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MEDICAL PRACTICE BILL.

Mr. C. BERKELEY presented a petition from a Dr.
Brown, of Park-road. Surrey, against this Bill.
BRITISH MUSEUM.

Mr. BODKIN presented a petition from several inhabitants
of Finsbury, praying that the British Museum might be opened
on Sundays.
GUIANA. . .

Mr. G. BERKELEY inquired whether it was the inten-
tion of her Majesty's Ministers to take arty: ntage of the
recent arrangements made by 1,,1te Government to promote the
immigration of free labourers between British Guiana or the
West Indian colonies and the free states of Africa? He also
wished to know whether there would be any objection on the
part of the Government to promote free emigration to Guiana
after the new duties came into operation.

Lord JOHN RUSSELL, who was very indistinctly
beard in the gallery, said he had already stated that
there was every desire on the part of the Government
to promote immigration from the coast of Africa to
Guiana, but there was considerable difficulty in carrying out
such an object, and of limiting the numbers. Since his Noble
Friend (the Secretary for the Colonies) last spoke on the sub-
ject, applications had been made to him by persons connected
with India, that the Kroo coast n ight be open to those
who wished to emigrate. He had already stated that
there was no British authority there to attend to the interests
of those who might go thither. His Noble Friend would, no
doubt, agree with him that we ought not to give zny encou-
ragement to the slave trade in that part of the world, but do
all is our power to put an end to it.
GAME-LAWS.

Mr. G. BERKELEY ib; rose to bring forward his mo-
tion on the game-laws, but
An Hox. MEMBER remarked that there were not forty
Members present.
The House was then counted, and only twenty-two Members
being !present, the SPEAKER declared the House adjourned
until twelve o'clock to-morrow.

RAILWAY COMMITTEES.

ESTERDAY)

HOUSE OF LORDS.

Room A.
This Committee met this morning for the first time. The Noble
Lords who formed this Committee were—The Lord Monteagle of
Brandon (chairman), the Earl of Suffolk and Berkshire, the Earl of
Duc'e, Lord Camoys, and Lord Skeimersdale.
The following were the Bills referred to their Lordships :

'I he Caledonian Railway (Clyeesdale Junction Railway Deviations).
Glasgow and Belfast Union Railway.

Caledonian, roßoc, Govan, and Clydesdale Junction Railway Amal-

gamation.
The first Bill which was taken into consideration wax
THE CALEDONIAN, POLLOC, GOVAN, AND
CLYDESDALE JUNCTION AMALGAMA-
TION.

Mr. Sergeant Wrangham and Mr. Hope appeared for the pi o-
moters of the Bill; Messrs. Austin, 1-111.iyard, and Sergeant Murphy
appeared for Sir John Maxwell, of Polloc, and other persons, in op-
position to the Bill.
Mr. Sergeant Waarionam opened the case on behalf of the pro-
moters, and proceeded to call evidence in support of the Bill.
The first witness called was Mr. Errington, who deposed to the
general merits of the scheme ; after which Nir. Austin claimed to be
heard on behalf of the Glasgow, Airdrie, and Munkland Junction
Railway, to which Mr. Hope objected, and contended that he had no
locus standi

Mr. AUSTIN was heard In support of his claim.
Mr. HOPE replied. Atter which
Tho CHAIRMAN stated that the Committee were unanimously of
opinion that the petitioners had failed to make out their case, and
that the Glasgow, Airdrie and Monkland Junction Railway had no
locus slandi.

Mr. Sergeant MURPHY then, on the part of Mr. Graham, wished to
Introduce a clause making more explicit the six mile clause contained
in the Bill as it came up from the House cp Commons.
The Committee intimated that the question was decided by their
previous decision.
The next application on the part of Mr. Sergeant MURPHY was
that the interpretation put upon the six mile clause should be made
to appear on the votes.
Mr. HoPE said that if his opinion would have any weight with the
courts of law in Scotland he should feel proud to have his opinion
there recorded.
This application the Committee also considered should not be corn-
Idied with.
Mr. Errington was then cross-examined by Mr. Sergeant MURPHY.
vr. Graham was then examined.

