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London, England, 1849-03-14 00:00:00

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OF LORDS. Murat 13.

Their Lordshipi asAcenbied at Five o'clock.
The Earl of STRAFFORD presented a petition from
Btifast against the Fate in Aid Bill.
The Earl of ERNE presented a petition with a
similar prayer from the grand jury of the county of
Fermanagh.

Tne Earl of MOUNTCASIIEL prezented a petition
praying for assistance to the schools in connexion with
the Church of England in Ireland.
Their Lord hips ch-n afij urned.

HOUSE OF COMMONS, Ilarch 13.
The SPEAKER took the Chair shortly before Four
o'clock.

MARSHLAND SMEETH DRAINAGE.
Mr. CoKE moved. pursuant to notice, and S:r F. Bux-
TON seconded, a motion to the effitct, that the petitions
of the inhabitants of Outwell, in the county of Norfolk,
and of Mr. Henry Bird, of Upwell, in the county of
Cambridge, farmer, in opposition to certain clauses in
the Marshland Stneeth arid Fen Equalisation
of Drainage Rates and Repair of Roads
Bill, and praying to be heard by them-
selves, their counsel, ag,eils, and witnesses against the
clauses in the said Bill aft', sting their interests, and
a hick petitions were respectively lodged in the Private
Bill-office, upon Thutalay, the Bth, and Fiiilay, the 9th
days of this instant March, be received and referred to
the Committee un the said Bill, notwithstanding the
said petitions were so lodged more than seven days after
the second reading of the Bill.
Mr. W. PAT TEN suggested that the motion should
he withdrawn, in order that the parties might present
another petition, stating how they had been misled.
Mr. COKE withdrew the motion.
DUBLIN CONSOLIDATION IMPROVEMENT,
WATERWORKS, AND SEWERS BILL.
On the motion for the second reading of this Bill,
Mr. REYNOLDS observed that he still entertained
the same objections to the second reading of the Bill
which he had before urged on the House on the motion
for leave to bring it in. The Bill was an attempt to
perpetuate a most unprincipled job. It was an attempt
o❑ the part of an attorney, the sole promoter of the Bill,
to obtain, under the sanction of an Act of Parliament,
payment of a large and unjust bill of costs. He considered
the measure a most iniquitous proceeding against his
constituents, and he should give'its second reading his
most determined opposition, and concluded by moving
that the Bill be read a second time that day six months.
Sir J. Y. BULLER, had understood that the Govern-
ment had made an arrangement on the subject, and
that in consaquence the measures were to be with-
drawn. He wished to know from the Right Honoura-
ble Baronet the Secretary for Ireland whether such was
the fact.
Sir W. SOMERVILLE said, that he was sorry he
could not answer the question in the affirmative,
but he was still in hopes that some arrangement might
be made.
Sir J. Y. BULLER thought that such being the
opinion of the Right Honourable Baronet the three
Bills should be postponed for two or three weeks to en-
able the Government to see if they could not effect some
arrangement on the subject.
Mr. GROGAN could have no objection to the adop-
tion of such a course, provided the Government would
agree to bring in a measure upon the subject.
Sir W. SOMERVILLE could not give any such as-
surance.
Mr. WILSON PATTEN hoped the three Bills would
be postponed for three weeks.
Mr. GROGAN denied that there was any job or
injustice contemplated by the Bill.—(flcar, hear.) All
that he asked the House to do was to refer the Bill to a
Committee to inquire into its merits, and if then it
were found to contain audacious or tyrannical clauses,
he, for one, should be quite ready to abandon them.
Mr. TIMOTHY O'BRIEN denounced the Bill as
being monstrous and impolitic, and declared that it
was the scheme of a speculating solicitor to obtain
costs.—(Hear. and laughter.)
Mr. SIDNEY HERBERT supported the second
reading, but he was quite ready to consent to the
abandoment of the Bill if Government were
prepared to take up the matter.—(Hear, hear.) He
feared, however, there was no probability of such a re-.
suit, but if Governmet would give an assurance that they
were in earnest in promising to take IT the object he
would willingly allow the second reading to be post-
poned.—(Hear, hear.)
Sir W. SOMERVILLE said he did not like to give
any assurance on the part of the Government that they
would positively bring in a Bill on this subject, but the
Government were perfectly in earnest in their endea-
vours to bring the matter to a satisfactory conclusion.
He was not without hopes that a satisfactory result
would soon be arrivt d at, and on those grounds he hoped
the Hon. Gentleman would postpone the second reading
of the measure for the present.
Strangers ware then ordered to withdraw, but the
doors were opened. Again strangers were ordered to
withdraw, and again they were admitted without any
result.
Mr. REYNOLDS stated that though the majority
was not in favour of his proposition, yet a large mi-
nority was in favour. He was not ,disposed to divide the
House on so small a point as an adjournment. He there-
fore wished to know if the Hon. Baronet had any ob-
jection to adjourn the second reading for a fortnight_
Sir J. Y. BULLER would not consent.
Mr. REYNOLDS then moved that the further pro-
gress of the Bill be postponed for a fortnight.
After some discussion the House divided, when there
appeared—

For the motion ... 110
Against it ... 100
Majority . ... —lO
The further progress of the Bill was then adjourned
for a fortnight.
DUBLIN CORPORATION WATERWORKS BILL.