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London, England, 1847-07-12 00:00:00

HOUSE.

The Duke of Richmond and Lords Brougham, Re-
desdale, Ellenborough, Monteagle, and the Bishop of
St. Asaph, left the House to hold a conference with the
Commons on the forms of the House.
LEITH HARBOUR AND DOCK BILL.
Some discussion took place upon this Bill, in the
course of which
Lord KINNAIRD said it looked very like a job.
Lord REDESDALE said that the Bill ought to be
postponed until next session, as it was one of the most
flagrant election jobs that had ever come under his ob-
servation. The Lord Advocate sat for Leith, and the
Bill was introduced on the eve of a general election.
Lord CAMPBELL said that the discussion which
had taken place was most irregular; he had no objec-
tion to the returns which the Noble Lord desired.
The discussion here dropped.
CLERGY OFFENCES BILL.
This Bill was read a third time.
MESSAGE FROM THE COMMONS.
•

Messengers from the Commons brought dowa certain
Bills.
Lord BROUGHAM moved the following resolutions
cm the subject of bribery at elections :—" That it is the
bounden duty of both Houses of Parliament to adopt,
at the beginning of next session, whatever means may
be most effectual for detecting and punishing acts of
bribery and corruption which may be committed during
the ensuing recess, at the election of Members of
Parliament and Peers of Scotland and Ireland,
such offences being altogether subversive of the
freedom of election, destructive of the purity of the
Legislature, leading to the moral guilt of perjury in all
cases, and the actual commission by many of that foul
and heinous crime. That it is also the duty of Parlia
ment to inquire and visit with punishment all acts which
may be done during the recess for interfering with the
free choice of Members of Parliament, of Peers of
Scotland and Ireland, by intimidation or otherwise.
[LEFT SPEAKING.]

HOUSE OF COMMONS.
The SPEAKER took the Chair to• day at Three o'clock,
SECOND READINGS.

The following Bills i► ere read a second time, and
ordered to be committed:—
Gillespie's Estate.
Northam Bridge Company's Estate.
REPORTS.
The following reports were brought up and agreed to:
Edinburgh, Leith, and Granton Railway (Union Canal
and Caledonian Railway Junction).
Southampton and Dorchester Railway (Blandford

Branch).
Taw Vale Railway and Dock.
The report on the S ilisbury and Yeovil Railway B
was further considered and agreed to.
THIRD READINGS.

The following Bills were read a third time and

passed:—
Bowes' Estate.
Brooks' Divorce.
Dollar Institution (Nfylne's or M.Nabb's) Estate.
Goddard's Estate.
Huggen's College Incorporation.
Rooke's Estate.
Tunstall Market Company Estate.
LORDS' AMENDMENTS.
The Lords' Amendments to the following Bills were
considered and agreed to:—
Belfast Improvement.
Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire Junction Rail-
way, and Chester and Birkenhead Railway Purchase
or Amalgamation.
Colchester Navigation and Improvement.
Coventry, Nuneaton, Birmingham, and Leicester Rail-
way.
East of Fife Railway (Markinch Deviation).
Great Western Railway (Amendment and Extensions).
Liverpool, Manchester, and Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Junction Railway Acts Amendment.
London and North Western Railway (Lime-street,
Liverpool, Station Extension, &c.)
Newbury Cemetery.
Paisley and Renfrew Railway (Sale and Improvement).
South-Eastern Railway (Widening of the Greenwich
Railway, and Arrangement and Enlargement of the
London-bridge Stations.
Waterford and Limerick Railway.
Wexford Free Bridge.
BISHOPRIC OF MANCHESTER.
Sir J. Y. BULLER presented a petition from Here-
ford against the clause in the Bishopric of Manchester
Bill with respect to the Deanery of Hereford.
On the motion of Mr. WILSON PATTEN, it was
ordered, " That it be an instruction to the Committee of
Selection to appoint the Committee on Penson's Estate
Bill on Wednesday next, and that the Committee have
leave to report the same day."
On the motion for the first reading of Passingham's
Estate Bill,
Mr. GREENE moved that it be referred to the Ex-
aminers of Petitions for Private Bills, with leave to sit
and proceed to-morrow.
ARGYLE CANAL BILL.

Mr. HUME wished to know whether it was the in
tention of the Government to proceed with the Argyle
Canal Bill ?
Lord J. RUSSELL said it was not the intention of the
Government to proceed with the Bill.
BISHOPRIC OF MANCHESTER.

Lord J. RUSSELL, in answer to a question from Mr.
Collett, said it was the intention of the Government to
proceed with the Bishopric of Manchester Bill to-morrow
'T said he was
morning at twelve o'clock.
Mr. COLLEldetermined to oppose the
proceeding with so important a Bill at the early sittings
of the HouseE.
ITCAI9N (IR ELAND).
Lord
3IANNERS
wished to know from the
JOHND
Noble Lord at the head of whethertvheeGmoevnetrhnamdednettermned
the report was true that the Government
to give preferment to no
of education
clergymen of the Church of
Ireland who would not support the system
adopted by the National Education Society of that
country.
Lord J. RUSSELL said that there was no foundation
for the report in question.
POST-OFFICE CARRIERS.
Mr. T. DUNCOMBE presented a petition from Fre-
derick Greig, a Post-office letter carrier,
complaining
of his dismissal without notice from the Post-office, in
consequence of certain evidence which he had given
. with respect to the " Post-office Directory," and praying
the House to institute a searching inquiry into the case.
The Hon. Member gave notice that to-morrow he
would move that the petition be printed with the vote.
BISHOPRIC OF MANCHESTER BILL.
On the order of the day being read for the second
Tending of this Bill,
Lord J. RUSSELL moved/that the Bill be postponed
till twelve o'clock to-morrow.