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London, England, 1846-06-30 00:00:00

METROPOLITAN TERMINI.

The Report of the Commissioners of the Metropolitan
'ermini was laid on the table.
SUGAR DUTIES BILL.

After some delay, the Bill for continuing the Sugar
Duties for one month longer was brought up and read a
first time.

The Duke of BUCCLEUCH gave notice that he
should move to-morrow the suspension of the stand-
ing orders, in order that the Bill may be read a second

Their Lordships then adjourned.

HOUSE OF COMMONS, June 29.

The SPEAKER took the Chair at Four o'clock, when
there was a very large attendance of Members. The
Peers' Gallery and the Strangers' Gallery were also
very full.

REPORTS.
The following reports were brought up and agreed to,.
and the Bills ordered to be engrossed :—Archbishop of
York's Estate Bill—Caledonian Railway (Clydesdale
Junction Railway Deviations)—Caledonian Railway
(Polloc and Govan and Clydesdale Junction Rail-

ways Amatgamation)—Clonmel and Thurles Railway—
Cork, Blackrock, and Passage Railway— Cromford
Canal—Dublin and Kingstown Extension Railway—
Great Southern and Western Railway (Cork Extension)
_ _ _

—Huddersfield and Manchester Railway and Canal
(Oldham Branch)—Huddersfield and Sheffield and Man-
chester and Leeds Railways Amalgamation—Killarney
Junction Railway—Liverpool and Bury and Manchester
and Leeds Railways Amalgamation—Llynvi Valley
and South Wales Junction Railway—Mallow and
Fermoy Railway—Midland Great Western Railway
of Ireland (Liffy Branch and Longford Deviation)
New Zealand Company Norfolk Estuary
Oldham, Manchester, Liverpool, and Birkenhead Junc-
tion Railway—Severn Navigation—Sheffield, Ashton-
under-Lyne, and Manchester Railway, &c., Amalga-
mation—Stockport Improvement—Waterford, Wexford,
Wicklow, and Dublin Junction Railway—Whitehaven
and Furness Junction Railway (Whitehaven Extension
and Kirksanton Deviation).
SHEFFIELD, ROTHERHAM, BARNSLE Y, WAKE-
FIELD, HUDDERSFIELD, AND GOOLE RAIL-
WAY BILL.
On the motion for the third reading of this Bill,
Mr. CAVENDISH moved as an amendment that the
Bill be read a third time that day six months.
Lord ARUNDEL seconded the motion of his Hon.
Friend, as the decision of the Committee had caused the
greatest dissatisfaction amongst the coal owners of the
north.
Mr. LASCELLES supported the third reading of the
Bill, as the line was called for by the exigency of
the country, and the coal districts in the north.
After a few observations from Sir M. Lopez, Lord
Seymour, Mr. Entwisle, Mr. Fitzstephen French, Lord
Morpeth, Mr. Wortley, Mr. Monckton Milnes, Mr.
Bright, Mr. Denison, Mr. Ellice, jun., and Mr. Estcourt,
the gallery was ordered to be cleared for a division.
On our return the numbers appeared—
For the third reading
For the amendment 53
Al al ority —93
The Bill was accordingly read a third time and passed
EAST LANCASHIRE RAILWAY BILL.
This Bill was read a third time andlpassed.
COLCHESTER NAVIGATION AND IMPROVE

oaroland to England and Scotland, in political and religi-
ous privileges, sly-gild not be defeated by anyjoalousy and
I suspicion on our part. With regard to any question
involving the rights and privileges of the people of Ire-
land, I say distinctly that I think there ought n.ot to be a
different rule applied to Ireland to that which is, applied to
the people of this country.—(Cheers.) It is impossible
for me to say that there should be sub:aitted with
regard to Ireland a different rule of action to

that which is applied to England.—(Cheers.) Re-
garding the Executive Administration in Ireland,
I think the powers of the Crown should not
be exercised so as to occasion any real ground
of complaint in regard to religious distinctions.
It may be that we may have given of-
fence in some instances in availing ourselves of
the opportunity of appointing Roman Catholics
to office—it may be said that we should have taken
different means to carry out our policy ; but to
that 1 will answer, that I hold it to be
the best and wisest policy to carry on the affairs
of Government without reference to any differences
on religious questions, and that it should
make its appointments accordingly. (Cheers.)
With regard to the spirit in which legislation must
be directed, I must say, for one, I am prepared
to co-operate with those who feel for the
present social condition of the people of Ire- I
land in respect to the tenure of land, and the rela-
tions of landlord and tenant, and are anxious to remedy
the existing state of things.—(Hear, bear.) It may be
impossible by legislative enactments to apply an im-
mediate remedy to the state of things which
now exists ; but even if the benefit to be derived
from legislation be extremely remote, yet if the
benefit be of a permanent character, then I shall
feel it to be my duty to support them.—(Hear, hear.)
What I have now said applies to the tenure of
land ; and, again, with respect to legislation
upon matters connected with the relations which
at present exist between landlords and tenants. While
upholding the rights of property it ought to be our ob-

