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London, England, 1837-06-24 00:00:00

!y). . was on this, too,-- at a period of the Session which, in ordinary circumstances On the motion for the farther consideration of the
'that some of his -Majesty's. Government chiefly resisted the, would be drawing to a termination—after five months' con_ Report on the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway Bill
adoption of such a course. They wished to provide against sideration, and though recommended from the Throne at having been read, Major CUMMING BRUCE
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tho demise of the Crown in the absence of the heir presump-, the beginning of the Session—the business of Parliament posed the further progress of the Bill.e had no
tive. That was the line which was required to be adopted.'lhas been in fact neglected." In fact the business of Peri! personal interest in the subject ; but his opposition was
That course was at present proposed. He did not thinlCo•liament at the time alluded to by his Noble Friend was grounded on the gross injustice of the Bill, and the fla7
that on the present occasion his Noble and Learned Friend.' nearly in the state that it was at present. The business grant invasion of the rights of property and vested inte-'
treated with much courtesy the arguments of his opponents.... of Parliament had yearly been going on in such a manner., rests which the promoters of the Bill intended to PerPe-'
He certainly had not treated them very gently. In the that the Houses of Parliament were actually unable to ..trate. He was willing to admit that where great interests
first ground he entirely concurred ; but he admitted that get through it, and to discharge it all in a mannert* to the public would result, private rights should give way ;,
the course:pursued in not bringing forward the Civil List was that could be quite satisfactory to Members._(Hearotbut in such a case a fair compensation ought to be allowed.
one to which he objected. The not allowing members of IR was not his intention to enter into a consideration of Av He thought he should be enabled to show, in the first Place,
Parliament, and particularly members of the other House,Othe various measures that had been referred to. That that even if the Bill should be defeated, as be trusted it'
to debite that question before going to their constituents Ypart of the subject had been ably handled by his Noblewould be, the object of a Railway between Glasgow and!
o-4 thitirta which he was opposed. He entirely differedsand Learned Friend. But the fact was that discussionsEdinburghl would not be put in jeopardy. With regard'
ei42Zoble and Learned Friend on the othe side as,_ were conducted in the other House of Parliament—he '''kto compensation to Parties, the promoters of the Bill had
He took it that the constitutinal doctrine: must say it, in defence of the other House of Parliament,gone to work so recklessly that they had altogether omitted it.
iiid down by his Noble Friend. He should:. that the mode in which its discussions were conducted, af-':',7;lt might be said those were matters of enquiry before the
lebates upon the Civil List should take'' ford no proof of indifference to the subjects before it— Committee ; that the Committee had enquired into them,
Tace of a general election, and not atthat there was no want of proof of its diligence. They and given a favourable report. But without intending any,
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