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STANDING ORDERS' COMMITTEE.

The following resolutions were reported from this Committee :-
1. That, in the case of the Boston, Newark, and Sheffield Railway
petition for leave to present a petition for a Bill, the sessional order
ought not to be dispensed with.
2. That, in the case of the Chester and Manchester Direct Railway
petition for leave to present a petition for a Bill, the S 4 ssional order
ought not to be dispensed with.
3. That, in the case of the Welsh Midland Railway petition, the
standing orders ought not to be dispensed with.
4. That, in the case of the London, Warwick, Leamington, and
Kidderminster Railway petition, the standing orders ought not to be
dispensed with.
5. That, in the case of the East and West India Docks and Bir-
mingham Junction Railway petitien, the standing orders ought to
lie dispensed with :—That the parties be permitted to proceed with
their Bill, with the exception of the clauses giving power to the
London and Birmingham Railway Company and to the East and
West India Company to subscribe to the undertaking ; and that the
Committee:on the Bill do examine, in the first place, how far such
orders have been complied with, and do report the same to the House
on the report of the Bill.
Fifth resolution agreed to.—Report to lie on the table.

SECOND READINGS OF RAILWAY BILLS.
MONDAY, NLARCII 23.
Scottish Central (Denny Branch).
Scottish Central (Alton Branch).
Scottish Central (Crieff Branch).
Scottish Central (Perth Termini and Stations).
Stratiday and Breadalhane.
Catalonian Northern Direct.
Caledonian (Lang,hohne Branch).
Stirlingshire Midland Junction.
Caledonian (Clydesdale Junction Railway Deviation).
Caledonian (Glasgow Termini and Branches).
Caledonian (Carlisle Deviation).
Polloc and Govan and Clydesdale Junction Amalgamation.
Caledonian (Glasgow, Garukirk, and Coatbridge Railway Purchase).
Glasgow, Strathaven, and Lesmahagow Direct.
Glasgow, Paisley, and Greenock (Bridge of Weir Branch).
Caledonian, Polloc and Govan, S. Clydesdale Junction Amalgamation.
Glasgow, Barrht:ad, and .Neilston Direct (Branches to Paisley).
South Wales (No. 2).
Edinburgh, Leith, and Granton Amendment.
Glasgow, Garukirk, and Coatbridge Extension.
Guildford, Chichester, and Portsmouth.
Banffshire.

Select Committee on Group No. 12.
Mr. Hamilton selected and added to the Committee, vice Lord
Brooke discharged.

PARLIAMEN TAR Y DIVISIONS.

From the Votes and Proceedings of the House of Commons.)

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FRIDAY, MiißCif 20.
CUSTOMS (TIMBER DUTIES).
Question put, " That the House do agree with the Committee la
the said Resolution." The House divided :

