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London, England, 1855-06-26 00:00:00

NIPE ►IAL PARLIAMENT

HOUSE OF COMMONS—(TI3 IS DAY.)
The SPEAKER took the chair at 12 ock.
the Lords' amendments to the Elf sctric Telegraph
tupany's Bill were considered.
the following bills were read a ;third time and
16 e d :—Barrow Harbour, Furness Railway, and
ighley and Kendal Road.
Phe following bills were considered t ind ordered to be
id a third time :—Bradford Corporati nn Water ; New
ver Company a.nd Trustees of the Ri 'ver Lee (No. 2).
RKENHEAD AND LIVERPOOL ;DOCKS BILL.
)n the consideration of the above
lir. HORSFALL moved that it be r e id a third time
Thursday next.
If r. MILNER GIBSON said be wis b ed to introduce
~.riendment. He considered it righ t to support the
coo in iittees of the house generally ; bu t with respect to
this t particular measure he believed th s committee had
not the public interests represented ' a efore them, and
it was for' the conservation of ale public in-
ten tats that he -wished to have :an amendment
add tad to the hill. A commission had be en appointed to
inq. ere into the dues levied upon shit it; and goods in
vari .o as parts of the United Kingdom , and it was the
jute n tion of Parliament to legislate ui ion that report ;
and it was recommended by the Beal d of Trade that
any a rrangement that might now be sanctioned with
rear of to the Birkenhead Docks mig' at not embarrass
any n ieasures that' Parliament might see necessary to
carr y into effect. The right hon. gen Liman concluded
by u: wing to insert certain words in the bill, the effect
of A slt ich was that the Corporation of Liverpool should
not leave the power of diverting ti 143 dues raised on
ship p ing from maritime to4inere corpc ration purposes.
h 9 Er G. BUTT opposed the amends hint.

. LABOUCHERE expressed a h ope that the house
wou'A I support the decision which the committee, after
sitti a g nearly three months, had arrive at, and pass the
bill ms it now stood.

A it . BRIGHT supported the amen( b nent.
BOUVERIE, believing that t h e Corporation of
Liv fr pool bad out-generalled the B ox and of Trade on
this Toil], said be should support the 31 n endment.
IS Er. WALPOLE supported the bi ll as it came from
the c 3mmittee.

Btfi CHAMBERS, who addressei I the house amidst
rep et ted cries of "divide," proceeded t.) point out the am-
bigut ms construction of the clause, a as I stated it to be
his is itentlon to support the amendm. m t.

Mr. HORSFALL regretted the k ion. member for
Marc theater had moved this amend nent, and had im-
pugned the conduct of the committee . The committee,
after much care and attention, agree d to this clause,
adddz'g to it the special report, allud ec l to by the hon.
me al'oer for Manchester. The retenti, on of this clause
was .of such vital importance, that the promoters of the
bill were advised that if the amendre ent of the right
hon. gentleman the member for Mani hester be carried
it mt st be fatal to the bill, because it would prejudice
the rights of the corporation.
Mr. G. VERNON defended the me istruction of the
clause, contending that the words used were plain and
comp rehensive.
A: fter some remarks from Mr. Rim in favour of the
clause,
Mr. CARDWELL said that but I one clear meaning
appeased to pervade the house, and to tie the same as that
which originally pervaded the commit tee, that this bill
should s tand on its own merits to of feet the important
object for which it was intended, and that nothing in the
operation of the bill should be p leaded in bar
hereafter to any public measures the Crown might
think proper to introduce in conformity with the recom-
mendation of the commissioners, which , bad been laid on
the table. He thought that house was • not a good tri-
bunal for deciding on the legal applies tion of specific
words, and he felt a difficulty in apprecia.t ;ing the precise
effect between the words of the clause al id the amend-
ment. When his right hon: friend laid on, the table the
measure of Government he believed the t in ensure would
recei'e the full and dispassionate con sideration of the
house, unprejudiced by the fact that th, 4 ,clause had been
introduced into a private bill. Believii ig that to be an
understood thing, he thought it was ur eriesirable to pre-
judice the matter by a division, and tb a t his right hon.
friend would do wisely to accept the cla.o se in the words
in which the committee bad presented it.
Mr. GIBSON said that being the un .derstanding
'ae
would withdraw the amendment.
The amendment was accordingly withi lrawrit and the
bill read a third time.

