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PRISONS OF THE HOUSE.

Sir F. TRENCH said he had a complaint to make, and
the House mid the Speaker would be surprised to find that
the complaint he had to make referred to him (the Speaker).
—( A laugh.) He ( Sir F. Trench) had had the misfortune
to be the first inhabitant of the prison of the House of Com-
mons.—( Loud laughter.) He did not complain of the new
apartnients'or of the new paint ; but what be did complain of
was, that from the construction of the prison, it was owing
to a mere accident, that he and the Hon. Member for Ipswich had
not been confined together in the same apartment.—(Great
laughter.) The prison was so constructed that it would have
been impossible for them to have remained there without im-
propriety or indecency, as one Member to get out would have
been obliged to pass through the apartment of the other.--
He was very much indebted to fortune, because the Hon.
Member for Ipswich, instead of being on the road to Dover or
Calais, happened to be in his own apartment.—( Loud
laughter, and a cry of hear, hear, from Mr. Wason.) He was
not therefore subjected to the necessity of running the risk of
a disagreeable collision with him.—(Loud laughter.) The
Hon. Member remained in his lodgings, and he ( Sir F.
Trench) occupied apartments in prison.—(Renewed laugh-
ter, and hear.) But: he must state that he was sure the
Honourable Member for Ipswich would have treated
him with all possible courtesy—(" Hear," from Mr. Wason,
and a laugh)—as he ( Sir F. Trench) would have treated
that Hon. Member with similar courtesy ; but still he
would have been under the necessity of passing through
the Hon. Member's apartments, as he (Sir F. Trench) had
the misfortune to be labouring at the time under severe in-
disposition.—( Loud Laughter.) This, it was obvious,
would have been attended with extreme inconvenience.
He begged also to state that this prison was a very bad place
to send quarrelling Members to—in fact, he never knew any
thing more idle. The keeper was placed outside, and the
Hon. Members were left together inside. He did not pre-
tend to be an architect, but it was obvious to any person that
this was extremely inconvenient. He feared very much from
the tone of the debates in that House of late, that a greater
number of cells ought to be prepared.—( Laughter.) Accord-
ing to the adage that " a burnt child dreads the fire," he should
endeavour to conduct himself in future as not to incur the
displeasure of the Speaker.—( Cheers and laughter.)
Mr. R. WASON complained of the Order of that House
which could direct any Member to be taken into custody with-
out having transgressed the rules of the House. He had also
some right to complain of the Noble Lord, the Member for
Norwich, who at 3 o'clock in the morning had, contrary to all
precedent, moved that he be taken into custody.

Lord STORMONT was about to address the House, but
was interrupted by the SPEAKER, 1\ 110 said there was no ques-
tion before the House.
BREACH OF PRIVILEGES OF THE HOUSE.
Mr. JOHN A. SMITH had to apologize to the House for
a breach of its privileges on Saturday morning last, in coming
into the House after the question bad been put from the Chair.
He felt that in doing so he had committed a great irregularity,
for which he trusted the Speaker would express to the House
his extreme regret.—( Hear.) There was another person
connected with the affair, for whom he also felt bound to
crave the indulgence of the House, and he regretted that that
person, cwho was one of the messengers, had been induced
through his (Mr. A. Smith's) anxiety to vote on the question,
to admit him; and as he was the party principally to blame,
he hoped the House would not visit that individual with