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to pay to Mr. Graham,
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nally proposed line, and the company
the suits of 2,900/., in order to defrayYtWhceree.
tleman had incurred in his opposition to tirl..n'
Railway ha 4 now passed into the hands of the
Company, and this agreement with Mr. Graham had hTellaanalili'ft,i‘lly
that Company, and had been faithfully' adhered to. r- -- by
Mr. Sergeant MrAtenY, who appeared for Mr. Graham, said that
if the agreement were produced bearing the corporate seal of the
Caledonian Railway, his client would he satisfied.
Mr. Errington was then called, and deposed to the course of the
deviation line as being in accordance with the terms of the agree.
me ,t entered into between the parties.
The CHAIRMAN then declared the preamble of the Bill proved, sub-
ject, however, to the condition, that before the Bill sould receive its
third reading, the agreement bearing the cnrp- rate teal of the Cale-
donian Railway should be placed in the hands of Mr. Graham.
GLASGOW AND SELF/IST UNION.

3ELAILV.7,B.Y
Mr. TALBOT opened thu ease for the promoters of this Bill in a
speech of considerable length.
We applied for a copy of the map, or the Bill, show!ng the course
of the proposed line, but we were mot uneourteously met by a
refusal on the part cc the solicitor to the ILL. 1L.,1 our request
been attended to we should then have been enasled with accuracy
to have pointed out the route of the proposed line, and the various
towns and villages of by it, being anxious that anything pat
forward by us should not be of a nature calculated to mislead the

public. We are most reluctantly compelled to omit a lengthened
report of the Learned Counsel's able spezch on the occasion.
Mr. T. Miller was examined by Mr. TALBOT, Q.C., as to the
general merits of the line.

Mr. J. Brown, cross-examined by Mr. Horn, gave evidence of a
similar nature.
The Committee then adjourned till eleven to-morrow.

Room C.
OLDRAIVI, MANCHESTER, LIVERPOOL,
AND BIRILEDIRE2I.II JUNCTION.

Mr. Bendall, C.E., end other witnesses, ►ere examined in support
of the Bill.

This closed the case on behalf of the promoters,

Mr. MeatvALE then proceeded to address the Committee on behalf
of the Rochdale Canal Company, whose property was affected by the
Bill. The Learned Counsel illustrated the alleged injury done to the
property of the petitioners, by frequenting calling the attention of
their Lordships to a model of the premises of the Company which
lay upon the table.
Mr. Cooke, the chairman of the Rochdale Canal Company, was
examined at considerable length, with a view of showing the amount
.nd position of the property which would be affected by the proposed
Sue.

Mr. IL Eton, engineer of the Rochdale Canal Company, gave
similar evidence. This closed the case of the Rochdale Canal
Company. _ _ _

31r. lIILDTARD, Q.C., proceeded to call witnesses on behalf of the
Manchester and Leeds Railway Company.

Mr. ilawkshaw, C.E., engineer to this Company, was then
who stated that he had gone over the estimates of Mr. Lowe. the
engineer to the line, and had taken his quantities of earth-work,
viaducts, embankments, and other works, and he believed that those
works could not be executed, including the necessary land, under
668,135/., being at the rate of 90,t 001. per *idle. He thought the area
of the chief station should be at least 15,000 square yards.
At the conclusion of the exarainatiois of this witness their Lord-
ships adjourned till eleven o'clock to-morrow.

PARLIAMENTARY BUSINESS.

(From the rotes and Proceedlncs of die House of Commons.)

MONDAY, A' 1:0-. 10.

Messengers from the Lords brought up the following Bills, to
which their Lordships had agreed:—
British Guarantee Assoc.ation Bill, without amendment—Burial
Service (No. 2) Bill—Manchester, Bolton, and Bury Canal, and
Manchester and Leeds Railway Amalgamation Bill— West Riding
Union Railways (No. 2) Bill—Wolverhampton Stipendiary Justice
Bill, with amendments—Salthouse Embankment Bill, with an
amendment.