EAST KENT RAILWAY (EXTEI iSION TO
DOVER) BILL.
On the Sneaker putting the question. that, this bill be
read a third time,

Mr. BROCK MIN opposed the third re /ding of the
bill, believing that whilst there was a li no '4o Folkestone
the public did not require one to Dover,, and complained
that the South-Eastern Company had i iot been heard
against the bill. He proposed the re-ox .mmittal of the
bill.

Captain EGERTON, chairman of the committee, de-
fended their conduct. The reason the committee re-
fused to hear the South-Eastern Company was that no
property belonging to them was affecte d. by this bill.
Mr. FITZROY considered no case had been made
out for the re-committal of this bill.
Mr. RICH denied that the properf y of the South
Eastern Railway was not affected b y this bill. He
proceeded to shuw that the line in qui cation passed be-
tween the terminus of the South Eat stern Railway at
Dover and the pier where passengers embarked and dis-
embarked from the steamers. It also passed over the
flags in front of the Lord Warden Hotel, which be-
longed to. the •South-Eastern Company, although
leased for a number of years. The hon. gentleman' con-
tended that the South-Eastern Company ought to have
been heard against this bill.
Mr. RICH explained that the pledge given by the
company had reference to the construction of a main
line, and not the branches. What he now complained
of was the branches.
After a few words from Mr. LUSHINGTON,
Mr. RICE was surprised at the .opposition of the
hon. member for Richmond, recollecting the pledge
given by the South-Eastern Company, of which the hon.
member was chairman, not to oppose the formation of
such a bill.

Mr. RICH denied that the company had violated any
pledge.
Mr. RICE read the pledge, given by the Company
under their seal to the House of Lords, not to oppose
the construction of a direct line of railway to Dover.
(Hear from Mr. Rich.) With regard to the injury
complained of, in respect of the line passing in front of
the Lord Warden Hotel, he found it would pass at the
back of the property, and was approved of by the tenant
of the hotel.

Mr. JAMES MACGREGOR addressed the house,
describing this bill es one of the most extraordinary
that had been brought before the house. He thought
it a strange proceeding on the part of the committee not
to hear the South-Eastern Company against this bill
whose property was affected by it.
The amendment was ultimately withdrawn, and the
bill read a third time.

Petitions were presented by Sir T. Ackland against
the Church Rate Bill, and by Mr. Spooner against the
grant to the College of Maynooth. Several othet peti-
tions were presented against the Church Rate Bill.
The house then resumed itself into committee on the
Metropolis Local Management Bill.
On cls.use 158 being proposed, which gave power to
the Board of Works to make bye laws,
Sir B. HALL proposed to amend it, for the purpose
of giving a similar power to the Metropolitan Board.
The amendment was agreed to, and the clause as
amended was ordered to stand part of the bill.
Clauses up to 160 were agreed to, with a few verbal
amendments.

[LEFT SITTING.]

UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE.

OXFORD, JUNE 25.
ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE.

James Black Gray, Edward Beachcroft, Devon, Au-
heron and Edward William Molyneux Herbert, were
this day admitted fellows of St. John's College on
three years' probation.
At the same time William Henry Smith, Charles Al-
leyne Summers Austin, and William Holding were ad-
mitted scholars of the same college.
The installation of the Rev. George H. Liddell, Dean
of Christ Church, will take place on Saturday next.
CAMBRIDGE, JUNE 25.
ELECTION OF LADY MARGARET PROFESSOR OF DIVINITY.

The Lord Chancellor has given notice that the election
of Lady Margaret's Professor of Divinity will take place
on Friday next, the 29th inst. at 12 o'clock, in the Se-
nate House. There are already several gentlemen named
as candidate for the appointment.

The Vice Chem:l(3ll(W has further given notice thatn o
elector who is not present at the commencement of the
proceedings to hear the requisite documents read, and
to take the prescribed oath, will be entitled to vote.