punishment.
Mr. AGLIONBY felt very anxious upon this subject, for
the sake of the Messenger who was implicated, as he was
from the county with which he (Mr. A.) was connected. He
was a very simple and very good nutured man, who
out of good nature had broken the orders he had received.
This was the first occurrence of the kind which had taken
place with him, and he (Mr. A.) would beco:ne his surety that
it would not occur with him again. Under these circumstances
he trusted the House would consider that he had suffered
enough of punishment from the intense anxiety he had felt
since the occurrence, and begged that they would not
visit him with their displeasure in any higher degree.—( Hear. )
Sir G. CLERK, having been appointed one of the tellers
on the division on Saturday morning, while performing his
duty, was informed that several Members had voted who were
not present when the question was put from the Chair. Of
course, he had felt it his duty to mention the circumstance
at the earliest opportunity. The usual course was, that
the fact being mentioned, Members who had voted in that
way declared so, and their vote was struck off.—( Hear.) He
had no wish that anything further should take place than that
the Hon. Member's vote should be struck off. He joined in
the recommendation of the two Hon. Members, that no further
notice might be taken of the conduct of the Messenger. He
trusted that the Speaker would take such steps as would pre-
vent such a proceeding from happening in future.
The SPEAKER said that he should certainly take such
steps as would prevent such a course being adopted in future.
Mr. AGLIONBY hoped the House would intimate to the
Chair that sufficient had been done without calling upon
the Speaker to interfere further.—(Cheers.)
Sir JAMES GRAHAM bore testimony to the excellent
conduct of Mr. Bailey. He thought the best course to adopt
would be to reprimand the individual and let the matter drop.
Mr. WYNNE thought the House was bound in general
cases to visit severely any dereliction of duty on the part of
any of its officers; but he thought, in the present instance,
some leniency should be shown.—( Cheers.)
The SPEAKER considered that he should have committed
a great offence to the House, if he had retained in his service
a person who had disobeyed the standing rules of the House,
without bringing the subject of the individual's conduct before
it. As, however, it appeared to be the wish of the
House that no further notice should be taken of the
subject, he of course should bow to the wishes of the House,
feeling confident that the course the House had adopted would
do more to convince the individual that he had acted wrong,
than any punishinent they might inflict.—(Cheers.)
The subject then dropped.
TREMOUTHA HARBOUR.
Sir W. MOLE SWORTH moved the Order of the Day,
for taking into further consideration the Report on the Tre-
moutha Railway and Harbour Bill.
Mr. CHARLES BULLE R said that this was rather a
singular measure, for it was for the purpose of establishing a
railway over a sterile country to a non-existing harbour, on an
inaccessible coast: —( Laughter.) He thought it important
also for the House to know how the railway had been got
up.—( Hear.) There appeared an advertisement in the
public papers of a public' meeting, in which it was stated the
county Members attended and moved the resolution : would
the House believe that not a single Member had been there—
(Cheers)—and he, as a member of the Committee received a
Paper making that statement. He should move that the re-
port should be taken into further consideration on that day six
months.—( Cheers.)
Mr. E. FRENCH seconded the motion.
S r E. C 0 DRINGTON could not understand how it was
that opposition was made to the Bill now when there was
no objection made in the Committee.
After a few words from Lord EBRINGTON against the
Bill,
Mr. G. YOUNG said, being one of the Members alluded
to, would merely say that the names of eight Members of that
House were put forth as having moved resolutions in favour of
the Railway at the Crown and Anchor; their names were put upon
the provisional committee, and immediately the shares were at
a premium. They insisted upon a public retraction, which was
given ; but still the original prospectus was circulated. Some-
thing of a similar nature had taken place with the Ship-owners'
Society. The Secretary to that Society took some shares in
the Company on his own account, and signed himself " agent."
His name was then put down as proprietor of shares in the
concern, as Agent and Secretary to the Ship-owners' Society,
thereby making it appear as if that Society favoured the con-
concern. He hoped the House would instantly kick the Bill
out of the House.
Col. SIBT HORP was very glad to hear what had just
fallen from the Hon. Member; he had nothing to blame him-
self with, as he had all along prophecied that such would be
the end of these bubbles. The statement just made would
open the eyes of the public to the system of humbug which
was going on—it was sheer. humbug,—(Laughter.) He was
informed that a gentleman was sitting under the Gallery who
was possessed of 20 shares, but hearing a few words from him
on railways generally went cut and immediately sold off
his shares.—( Laughter.)
Mr. WA SON had heard nothing against the Bill. If the
Bill was thrown out now, Committees would be useless, for
these statements might have been gi,yen there in evidence.
After a few words from Lord BODEItT GROSVENOR and Mr.
E. DENNISON against the Bill,
Sir W. MOLES WORTH said that this Bill had received
the unanimous assent of the Committee—no opposition what-
ever had been made to it, and he appealed to the House whe-
ther they would now throw out the Bill. That a harbour was
wanted for the coast was clear, from the fact that in one season
no less than 23 vessels had been wrecked on the coast for
want of a harbour.
Mr. HUINIE was altogether ignorant of the merits of the
merits of the Bill, but as many Hon. Members stated that
it was wanted, he thought that, rather than run the risk
of defeating the Bill, it should be postponed for a week,
till the subject was more fully inquired into. He should be
sorry, without further inquiry, to reject the Bill.
Sir HENRY HA RDINGE said that if parties at their
own expense were willing to erect a harbour where it
appeared to be so much wanted, he for one was content
to take the harbour so constructed.—( Hear.) The very
much doubted if the parties would pay, but if they were ready
to sink theii4 money in the scheme, lie walla not prevent them.
Under these circumstances, if the question were pressed to a
division, he would support the Bill.
Mr. A. SaNnFoan, Mr. P. THOMPSON, and Mr. C. BUL-
LER, supported the Bill.
The gallery was then cleared for a division, when there
appeared—
For the Second Reading 124
Against it
•
Majority
(LEFT SITTING.)

