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Committee and examined witnesses, and to
end was that, on consideration, they determined tl ac-
cept the Bill as it at present stands. He also had s'reck
out what in the original Bill had been called the dead
men's clauses " but he proposed to shorten the proceed-
ings in Chancery in what was called a creditor's suit,
which would be a great boon to the creditor. The Bill
had met with the arproval of the mercantile classes, and
they were anxious that it should pass with the least
possible delay. Their Lordships might judge of the
importance of the Bill when they learned that 50,000,000/.
sterling a year was lost in this country by bankruptcy
and insolvency. The new law would make the trades-
man more careful in giving credit, and would make the
debtor exhibit greater honesty, greater frugality, and
greater care. The Noble and Learned Lord concluded
by passing a high eulogium on Mr. Miller, of the Bank-
ruptcy Court, who had drawn up the digest which was
the foundation of the Bill. The Noble and Learned
Lord concluded by moving the recommittal of the Bill.
The Marquis of LANSDOWNE was rejoiced to find
that his Noble and Learned Friend opposite had in-
troduced such alterations as would ensure the support
of his Noble and Learned Friend the Lord Chancellor,
who wan unfortunately absent, and he felt that it was of
the utmost importance that such progress should be
made as should ensure the passing of the Bill during
the course of the present session.
(LEFT SPEAKING.)

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

THIRD READING.
The Edinburgh and Northern Railway (Formation
of Slip Quay and other Works at Granton, Extension
of Station at Edinburgh, Regulation of Perth Stations,
and Amendment of Acts) Bill was read a third time
and passed.
CONSIDERATIONS OF REPORTS.
On the motion for the: consideration of the report on
the Lancashire and Yorkshire and London and North
Western Railway Companies (Transfer of Interest in
the Preston ane `Pyre Railway Harbour and Dock, and
regulating the Management of the Undertaking) Bill,
Mr. BROTHERTON moved that the Bill be recom
mitted to the former Committee, with leave to sit and
proceed tomorrow,
At the suggestion of Mr. WILSON PATTEN the
motion was postponed.
On the motion of Sir W. SOMERVILLE, it was
ordered, that the examiners of petitions for private Bills
do proceed forthwith in the matter of the Dublin Im-
provement Bill, referred to them upon the 31st day of
May last.
Captain PECHELL presented a petition from
Brighton in favour of Parliamentary reform.
Mr. HENLEY presented petitions in favour of a
national poor-rate.
Mr. CHRISTOPHER presented a petition from
Lincolnshire in favour of agricultural protection.
Sir H. DAVIE presented a petition from the Lord
Provost of Edinburgh, praying that the Borough Police
Bill might be postponed.
Mr. CAYLEY presented a petition from several
places in Yorkshire complaining of the effect of free
trade, and also petitions against the increase of licenses
to beer-houses.
On the motion of Mr. JOHN B. SMITH it was or-
dered that the petition of inhabitants, householders, and
owners of property in the New North-road, Hoxton, and
its vicinity, against the New North road (Continuation
Act) Bill, (deposited in the Private Bill Office on the
15th day of May last) be referred to the Committee on
the Bill; and that it be an instruction to the Committee
to entertain the same, notwithstanding it was not de-
posited in the Private Bill Office within seven clear days
after the second reading of the Bill, by reason of the

illness of Mr. Hume, the Member to Whom it was en
trusted.

Mr. BURROUGIIES presented :a petition from Nor-
wich against the Marriage Bill, one against the nations]
education grant, and one against the Affirmation Bill
from the same place.
BUSINESS OF TIIE HOUSE.

Lord J. RUSSELL wished now to state the day on
which he proposed that the House should go into Com-
mittee on the Irish Poor-law. He proposed that it
should form the first business of the day on Friday.

The Right Honourable Gentleman the Member for the
University of Oxford was anxious to call the attention
of the House to the affairs of Canada, and to enable him
to do so, he proposed to postpone the resolution for
going into supply on the votes relating to Canada till

Thursday week.
Mr. GLADSTONE was willing, of course, to take
any day that best suited the convenience of the Govern-
ment, but he hoped nothing would be done in the mean
time to prejudice the question.
Lord JOHN RUSSELL was not aware that there
could be.