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London, England, 1864-07-19 00:00:00

ThiPERIAL PARLLUEEN.T

HOUSE OF LORDS—Last Evening.

The LORD CHANCELLOR took his scat on the woolsack at
five o'clock.

METROPOLITAN RAILWAY.
The Earl of SHAFTESBURY presented a petition
from the inhabitants of Finsbury-square against the ex.
tension of the metropolitan railway to Trinity-square.
Lord REDESDALE gave notice that on Thursday he
would move that no petition be received against the metro-
politan railway schemes unless they should have been pre-
sented before Friday next.
THIRD READINGS.

The following bills were read a third time and passed
Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway (Blackburn new lines)
—West Sussex Junction Railway—Edinburgh and Gias-
gowßailway—London, Brighton, and South Coast Railway
(new line)—Rickmansworth, Amersham and Chesham
Railway—llfracombe Railway, and Lancashire Union
Railway,
LAND SECURITIES COMPANY BILL.
The Earl of DONOUGHMORE presented a petition
from the Land Securities Company, and moved that the
bill be committed.
Lord REDESDALE objected to the motion. He con-
tended that the bill was the introduction of a new principle
into private legislation, and therefore he hoped their lord-
ships would support him. Every day new schemes were
set on foot for money-lending by limited liability companies,
and he was satisfied that these schemes should be regu.
lated by public and not private acts of Parliament.
Lord TAUNTON said he should give his hearty support
to the noble lord who had just sat down.
After a short discussion, the motion for the committal of
the bill was rejected.
BURIALS REGISTRATION BILL,
This bill passed through committee and was reported
with an amendment.
THE SPANISH SLAVE TRADE.
Lord BROUGHAM said if there was one thing more
than another that gave him great satisfaction in re-
flecting upon a long parliamentary life, it was the
act he had been so fortunate as to induce Par-
liament to sanction, namely, that making the slave
trade piracy. He was glad that a great amelioration had
taken place in the condition of the negroes in certain parts
of the world, but he had now to complain of the manner in
which the Spanish Government had set at naught the obe
ligations they were under by the treaty they had entered
into, by a continuance of the slave trade. He
was not one of those who held that it
did not become this country on any account to interfere
with anything going on in a foreign country. In some
cases it was honourable to do so—in others it sometimes
became a duty. The noble and learned lord then proceeded
to comment upon the slave trade carried on in Cuba. The
planters and the people of Brazil were both against the
slave trade ; and it was, therefore, impossible that it should
be revived, Good faith, therefore, on our part seemed to
require that we should repeal the act to which he had re-
ferred. The noble lord then presented a petition from a
public meeting held in Jamaica, and presided over by the
bishop, complaining of the conduct of Spain.
Earl RUSSELL said that every successive Foreign Sec-
retary had remonstrated with Spain against her violation of
her treaty engagements ; but we had never been able to get
her to fulfil them. The Spanish Government did indeed
profess their willingness to do so, but they had steadily re-
fused to pass efficacious laws for the purpose. From time to
time the Cuban slave trade was diminished, and he believed
that the present governcr was in earnest in his efforts to
suppress it. But almost all the authorities of the island
were disposed to connive at the traffic, and he did not feel
any confidence that a future governor might not do so too.
He strongly objected to the proposition to reimpose a dif-
ferential duty upon slave-grown as compared with free
labour sugar. Bat he would assure the house that he
would continue to urge upon Spain the fulfilment of her
obligations.
The Earl of MALMESBURY eulogised the sincere and
successful efforts of the Government of Brazil to suppress
the Brazilian slave trade, and said that in his opinion the
time had come, or nearly com,, when the Aberdeen Act
should be repealed. In fact, before his death, the Earl of
Aberdeen had himself arrived at the same conclusion.
After a few words from Lord BuouosAm in reply, the
subject dropped.
The Mutual Surrender of Criminals (Prussia) Bill, and
Thames Embankment and Metropolis Improvement Loans
Bill, were read a second time.
The Street Music (Metropolis) Bill was read a third
time and passed.
The Inland Revenue (Stamp Duties) Bill was read a
third time and passed.
The Railways (Ireland) Acts Amendment Bill and the
Drainage and Improvement of Lands (Ireland) Bill wero
read a third time and passed.
The Administration of Trusts (Scotland) Bill was read
a second time.
The house then adjourned.

HOUSE OP COMMONS—Last Evening,
The SPEAS.ER took the chair at 4 o'clock.
PRIVATE BUSINESS.

The following bills were read a third time and passed:—
Earl of Egmont's Estates and New Brighton Pier.

METROPOLITAN RAILWAY DISTRICTS BILL.
On the order for the third reading of this bill,

Mr CRAWFORD movAl an amendment to the effect
that the bill should be read a third time this day month.
He said that the most eerious objections existed to
the construction of this railway, and ho contended that
the interests and the feelings of the public would be con-
sulted best by acceding to his motion. This project was not
the result of a company, but merely an engineering specu-
lation, and he argued that that circumstance should induce
the house to regard it with great jealousy. (Hear, hear.)
A considerable difference of opinion prevailed in reference
to the necessity or advantage of this Metropolitan Railway
scheme.

Mr AYRTON and Mr. GOSCHEN opposed the bill.
Lord STANLEY supported the bill. He said he was
chairman of the select committee on this bill, so that he had
opportunities of judging accurately of the whole scheme,
which induced him to approve of it. (Hear, and no, no.)
Every attention had been paid to the bill in transitu, and the
opinion he expressed was shared in by the other members
of the committee. Differences of opinion, as well as differ-
ences of interest would exist on all matters, but he thought
that if hon. members would read the evidence they would
see that the conclusion to which the committee had arrived
was justified by the facts as developed by the statements of
the witnesses which had been examined.

Mr HA.NKE Y opposed the motion for the third reading,
on the ground that it would not be duly consider.d by the
House of Lords at this period of the session.
After some further discussion the bill was read a third
time and passed.
CASUAL FOOR OF THE METROPOLIS.

Mr LYALL asked the president of the Poor Law Board
whether he would bring in a bill this session, in order to carry
out the special recommendations of that part of the report
of the poor law committee, which relates to the casual poor
of the metropolis, so that relief may be afforded to that class
by legislation before next winter 2

MrVILLIERS said that it was his intention to bring in
a bill this session, and that the house would have time to
consider its provisions fully, as it would be very short.
SEA FISHERY (IRELAND).
In reply to Mr BLAKE,

Mr PEEL :said that he had not had time to receive the
annual report et the Sea Fishery Department of the Board
of Public Works in Ireland from the department in ques-
tion.