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London, England, 1841-05-01 00:00:00

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OF LORDS, APRIL O.
The LORD CHANCELLOR took hi 3 sent on the Woolsack
tt five o'clock.

Lord POLTINIORE presented several re!itians from
the county of DCV3D, against Cburch-rotes.
Lord KENYON presented petitions from places in 11:e
county of i‘liddlesex, against the Bastardy Claut-es in the
Poor-law Bill.
Lord IIOUNTCASHEL presented numerous
tient; from congregations of Presbyterians in the counties
of Down, Antrim, and Londonderry, against lay patron-
age in the Church cf Scotland.
The Earl of ROSEBERY presented a petition from
the Chamber of Commerce el' Edinburgh, against any in-
terference with the system of banking in Scotland; also a
petition from the Mayor and Corporation of Bath, in fa-
vour of the Jews Declaration Bill.
The Earl of FITZWILLIAM presented a petition
from Plymouth against the Poor.law Continuance Bill,
He did not agree with the potitioners, but thought that
the Bill, so far from being oppressive, was highly beneficial
to the deterving poor.
Lord LYN DHLTRST presented a petition from Bir-
rniogham praying that the town might be excluded from
the Borough Improvement Bill.

Th. 2 Earl of WARWICK presented a petition from an
individual against the Borough Improvement Bill.
Lord WHARNCLIFFE presented a petition from
Trustees of Turnpike-roads in Yorkshire, complaining that
although the Railways bad taken all profitable traffic nff
their roads, they were oblige) to maintain them at their
o..vn cost.

Lcrd FITZWILLIAM thought it would be the best
way to abolish turnpike toils altogether, and to throw the
expenses of maintaining roads upon the districts through
which they pals..

Earl STANHOPE presented a petition from the town
of Derby complaining of certain clauses in the Drain: be
Bill, and praying that the town might be exempted from
its operation unless the powers which it was intended it
should give were ea.trusted to local commissioners; also
petitions from the Commercial-road, and from certain inha-
bitants of Clonmel, praying for a suppression of the traffic
in opium.

The Marquis of LANS D O WNE brought in a Bill for
fat:iii.ating the ante of lands for the building of schools.
DRAINAGE BILL.

The Marquis of NO RMA NBY moved the further con-
siderat'ou of the Report on this Bill.
Alter some conversation, in which the Marquis of Nor-
f,e Marquis of Salisbury, the Earl of Wicklow,
and other Pecrs took part, _ _ _

The ,larquis of SALISBURY moved the following
prcviio to the sth clause, " Provided always that it be
not lawful far the said Commissioners to do any injury
to or to interfere with the aprl'eation of any stream or
water courres used for mills, or other lawful purposes,
without the consent of the owner."

The Marquis of NORMA NB Y objected to the amend.
ment, as it would materially interfere with the operation
of the Bill.

The amendment having been withdrawn,
The Report was agreed to; the Bill was ordered to be
engrossed, and read a third time on Tuesday.
THE BUILDING REGULATIONS BILL.
Oa the motion of the Marquis of NORMANBY the
Report on this Bill was received, and the Bill was or
dered to be read a third time on Tuesday.
BOROUGH IMPROVEMENT BILL.
The Marquis of NORMANBY having moved that the
Report on this Bill should be received,
Lord CALTHORPE presented a petition from Bir.
mireigham against this Bill.

Cord LYNDHURST gave notice that on the third
reading be should move that Birmingham be exempted
from the Hear, hear.) The Noble and Learned
Lord taso gave notice of an amendment to the effect
that no provision of the Bill should interfere with the
validity or invalidity of the Charter granted to the Bo-
rough of Bolton, now in litigation.
The Report was then agreed to, and the Bill was
ordered to be read a third time on Tuesday.
SOUTH AUSTRALIAN BILL.
Viscount DUNCANNON having moved the Com-
mittee on this Bill,
The Duke of WELLINGTON expressed a belief that
it would be expedient to put an end to the South Aus-
tralian Commission altogether, and to place the manage-
ment of the colony in the hands of the Colonial-office, as
was the case with our other colonies.
The Bill then went through Committee, and the House
adjourned till Monday.

HOUSE OF COMMONS, APRIL 30.
The SPEAKER took the Chair at the usual hour.
BRIGHTON AND SHOREHAM ROAD BILL.
On the motion that the Brighton and Shoreham Read
Bill be read a third time,
Captain PECH ELL moved the introduction of a clause
to compel the Brighton
Railroad Company to make a
bridge across the road instead of crossing it on the level.
Mr. GORING thought it would be impracticable to
construct a bridge at such a place, and Gpposed the mot.oi.
Mr. EA STHOPE said it was impossible to construct a
brroidsgs the
e so near the wharves with a gradient which would be
compatible in the railway traffic. There was no intention to
c
line with steam-engines, the carriages being
drawn across the road by horse power. He objected to
iinhetheelaruasLoan principle, for he had no interest whatever
;h he could state to the House that on a
railway with which he was connected, the London and
Southampton, aem.
hcigli
the Vauxhall terminus, by found
to occasion less practical
roinacdon horsew power, and it wasvaesniecnrocsestehdaonnthaelebvueilldnienagr
of a bridge.