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Mr. Alderman WOOD said he did not wish to do so.

Sir R. PEEL hoped that in any improvements that
might be suggested, sonic little foresight would be
shown before thy were carried into effect.—(Hear, hear.)
Supposing it to be manifest that great improvements would
be made, he hoped that Government would not put a veto
upon it—or upon the advance of public money. He would
not say that the public should sustain any loss, or that the
metropolis had any claim upon the public money more than
other parts of the Empire. But it was possible that when
great improvements might be made by the Govern-
ment advancing money, which could not be made by any
other means, and when the public could sustain no loss, as
in the transfer of Exchequer Bills. In that case he thought
they might apply the public money upon perfect security.
Whether a Committee was the best mode of making the
inquiry, he was not prepared to say. He thought that a
Board of Commissioners would be better adapted to the
purpose.. _ .

The motion was then put and carried.
LOTTERIES.

Mr. O'CONNELL would move as an amendment, by

way of an instruction to the Select Committee, that an in-
quiry be instituted into the state of the law relative
to lotteries, and whether any, and what alteration, was
deemed necessary.—( Hear, hear.) Every Hon. Member
of the House must be aware that notwithstanding the law
restrained lotteries, they were carried on openly—they
were advertised in the newspapers. Foreign lotteries were
daily advertised, and tickets disposed of. Now, although
the sale of tickets was prohibited, persons were not prohi-
bited from purehasing them, and by means of agents here
money to the amount of between 100,0001. and 200,0001.
was annually exported from this country.—(Hear.) Now,
if there was an inherent immorality in these lotteries,
the House ought not to countenance it, but when they saw
what was going on—when they say 10, 20, 30, aye and 40
gaming houses open every night totally unrestrained, he
thought that the subject required investigation.—(Hear,
hear.) They ought to enquire whether foreign lotteries
should be suppressed or not, as his motion went that length,
or whether they should allow the establishment of home
lotteries.
Mr. HUME submitted that this was a proper subject
for a separate Committee.—(Hear, hear.) Here was no
connexion between the objects of the two motions, and he
thought that a different class of individuals ought to be
put upon the two Committees.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHERUER was
very glad that the subject had been noticed. His attention
had been already called to the subject, and he had a Bill
in preparation'which he hoped was calculated to meet some
portion of the evils that were complained of. • He would
introduce his Bill in the course of a few weeks, and the
House might then decide on it. On the contrary, he
should support the reference of the Bill to a Select Com-
mittee.
Mr. O'CON NELL expressed his satisfaction at what
had fallen from the Right Honourable Gentleman.
SOCIETY OF FRIENDS.

Mr. CHARLES LUSHINGTON had given notice
of his intention to present the petition from this body this
evening. As, however, it appeared to be the wish of the
House that other business should be proceeded with, be
would postpone it for the present.
ROMAN CATHOLIC ENDOWED COLLEGES.
Mr. TREVOR postponed his motion on this subject till
Thursday week.
PRIVATE COMMITTEES.

Mr. WASON begged to ask the Noble Lord (J. Rus-
sell) whether it was his intention to bring in any measure to
prevent the rights of individuals from being voted away by
Committees on private bills without hearing the evidence.
Lord JOHN RUSSELL replied in the negative.
Mr. WASON then gave notiee, that on Thursday next,
he would bring forward a substantial motion on the subject.
REGISTRATION OF VOTERS' BILL.

The House resolved itself into a Committee on this
Bill—Mr. BERNAL in the Chair.
On Clause 2 being put,
Sir J. GRAHAM made some objection to the clause,
but the precise nature of the objection did not reach us.
Mr. WARBURTON defended the clause.
Lord JOHN RUSSELL supported the clause.
Sir R. PEEL thought if the election was to take place
upon a given day, then that old system should prevail ;
if afterwards, then that the new one should come into ope-
ration.
Mr. WAKLEY moved that his Majesty's name should
be substituted for those of the Lord Chancellor and the
Speaker.

(LEFT SITTING.)

HOUSE OF LORDS.

The House was occupied from 3 till 5 o'clock in hear-
ing evidence upon the Stafford Disfranchisement Bill.
IRISH MUNICIPAL CORPORATION.
Lord GREY presented a petition from Newcasstle,
agreed to at a public meeting, signed by the Mayor in
favour of the Irish Municipal Corporation Bill as passed
.by the Commons, and praying their Lordships to re-con-
sider their amendment to that Bill.

CHURCH-RATES.
Lord DACRE presented a petition from some place in
Essex against Church-rates.
LONDON GRAND JUNCTION RAILWAY.

The MarquisofLOODONDERR YP;Setitedtl;ee
petitions from merchants and traders in favour of the Lon-
don Grand Junction Railway.
The Duke of RICHMOND would take that oppor-
tunity of calling the attention of the House, more particu-
larly the attention of his Noble Friend who was the chairman
of the Committee, to the Bill that stood for a third reading
that evening. His object was this ;it was well known there
were employed upon many railroads, passing through local
districts, locomotive engines. He was anxious their Lord-
ships should be assured there was no danger in those en-
gines passing through crowded towns. One engineer before
the Comittee stated there would be no danger if five
wire screens were placed over the engitie ; and another
engineer had stated he thought there would be no danger ;
but he considered the House ought to have_ the best evi-
dence, by which they would be assured that there really
would he no danger. He thought the hest way would be
to postpone the third reading, in order that a Select Com-
mittee might be appointed, before which more accurate in-
formation might be obtained.
Lord KENYON said that if their Lordships thought
sufficient information had not, been obtained, he should not
resist further inquiry or investigation to remove any alarm
that might exist of this nature, pointed out by the Noble
Duke.
The Duke of RICHMOND thought there ought to be
a more extended enquiry ; and gave notice that he should
before the rising of the House move for a Select Committee.