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TATTERSALL'S.

(THIS EVENING.)

LIVERPOOL STEEPLECHASE.
sto 1 agst The Trout (6 to 1 taken freely)
100 to 6 agst Needwood (taken)

GREAT METROPOLITAN,
12 to 1 agst Corcebus (taken)
100 to 7 agst Redlands (taken)

CHESTER CUP.
oto 1 agst Mortimer (taken)
0 to 1 agst Weathercock (taken)
THE TWO THOUSAND.
sto 2 agst St. Hubert (taken freely)
7 to 2 agst Lord of the Isles (taken)
9to 2 agst Bonnie Morn (taken)

DERBY.
7to 1 agst St. Hubert (taken)
11 to 1 agst Rifleman (taken)
12 to 1 agst Do Clare (taken)
13 to 1 aget Cruiser
14 to 1 agst Grxeulus Esuriens (taken)
22 to 1 apt Bonnie Morn
25 to 1 agst Flatterer (offered)
30 to 1 agst Oulston (taken)
33 to 1 agst Wild Dayrell (taken)
33 to 1 agst Dirk Hatteraick (taken)

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT,

HOUSE OF LORDS.—(THIS EVENING.)
ROYAL COMMISSION.
The royal assent was given to the Fisheries (North
America) Bill.
The commissioners were the Lord Chancellor, the
Duke of Argyle, sad the Earl of Hardwicke.
Their lordships adjourned during pleasure.
The LORD CHANCMLLOR took his seat on the woolsack
at five o'clock.
The Earl of STR4DBROKE presented a petition
numerously signed praying for the repeal of the act
passed last session respecting the sale of beer. The
noble earl suggested that he could not support the
prayer of the petition.
THE LAND TRANSPORTS—TREATY WITH
TURKEY.
The Earl of ELLENBOROUGH moved for a copy
of the despatch from the War Department to Lord
Raglan,. dated Jan. 20, relative to the formation of land
transport, The noble earl also inquired when the ratifi-
cation of the treaty that had lately been entered into
with Turkey for the formation of a foreign legion
would be laid on the table ? He was desirous of making
a few observations en the treaty, but he thought he had
better postpone doing so until to-morrow, when he
understood the second reading of the New Enlistment
Bill would be proceeded with.
The Earl of CLARENDON said be could not inform
the noble earl when the treaty alluded to would be laid
on the table, as it was not expected it would be ratified
before six weeks.
The Earl of ELLENBOROUGH—I am extremely
sorry to hear that six weeks are likely to elapse before the
treaty can be ratified. Why, my lords, six weeks is a
campaign ! If you do not raise the 'men before that
time, it is possible that they would not be able to take
part in the war.
Lord PANMURE was understood to say that there
would be no objection to the production of the despatch
asked for by the noble earl.
The Earl of ELLENBOROUGH—There are two
points to which I wish to direct the noble lord's attention,
in reference to the formation of the land transport.
But these two points are points which ap-
pear to me as being most essential--first,
that the director-general of the land transport shall be
made responsible for the finding of the necessary provi-
sions for the support of the animals to be employed in
the service, and that they should not be at all dependent
for such support upon the Commissariat. The other is,
that he should have at his ent:ra disposal the sea trans-
ports by which these animals are to be conveyed.
PURCHASERS PROTECTION AGAINST
JUDGMENTS BILL.
Their lordships then went into committee on this bill.
The LORD CHANCELLOR said_ he had a few
amendments to make to some of the clauses.
Lord ST. LEONARDS having explained some of
the clauses,
The bill passed through committee, and having been
reported,
Their lordships adjourned.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.—(THIS EVENING.)
The SPEAKER took the chair shortly before four
o'clock.

NEW MEMBER.
Sir G. C. Lxivis took the oaths and his seat on hie
election for Radnor, in the room of his deceased father.
ROYAL COMMISSION.
Mr. Pullman, the Yeoman 'Usher of the Black Rod,
appeared and summoned the house to attend at the bar
of the House of Lords to hear the royal assent giren by
commission to the Fisheries Bill.
PRIVATE BUSINESS.

