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London, England, 1846-07-07 00:00:00

JUVENILE OFFENDERS BILL,

The Marquis of WESTMINSTER postponed the second
reading of this Bill till Thursday next.
The Earl of ZETLAND presented the report from the
Select Committee on the Caledonian Railway (Midlothian
branch).
Lord RIVERS brought up the report of the Select Com-
mittee on the Axholme, Gainsborough, Goole, and York and
North Midland Junction Railway Bill.
Lord VIVIAN moved that it be an instruction to the
Committee of Classification of Railways to refer the Exeter
and Yeovil and the Plymouth Railways to the same Select
Committee.
The Earl of DEVON did not see any necessity for the
motion of the Noble Lord, and he did not consider that the
circumstances of the case required any such grouping. He
considered the proposition quite novel, and that the ordinary
proceedings with regard to railway Bills should not be
departed from.
The Earl of ELLENBOROUGH thought that the ar-
rangement as to the railway Bills should be left entirely to
the Committee of classification.
Lord PORTMAN thought that the Noble Lord (Vivian)
should withdraw his motion, and leave the grouping of these
Bills to the ordinary course.
Atter a few words from Lord REDESDALE, who re-
marked that Committees very often in their good nature
sanctioned schemes which were not always the best the dis-
trict would afford.
Lord BROUGHAM said their system of railway legisla-
tion ought to be revised and some more effectual and settled
principles established than those which now existed for the
guidance of Committees.
After a few words from one or two other Noble Lords,
Lord VIVIAN withdrew his motion, and the Bill was read
a second time and ordered to be committed.
SELECT COMMITTEES.
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Now, Noble Lords were exempt from serving on juries, in
consequence of the duties they had to perform
in that House, and he hoped, after this notice, they would
come down to attend to the business of the country.
The Earl of CLAREN DON was glad the Noble Duke had
called attention to this subject. It was a crying evil, and
they ought to be much obliged to the Noble Duke
for the exertions he had made to provide committees. If
Noble Lords did not think proper to attend after that notice,
it would be absolutely necessary to pass a resolution to com-
pel them to do so.—(Hear, hear.)
Lord HATHERTON was connected with some of the
railways in the centre of England, and he could positively
state that out of doors there existed a feeling of great dis-
satisfaction as to the slow progress their Lordships made in
the appointment of Railway Committees.—( Hear.)
Lord REDESDALE denied that the public had anvcause to
complain of the House having neglected its business,eor he Jse-
lieved not a Bill had come up from the other House this ses-
sion which had not had a Committee appointed on it within a
week afterwards.—(Hear, hear.) The fact was, the blame
in most cases rested with the gentlemen who had charge of
the Bills, and not with the House.—(Hear, hear.)
Lerd HATHERTON admitted that in a few instances that
might be the case, but still the feeling in the country was
week.
Several Bills were advanced a
that most of the blame rested with the House. Many Bills
would come up in a few days, and if they were not got
Tthhruorusdghaythis year, of course the House would have to make
them remanets for next.—(Hear, hear.)
SHEFFIELD AND EAST LINCOLNSHIRE RAILWAY.
After an irregular discussion on the motion of the Duke of
Beaufort, the third reading of this Bill was postponed till
stage, and the House ad-
journed at half-past six o'clock till Thursday.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.
NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE AND CARLISLE BRANCH

RAILWAY.
(Continued from our Afternoon Edition.)
Mr. BRANISTON, as Chairman of the Committee to
whom the Bill was referred, felt himself .bound to oppose the
amendment.
HUDSON protested that the amendment had
been urged upon the Honourable Mover of it by a com-
pany who had been promoting a competing line, and he
therefore trusted the House would not agree to it.—(Hear,
hear.) Besides, there were the established tribunals, who, he
was sure, would afford every protection to the trustees; and
he hoped, as the measure was so strongly supported in the
country, the House would not sanction the delay.—(Hear.)
Mr. BARING said he hoped his Hon. Friend would not
press his rnotion.—(Hear hear.) If the parties had been at
all injured they should have made a representation to that
effect to the Committee to whom the Bill bad been referred.
--(Hear.) Even if it were found desirable that the Attor-
ney-General should interfere in this matter, he would of
course have a full opportunity of doing so whilst the Bill
was in progress in the other House.
Mr. SMITH consented, after the explanations he had
heard, to withdraw his motion.
The Bill was then read a third time and passed.
MANCHESTER AND LEEDS RAILWAY EXTENSION,
AND OLDHAM, MANCHESTER, AND BIRKEN'
HEAD JUNCTION.
On the motion of Mr. JOHN FIELDEN, the reports on
the Manchester and Leeds Railway Extension and the Old
ham, Manchester, and Birkenhead Junction Railways Bills
were considered and approved of.
Mr. GREENE then moved that the Standing Orders
Noc. 121 and 122, requiring amendments proposed on the re-
port, or third reading of a Bill, to be referred to the Select
Committee on Standing Ordere, be to the end of the present
suspended.