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London, England, 1846-03-18 00:00:00

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LONDON, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 18, 1846.

The Lord Chancellor took his seat on the Woolsack
Five o'clock.

Various petitions having been presented,
The Earl of CLARENDON moved for certain papers relating
to Oregon.

The Earl of ABERDEEN objected to go into any discussion
until the negotiations should be concluded, and assured the
House that the Government were disposed to adopt any
conciliatory measure consistent with national honour ; and
if they should be forced into a contest, he trusted the civi-
lised world would do justice to their endeavours to pre-
serve peace.

Lord BROUGHAM, in common with every Christian, would
regret the occurrence of war. It was a thing to be avoided.
but certainly rot to be dreaded. The Noble and Learned
Lord then explained, with regard to the globe, published
by Mr. KNIGHT, to which be alluded on a former occasion,
that Mr. EVERETT, the Amencan Minister, was not at all
to blame for the publication in question, which was a mere
publisher's speculation.
The motion was agreed to.
After a short conversation on the subject of the expeditious
manner in which the Bellerophon had been rigged, in the
courseu of which high eulogiums were passed on the officers
a
d men' concerned in the operation, the House adjourned.
The S

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SPEAKER took the Chair at Four o'clock.
Mr. KELLY took the oaths and his seat for Limerick.
Several railway Bills were read a second time and ordered
to be committed.
Mr. LOCKHART then moved, pursuant
nraurant to notice, that the
Committee on the Glasgow
Bill be again re-
vived, and have leave to sit on Thursdayat twelve o'clock.
The Hon. Member, in making the motion,o Isiaid that he
was compelled to do so in consequence
neg-
lecting to attend, and the promoters of the Beimilbbergeiaga;
an expense of 4001. a day.
After a short discussion, the motion was agreed to.
Several. petitions were presented against the reorganisation
of the Committee.
Mr. LABOUCHERE presented a petition from the Water •
man's Steam-packet Company, complaining of the course
pursued to them by the authorities of the city of London,
and asking the House to institute an inquiry into their juris-
diction on the river Thames.
Mr. WYSE gave notice.of .114 intention, on Tuesday next,
to move for leave to bring in a Bill to promote the extension
of art-unions.
Mr. °Vow:NELL gave notice of his intention, on the second
reading of the Life and Property Protection (Ireland) Bill
to move certain resolutions.
Lord DUNCAN postponed to Tuesday, the 31st of March.
hie motion for the repeal of the window-tax.
On the motion for the further proceeding with the report
On the customs (the tariff) being put,
Mr. STAFFORD O'BRIEN took occasion to complain that
the Right Hon. Baronet at the head 'of the Government
had not proceeded with many of the measure that
bad been promised at the commencement of the ses-
sion. lie thought the House had a right to complain
of themanner in which the Right Hon. Baronet had brought,
or rather neglected to bring, what he called his great
scheme before the House. He was anxious to know when
the whole of the scheme was to be brought forward, and he
complained of the absence of the Right Hon. Baronet from
the House.

The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER raid that the ab-
sence of the Right lion. Baronet arose from public business.
Themeasures that bad been alluded to were in a state of pre-
paration, and would be brought forward immediately. There
was every disposition on the part of the Government
to put the House in possession of all these measures in order
that it might form its opinion upon them, but it was thought
desirable that the important sui4jtots now under considera-