the call which had bre*
made on him he maid not but make a few observations eta
the subject. He thought, however, that those acquainted with
the evil ought to be the first to interfere. As to the legality
,1 these Companies, if any doubt existed on that bead, IA the
matter be brought into the King's Courts of lotw, and the'
question wield be soon set it Ten. • Until that was done, or instil
it was distinctly stated what the doubt wee, he surely would trot be
fairly called out to interfere. In the mean time, he would be toast
happy to assist any person bringing a law on the subject bettne the
House. If no 31ember interposed in this way, let it at all events
be distinctly stated what the doubt as to the lair wasilet it be die-
tinctly stated to lilm where the ern rested, and then he should be
in a condition hi eonsider the subject. At presser he was prepared
to say, that if any Company 'wanted extraordinary power, Parlia-
ment should at once stop it. From that view of the subject, he had
Mit Session narrowly watched the Bill for incorpmuting these Corns
paniest--he had his attention directed to them in every stage of
their progress through Parliament. He would mill continua his
vigilance, and apprise the House whenever be discovered anything
in a BM to give the Company extraordinary power, or less,:ii its
pecuniary liability. If he were asked what the law then was as to
partnerships, he most answer, that with the excepiion of par.t_
nen in a bank, the number of whom could not legally exceed sin,
Fe saw noshing in the law to prevent any emmiaer of petsess,
however great, from associating to terry on any business
whatever. He must not be understood by that to sanction io the
most remote degree the introduction of such numbers to a part-
nership ; indeed the policy of the cotntnevcial world had hitherto
wisely limited the bomber of partners, until the rage for open-.
Winn hrd broken through these prudent rules. So far had that
gone that now they had besides milk companies, nut coinpanits,
aye. nod ere believed brick-brat companies too. (A laugh.) 11.
$ tingly reprobated such 'system, which interfered so much a ith etc
ordinary concerns of trade. lie was however sure, such a state IS
things could not last long—he was sure the good sense of the cotin.•
try would soon point out the folly of such a course. It was idle as
think for a moment that Companies, oonstituted ps these new eels
were, vuld compete with the anxiouil• -attendance and careful
watchfulness of private Corollaries. It was monstions to put alli
their negligence in competition with the skill and enterhrire ot indni
✓iduals.ot put in competition the active industry of individuals *ft.
`the earelosness s,al ignorance of subscriliers, many of whom tile
not know more than the name of that Company from which they
expected to realise large fortunes. 'i hey expected largei milts
from their speculation than those who had devoted all their inttlli
greice, nay, even their lives to the mercantile pursuit Aitili2s
sd.bia bog* the' tlic lovel *Mae -11(w4b& r forlf Clwool at last prevail, aria the y would wi.nulaw th=
from that ruinoussystem of speculation. (Hear.) Many of tb. Gem;
ponies had not *shadow of chance of success. He regretted that
there was no legal remedy to assist the yetitioners in the pr; cent iP...
stance. He was wiry there Was nothing to protect them in dude
honest industry. The Hight Hon. Gendemen, after some theshee
obs-rrations, said, he wished the set of gentlemen who had horned
themselves into the Company against which the petitioa was pre-
sented had left the milkmen to themselves. With respect to th•
wish that had been expressed for the introduction of a law on tilt
subject of Joint Stock Companies, f,,r his part he would pi ere; lass,
ing the ditet se to cure itself. (Cries of Hear, bear.) 'l'he Right
Hon. Gentlemen concluded by e:pressing a wish that any uucer-
minty that then existed as to the lew, mint as soon as o.lissible to
removed, as well for the parties themselves i. 9 for the put1:11
(Hear, hear.)
' Mr. Alderman BRIDGES defended the Milk Company. '
Air. T. P. GRANT thought nothing could be more wouitseire to
the putlie good than the introduction of some measure on the tut,-
jeet of Joint Stock Companies. Something should be dode se pro,
hibit the transfer of shares. At present person, became sabsorlbaro
to a Company, and the very instant their shares were dtspeeeb:e,
they sell them.
The petition was then ordered to be printed.
PROVINCIAL BANKS. .

Mr. S. RICE preAcated a petition from Limerick in fovea""
provincial banks.—Ordered to he printed.
TITH •

On the motion of Mr. Alderman BR IDOES, the St. Oirtre`e
Tithe Settlement Bill was reed a mend
COUNTY COURTS BILL.
A petition woe presented from the Steward of the Warm.Me
Court of West Derby in fareur of the County Courts BIM
• ATTORNEYS' TAN.

Mr. 31 AXWE LE itteaen petiTicniirahast th Attorney,'
Tax.

A similar petition was prerroted from Selkirk..
\%INDOW TAX.
N. CAI A'ERT presented ■ petition from the ratiliti of
Ware against the Window Tax.—Otdered m he printed.