HOUSE OF LORDS.
ARREST FOR DEBT.

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The Duke of RICHMOND presented a petition from an
individual who had recently visited the prisoner in London,
praying for an alteration of the Law of Arrest for debt.
Lord ROSSLYN presented a petition, praying for protec-
tion to Herring Fisheries.
HOLYHEAD STEAM PACKETS.

The Earl of LICHFIELD seeing a Noble Marquis
(Westmeath) in his place, who had put a question last night
to the Noble Lord the Chief Commissioner of Woods and
Forests, with regard to the Post-office packets on the Holy-
head station, wished to make a few observrtions. That Noble
Marquis had said the steam packets were in a dangerous state,
and were not provided with the means of extinguishing fire
should such an occurrence happen. Now the first answer
to that was, that by the Bill which would be brought before
the House all those evils would be remedied by transferring
the packets to the Admiralty, but until that period arrived, not
only their Lordships, but the public, should be assured that
the packets were in an efficient state, and that there had been
no apprehensions of any accident occurring by fire. They were
provided with firebuckets and all necessary means of extingtish-
ing fire. During the time they were in harbour, a large fire
engine was constructing in the dock-yard. That was not the
most suitable occasion for going into the subject of the latter
part of the Noble Marquis's question. A more convenient op-
portunity would be afforded for that when the report then upon
their Lordships' table came under consideration, and then he
should be ready to afford any explanation upon these points.
The Earl of WICKLOW enquired when the reports would
be likely to be taken into consideration by the House.
The Earl of LICHFIELD said, intimation had already
been given of the intention of his Majesty's Government to
introduce two Bills founded on the reports.
The Marquis of WESTMEATH said his attention had
been called to this subject by having read the re-
ports on the table ; and certainly the Commissioners
who had been employed had entered most satisfactorily into
the subject. They laid very great stress in their report upon
the want of fire-hose on board vessels to put out fire that
might take place at sea. With respect to the malversation and
peculation at the Dock-yard at Holyhead, he had only referred
to that as part of the Report. The Commissioners had done
their duty, and he was sure the matter could not be in better
hands than theirs.
The Duke of RICHMOND could not suffer the conversa-
tion to drop without making an observation. There had been
two packets a day for the last ten years passing backwards and
forwards on this station, and he had not heard of one being
lost ; that of itself would have been sufficient to show there
was no very great danger to be apprehended. With re-
spect to the fourth report he begged to give notice of his
intention on Friday next to call theft Lordships' attention to
the subject, for such a Report he thought he had never seen
placed before any House of Parliament, and backed by such
evidence as it was.

