The Sun.
London, England, 1837-05-23 00:00:00

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Sir J. Y. BULLER, in moving the second reading of
this Bill, expressed a hope that the Hon. Bationet the Mem-
ber for \Vigtonahire would not, after the strong opinion ex-
pressed by the House on a former measure with reference to
the prohibiting of travelling on railways on Sundays, think it
right to take the sense of the House u to the rejection
of a similar clause in the present Biil which had been
inserted by the Committee.—( Hear, bear.) If he did,
he (Sir John Y. Buller) would feel himself compelled to vote
against it, as, he was persuaded that a local Bill was not the
proper course to bring a question of such importance forward.
He (Sir J. Y. Buller) felt convinced that the adoption of such
a course would be detrimental to the measure brought forward
by the Hon. Baronet. \Vheii.that measure again came before
the House, he (Sir J. Y. Buller) would do all in his power to
support ig; but on the present occasion, if the Hon.:Baronet
persisted in retaining the clause, he should feel himself com-
pelled to vote against it.
Dr. BO W RING wished distinctly to know from the Hon.
Baronet whether it was his intention to abandon_ or insist on
the clause ?

Sir ANDREW AGNEW said that it was his determina-
tion to divide the House on the subject.
Dr. BO W RING said that such being the case, he felt it his
duty to move that the clause be omitted. He was in hopes after
the strong opinion which had been expressed by the House,
the Hon. Baronet would not have considered it necessary to
waste its time by discussing the propriety of the clause, or have
rendered it necessary for him to take the course he was now
adopting. If on a former occasion the retention of the clause
was to be considered a grievance, that grievance was consider-
ably increased in the present instance. So far from railroads
tending to the desecration of the Sabbath, they were the means
of enabling many persons who had hitherto not attended
Divine worship to do so. The Railway between Ardrossan
and Saltcoats had tended materially to effect so desirable an
object. On the whole, he trusted the House would reject
the Clause.

Sir IL B ATE S 0 N supported the retention of the clause.
Mr. AGLIONBY said the arguments and illustrations of
the Hun. Baronet were the best to show that the clause was
unnecessary.—( Hear hear.) If the good feeling of
the people of Liverpool and Manchester prevented the
car: isges from running during Divine Service, surely they
might expect that the good feelings of A people much more
religious and strict would work in a similar way. (Cheers.)
There was already a Bill on the general question be-
fore the House. Let the question be settled by it.
(Cheers.) It was unseemly to attempt to introduce the
clause in every particular Bill where be had the good fortune
to get the Committee to go Along with Cheers.)
Sir IL PEEL said legislation upon this subject ought-to
depend upon some general and fixed principle.- Loud cheers.)
If it was right to put an end to Ali Sunday trav,lling upon
railroads, let the Hou make it a fixed rt.le, and lot it be in-
trodu:;ed into e.v.ko,y Cheers.) II! did no: think this
it would tend to encourage piety if the people (wild that on one
railroad they were allowed to tray Rhile or, Another probably in
in the same t ounty they were stepped, I! gave no opinin
upon the 400aphi question, he merely said that there oßght to
hti some specific enactment applicable to all. 1)13 would not
then discuss the main question, hut, is his opinion it would
tend to no qood if 09 (pefitiop which was deviled in the nu'