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London, England, 1836-07-06 00:00:00

HOUSE OF COMMONS', JULY 5.

The SPEAKER took the Chair at the usual hour.
Mr. HAWES moved the second reading of the Hunger-.
ford and Lambeth Suspension Bridge Bill. It had been in-
troduced at the beginning of the Session, but bad been de-
layed in consequence of negotiations between the Company
and the Proprietors of the market. All opposition had now
been got over except that of the Waterloo Bridge Com-
pany, but the public were not to be deprived of a great con-
venience because their Bridge did not pay.
The Bill was read a second,time.
On the motion of Captain ALSAGER the Lords'
Amendments to the London and Croydon Railway were
agreed to.
Mr. WILKS presented a petition from a congregation
of Dissenters at Great Kingston, in the county of Leices-
ter, praying that some alteration might be made in the law
relative to the appointment Of Trustees of Chapels. As
the law at present stood, the appointment of new
Trustees was attended with very great expense. The
annual expenditure amounted to 25,0001. merely for
the purpose of renewing the Trustees of Chapels. The peti-
tioners prayed that some Bill might be introduceti to re-
medy these evils.
TURNPIKE TRUSTS.

Mr. LAWSON presented four petitions from the trus-
tees of the Boroughbridge turnpike roads, in Yorkshire, and
other places, against certain parts of the Bill for the Conso-
lidation of Turnpike Trusts ; also a petition from Knares-
borougb, against the Ecclesiastical Courts Bill.
EAST AND WEST INDIA PRODUCE.
Mr. MARK PHILLIPS presented a petition from
the inhabitants of Manchester and Salford, praying for an
equalisation of the duties on East and West India pro-
duce. The Hon. Member also presented a petition from
the Chamber of Commerce, to the same effect.
RECEIPT STAMPS.

The Hort. M EMB R then presented a petition from
certain persons, inhabitants of Manchester and Salford,
who had formed themselves into a Society for the protec-
tion of Trade, stating that the law as regarded receipt
stamps was evaded in all large commercial towns, and pray-
ing the House to abolish stamps on receipts.
SMITHFIELD MARKET.

Mr. E. TENNENT presented a petition from the
bankers and citizens of London, signed by 200 persons, and
two others from the inhabitants of Smithfield and its vi-
cinity, against the continuance of Smithfield Market, signed
by upwards of 800 persons, which they considered a great
nuisance. He had a notice for that evening upon the.subject ;
but as many Hon. Members interested in the matter were
out of town, and as the Session was very far advanced, he
would withdraw his motion for the present, and begged to
give notice that early next Session, it was his intention to
bring in a Bill for the removal of Smithfield Market.
Mr. W. PATTEN presented a petition against the
Turnpike Trusts Consolidation Bill.
Mr. Alderman COPELAND moved for certain returns
connected with the Report upon the state of the Gaol of
Newgate, which had been laid before the Board of Alder-
men a the city of London_--Agro.ul to.
Sir G. CLERK presented petitions from Edinburgh
against the Bill for the regulation of the law of copyholds.
Lord STANLEY presented a petition from Dunbar
against the Scotch Universities' Bill.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said,
when he introduced the Bill for removing the disabilities
of the Jews, an Hon. Friend of his had said that it was
a matter of indifference to the vast majority of the Jews.
He was happy that the statements he (the Chancellor of the
Exchequer) then made were fully borne out. He then
presented petitions from all the congregations of the Jews
in London, in favour of the Bill ; one from Nairn, praying
that the duty upon Paper and Newspapers might be imme-
diately abolished ; and one from the York Bank, praying
that the House would institute an enquiry into private
Banks, of the same nature as was now being pursued to-
wards Joint Stock Banks.
Mr. AGLIONBY presented a petition from the Mayor
and Commonalty of Kendal, praying that the House would
pass some measure for the reduction of the Stamp Duty
upon Newspapers during the present Session.
PAUPER LUNATICS.

Mr.'A. CHICHESTER, understanding that there was no
objection on the part of the Noble Lord, the Secretary of
State for the Honepartment,t moved for a return of the
number of Pauper atics in each county of England and
Wales.—Agreed to._ _