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London, England, 1855-07-14 00:00:00

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OF LORDS—(YESTERDAY.)
The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the wool-
sack at five o'clock.
THIRD READINGS.
On the motion. of Lord REDESDALE the following
bills were read a third time and passed :—Bradford Cor-
poration Water ; Dublin, &c., Roads (No. 2) ; Keighley
and Kendal Road; Earl of Abergavenny's Estate ;
Liverpool Improvement ; Wadhuret and West Farleigh
Roads ; Great Northern London Cemetery (Amend-
ments) ; Gateshead and Heicham Roads (Amendment) ;
Portsmouth Railway (Amendment) ; Shrewsbury Im-
provement (Amendment) ; and East of Fife Railway.
THE SEVERN VALLEY RAILWAY.
Lord PORTMAN called the attention of the house
to the proceedings of the select committee on the Severn
Valley Railway Bill, with a view of showing that the
select committee had by mistake committed a breach of
the standing order of the house in assenting to the in-
troduction of a particular clause. He thought the bill
ought to be recommitted, or some other step be taken
to render the bill in accordance with the standing order.
The Marquis of CLANRICARDE, as chairman of the
select committee, contended there was no infringement
of the standing order in question, and instanced the case
of the Salisbury and Yeovil Railway Bill and other cases
as precedents for the course adopted by the select com-
mittee. The clause alluded to by the noble lord was one
which he appeared to think was an amalgamation clause.
He (the Marquis of Clanricarde) submitted that it
could not be considered such a clause, but that it was
one which simply provided for the repairs and manage-
ment of the;railway generally. If any:attempt were made
to alter the clause referred to, the effect would be the
throwing out of the bill for the present session; this
would be a great pity, inasmuch as the bill was one of a
most important character, and one in which the public
were deeply interested.
The Earl of CARNARVON was of opinion that there
had been a violation of the standing order in the present
case.
'Lord REDESDALE said that in his opinion the
clause empowered an amalgamation or a lease from one
railway company to another, and was therefore an eva-
sion of the standing. orders. After the precedents that
had been quoted by the noble marquis opposite,he
thought that under all the circumstances the
report
should be received.
After a short discussion, it was arranged that the re-
port in its present stage bhould be received.
TURKISH LOAN.

Lord MONTEAGLE begged to ask a question of her
Majesty's Government with respect to the contract
guaranteeing the Turkish loan. The question he wished
answered was, whether England guaranteed the whole
of five millions, and Foance also guaranteed the five
millions, or whether each nation jointly guaranteed the
loan, namely, England two millions and a-half, and
France two millions and a-half.

Earl GRANVILLE stated that the 5,000,0001. loan
to Turkey would be jointly guaranteed by the British
and French Government, although in fact England was
responsible for the whole of it. This course had bees
adopted after the most serious consideration.
SCHOOL GRANTS BILL.
This bill was read a third time and passed.
LEDDURRY PREBEND BILL.
This bill passed through committee.
BILLS OF EXCHANGE AND PROMISSARY