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

DRAINAGE BILL.

The Marquis of NORMANBY moved the further con-
sideraCon of the Report on this Bill.
After some comersation, in wli ch the Marquis of Nor-
manby, the Marquis of Salisbury, the Earl of %Vicklow,
and other Peers took part,
The Marquis of SALISBURY moved the following
proviso 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 apilcation of any stream or
water coursea used for mills, or other lawful purposes,
without the consent of the owner."
The Marquis of NORM ANBY 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The amendment having been•withdrawn,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 he
engrossed, and read a third time on Tuesday.
THE BUILDING REGULATIONS BILL.

Oa the motion of the Marquis of NORNIA.NBY the
Report on this Bill vsas received, and the Bill war or-
dered t) be read a third time oh Tuesday.
BOROUGH IMPROVEMENT BILL.
The Marquis of NORMAN3Y having moved thht the
Report on this Bill should be received,
Lord CALTHORPE presehtcd a petition from Bir-

mingham against this Bill.
Lord LYNDHURST gave notice that on the third
reacing he ,hould move that Birmingham be exempted
from the Bi!l.—(Hear, hear.) Tit?, Noble and Learned
Lord also pve notice of an amendment to the effect
that no prevision 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 aas then agreed to, and the Bill was
ordered to be re id a third time on Tuesday.

SOUTH AUSTRALIAN BILL.
Viscount DUNCANNON having moved the Com-
mittee on this BM,
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-
m,nt of the colony in the hands of the Colonial-office, as
was the case with our other colonies.
The 13111 then went through Committee, and the House
aijourned till Monday.
ROUSE OF COMMONS, APRIL 30.
The SPEAKER took the Chair at the usual hour.
BRIGHTON AND SHOREHAM ROAD BILL.
On the motion that the BiiL.7hton and Shoreham Road
Bid be read a third time,
Captain PEC El EL L moved Ow introduction of a clause
to compel the Br ghton Railroad Company to make a
bridge across the road instead of erossinc, it on the level.
Mr. GORING thought it would be impracticable to
construct a b: loge at a placis,.tholt„pposed the motion.
~A.)issible to construct a
bridge so near the wharves with a gradient which would be
:004tipatiLle in the railway tragic. There was no intention to
cross the linte with steam-engines, the carriTes being
di awn across the road by horse power. lie objected to
the clause on principle, for he had no in.erest whatever
i i the railway; but he could state to the House that on a
railway with which he was connected, the London and
Southampton, tie high road was crossed on a level near
the Vauxhall terminus, by horse power, and it was found
to occasion less practical inconvenience than the buil ling
of a bridge.
Lord G. SOMERSET objected to the clause, as well
upon its merits as from its being informal, the Standing
Orders providing that no clause of such a nature could
be brought forward on the third reading of a Bill without
due notice.

Sir A. DALRYMPLE was anxious to afford every
facility to the Railway Company for the transport of their
goods, but he did not think they ought to add so import-
ant a clause upon the 3d reading of the Bill, due notice of
it not having been given.
Earl SURREY and Mr. ESTCOURT opposed the clause.
Mr. E ASTHOPE hoped that his Hon. Friend would
not divide the House upon the question.
The SPEAKER said the rules of the House had not
been complied with, as the clause had not been furnished
to him.

Captain PEC H ELL was very sorry that the rules
of the House had not been attended to by the parties, and
would not, of course, divide the House, after what had
fallen from the Chair. He was glad that the discussion
had arisen, and he trusted it would soon be settled, whe-
ther rails might not be laid across a turnpike road, when
the fact was apparent that they would, so far from being
any hindrance, be an advantage to the public.
TIE. Bill was then passed.
On the motion of Mr. B. WOOD, the South Wei-
tern Railway Bill, No. 2, and the Southwark Improve-
ment 8.11, Ni 2, were read a second time.

Mr. WILLIAMS provnted a petition from Coventry
praying Lr a reduction of the duty on certain articles
used in the manufactures of this country to enable
our manufacturers to compete with thlse of f neign coun-
tries, and also for a reduction of the duty on sugars,
coffee, and other articles.

Mr. GREG presented a petition from a parish in
Manchester praying for the abolition of the Corn-laws.
Mr. E. TENNENT presented petitions from various
places in the counties of Down, Tyrone, and Mayo, pray-
ing for the abolition of lay patronage in the Church of
Scotland I also a petition from a place in Staffordshire
praying for Church Extension.
Mr. WALTER presented a petition from a place in
Nottinghamshire praying for Church Extension ; also a
pctitioo from the Chairman, Vice-Chairman, and Guar-
dians of a union in Shropshire. praying that the powers of
the Poor-law Commissioners might be restricted and their
salaries reduced.
Mr. GRANTLEY BERKELEY presented a petition
from Moiesworth, praying for the abolition of Church-
rates and Ecclesiastical Courts.
with 4,987 signatures, praying for the
Mr. WA.LLACF
rnresented a petition from Greenock
! pion of patronage
in the Church of Scotland ; also a petition from same
place praying for the abolition of Church-rives.
Mr. B. WOOD presented a petition from a congregi-
tion of Baptists for the abolition of Church-rates and
Ecclesiastical Courts.

Mr. HA WE S presented a petition in favour of the Re-
peal of the Corr.-laws.

Mr. J. E. GLADSTONE presented a petition from
Walsall in favour of Church Extension.
KING'S COUNTY ELECTION.
Mr. WILSON PATTEN, as Chairman of the Select
Committee appointed to try the merits of the petition against
the Election for King's County, reported from the Commit-
tee that Mr. Armstrong was duly elected to serve in Parlia-
n-ent as a knight of the shire for King's County, and thst
neither the petition against the return nor the opposition
to it was frivolous or vexatinuF.
CORN-LAWS.

Lord JOHN RUSSELL gave notice that on Monday,
the 31st May, he should move that the Howe resolve it-
self into a Committee of the whole House, to consider the
Acts relating to the trade in corn.—(Loud cheers from
the Ministerial side, and loud and long continued counter
cheers from the Opposition.)
CRIMINAL JUSTICE.
Mr. BA RNEBY begged to ask the Right lion. the
Attorney-General whether it was his intention to bring on
the Criminal Justice Bill that night?
Pr" ATTORNEY-GENERAL said he should not
bring it forward nnicia he bad an opportunity of doing so
before ten o'Cloa.
PUNISHMENT OF DEAVI.

Mr. KELLY said it would be in the recollection of the
Noble Lord (Lord .L Russell) thqt he had postponed the
Committee on the Bill for the Abolition of the Punish.
ment of Death, at his suggestion, until Monday, the 3d of
May, and he hoped it would be convenient to the Noble
Lord to bring it on and take precedence on that day.
Lord JOHN RUSSELL had suggested the post-
ponement, in order that the Bal might be better con-
sidered when there was a full attendance of the House.
He was ready to agree to the proposition of the Hon. and
Learned .Member, that the Bill should have priority on
Monday next, and he would state that be did not intend to
oppose the Bill of the Hon. and Learned Member, but in
the Committee lie would propose various clauses.
Mr. LUCAS begged to remind the Noble Lord that
Monday the. alst of May was Whit-Monday; and be
wiled to know whether it was his intention to bring for-
ward his motion w-ith rqp.ct to the Corn-laws on that day.