MAJORITY—AYES, 232.
Acheson, Viscount Ellice, E., jun. Napier, Sir C.
Adana, T. D. Ellis, Wynn Neville, Ralph
A'Court, Captain Elphinstone, IL O'Brien, J.
Aglionby, H. A. Escott, Bickham O'Connell, M. J.
Ainsworth, Peter Etwall, Ralph O'Connell, John
Aldan, W. Evans, Sir De Lac Ord, William
Antrobus, E. Ewart, William Osborne, Ralph
Archbold, Robert Feilden, William Palmerston, Viscount
Baillie, Colonel Fitzrsy, Henry Parker, John
Baillie, H. J, Fitzroy, Lord C. Patten, J. W.
Baine, Walter Fitzwilliam, G. W. Pechell, Captain
Baird, William Flower, Sir J. Peel; Sir Robert
Baldwin, Barry Forster, Matthew Peel, Jonathan
Bannerman, A Fox, C. R. Plutnridge, Captain
Barclay, David Gibson, T. M. Powell, Caleb
Darkly, Henry Gill, Thomas Price, Sir R.
Baring, F. T. Gore,'Montague Protheroe, Edward
Baring, W. B. Goulburn, Henry Pulsford, Robert
Barnard, E. G. Graham, Sir J. Rawdou, Colonel
Beckett, William Granger, T. C. Reid, Sir John
Berkeley, Craven Greene,Jhomas : Reid, Colonel
Berkeley, Captain Grey, Sir G. Rumbold, C. E.
Bernal, Ralph Grosvenor, Lord R. Russell, Lord John
Blake, M. J. Hall, Sir Benjamin Russell, Lord E.
Blewitt, Reginald Hamilton, W. J. Russell, J. D.
Bodkin, W. H. Hamilton, Lord C. Ryder, Granville D.
Botfield, Beriali Hamer, Sir J. Sandon, Viscount
Bouverie, E. P. Hatton, Captain Scott, R.
Bowes, John Hawes..Benjamin Scrope, G. P.
Bowles. Admiral Hayes, Sir E. Bart. Seymour, Lord
Bowring, Dr. Heathcoat, John Seymour, Sir H. B.
Bridgeman, Hewitt Hill, Lord Marcus Sheridan, It. B.
Bright, John
_, Illudley, Charles Smith, Benjamin
Bretherton, J. Hobhouse, Sir J. Smith, J. A.
Browne, W. Hogg, J. W. Smith, Vernon
Brownrigge, J. S. Holland, Robert Smythe, George
Bruce, Lord E. Hope, G. W. Somers, J. P.
Buller, Charles Hernby, John Somerset, Lord a.
Busfeild, W. Howard, C. W. G. Somerville. Sir W.
Cardwell, Edward Howard, E. G. Stansfield, W. R.
Carew, W. 11. Pole Howard, P. li. Stuart, Lord J.
Carnegie, Captain Hughes, W. B. Stuart, Henry
Cavendish, G. H. lltime, Joseph Strati, Edward
Chapman, B. Ilumphery, Ald. Tancred, 11. W.
Chichester, Lord J. Hutt, William Thesiger, Sir F.
Clay, Sir W. James, William Taornely, T.
Clerk Sir George James, Sir W. Tomline, G.
Cobden, Richard Jennyn, Earl Townely, John
Cochrane, A. Jocelyn, Viscount Trelawny, J. S.
Cockburn, Sir G. Johnstone, Ilope Trench, Sir F.
Colebrooke, Sir T. Kelly, Sir Fitzroy Tufnell, Henry
Collett, John Kelly, James Turner, Edmund
Copeland, Ald. labouchere, Henry Vernon, 0. H.
Corry, 11. Langston, J. H. Villiers, Charles
Courtenay, Lord Lascelles, W. S. Vivian, J. H.
Cowper, W. F. Layard, Captain Vivian, Captain
Craig, W. G. Legh, G. C. Wakley, Thomas
Crawford, W. S. Lockhart, A. E. Walker, Richard
Cripps, William Macaulay, T. B. Wall, C. B.
Carrie, R. M`Carthy, Alex. Warburton, Henry
Dalnieny, Lord M`Gcachy, F. A. Wa.el, 11. G.
Dalrymple, Captain lii`Neill, Duncan Warn, JT.
Dawson, T. V. M`Taggart, Sir J. Wellesley, Lord C.
Denison, E. B. Mahon, Lord White, Samuel
Dennistoun, John Mainwaring, T. Wilde, Sir Thomas
D'Eyncourt, C. T. Marjoribanks, S. Williams, W.
Dickinson, I'. F. Marshall, William Wilshere, W.
Dodd, George Martin, John Wood, Charles
Douglas, Sir C. E. Masterman, John Wood, Colonel T.
1 /oar°, Marquis of Mauls, Fox Wersley, Lord
Duke, Sir J., At eynell, Captain Wortley, J. 5.
Duncan, George MiLes, R. Monckton Wrightson, W. B.
Duncannon, Lord Mitcalfe, Henry Wyse, Thomas
Duncombe, T. Moffatt, George Yorke, H. R.
Dumb's, Admiral Moleswortli, Sir W.
Easthope, Sir John Morpeth, Viscount TELLERS.
Ebringtoli, Lord Morris, David Young, John
Egerton, Sir P. Morison, General Baring, Henry
Ellice, Edward Muntz, G. F.

