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London, England, 1847-04-23 00:00:00

HOUSE OF COMMONS, April 22.

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The SPEAKER took the Chair at Four o'clock.
Mr. Goodbody, the Deputy Sergeant.at-Arms, pre-
sented returns from the Court of Chancery.
REPORTS.

The reports of the following Bills were brought up
and agreed to :
Hartlepool West Harbour and Dock (Dock Extension).
London and South-Western Railway (Widening, &c.)
THIRD READINGS.
The following Bills were read a third time and
passed :
Darwen Waterworks and Reservoirs.
Newhaven Harbour, Ouse Lower Navigation, and Lewes

and Laughton Drainage.
Newmarket and Chesterford Railway (Extension to

Thetford).
Newmarket and Chesterford Railway (Extension to
Bury St. Edmund's, with a Branch to Ely).
RAILWAY BILLS.

Sir J. GRAHAM moved, pursuant to notice, to
amend the first resolution of the 23d day of February
last, relating to Railway Bills, by omitting the words
" eunsidered.in Committees of this House," and to sub-
stituze the words " reported by Committees to this
House."

Mr. STRUTT was not responsible for the resolution
that it was now sought to alter. Every exertion had
been made by the Commissioners to draw up the re-
ports. Ile should offer no objection to the motion.
Mr. ELIOT YORKE supported the motion, and
stated tbat the Committee of which he was a member
Was one, among others, that showed the necessity of its
adoption. _

After a short discussion, the motion was agreed to.
REGISTRATION BILL (SCOTLAND).
Sir R. IL INGLIS presented a petition from the
Synod of Glasgow, against this measure.
GOVERNMENT EDUCATION.
Mr. GRANTLEY BERKELEY presented several
petitions against the Government scheme•of education.
Mr. GISBORNE presented five petitions from Npt-
tingham, -and other places, against the Govarnment
scheme of education.

Sir R. H. INGLIS presented petitions in favour of
he measure.

Sir J. C. 110BHOUSE presented petitions from
Nottingham in favour of the measure.

Mr. MILES presented_ petitions from the county of
Somerset in favour of the measure.

Mr. B. B. CABBELL presented petitions in favour of
the measure.

Sir J. HANMER and Mr. FELLOWES also presented
petitions in favour of the measure.

Mr. OSBORNE presented a petition from Wesleyan
Methodists in favour of the Government scheme of
education.

Mr. BRIGHT presented 350 petitions against the edu.
cational measure.

Mr. T. DUNCOMBE presented a number of petitions
against the measure.
Mr. MACKINNON presented a petition from Lea-
mington, Hants, against the Government scheme of edu-
cation, and several others to the same effect from other
places,

- Mr. PUSEY presented a petition in favour of the
Agricultural Tenant-right Bill.
Mr. FERRAND presented two petitions from places
in Yorkshire in favour of the Government plan of edu-
cation.

Mr. S. CRAWFORD presented a petition from a
place in Middlesex against it.
Mr. WAKLEY presented a petition from St. An-
drew's, Holborn, praying for a poor•law. for Ireland ;
also a petition from Finsbury, praying the House to
give the Raja of Sattara, an opportunity of proving his
innocence ; also a petition in favour of the Ten Hours'
Bill!

The Horr. MEMBER gave notice that, as the Secretary
of State fur the Home Department was not in his place,
he would postpone till Monday the motion he had on
the books, to present a petition from Mary Young, of
Fincham, Norfolk, complaining of the conduct of a
magistrate._ _ _ _

Mr. HUDSON presented a petition from the city of
York against any further concession to the Roman Ca-
tholics.

UNIVERSITIES OF OXFORD AND CAMBRIDGE.
Mr. CHRISTIE postponed for a fortnight the notice
of motion which he had placed on the paper—to move
the presentation of an address to her Majesty for a Com•
mission to inquire into the condition of these Univer-
sities.