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London, England, 1849-07-18 00:00:00

ROADS BILL

On the motion for the consideration of the report on
this Bill,
Mr. STUART WORTLEY stated that he consi-
dered the measure came before the House in a very
questionable shape, and thought it was calculated
to do great injustice to Colonel Eyre and the
other mortgagees. He felt bound to complain
of the manner in which the Committee had dealt with
their interests, and he would therefore propose, as a
Committee was sitting upon the subject, that the further
consideration of the report on this Bill should be post-
poned until that Committee had made its report.
Mr. WRIGHTSON defended the course pursued by
the Committee, and supported the further consideration
of the report on the Bill.
After a short discussion, the amendment was with-
drawn, and the Bill ordered to be engrossed.
PETITIONS.

Mr. BROTHERTON presented a petition from St.
Pancras praying the House to take steps to prevent the
extension of beer•houses.
Mr. HOBHOUSE presented a petition from a place
in Lincolnshire to the same effect. •

Sir W. CLAY presented a petition from the Tower
Hamlets praying for the removal of Smithfield Market.
Mr. HAMILTON presented a petition from Dublin
praying that the Sanitary Bill might be extended to
Ireland.

Mr. FORSTER presented a petition from Bury in
favour of the Marriage Bill.
Mr. SPOONER presented four petitions in favour of
the Protection of Women Bill, and a petition signed by
all the clerks of the parish churches of Birmingham,
stating that they had a freehold interest in their offices,
and praying the House to take their case into considera-
tion before abolishing intramural burials.

Mr. COBDEN presented a petition from a place in
Yorkshire, praying the House to apply the rule of three
tests to all parties who should in future be entitled to
the suffr.ge.

DIVORCE BILLS.
Mr. BOLIVERIE gave notice that nest session it was
his intention to divide the House against every Divorce
Bill that was brought in.—(A. laugh.)
TROOPS IN THE WES'r INDIES.

In reply to a question from fir. DICKSON,~
Mr. FOX MAULS, who was very indistinctly heard,
owing to the noise in the House at the time, was under-
stood to say that though the mortality among the troops
at Jamaica had been grout, every precaution had been
taken during the period that the yellow fever was most
prevalent to preserve them from attacks of the disease,
by removing them to more healthy barracks, and by
other means; and he was now hippy to state that the
troops were now in comparative good health.
BUSINESS OF THE HOUSE.

Lord J. RUSSELL said that he had to request the
Honourable Members who had orders of the day
iupon the paper preceding the order for going
nto Committee of Supply, would consent to the
arrangement which he had now to propose. It was very
desirable that they should proceed at once with the ord-
nance estimates, and what he proposed was, that on
Monday the House should sit at twelve o'clock, and that
the orders preceding the Committee of Supply should
stand on the paper on that day in the same order in
which they now stood. He also proposed that the House
should sit till four o'clock, and, if necessary, to six, but
he trusted tint they would be able to finish the orders
before four o'clock. The Hon. Gentleman opposite (Mr.
S. Wortley), who brought forward the Marriage Bill, had
stated yesterday that he could not consent to this ar-
rangement, but he trusted that he would now give way
to the Government, and allow them to proceed with the
Committee of Supply. With respect to a very important
motion by the Hon. Member for Cockermouth (Mr.
Horsman), which he was prevented bringing on yesterday,
owing to the late hour to which another debate was pro-
longed, he hoped that it might be taken on Monday
evening. There was also another motion by the Hon.
Member for Montrose with respect to British Guiana,
which he thought might also be brought on on Mon-
day. lie ventured, therefore, to ask the House to ac-
cede to the proposal which he had made. _ _ _

Mr. BOUVERIE said the first order of the day re-
ferred to by the Noble Lord (the Sunday Trading Bill)
was under his charge; and though he was reluctant to
postpone it at this late period of the session, yet, for the
sake of the progress of public business he would consent
to its being postponed until Monday.—(Hear, hear.)
Mr. HUME said he was anxious that the Government
should go into Supply, knowing that eight or ten clear
days must elapse, after agreeing to the report, before the
Appropriation of Aids Bill could pass through bcth
Houses of Parliament; but at the same time he must
say that the situation of British Guiana was one of the
utmost importance, and that his views on the subject had
been hardly dealt with. What, he asked, therefore, was
to he allowed to state the case of the colonists to
the House, and if the Noble Lord would give him an op-
portunity to do so, he was ready to accede to the
arrangement. The Government would very much for-
ward the business of the House if they would state what
course they intended to take with respect to the Sun-
day Trading Bill, the Protection of Women Bill, and
the Cruelty to Animals Bill. Much time had been
wasted in discussing Bills which the Government had
opposed. These measures, in his humble opinion, ought
to be taken up by the Government, and not by individual
Members, and he hoped, therefore, if there was no ob-
jection, that they would be discharged.
Mr. EINDLEY deprecated the unjust attack of the
Hon. Member, that his Bill had wasted the time of the
House.

Lord J. RUSSELL said he would state on Monday
how far the Government disagreed with the Bills men-
tioned by the lion. Member tor Montrose.
After a brief discussion,

Lord JOHN RUSSELL thought that when the Go-
vernment were arranging to give the Hon. Gentleman
two hours more than he would otherwise have had, it
was scarcely fair that he should express himself dis-
satisfied.

Mr. HORSMAN proposed that the House should ad-
journ at five and resume again at seven, when his motion
would come on.

Mr. BOUVERIE could not see what the Hon. Mem
ber would gain by this.

Lord J. itUSS'ELL was in hopes that the sitting
would be over at four, and they would then meet again
at six.

Atter some further conversation,
Mr. HORSMAN acquiesced in the proposition of the
Noble Lord.

Mr.IIINDLEY wished to explain, that when he said
he was tired of the Bill of which he had the charge
(Preventi.n of Cruelty to Animals), he meant that he
was tired of the trouble and delay he had met with in
endeavouring to bring it on.
In answer to a question from an HoN. MEMBER,
Mr. DRUMMOND said that he should persist in his
motion, which stood on the paper for to-morrow night,
unless the government succeeded in giving him no House.
The SPEAKER then left the Chair, and the House
went into Committee on