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London, England, 1825-03-24 00:00:00

PAELLIMACNTARY INTELLIGENCE.

ItOUSE OF LORDS, W. maxispAr, MAIM t 2.

COMMISSION.
The Royal Aunt wee given be Commission to the Assessed
Tat.* Bill, the Army and Marine Murkily Bills. the Olebsesade
Dill, and arena private Bills.
The Lords (24wassissioners were the Lord Chanceßea, the Arch-
of Caniabwry, and the Earl of Shaftesbury.
Sunday, Mr. Mundy, Mr. Pitt, Mr. Egerton, and other
MOM 1 die House uf Commons, brought up the Li.
fre= Lebe er Railroad
time.llroißill, and several other private
were teed ast
a fleet
ANNUAL DUTIES BILL.

The Annual DCesiiiii,Thedritutiliteebeini waved, was read
• *led time, and passed.
PROTECTION OF HARDENS* BILL.
Qs the motion of Lord SUFFIELD the House went into
Cardnlttee on the Bill for the Protection of Gardens.
The Earl of ROSEBERY obwrved, that as the Bill provided
only against gardens that were enclosed with wall, he would sug-
oat the propriety of introducing the words " close paling" into
Bill, as many gardens, particularly in the vicinity of London,
OM so enclosed.
The LORD CHANCELOR admitted the propriety of the mg.
gliatalts.gad agreed to die introduction of the words " close

• few words from Lord HOLLAND and Earl Geo,-
the Rill, with the Amendments, was agreed to, and the
rat ordered to be received to-morrow.

MOU2E OF COMMONS. WEDNESDAY, MAackt 23.

ML Adaien., from the Treasury, brought up certain Accounts
allii=a3Wfs;:i ER st;toved for a new writ for the city of Carlisle,
in the room of Sir James Graham, deceased.
Mr. P. MOORE brought up the Report of the Committee of
the Equitable Loan Bill.
ft was ordered to be engrossed.
Mr. S. WHITBREAD presented a petition from the parishes of
St. James and St. John, Clerkenwell, against the Equitable Loan
Balt.
COLLIER DOCK.
Sir J. YORKE, in moving the second reading of the Collier
Dock BIM, in the Isle of Dogs, was desirous of observin upon the
menu: of colliers into the port of London. He would take as a
easodard of comparison the years 1803 and 1824. In the former
year the number of colliers was 4,ooo—in the year 1824 the number
exceeded 7,000. This Bill was introduced to supply the deficiency
et depots for colliers, and to prevent the inconvenience of their un.
loadieg in the river. Besides, the price of coals would be tonal-
derably reduced by a depot of this kind. In 1816 the coals had been
so high as five guinea. a chaldron ; by this depot the supply would
be more regular, and the price thereforemore even and moderate.
S.nce the reigns of Elizabeth and James, due attention had not been
paid to this subject, and it was one every was worthy the notice of
the Legislature. It was not the object of the Bill to procure say
exclusive privilege for this Company in the Docks they proposed
to construct in the Isle of Dogs, which might not extend to other
Docks. Under these circumstances, he would put it to the House
wtether this Bill, of the many that were presented to their consi-
deration during this Session, was not peculia ly deserving of
supprt.
I.arod ALTHORP opposed the Bill. He had no interest in it
or.s way or the other, but ha would oppose it on the ground of
pcblic convenience, and its tendency to increase the price of coals,
tie would move as an amendmeut, that this Bill be read again this
nay six months.
Mr. CALVERT also oppcsed the Bill on the grourd of public
convenience.
Mr. CALCRA FT said it was not the desire of persons applying
for this Bill to introduce a compulsory clause to oblige colliers to
enter this dock, they only sought to prevent the inconvenience and
nuisance of colliers unloading in the stream of the river. Any ob-
jectionable clause might be altered or modified in the Committee,
er:licit was the proper place for entertaining it.
Sir 0. COCKBURN supported the Bill, as he was of opinion
that a great public benefit would arise from the removal of the ob-
struction of the many ships out of the stream of the river, which
impeded the tide, and was otherwise attended with infinite ineon.
yeniencec
At this period of the discussion the Dcputy Usher of the Black
Rai summoned the Speaker to hear the Royal Assent given by
Commission to several Bills.
The SPEAKER, after the absence of a quarter of an hour, re.
turned, and stated, that the Royal Assent had been given to the
Army and Alasiue Mutiny Bills, sod several other Public and
Private Bills.
The House then resumed, and
Sir G. COCKBURN addressed a few words more in support of
the Bill.
Alderman WOOD supported the amendment, and said, that if
the harbour-masters discharged their duty the inconvenienc' com-
plained of in the stream of the river would not exist. It was
worthy the attention of the House that the principal projector of
this Bill was a harbour.mester, so that the necessity for this Bill
grew out of the neglect of that duty which he should have per-
formed. If the compulsory clause were struck out, however, there
would not be, he presumed, any opposition to the second reading.
Mr. J. SMITH objected to the second reading, on a ground
dAtrent from those who had already spoken. The President of
the Board of Trade had stated that the exclusive privileges of the
Loodon Docks and West India Dicks should cease after the term
tor which they were to enjoy them bad expired. This Bill went to
crate new privileges for docks ; and when tiro privileges for these
docks had ceased, he was unwilling to see new privileges for other
docks introduced.
Mr. • . WORTLEY was adverse to the compulsory clause con-
tained In the Bill.
tic M. W. RIDLEY stated, that there was a formal objection
to the clause complained of in the Bill ; for it was a private Bill,
arse the clause would have a public effect, as it would be applicable
to all colliers entering the port of London. Besides, the Bill went
on a presumption that the navigation of the river required the
alterations proposed in the Bill ; it the navigation of the river tees.
dered it necessary, it would be better in the first instance to appoint
• Committee to examine that fact, before they proceeded on the
presumption that it was so. He thought the MU might pass with
tne exception of the compulsory clause, which had been ania ad.
voted upon.
After • few words from Sir S. VIVIAN, the gallery was cleared
for a division.
The House then divided—
For the second reading - 66 I Against it - . 31
Majority - - 3.1
The Bill was then read a second time, and ordered to be com-
mitted.
SOUTH LONDON DOCKS.
Sir J. BRYDGES presented a petition from St. Mary's and
Michael's, Bermondsey against the South London Docks.
MARGATE IMPROVEMENT BILL.
Upon the motion for the third reading of the Margate Improve-
ment Bill,
Mr. WILBRAHAM stated his intention of opposing the Bill,
unless a clause WAR introduced to retain the jurisdiction of the
Quarter Sessions to Dover.
Mr. CALCRAFT said he would briefly state the object of the
Bill. It was to secure to Margate the permanent advantage of
Quarter Sessions at equal periods. This was secured by removing
the jurisdiction in cases of appeal from Dover to Canterbury. Can-
terbury was only sixteen miles. Dover twenty-three miles from
Margate ; and at Dover Kenrick. is the Judge. ( Hear, hear.)
Sir J. BRIDGES opposed the introduction of the clause.
Sir J. NEWPORT complained of the practice of Introducing
of.clatayes :o defeat the object of a Bill st so late a period es the thhd
Mr. WILBRAHAM explained.
'fee House then divided—
For the third reading - 461 Against it - - 14
Majority - - 32
The Bill was then read a third time.
EQUITABLE LOAN BILL.
Mr CALCRA FT presented a petition from certain Inhabitants
of the parish of St. James against the Equitable Loan Bill.—
Ordered to lie on the table.
METROPOLITAN WATER-WORKS.
A peitton was presented from Bethnal-green against the Metro-
pideari N eta-woks

