The Sun.
London, England, 1836-08-01 00:00:00

HOUSE OF LORDS.

The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat at the usual hour.
The Duke of WELLINGTON presented a petition
signed by SOO persons, against the Bill for the Abolition of
Imprisonment for Debt ; also a petition against the D:s-
senters Marriages Bill.
Mr. BERNAL and others from the Commons brought up
the Charitable Trustees Bill, the Court of Sessions (Scotland)
Bill, the Foreigh Collieries Bill, and several other Bills ; a
message was also brought requesting a copy of the evidence
taken before the House of Lords on the Stafford (Borough)
Disfranchisement Bill.

Earl GREY presented a petition in favour of the See o
Durham Bill.

The Duke of RICHMOND presented a petition from
Portsmouth in favour of a railway from Portsmouth to Lon-
don ; also a petition from the clergy of the diocese of Meath
against any further reduction in the amount of.the tithes to
be paid to the Irish Clergy.
Lord TEYNH AM presented a petition against the Poor
Laws Amendment Bill, and gave notice that next session he
should move for a Committee to investigate the working of
the present system of Poor Laws.
DUBLIN AND DROGHEDA RAILWAY.

Lord FITZGERALD and VESCI moved the second
reading of the Dublin and Drogheda Railway Bill.
Lord TEMPLEM ORE would not object to the second
reading of the Bill, but he would feel it his duty to object
to the last clause but one of the Bill, which he conceived
to be most objectionable in its principle. He begged to
move the introduction of a clause, the purport of which
was that the Shareholders should be prevented from pro-
ceeding with the works unless they had obtained the sanc-
tio❑ of Mr. Verner, through whose property the line passed,
and also the sanction of the Admiralty.
The Duke of LE INSTER objected to the introduction
of such a clause. The Bill had received very general support
in its present shape, and he would not consent to any clause
the effect of which would be to suspend, at any time, the
entire operation of the Company.
Lord FITZGERALD and VESCI said there never
was a Bill which had received so large a share of public
support as the present, and it would, in his opinion, be of
very great benefit to that part of the country. The line was
32 miles long, and, because it passed through one mile of Mr.
Verncr's property, their Lordships were now called upon to
sanction the introduction of a clause which would at any
time arrest the progress of the works along the entire-line.
He should most decidedly oppose it.
The Marquis of WESTMEATH also opposed the
clause.

Lord TEMPLEMORE replied, and strangers were or-
dered to withdraw, but no division took place. The
clause was then added to the Bill, after which the Bill
was read a third time and passed.
PAROCHIAL ASSESSMENT.
The Duke of RICHMOND moved the third reading
of the Parochial Assessment Bill.
Lord DACRE moved an amendment to the first clause,
the object of which we did not distinctly catch;
The Duke of RICHMOND opposed the amendment.

After a few words from Lord LIVERPOOL, the fur.
ther consideration of the Bill was postponed till to-morrow.

RAILWAYS.

The Marquis of L A NSDO W NE, in moving than an ad-
dress be presented to his Majesty on Railways, wouldobserve
that the subject was one of very great importance, not only
to that country but to Ireland. The object of the present
motion was that a Commission should be appointed, by
whom some general report should be made upon the diffe-
rent lines of railway in Ireland to be submited to Parliament
next session. It was most important that that report
should be made by competent persons, and by
the present proposition it was intended that his Ma-
jesty should authorize the Board of Works in Ire-
land to consider the various plans submitted to them,
and thus a general survey by persons best qualified for that
purpose would be made before the particular Railway came
before their Lordships or the other House of Parlia-
ment, and made, he would add, by a competent and im-
partial Board.—(Hear, hear.) He regretted that such
a plan had not been adopted with respect to England, as it
would have tended much to lessen the enormous expense
and protracted competition for road lines that had lately
taken place. Ireland was as yet a virgin soil, untouched
almost by such undertakings, and in making the present
motion, he wished it to be distinctly understood, that how-
ever strong the recommendation of the Board might be, the
assistance of the public would stop there. The Noble Mar-
quis then submitted his motion.
The Duke of LEI NSTER expressed his gratitude to
the Noble Marquis for having brought forward such a pro-
position.

Lord FITZGERALD and VESCI cordially supported
the motion, which was then agreed to.
MARRIAGES (ENGLAND.)
The House then went into Committee on the Marrilges
(England) Bill.