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London, England, 1847-05-08 00:00:00

3,4401. was uz,,xt poposed to defray the or th
isoa
Ecclesiastical Commissioners to the 3lst of March last.
Nlr. WILLIAMS opposed tha Bill on the ground that ih•
expenses of the commission ought to be paid out of the IMP 1
rev
Lord
of the Crch.
JOHN RU huSSELL explained that it was arranged at
the time the commission was appointed, that its expenses
should be paid by the State.
Mr. HUE urged the Noble Lord to postpone the vote
ti
1E
the mode in which the money was expended was laid in
detail before the House. The Hon. Gentleman the Member for
Maldon had a motion on the paper for that purpose—so tha
the House would soon be in a position to judge of the expen-
diture.
Mr. GOULBURN defended the Church, and considered
that the State ought to pay for the expense of the Commis-
sion, as they had to perform a national duty with respect to
education.
Mr. HUME considered that his Presbyterian constituent!
hicb
ought not to be called upon to pay for a Commission w
had no sympathy fur their religious predilections.
Lord JOHN RUSSELL could not consent to postVne
the Bill.

After a desultory conversation,
Te vo was ag to
A h
votete of IS2. 2CO/.reed for• the administration of the Poor-110,
England and Scotland, aving `thisod,
Colonel SIIITHORPI- thought Poor-law Commission
was only fraught with evil, and he could not support thee vosts.o
Mr. BANKES did not wish to anticipate the disv,.ou,ed
on the new Poor-law Commission Bill, and therefore heat
.
move that the present vote be postponed till after that deb
and that in the meantime Mr. Green report progress.
B
Sir G. GREY assured the Hon. Gentleman that that
aald
would not be read a second time for a considerable perie''on
he did not see what bearing these debates might have ur
this vote. a wet
t
Captain PECHELL said that he perfectly agree
what had fallen from the Member for Downshire ; ,it was were
fectly preposterous to vote away this money until
hey
aware how this board was to be reconstituted.
Mr. PHILIP HOWARD said that it appeared frail
ot_h.e
.
general feelings of this House, that it would be better to p
pine the vote to a future occasion.
Mr. HUME concurred in the propriety of the su
Sir G. GREY said that the present vote was taken w""
view to pay the expenses of the new establishment.
The vote was then agreed to. regress,
The House then resumed, the Chairman reported Progress
and obtained leave to sit again.
Leave was granted to sit again on Monday.
PASSENGERS ACT AMENDMENT DI
ggestionA
On the motion for leave to go into Committee, , a Big
Lord GEORGE BENTINCK called attention vo sato,
of the same nature passed in the United.,hich
He had to propose several amendments in this Mt, :of them'
conceived were calculated to improve it. The natu,' and
were to improve the sea-worthiness of emigrant shlPs,
general of all transport ships.
The Bill was passed through Comiee. fi„,3 and
The Savings' Bank Annuity Bill m
w
asread a second
ordered to be committed.
The report of the Land Drainage Bill was brought nPaa the
The other orders of the day were then disposed Ofp
House adjourned at Half-past Twelve o'clock.