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ject to direct our immediate attention to the consi-
deration of that most important subject.—(Cheers.) There
is no determination on our part to consider that
question in any other manner than that which
is calculated to produce beneficial effects, and in
that spirit, and with the • hope of accomplishing
that object, I shall be ready to support the Govern-
ment whieh is to succeed us.—(Loud cheering.) Sir,
I have reason to believe the Noble Lord, the Mem-
ber for the City of London, has been commanded by
her Majesty to repair to her Majesty's presence for the
purpose of hearing her Majesty's commands upon the
subject of forming that Government.—(Hear, hear.)
Sir, I presume that the general principle upon

which the Government to be formed by the Noble Lord,
will—that is as far as its commercial policy is concerned
—be to continue the application of those principles,

which tend to give us a clear and unrestricted

commercial intercourse with other countries. I presume

I may confidently expect that that will be their com-
mercial policy, ar.d, Sir, if it is, I shall feel it to
be my duty to give to the Government, with the
view of carrying out the execution of that great
principle, my most cordial support.—(Cheers.) Sir, I
presume her Majesty's Government, acting upon the ex-
perience of the past, will act upon those principles,
notwithstanding that other countries may choose to
buy in the dearest market. (Hear, heap) I
hope the knowledge of such a fact will prove

no discouragement to them to promote

great principle of buying in the cheapest and selling

rn the dearest market. I hope, too, Sir, they will not

for a single moment think of returning to that principle
which both they and we have felt the baneful effects of,
namely, of haggling with foreign countries, but that
they will act in the spirit of independez ce,
and take that course which they believe

will be conducive to the welfare of the country.—
(Hear.) I hope, rather than return to such a syst( m,
they will trust in the influence of public opinion on
other countries, and they may rely upon it our exam] )le,
added to the benefit which we derive from acting

upon the opposite principle, will at no remote period in-
sure the adoption of the principle by other countries.

Sir, I shall of course, reserve to myself the course , I
shall pursue with reference to the measures which
may be proposed by her Majesty's Government
until they arc stated to the House. I don't mean by t his

hat I shall extend my support to them on evi ry

occasion, and that this will overrule the courstt 1
shall adopt on any subject. I generally speak w ith
respect to measures having reference to the indus try
and commercial policy of the country, and I trust a.ny
step which will be taken will be towards the relaxation
of restrictions.—(Loud cheers.) I, for one, shall :not

urge upon them the hasty or precipitate adi )p-
-tion of principles, even sound in themselv es,
if they are
,likely to injure or cause great
disarrangement of our affairs. I shall b ear
in mind that great experiments have been ms tde

under the present Administration—that the surplus
amount of revenue is small—smaller than I could
wish it to be, and less in consonance with -the
permanent interests of the country ; and therefore,
while I offer my cordial support to the g ene•ral
principles of commercial policy which hav e re-
ceived the sanction of Parliament in the
present session, I shall not urge them to • any such
simultaneous and precipitate adoption of them
as may either be injurious to the interests of
the country, from special circumstances enti tied to
some continued protection; nor shall I urge t hem to
any such rash or precipitate measures as can in jure or
cause a derangement of the finances of the country.
Sir, lam not aware in speaking thus—l am bound to
say that I am rather speaking with regard to
my own intentions as to the course I shall
pursue, than speaking after having had an
opportunity of conferring with the Noble Lord
as to the measures he should adopt. I can-
not doubt, however, after the course which
the Noble Lord has pursued this ;session
that measures of a similar character to those I proposed
by the present Government will meet with his sup-
port and acquiescence.—
((,heers.) Sir, I do not
know that it is necessary I should make any
other declaration than this. I wish t o draw
no invidious distinctions. I wish to make
no unseemly boast, but I cannot surrender
power without making at least this observationl•—that I
do hope, that during the five years full power teas been
committed to our hands, neither the public interests
nor the honour of this country have beim di-
minished.—(Loud cheers.) I think I may say
with truth, that during that period the bur-
dens of taxation have been equalised, and that
that pressure which bore unjustly and severely upon
various branches of industry has been removed.—
(Hear, hear, and cheers.) I think I may say with
truth, that many restrictions upon commerce, it ijuriously
affecting the trade of this country, have been re moved.—
(Continued cheers.) I think I may say that this has
been done without at all interfering with l egitimate
speculation, without at all paralysing or derang-

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in g the commerce of the country. I think I
may say with truth, that stability bas been
given to the monetary system of this countr3 r.—(Hear,
hear.) I allude particularly to the cordial support which
was given, without reference to part: distine-

tions, V to the measures which I prop, used with
regard to the Bank of England, to joint-stock
banks, and private banks of this counts y in 1843.
Sir, I trust also that the country has not suffered by the
reductions which have taken place. There, has been
great and considerable reductions made- on the
general restrictions in trade. I hope, Sir, that
these reductions will be more than compensated by the
increased consumption of the articles u pon which
the reductions have taken plaee.—(Cries of "Hear,
hear.") I may say that there never was a Govern-

nment which had less occasion for usin g anything
like prosecutions—there hai been a submi, scion to the
laws, and that too at periods when the hi gh price of
the necessaries of life caused great s uffering to
the poor. I shall allude to one member of the

Government, and although he has no, t taken a
prominent part in debate, he was one wh o deserved
the very highest honour which his country could con-
fer on him. That member of the Governme at was one,
who, with high Christian feelings, wus against
resorting to war till he had exhau rted every
means to preserve peace.—(Hear, hear.) He could
most consistently carry out that prim ciple with-
out at all neglecting the interests of this c !ountry, and
while he had done so, he was ever ready t .o maintain
the rights, and privileges, and high how )ar of this
country, even at the risk of a war.—(l) (ear, hear.)
Sir, I do hope that we leave the foreign rela lions of this
country in a satisfactory state—l speak : not only
Gf France, but of the other great powers of Europe.
There is a confidence in the intention of thlis country,
and a real desire on the part of their Govern) rents to co-
operate with us in the maintenance of peace . It is that
mutual confidence in the honour and intend( ms of public
men which so much facilitates the preserving of the
public tranquillity. We come in contact with them
—for instance, with France—in distant parts of Europe,
where heated partizans are naturally jealous, and per-
haps justly jealous of the honour of the it respective
countries. Partizans, who must be warn ied with the
spirit of jealousy, would, in their anxiety to
maintain the waived honour, be the- cause of

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