BARING'S DIVORCE BILL.
The House then resolved itself ink. & Committee of the whole
/lonia on Etering's Divorce Bill. and Couosel were heard, and
witnesses examined, in favour of the Bill.
The House then Tesumed.
EQUITABLE LOAN BANK.
Dr. LUSHINGTON presented a petition from the prisoners
cor..fird in the Eines Bench and Marshalsca, in favour of the
Eget:able Loan Bank BlM—Ordered to lie on the table.
SHIP CANAL. _ .

Sir J. NEWPORT presented a petition front Waterford, in
favour of the Ship Canal.—Ordered to lie on the table.
Mr. FIIEEMANTLE presented a petition front the Gr.od
Jaaction Watee•warks Company, against the Sleuupolitaa Water.

Works.
EQUITABLE LOAN BILL.
Sir F. BURDET T presented the follnwine petition from the
A itakmeers of London, against the Equitable Loan Bank Bill t—
•. To the Honourable the Commons of the United Kingdom of
Great Britain and Ireland, in Parliament assembled.
The humble Petition of the undersigned Auctioneers of
the Cities of London and Westminster, and its 4n-
virons ;
" wEt ki,—Tbst your petitioners see with much concern the
intrutluz.ion of the " Equitable Loan Bank Bill" into your Ho.
nawible House, the passing of which Bill, they most humbly
submit, mill sanction a mast injurious public monopoly., and also,
with reistd to your petitioners, do them incalculable injury.
•' That, as a public measure, your petitioners humbly submit,
the firth: ishment of any trading company, where individual capital
sutte'ent for the purposes to which the establishment of such
ccmps y appl es, is a public wrong, and a manifest check to the
enreg:et of a mercantile peoll
• 'Tn it such monopoly is directly at variance with the wise and
I bent Wel now pursued by your Honourable House, condemned
by out ablest wri'trs on political economy, and contrary to the
view: of all enlightened statesmen.
" Yc.tr pettiomers are moat anxious to direct the attention of
you HortoureS:e House to the preamble of the Bill, by which the
Company wittan enabled to employ their large capital to the to.