The Marquis of WE STMEATH said the representations
he had understood of the Captain's had not had due at-
tention. He, on several occasions, while a passenger onboard
these Holyhead Packets had been very uneasy on finding
there were not proper precautions against fire on board, and
as usual when a landsman asked questions of a seaman, had
got a very short answer.—( Hear, hear, and laughter.)
Tile Duke of RICHMOND begged to give a contradiction
to the statement that the representations of the Captains on the

Holyhead station had not met with attention from the Post-
masters General. He had always given every attention to their
representations. He had seen every paper addressed to him
or to his predecessor in office, and he had no doubt that
his Noble Friend (the Earl of Lichfield) would confirm him
in the statement that every letter or paper in the Post-office
Department was uniformly communicated to the Postrnaster-
General, who signed his name on the back of it, with his
opinion thereon.
The Eli.' of WICKLOW remarked, that although no
vessel bad actually been destroyed by fire, yet every packet on
that station was reported to have been on fire, and one no
less than three times.—(Cries of " Hear, hear.") If that
became known it would injure not only that station but
also the revenues of the country ; therefore the Government
ought immediately to remedy it. He hoped the Government
would follow up the recommendation of the Commissioners,
by establishing on that station a different description of packets
altogether.
The Earl of LICHFIELD said that with regard to fire
engines on board being a security against fire, it was a curi-
ous fact that the only vessel that was seriously burnt
was the Phoenix, and she had a fire hose on board. The coals
in these vessels were placed between the side of the vessel and
the boiler, whereas in common steam vessels they were placed
in a mere dangerous situation, viz., on the top of the boiler.

BREACH OF PRIVILEGE.
Lord STOURTON hoped he should not be accused of a
morbid sensibility, if he approached their Lordships not only in
protection of his own honour, but in the protection of the ho-
nour and privileges of their Lordships' House.
the document which he now held in his hand had been sent to
him, and he did not call their Lordships attention to it from
any desire to have the person with whom it originated punished.
But it deeply and vitally assailed his (Lord Stourton's) honor,
and charged him with no less than violating his oath. The
Noble Lord here handed the petition to the Clerk, who was
about to read it, when

Lord ELLENI3OROUGH objected to its beim,. read.
The Noble Lord might read it as part of his speech, if he
pleased.
Lord STOURTON would bow to the decision of the Noble
Lord opposite, as he was not very well acquainted with the
forms os the House. The paper purported to he a petition
from the Corporation of Tailors, or Guild of St. John the
Baptist of the City of Dublin. The petitioners,
after entering into a variety of statements relative
to the spread of the Roman Catholic religion, and the
dangers threatened thereby to the Established Church, al-
luded to the passing of the Emancipation Bill, at which
period a pledge was exacted from Roman Catholic Peers and
Members of the House of Commons, that they would
not use their privileges to weaken or disturb the established
religion, and it further alleged that the Noble Lord, and other
Roman Catholic Members, had violated these oath by voting
on questions affecting the Established Church. After read-
ing some extracts from the speech of Sir Robert Peel on the
Catholic Emancipation Bill, the Noble Lord suddenly sat
down.

Earl WILTON presented a petition from 8,000 inhabitants
of Manchester and Salford, in favour of the Lords' Amend-
ments to the Irish Municipal Bill.
The Marquis of CAMDEN presented a petition from the
University of Cambridge, praying that the name of the Vice-
Chancellor of Cambridge for the time being be inserted in the
list of persons appointed to hold the Commission of the Peaee
for that town.

The LORD CHANCELLOR said the arrangement
prayed for in the petition, was most strenuously objected to by
the inhabitants of the town. So far as he was concerned, he
bad no personal objection to the introduction of such a clause.
The Bishop of GLOUCESTER presented two petitions
from Gloucester, praying for the abolition of the punishment
of death ; also a petition from Aberdeen in favour of the
better observance of the Sabbath.
RAILWAYS.

The Duke of WELLINGTON begged to know whether
his Majesty's Government had prepared any plan relative to
the conduct of the various Railway Bills now pending before
Parliament?

(LEFT SITTING.)

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

110 USE OF COMMONS. JUNB 13.
IRISH MUNICIPAL REFORM.
Ler.l JOHN RUSSELL informed the House, that all the
imr ortant alterations made by the Lords would be presented
by to-morrow at five o'clock, in order that they might then Le
taken into consideration.
SCOTCH MUNICIPAL REFORM.
Dr. BOWRING wished to ask the Lord Advocate when
it was his intention to move the second reading of the Scotch
Municipal Reform Bill ?
The LORD ADVOCATE could not positively say.
REGISTRATION OF VOTERS.
The House then went into Committee on the Registration
of Voters' Bill, Mr: Bernal in the Chair.
Clauses 34 to 47 were agreed to.
On clause 48,
Dr. BOWRING moved an amendment to the effcct that
Dissenters' certificates heretofore made be admitted after ex-
amination.
A conversation ensued, the result of which was that Lord
J. Russell agreed to the appointment of commissioners for
the purpose of examining Dissenters' certificates, and Dr. Bow-
ring withdrew his amendment.
The clause was then agreed to, as were the remaining
clauses, and the House resumed.
The House then went into Committee on the salaries of
officers under the same Bill. The clauses were agreed to,
and the report was ordered to be brought up to-morrow.
MARRIAGES BILL.

