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London, England, 1852-06-14 00:00:00

HOUSE OF COMMONS.
The SPEAKER took the Chair at Twelve o'clock.
NEW MEMBER.
Lord MANDETILLE took the oaths and his seat for
Huntingdonshire.
PRIVATE BUSINESS.
The Lords' amendments to the following Bills were
considered and agreed to:—
Eastern Counties Railway.
Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway.
London and North-Western Railway (No. 2).
Londonderry Bridge (No. 1).
Londonderry Bridge (No. 2).
Tyne Improvement.
NEW RIVER COMPANY BILL.
On the motion for proceeding further with the third
reading of this Bill to improve the supply of water to
the metropolis,
Col. DUNNE objected to the Bill on the ground that
the works which it authorised would injure the Ordnance
works on the River Lea, &c. He must therefore with-
hold the consent of the Crown to it, unless the promoters
would allow certain clauses to be introduced for securing
to Ordnance works a sufficient supply of water. The
company had already broken the law in abstracting
water from the River Lea, and they had no right to
this Bill except upon the terms that he proposed. He
moved that the Government clauses be brought up.
Mr. WILSON PATTEN said the standing orders
had not been complied with in respect to these clauses,
and as the 68th clime of the Bill would accomplish the
very object of those proposed by the Government, he
could see no necessity for agreeing to the motion of the
Hon. and Gallant Member.—(Hear, hear.)
Mr. HENLEY said, as the law dilvisers of the Ord-
nance did not consider that the 6s'h clause secured the
right of the Crown, he must witahold the Queen's
assent.
Lord SEYMOUR said this was a very important Bill;
it proposed to furnish the metropolis with a good supply
of water, but if the claims of the Ordnance were con-
ceded, and no water could be abstracted from the River
Lea above their works, the Bill would become an useless
measure.
Mr. COWPER opposed the Bill unless the promoters
consented to grant compensation to those parties who at
present enjoyed the benefit of the water in the river.
After a brief discussion, the motion for bringing up
the clauses was withdrawn, and the Bill was passed.
The Tees Conservancy Bill, and the Torquay Extra-
Mural Cemetery Bill were read a third time and passed.
RAMSGATE HARBOUR BILL.
On the motion for considering the report of this Bill,
)(Ir. G. HUDSON moved that this Bill be taken into
consideration this day three months.
Mr. HENLEY said that the Biil was certainly not a
Batisfattory Bill, and the Government would have
nothingh.lug to do with it either one way or the other.
SirG• PECHELL was astonished to hear this deter-
thesef the Government. He certainly thought
toile ought to be abolished.
Sir F. Bright
said
aid that I.
harbour towas impossible for this
b
should, thextrimaintained without these tolls, and he
re, eapport this Bill.
Mr. HU
the more astonished to hear what
had fallen from
g the President
Hon. Gentleman than he had
been at hearin
President of the Board of Trade.
This Bill was opposeciiraarir, to the sound principles on which
our commercial
,20ught to be supported, and he
therefore called on the
islkkaztr to reject it.
Mr. MASTERMA
.e.ordeßi the Bill.
After a few words from
and
arr. ffeadlam, who epp4is Dennison, Mr. Grogan,
e the Bill
Mr. STAFFORD said that •h '
e Government having
followed the laborious investigaii
on ch ad been the late Governine
stituted by nt, had arrived at the con-
clusion that the passing toll
uw05,111. not so necessary
as was considered by the Right
site. Whatever might be the fate Gentleman
this illept-
rin„..eeeluded from
vernment did not consider themselaea _ the Go-
re-opening
sescsoinosaidereeyd
re-opening the subject at any time.
that the subject required to be dealt with by
and in a future"3' a bold and
comprehensive mea.,are,
they
After not indisposed to introoucen,,
Si:--ttur.
After a short discussion, in Vf • a
Rsikes Currie, and Sir C. Burrell, i }lto. olvitig", Mr.
Part, the
House divided, when the numbers were—
For the amendment ••• ••• ••• 130
Against ••• ••• 2%
Ma
cojority•
••thrown•
out. ••• toe
The Bill was nsequently
The Torquay Market and Slaughter-houses Bill was
considered, and ordered to be read a third time.

PETITIONS.
a public meet-
Mr. HUME presented a petition from
ing of Irishmen at Manchester, praying for the pardon
of Smith O'Brien, John Mitchell, and their companions.
Sir W. CLAY presented a petition from a literary
society, praying for the free transmission of Parliamen-
tary papers by the post.

MR. F. O'CONNOR.
Mr. J. BELL gave notice that this evening, at six
o'clock, he would present a petition from a relative cof
Mr. F. O'CowNoß, praying for his discharge from
custody of the Sergeant-at-Arms, in order that he might
ra
be placed in a lunatic asylum.
UNDUE INFUENCE AT THE ENNISKILLEN
ELECTION.
Mr. S. CRAWFORD, on the motion for going into
Committee of Supply, asked whether any inquiry bad
been made, or would be instituted, regarding the alleged
proceedings of General Thomas at Enniskillen, on the
19th of May last, for the purpose of exercising an undue
influence 07,1. Sergeant M'Kinley, a pensioner residing
in the said town, with reference to the disposal of his
vote at the next general election?
Major BERESFORD said the statement made by
Sergeant M'Kinley was entirely unfounded. Ile re-
ferred to a letter explaining the [natter from General
Thomas to Sir E. B!akeney, the lieutenant commanding
the army in Ireland, in which the former stated that
when he arrived in Enniskillen he was welcomed by
the pensioners who belonged :to the regiment in which ho
had served many year,, and that he observed that if
at' showin g
any among
th thesirm wcerit c.re
Govoters they had an opportunity
for Mr. Whiteside. the e yof their profesaion3 by voting
vernment candidatA who was
his perticalt r frisrd; but Le denied thst he attempted to
intimidate [any man, or qook his fist at Sergeant
31`lieniloY, end std was a disgrace to the
name of tut Eoni,killener.
lie (Major Beresford)
admitted it was imprudent iu a general efficer,
fresh from duty, and wearing ; his regimentals, to
comrades in reerence toelection
about one word to his s
quite an
about to take place, but to VV.
hsatisfied that t c
:conduct of which
Ge-
neral Thomas was not capable ot
he was said to be guilty. The lion. Muraber read se-
veral communications which he had received from
officers and others who were present on the occasion, all
of whom stated that no such intimidation was used by
General Thomas.