RAILWAY SHARE 31ARKETS.
BRISTOL, MAY 7.
STOCK EXCHANGE.--The sales are-Great Western, Via:
ters, 4hs, 26-Ditto, New, 3P• and
land, New, 391,4-Ditto, New, 2 p.-Ditto, Birrninghall 51. A
Gloucester (6 per cent.), 124-Newcastle and Berw,!
--North Staffordshire, p.-South Devon (6 Pe'
7s. 6d. dis.-Taff Vale, 131-Ditto, New, 3s. 91 P*
LIVERPOOL, MAY 7. and Os;
STOCK EXCIIANGE.-The sales are-Birrningb3ll-,,,t Lin:
ford, 7 p.-East Lancashire, New (scrip), par-'n and
colnshire, p.-Leeds and Thirsk, 5 dis.-10.ndsoch
ester
North-Western, 17114-Ditto, Fifths, 131,4 p.-1°,13„.r And
and Birmingham, Quarters (B), 514 p.--31aneuvesit'i.o!,
Leeds (late Huddersfield and Sheffield), 3/ 11--
Shares (late Extensions), 1/1 p.-Manchester, Shedieldaeat
Lincolnshire, Quarters, No. 2, 211-Ditto Oat°,n 00),
Grimsby and Sheffield), Quarters, 2 dis.-Ditto, ditto liford•
4 dis.-Midland, 1151/2-Ditto, New, 2
shire, 13/4 p.-North-Western, 38s. 9d. dis.-Shrewslf.aer4 O.
Hereford, 335. 9d. dis.-South-Eastern and Dover,
2, 14 p.- Ditto, New,' No. 4,1,
4 dis.-Newry and "
point, 2 dis.-East Indian, 1/a dis.
MANCHESTER, MAY 7. tiotting'
STOCK EXCHANGE.-The sales are--Ambergate,, and
p.-North Sta
ana
ham, and Boston, 1 5-16 dis.-Birkenhead, LancashjInc
r.'
Cheshire, 11/2 dis.-Eastern Counties, 18:-Ai-i'a% chester
shire, 11/, c. p.-London and North-Western (I%lant r and
and Birmingham), Quarters (A), 5% 13.-Mannell; etso
Leeds, 32/. Shares (late Extension), 5-16 p.--L'At-'c„ath-
(late West Riding Union),
ampton, 30s. dis.-North Staffordshire, 3,4 ri•Pre,,, dig..
W} re, 5-16 p.-Manchester andlo'7 and
- South-Eastern and Dover, No. 4, 3-16 dis.
LEEDS, MAY 7.
Halves (A), 3 11-16 p.-Shropshire GlliOn, 1/4
Notting'
STocic EXCHANGE. -The sales are-Ambergate,
ham, and Boston, 1 ii dis.-East Lancashire, New' Os'
Ditto, New Scrip, par-East and West Yorkshire,eds and
-Huddersfield and Manchester, Thirds, parqeeds and
Dewsbury, Extensions. Scrip (green), 20s.
whir7a-
sk, 5 dis.-Ditto, New, 31/2 Ditto, pre
_ths 25.
p.London, Brighton, and South Coast, Fifteen
Chester
p.-Talton and Driffield Junction, 12s. 6d. dia•-•-"'
and Leeds, 32/. Shares (late Extensions), ss. 61-1* P:5111(.1064
West Riding Union, 4s. p.-Manchester, Buxton,.c,
and Midland, 7s. 6d. dis.-Newcastle and Berw l
345. p.-North British, 303/4-Ditto, Quarters (I;te 6d. p•-•
Branch), 16s. 3d. p.-Ditto, Extension (scrip), • dis.
North Staffordshire, 345. p.-North-Western, 365. c*
SHEFFIELD, MAY 7. shire, I%
STOCK EXCHANGE.-The sales are-East Lincoin_z,.
p.-Manchester, Buxton, Matlock, and Midland, gill asp
Manchester and Leeds (West Riding Union)'rosby and
Manchester Sheffield. and Lincolnshire (Great 60
Sheffield), B[. dis.-Ditto, 201. Shares, 31• dis.
HULL, MAY 7. null and
S Selby (10
TOCK EXCHANGE.-The sales ar-
per cent. guar.). 102-North British,e 69s Quarters, - •
Extension
(scrip), 7s. 9d. p.-Amberpte, Nottingham,
Boston, 265.-Newcastle and Berwick, New, v7B p.---" es
Riding Union, 3s. p.
GLASGOW, MAY 6.
STOCK: EXCIIANG E.-The sales are-Caledonian
Ditto, New, 335. 6d.-Clydesdale Junction, 421.
P and --, Direct
Madras, 2s. 9.d.-Dundee and Northern Juric.
tion, 315.-Dundee and Perth, Quarters, 54.5.-East Lothiall
Central,
415.-Edinburgh and Glasgow, Halves, 921A-"Ediri.
burgh and Perth (New Co.), 41s. 6d.-Glasgow, Kihnsruoc°'
,
and Ayr, 118/. -Ditto, Halves, No. 1,83%-Ditto, Halves. N
2,6/. 3s. 6d.-Glasgow, Dumfries, and Carlisle, 5/. Is'''.
Glasgow Harbour Mineral, 345.-Manchester and South'
ampton, 13s. 6d. -North British, Thirds, 505.-Scottish
Cen-
tral, 24/.-Slarnannan, 241.-Stirling and Dunfermline, 65°'

RAILWAY RETURNS.
Ran
RAILWAY TRAFFIC.—The following are the Total Receipts 0- tn.
mays for the past week—that is to say, up to the date to wilichie
respective returns are made, together with the receipts of tae
$4.~
week iu the previous year:—

Week
ending

Last
week.

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