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into, expectations had been held out that that University
should ultimately receive the same amount of favour
from the Legislature as Oxford and Cambridge. The
University of London had fully earned the fulfilment of
that expectation, as the education it gave and the men
it produced placed it quite on a level with the older
universities. With respect to what had fallen from his
noble friend, the noble duke near him, it must be admitted
that it was worthy of consideration whether the bill would
not by a side wind give to the University of London
advantages over other universities which were not really
intended.

The committee was then postponed until Tuesday
next. •

REMOVAL OF NUISANCES.
Lord •LYTTELTON postponed until next session his
bill on this subject.
Their lordships then adjourned

HOUSE OF COMMONS.—{YESTERDAY.)
The SPEAKER took the chair at 12 o'clock.
PRIVATE BUSINESS.
The Lords amendments to the following bills were
considered and agreed to :—Cork and Waterford Rail-
way, Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton Railway
(Chipping Norton Branch), Portsmouth and Direct
London and Portsmouth Railway, Stockport Rectory
Division, West London and Crystal Palace Railway
(Bromley and Farnborough), York, Newcastle, and
Berwick, York and North Midland and Leeds Northern
Railway Companies Amalgamation ; British Guarantee
Association (No. 2), Oxford, Worcester, and Wolver-
hampton Railway (Stratford-upon• Avon and Stour-
bridge Branches).
The Earl of Eglinton's Estate Bill was cunsidered and
ordered to be read a third time.
Caton's Divorce Bill and' St. Catherine's Parish
(Dublin) School and Charity Estate Bill were read a
third time and passed.
Legh's Estate Bill was read a second time and ordered
to be committed.

PETITIONS.
Petitions were presented by Mr. SPENCER, from
Brighton, against the opening of public houses on Sun-
day ; by Mr. CHRISTOPHER, from Lincolnshire, to the
same effect ; and by Mx. HENLEY, from Oxfordshire,
with the same prayer.
MILITIA. (No. 2) BILL.

The committee on this bill was'then resumed.
Clauses 1,2, and 3 were agreed to.

On clause 4,
Mr. R. PALMER moved an amendment, with the
view of providing that half the expense of militia store
houses and barracks should be borne by the Consolidated
Fund.

Lord PALMERSTON and Mr. WILSON resisted the
amendment.

Mr. S. HERBERT said if the• amendment should be
carried, it would be for the Government to consider
whether they would g.) on with the bill.
After some further discussion the committee divided,
when there appeared—
For the amendment
Against it
Majority

The amendment was accordingly carried.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said the
amendment involved a very important principle, and it
being now sanctioned by the committee, it had become
the duty of the Government to take time to consider
what course they should pursue with regard to the bill.
Notwithstanding this declaration, the consideration of
the remaining clauses were proceeded with.
Clause 4, as amended, was agreed to.

The remaining clauses were agreed to.
Colonel NORTH moved the following additional
clause :—" Adjutants of militia regiments who have
been captains in the army, or in the East India Com-
pany's service, shall take rank in the militia, accordi-g
to the date of their commis,ions in the army or East
India Company's service, and all other adjutants, of
whatever regiments, shall rank as the junior captains of
their regiments."
The clause was negatived.
The CHAIRHAN then reported progress, and the report
was ordered to be brought up on Monday.
MILITIA (SCOTLAND) BILL.

The house went into committee on this bill.
The clauses were agreed to, and the bill passed
through committee.

The Militia (Ireland) Bill was postponed until Mon-
day.
The other orders were disposed of, and at four o'clock
the sitting was suspended.

The house resumed at six o'clock.
DELIVERY OF NOTICES OF OBJECTION TO

VOTERS IN SURREY.
Mr. EVELYN asked the Secretary of the Treasury what
was the result of an investigation said to have been under-
taken by the direction of th Treasury into an alleged non-
delivery by the Post-office, in August, 1853, of the notices
of objection to the votes of certain registered electors of
the western division of the county of Surrey?
Mr. by ILSON said the inquiry into this important sub-
ject had beers conducted with great care, and he was sorry
to say that it appeared that the postmaster who received
these notices had not exercised the usual vigilance in com-
paring the notices which ho had received with the dupli-
cates which he returned, and in consequence it was impos-
sible to say, but the belief at the Post-office was that they
had never been received in the General Post-office. The
result of the inquiry was certainly extremely unsatisfac-
tory, so much so that the Postmaster-General had thought
it right to interdict the gentleman who had these duties to
perform from being employed in the Post-office service
again. The report showed that the present system was
defective and ought to he altered ; but he was afraid it
was impossible to undertake the task this session. From
the importance of the question he thought it would be
cessary to have a committee next session, or else that some
steps should be taken to render this service more efficient.