The report of the Marriages Bill was further considered,
and the Bill was re-committed.
Clause I and 2 were agreed to.
On the 3d clause being proposed,
Dr. NIC HO L L moved an amendment, which would have
the effect of enforcing a lapsed power in the Clergyman of
the parish, that the word "dwell" be omitted, and that the
parties should be required to be actually resident seven days
within the district of registration.
Dr. LUSHINGTON opposed the amendment, which he
thought would be as inoperative as the present law.
Lord J. RUSSELL was understood to agree to the amend.
ment.

Clause 4 was agreed to.
On clause 15 being proposed,
Dr. BOWRING moved, as an amendment, that licenses
should be granted on the application of ten instead of twenty
inhabitant householders.
Dr. LUSHINGTON regretted that he should be com-
pelled to oppose the amendment, as he considered that the
clause as it stood did not impose any hardship.
Dr. BOWRING pressed his amendment, when there ap-
peared--
For the original clause
For the amendment
Majority lO6

Clause 16 was agreed to.
On clause 17 being proposed,
Dr. NICHOL L proposed as an amendment that a decla-
ration to the following effect, to be taken by each of the
parties, should be introduced :—" I do solemnly declare that
I know of no lawful impediment why we should not be joined
together in holy matrimony."
BAIN E S did not see any objection ; on the contrary,
he considered it very proper.
The clause, thus amended was agreed to.
On clause 18 being proposed,
Mr. PO ULTE R said he considered it a most fortunate one.
In eight lines it did away with the entire present system of
marriage in England, by separating the civil from the religious
contract. He had heard many Dissenters express a wish to
retain the religious ceremony. Any hostility to the religious
ceremony arose out of the stringent nature of the old Act,
which by its severity drove people to the other extreme. The
religious ceremony should be retained, enlarging its basis ;
and then many who separated from the Church of England,
but who still respected her doctrines and discipline, might be
brought back.
Mr. BA INE S said the observations of the Hon. Member
would be applicable if it were imperative on Dissenters to
adopt the civil without the religious rite ; but, as the matter
was quite optional, there was no grievance-4 Hear, hear. )
The Dissenters, in most instances, would add the religious
ceremony, and the Bill as it at present stood enabled every
one to have that ceremony performed according to his own
view of the rite. The Bill of last year was unsatisfactory,
because there was too much of civil contract and too little of
religious rite.
Sir R. INGLIS said this was the first instance in which it
was proposed to separate the legal from the religious solemni-
sation of marriage, and he would urge the Hon. Gentleman
opposite to press the Committee to a division unless the clause
were abandoned.
Dr. LUS HINGTON looked upon the clause as containing
the great principle of the Bill. Marriage was a natural rite,
and should be subject to no restrictions except such as were
absolutely necessary to prevent illicit alliances. The Hon.
Gentleman who made the objection relied solely upon his own
opinion, and would render the religious rite imperative on all,
because, in his judgment, it ought to be. Why should the
Hon. Gentleman make his judgment the sole standard, and
impose the ceremony upon others who entertained the direct
contrary opinion ? In reply to the Hon. Member for Oxford
University, he would say that, up to 1756, marriage might be
contracted without any religious ceremony, as was the case
then in Scotland ; and two people acknowledgint, themselves
man and wife before witnesses were legally united.'
Mr. HARDY said all that was required by the Bill was that
the contract should be entered into in a licensed place, and
before the registrar or superintendent. No ceremony whatso-
ever was required.
Lord .I. RUSSELL could not see that the clause was ob-
jectionable. The aim of the Bill was to allow all persons to
contract marriage in the manner least likely to wound their
consciences. 'lt left the ceremony of the Church of England
undisturbed. It gave relief to the Dissenter who wished for
the religious rite, but preferred to have it performed in his
own chapel. Others who looked upon marriage as a civil
contract had a right to an equal indulgence, and it was af-
forded to them by the Bill. It was not right to say to one
party, " I admit your scruples, and will make provision for
them," and to another, " Your scruples are such as I can allow
no weight to."
Mr. POULTER presumed all parties would add some re-
ligious rite. If the clause were pressed he should divide the
House.
Sir R. PEEL said the ceremony, as he understood the Bill,
did require a religious rite, as it would be valid if performed
in a registered building. By his Bill of last year, which had
been alluded to, the civil contract was required, as he took it
for granted that the religious rite would be superadded. Was

