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would only take them down to the East India Dock
property, for the use or which property they would have
to pay as a property distinct and unconnected with the
Irailroad. .Gentletnen who read the Reports would
find it was not till after the Committee had

drawn up their Report that it was found
there was a secret article of agreement between the Share-
holders of the Railroad and the Directors of the Docks. He
was sure the Noble Lord oppositl (Lord Teignmouth)
:could concur with him in that. The terms of that secret
compact was that the Company should be a Rail-
road Company only as carriers, and that the
proprietors of the Docks should be wharfingers ; that
as wharfingers they should impose a charge on the public;
that the Railroad Proprietors should impose another charge
On the public, and thus two impositions were in-
flicted. Whereas, if the original purpose of the
Bill bad been carried out, the Railroad would not
have gone on to the East India Docks at all, but
would step short at' Blackwall Stairs.—( Hear, hear. )
The Blackw•all Stairs were public property, from which all
parties could embark. The Company had chosen not to
hold out any benefit to the public. but had allied themselves
with the East India Dock Company to the great pre-
judice of the public. It was a great mistake to say that this
was a railroad from London to Blackwall, it was a line

of commuoie,tion from London to all the trading ports
in the world, and yet the reception of goods
was to be confined to the Dock Company. Such
being the case, it was clear that a most dangerous
monopoly would be established. Further than this, were
the House prepared to sanction a measure 'wh'eh would
pour thousands at a time into a small space. If upon an
average 10,000 persons were brought into London in a
day, it was not improbable that on some days there would
%)e an influx of 40,000 or 50,000, and no man could cal-
cu late the extent of the inconvenience and danger that
would he the consequence. An eminent surveyor who
had looked at the property had also said that the property
would, in the immediate neighbourhood. be deteriorated to
an extent from 40 to 60 per cent. The customers of the
butchers, b lers, and grocers would be removed, and
wherewas there compensation to come from ? They could
have none, and that was a reason why that House should pro-
tect them. Let the railroad be formed from Black.
wall to the Minories—see how that would answer,
and if hereafter it should be found useful or ex.
pedient to bring it into the city, then it would be
time enough after the experiment bad been made.—

(Cries of Question, question.")
Mr. CLAY would not occupy the House many minutes,
hut as the representative of the Tower Hamlets, he felt
bound to make an observation or two. He wished to dis-
cbarge his duty properly, but he feared that in whatever
way he voted his vote would be the subject of misconstruction.
The Legislature had sanctioned the railroad from Bleck-
wall to the Minories, and as soon as that sanction had been
given the greater part of the objections of his constituents
had been overruled, because 19-20ths of the disturbance
of the private property complained of had been allowed to
take place. The principal injury was to tradespeople,
and that hal been sanctioned. Bringing it into Fen-
church-street might destroy some houses occupied by mer-
chants as counting-houses, but that would only be a tempo-
rary inconvenience. As to the objection of the lion.
Member who bad just sat down, that there was no access
to the water from Blackwall, surely it was not to be sail
that because Parliament allowed persons to form a rail-
way, that therefore it ought to make them watermen.
Besides, the Company had the means of making a most
convenient entrance to the water. Upon the whole, he
should feel bound to vote in favour of the measure.
Mr. PRYME rose amidst cries of " Divide, divide,
question, question." lie considered that this was a pub-
he Bill in point of fact, though a private Bill by name,
and that so far from its being calculated to
support a monopoly, it was quite the reverse. He did not
speak merely from the evidence that he had read on the
subject, but from ocular demonstration, as he had taken
two journeys down to Blackwall this year.—( Hear, hear,
and laughter.) The great object of the Bill sass to facili-
tate conveyance from the East India Docks into the City
of London, and he was of opinion it would he most useful
in that respect. lie spoke from no interested motive—he
had no connection with any party or power connected with
the undertaking. His mind was completely a piece of
white paprr.--( Cries of " White bait, white bait," and
much laughter.) Until he came to the consideration of
the question before the House, therefore, he should vote
without any bias on one side or Ihe other.
The House divided, when there appeared—
For bringing up the Report
Against it 73
Majority in favour of the
The Report was then brought up.
BANK OF IRELAND.

Mr. HUME gave notice, that on Friday next, or on the
first supply day, he should call the attention of the House to
the Report of the Select Committee on Joint-stock Banks,
and move a resolution declaring that• it is expedient that
the exclusive privileges and monopoly enjoyed by the Bank
of Ireland should be discontinued, in order that the people
of Ireland may possess the same privileges in regard to the
establishment of Banks that the people of Scotland at pre-
sent enjoy. The Hon. Member then moved for certain
accounts connected with the Bank of Englar.d.