The following bills were read a second time and or-
dered to be committed :—Banger Markets and Public
Institutions ; Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire
and Great Western Railways ; Bridport Railway ; Great
Western mad Brentford Railway ; Hoarwithy Bridge ;
Honiton Road ; Lancaster Water and Gas; London and
Brassingtou Road ; St. Helen's Improvement ; Sligo
Gas ; Somerset Central Railway ; Tormoham and St.
Mary Church Gas ; Torquay Water ; Uphill and Blea-
don Road ; Weston-siper-Mare Gas ; Wolverhampton
Corporation Water ; Dursland and Midland Railway.
EAST AND WEST INDIA DOCK BILL.
On the motion for the second reading of this bill,
Sir J. DUKE said the object of this bill was to repeal
a clause in the Dock Act of 1799, and if it was carried
it would have the effect of seriously taxing the public.
The clause proposed to be repealed made certain ex-
emptions in favour of goads trans-shipped by lighter-
Men, and if the company succeeded in carrying this
'bill it would be a gross violation of the compact
under which they obtained their original act.
The company bad the advantage of being wharfingers
and dock owners, besides the use of part of the Thames,
to the great detriment of the trade and port of London,
And they ought to be satisfied with that position without
seeking to extend their monopoly.
Mr. GREGSON supported the bill when the docks
were originally under the consideration of Parliament.
The wharfingers of London made a claim of 3,000,000/.
for compensation, but on considering their case Parlia-
ment thought 600,0001. would be amply sufficient to
meet their claims. The demand of these gentlemen now
was equally as modest as it was then ; they wanted to
perpetuate a state of things whieh enabled them to have
the services of the company without paying for them.
Mr. MITCHELL_ viewed this measure not as a pri-
vate, but as a public bill, and since he thought it would
unjustly affect the trade and commerce of the country,
be should oppose the second reading. It would inflict a
monstrous injustice upon both private wharfingers and
merchants by compelling the latter to have their goods
landed in the docks, no matter whether it was for their
convenience or not, and he hoped the house would not
affirm the principle of this bill.
Mr. BOUVERIE said if he bad to decide upon the
merits of this bill, he should say the Dock Company had
not' made out a case for it, but that was not the ques-
tion: which the house had to decide ,• they bad to deter-
. mine whether a sufficient ground had been made out for
departing from the ordinary practice of referring a pri-
vate bill to the consideration of a select committee. He
did not think any such ground had been made out, and
he hoped, therefore, the house would pass the second
reading.
Mr. A. PELLATT opposed the second reading, be-
lieving that the bill was a violation of the compact en-
tered into with Parliament and the country when the
original act was passed.
Mr. CARDWELL stated the facts of the case in
a few words. When the docks were originally
made certain privileges were conferred upon the com-
pany ; first, they were allowed to obtain a frontage to
the river ; secondly, they were empowered to build
warehouses, and become wharfingers ; and thirdly,
they were empowered to charge a toll upon
all seagoing Yes els using their waters ; but they
were expressly prohibited from levying any charge upon
lighters entering the docks to transship goods. Now,
the object of this bill was to repeal that prohibition ;
I?nt before Parliament could consent to such a repeal, a
strong case must be made out in its favour. He for
one thonght no such case had been made out, and
bad therefin.. he
second Tes,dlus:me down prepared to vote against the
Mr. 11ElsileE
show Said, although he was a dock pro-
prietor, he d yet vote against the second retd-
ing of the bill, because it would upset a bargain wh
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the company had long ago assented to and the public I
had confirmed.
- Mr. T. BARING thought the house was not a fit tri-
bunal to decide this question. It
should be referred to
carefully gone in
a Commiee up
to stairs, where the wait case could be
and stigmatised
arum their
WILLIAMS opposed the bill,
it assn unjust attempt to tax the public ag
consent.
Mr. LINDSAY supported the bill, as he saw no rea-
son why
a barge should be allowed to use the docks free
of charge any more than ships. He hoped the boos:
would not protect the interest of the wharfinger and
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liglitermifn at the expensee of the docks.
Mr. MUNTZ recommended the proprietors to with-
draw the bill, as the dock charges of London were al-
ready so excessive that they were fast drawing the trade
sway from the port.
The house then divided, when there appeared,
For the second reading
249 Against it
Majority
The bill was aecordirgiy thrown out.
The London Dock Bill and the St. Katherine's
Thek Bill were withdrawn.
THE BALTIC FLEET.
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