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it proposed by the clause now under discussion to dispens
with the religious ceremony when the parties were ofpu‘e
Church of England? He presumed not—that it wags not
intended to interfere with the existing usage as regarded the
Church of England. There were large masses of Dissenters
who would be sorry to dispense with the religious cererne,,"
The Presbyterians, for instance, would in his opinion- be
to have the ceremony done away with, as its omission :0Z
be likely to open the door to frauds amongst the lower classed
The RECORDER of LONDON thought the clause es!.
It
stood was calculated to desecrate the ceremony of marriage.
Mr. RICHARDS thought that some religious sanction
ought to be given to the solemn contract of matrimony. 11-
Lord J. RUSSELL did not think it advisable to require,
any profession. So far as related to marriage, the Bill dif"
fered from that of the Right Hon. Baronet (Sir R. Peel.)
Sir R. PEEL said it would be difficult to compel persons
to have recourse to any religious ceremony. One party /nigh!
consider that to be a religious ceremony of which others /nigh:
take a different view. There ought, however, to be some
record of an objection having been made to the religious
ceremony. He hoped the committee would not come to -
hasty decision.
Mr. PRYME said he knew no means of ascertaining who
were or were not members of the Church of England.
Sir R. PEEL thought as regarded members of the
Church of England, the ceremony of marriage ought to be
left as it now was.
Sir A. AGNEW said that in Scotland, though marriage
was considered to be a civil contract, still a religious cere,
mony was required by the Scotch Church.
Mr. E WART saw no occasion for a religious ceremony.
It was only by a sect that such ceremony was made compel.
sore. It ought to be voluntary in this case.
Mr. MILES contended, as the clause stood that it would
tend to encourage clandestine marriages.
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL thought that it was alas°.
lutely necessary that there should be some ceremony which
would make it known to the world that a marriage compact
had been entered into between parties. He did not
t think
that the adoption of the alterations that had been suggested
from the other side of the House would be at all advisable.
Mr. ARTHUR TREVOR contended that making ma,
riage a civil contract would be highly injurious ; and passing
the clause as it stood would greatly increase the number of
clandestine marriages.
Mr. R. C. FERGUSSON hoped that the House would
not adopt the suggestion of the Hon. Member for Shaftes_
bury, which, if adopted, would destroy the principle as well as
the utility of the Bill.
The Committe then divided, when there appeared—
For the amendment . 58
Against it
Majority
The clause was then agreed to, as were also clauses 19, 20,
21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, and 28.
On the suggestion of Sir R. PEEL, the Chairman then re-
ported progress and obtained leave to sit again this day.
The other orders of the day were disposed of, and at half-
past twelve o'clock this morning the House adjourned.

HOUSE OF LORDS, JUNE 13.
The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the wool-
sack a little after five o'clock.
CHURCH RATES.
The Marquis of WESTMINSTER presented a petition
praying for the abolition of church rates.
MIDLAND COUNTIES RAILWAY.
Lord LYNDHURST presented a petition from the owners
of collieries in Derby and Nottingham, praying to be heard by
Counsel against certain clauses of the Midland Counties Bill.
THE LORDS' AMENDMENTS.
Lord LYNDHURST presented a petition from Blackburn,
signed by between one and two thousand persons, praying their
Lordships to adhere to their amendments to the Irish Muni-
cipal Bill ; also a petition from Ipswich on the same subject.
NORMAL SCHOOLS.
The Duke of SUTHERLAND presented a petition from
an individual named Worthing, praying for the establishment
of normal schools throughout the country.

IaILROADS.
The Duke of WELLINGTON gave notice that he would
put a question to-morrow to the Noble Viscount (Melbourne)
as to the course to be pursued in reference to Railroads.
HOLYHEAD PACKET STATION.
The Marquis of WESTMEATH, seeing the Noble Lord
(Duncannon) in his place, wished to put a question to him on
the subject of the report of the Commissioners of Post Office
inquiry. It appeared from that report that the present state
of things at the Holyhead station had existed for twenty years,.
and that it had now been ascertained, beyond all doubt, that
the vessels plying from thence to and fro across the channel
were in a dangerous condition. This danger resulted from
two causes, namely, the total absence of all means of extin-
guishing fire in the event of accident, and the contiguity of the
coal magazines to the furnaces used for the purposes of the
boilers. It also appeared that a good deal of peculation and
malversation had gone on in the Government yard at Holy-
head; and what, therefore, he wished to know from the Noble
Viscount was, whether it was intended to supersede the esta-
blishment at Holyhead, and to contract with private individuals
for the conveyance of the mails in future? He should also like
to be informed as to whether any, and what, steps had bee-.a
taken to guard against the danger to which he had alluded?
Viscount DUNCANNON, in reply, said that his Right
Hon. Friend the Chancellor of the Exchequer had given notice
of his intention on the part of the Government to bring twe
Bills into the House of Commons for the purpose of altering
the constitution of the Post Office. By one of those the con_
troul of the packet stations was intended to be transferred from
the Post Office to the Admiralty.
After some further explanations between the Noble Lords,
which were not audible in the gallery, the conversation dropped.
ECCLESIASTICAL COMMISSION.
Lord GODERICH wished to know from the Noble
Viscount when the return which he had moved for some time
back, relative to the expense of the Ecclesiastical Commission„
would be laid on the table.
Viscount DUNCANNON was understood to say that the
returns would soon be ready.
MIDLAND COUNTIES RAILWAY.
The Duke of BUCCLE UGH presented a petition in fa..
your of the Midland Counties Railway.
Viscount DUNCANNON presented a petition, signed by
between four and five thousand persons, on the same subject,
MESSAGE FROM THE COMMONS.
A deputation from the Commons brought up the East
Counties Railway and other Bills.
Lord LYNDHURST had moved for some returns relating-
to appeals before the Privy Council which were necessary for
the discussion which was to come on that evening. He re-
gretted they were not forthcoming.
The Marquis of L ANSDOWNE had the returns in his
hand, and regretted they had not been laid on the table sooner.
COMMUNICATION BETWEEN IRELAND AND
AMERICA.
The Marquis of LA NS D 0 WN E then presented the Report
of the Select Committee, which had been appointed for the
purpose of inquiring into the best means of facilitating the
intercourse between the United Kingdom and North Ame..
rica. Although the Committee had obtained much and
valuable information, they felt before they submit..
ted any specific recommendation to the House, that
their inquiries should be further extended, and they
therefore recommended that the evidence taken should be
printed, and in the hands of their lordships : in the mean time
the Committee would devote every attention to the subject,
which would enable them to come to a satisfactory conclusion.
NATIONAL EDUCATION—(IRELAND.)
The Bishop of EXETER begged to ask the Noble
Duke at the head of the Commission of National
Education in Ireland, when the annual returns would be laid
upon the table.
The Duke of LEINSTER was not then prepared to answer
the question.
The Marquis of DOWNSHIRE said he regretted that
he had not been present when the Report of the Cora_
mittee sitting up stairs en the subject of facilitating the
intercourse between this country and America had been
read. He certainly trusted that the Committee would not
lose sight of a subject of such importance.—(Hear, hear.)
It was unnecessary to allude to the advantages which would
accrue to the country, in point of revenue, from a steam
communication from the Western coast of Ireland and Ame-
rica, while it shows to the country at large that their
Lordships were a.,are, and fully appreciated the na.
tural advantages which the whole of Ireland possessed.
Lord MELBOURNE pcesented a petition from shel
against certain amendments made by their Lordships Cot the
Municipal Corporation (Ireland) Bal.
COURTS OF CHANCERY REFORM BILL.
The Order of the Day for the second reading of tohnee:.
for the better administratin of justice in the Court
Chancery having been read,
point l' h The
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of the day for the second reading of the u:ist of the two Bills
which he had lately introduced, yet their leZdshiP
probably think it convenient that the two Bills—a 2 le.
the better administration of justice In the Court of Cn.:"Ty,
respectingand the other the appellate jurisdiction of eir
Lordships' House, and of the Privy Council, should be
cussed as one measure. In point of fact, they depended one
upon the other, and the arguments which applied to the one
would apply of necessity very much when discussing the other,
Before he said anything upon the merits of these two met,
sures, he had to state to their Lordships that on going jute
Committee, he intended to propose an alteration in the strer,,,
ture of the first of these two Bills. As it was printed, it cer_
rectly represented what it was his object to attain ; but it Was
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writs of error only ; and that it should be lawful for , and
jesty to discontinue that sitting whenever he ple for the
again to summon the House during the prorogati'ounds b„
like purpose. He would now state upon wh0...:( reading of
called upon their Lordships to assent to the sot express his re
the Bill. Before he did so, however, he mu'been made to as:
gret at finding that the returns which hart.

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TO SHIPOWNERS and BUILDERS.—
The Directors of the ANTI DRY ROT COMPANY beg
to inform Shipowners and Builders, and all persons connected with
Shipping and Navigation, that measures have been adopted to faci-
litate with despatch, and at a moderate expence, the preparations
(according to Kyan's patent) of all timber. canvass, &c, used in
the construction of vessels of every description, whereby they will
be effectually preserved from dry rot, mildew, and decay.
The Directors beg leave to call the attention of the shipping in-
terest to the following letter:—

.‘ London, June 13, 1836

" Sir—Havinr, just returned from the East Indies (in the com-
mand of the Lor'd Hungerford), I am anxious to do justice to
Kvan's patent process for the prevention of that mildew in sailcloth
which causes their certain decay, by detailing to you facts under
my own observation.
" In order to satisfy myself of the alleged efficacy of the process,
on my departure from England last August I had an awning made
partly of common canvass and partly of the same canvass having
been submitted to the patent process, considering this the fairest
way of judging of the difference. The result proves that it was so,
and by the end of the voyage, I consider that I had most decisive
proof of the preservative power of the patent process. The por-
tions of the awning which had undercrone the process are perfectly
sound and clean, whereas those made of the common unprepared
canvass are quite mildewed.
" You are at perfect liberty to make use of this letter, and I have
much pleasure in affording to your c.impany so satisfactory a proof
of the efficacy of the anti-dry rot process.
" I am, Sir, vour obedient servant,
(Signed) " CHARLES FARQUHARSON.
" To the Secretary of the Anti-Dry Rot Company."
Terms of licenses and further particulars may be obtained of the
Secretary at the Company's Office, No. 2, Lime-street-square,
Le adenha.ll- street.
IVMBURG, JUNE 10, 1836.
0 NT approach of WEDNESDAY the 22d instant,
the First Dav of Drawing of the 68th HAMBURG II
GREAT LOTTERY,
HEINE BROTHERS, the CONTRACTORS,
request those, desirous to purchase at the first Price of 8/, to
LOSE NO TIME

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in ordering by one of the Mails reaching this before the 20th instant.
To those, whose remittances of £lO, £2O, or £3O, reach them
before the 20th instant, HEINE BROTHERS will on executin' the
order (and sending a Scheme with full particulars) return £2, £4,
or £6, (ciz. Two Pounds on each Ten Pound Note) by return
of Post. Orders for more than Two Tickets must be declined,
there not being Tickets enough remaining unsold to allow them
to attend to orders of greater extent. Orders for less than a whole
Ticket will also not be attended to.

DIRECT to HEINE BROTHERS in HAMBURG.
P. S. Orders arriving after `oth instant cannot be executed below
10/. per Ticket. Tickets warranted undrawn will sell from 2.2 d inst.
till the establishment of a higher rate at Ten Pounds sterling. A
higher rate will follow this first rise in price very soon.