MINORITY—NOES, 109.
Allix, J. P. Fitzmaurice, C. O'Brien, A. S.
Arkwright, 9. Floyer, John I'acke, C. W.
Astcll, William Forbes, William Palmer, Robert
Bagge, William Fox, S. L. Palmer, G.
Bagot, William Fuller, A. E. Pigot, Sir Robert
Bailey, Joseph Gaskell, J. M. Rashleigh, W.
Baillie, William Gooch, E. S. Rendlesham, Lord
Bankes, George Grogan, E. ' Repton, G. W.
Bennett, Philip Halford, Sir Henry Richards, Richard
Bentinck, Lord G. Hall, Colonel Scott, F.
Bentiuck, Lord H. Halsey, T. P. Seynter, 11. K.
Berthwick, Peter Harris, Hon. Capt. Shaw, F.
Bramston, T. W. Heathcote, G. J. Shirley, E. J.
Brisco, M. Ileathcote, Sir W. Shirley, E. I'.
Broadley, Henry Henley, J. W. Sibthorp, Colonel
Broadwood, 11. Hildyard, T. B. Smyth, Sir H.
Brooke, Lord Hinde, J. H. Sotheron, T. 11. S.
Bruce, C. L. C. Hope, Sir J. Spooner, Richard
Bruges, W. 11. Hope, Alexander Stanley, E.
Buck, Lewis W. Hudson, G. Stuart, J.
Buller, Sir J. Y. Hurst, R. 11. Taylor, J. A.
Campbell, Sir H. Inglis, Sir R. Thompson, Ala.
Cayley, E. S. Jolliffe, Sir W. H. Tollemache, J.
Chandos, Marq. of Knight, F. W. Trollope, Sir J.
Choimondeley, H. . Knightley, Sir C. Tumor, C.
Chu; chill, Lord A. S. Law, Hon. C. E. Tyrrell, Sir J.
Clifton, J. T. Lawson, Andrew Vyse, R. H. R. H.
Compton, H. C. Lennox, Lord G. H. Waddington, H. S.
Disraeli, B. Mackenzie, T. Walpole, S. H.
Douglas, Slr H. Mackenzie, W. F. Walsh, Sir J. H.
Douglas, J. D. S. Maclean, Donald Williams, T. P.
Duncombe, A. Manners, Lord John Worcester, Marquis
Duncembe, 0. March, Earl of Yorke, E. T.
De Pre, C. G. Maunaell, T. B.
Farnham, E. B. Maxwell, Hon. J. P.
Fcllowes, E. Miles, Philip W. S.
Filmer, Sir E. Miles, William
Finch, George Neeld, John

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Newdegaie. N.

TURNPIKE ROADS (SCOTLAND) BILL.

Order far Second Reading read ; Motion made, and Question put,
That the Bill be now read a second time." The House divided :

MAJORITY-AYES, 45.

Aglionby, H. A. Denison, E. B. Arasterman, John
Antrobus, Edmund Douglas, Sir C. Osborne, Ralph
Baring, Henry Duncan, George Peel, Sir Robert
Bentinek, Lord G. Ellice, Edward Peel, Jonathan
Borthwick, P. Escott, BickhaM Powell, Caleb
Bouverie, Edward P. Greene, Thomas Seymer, Henry Ker
Brotherton, Joseph Hamilton, W. J. Somerville, Sir W.
Bruce, Lord E. Hamilton, Lord Cland Stuart, Henry
Buller, Charles Hawes, Benjamin Tufnell, Henry
Cardwell, Edward Iliadley Charles Vyse, It.
Carnegie, Captain Hope, G. W. Wawn, J. T.
Clerk, Sir G. Howard, Sir R. Worsley, Lord
Cockburn, Sir G. Hudson, G. Young, John
TELLBRS.
Hughes, W. B.
Corry, Henry
Craig, W. G. Jermyn, Earl March, Earl of
Dahneney, Lord Johnstone, Hope Mask, Fox

MINORITY—NOES, 13.
Baillie, William Mackenzie, T. Yorke, E. T.
Cripps, W. M`Neill, Duncan
Dennistoun, J. Rashleigh, W. TELLERS.
Forbes, Wm. Scott, Francis Mackenzie, W. F.
Graham, Sir James Waddington, H. S. Campbell, Hugh
Lockhart, A. E. Wortley, J. S.

THE CASE OF POISONING AT
BROMLEY.

The inquiry into this mysterious affair,the sth inst., was resumed yesterday,
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thought advisable to examine certain witnesses privately,
and partly to the fact that much of the evidence was
merely of a corroborative nature, few facts were brought to
light beyond those with which the public are already fa-
miliar from reports of previous investigations.
At one of the late sittings of the jury, while the Court was
cleared of strangers, a person named Barrett, who holds a
responsible situation in the Bromley post-office, produced an
anonymous letter, which he stated he had received a day
or two previous. The letter charged him with having
been accessory to the death of the deceased, and called on
him to confess his guilt. The handwriting was not known,
nor was any suspicion entertained as to who was the author
of the communication. Subsequently to this letter being re-
ceived by Barrett, the coroner received two anonymous let-
ters in a similar handwriting, each describing Barrett as the
guilty party. The authorship of the two latter letters was
owned yesterday by a person who stands in a near degree of
relationship to one on whom some suspicion has fallen. His
object in writing the same was not satisfactorily explained,
and the effect certainly does not tend to weaken that
suspicion.
A letter, which had been received from Miss Williams, in
which she stated that Thomas Churcher had brought some
biscuits to her house on the Monday night on which deceased
was first missed, was produced.
Several witnesses were examined, and questions having
been addressed to Mr. Verrall, the minister of Bromley
Chapel, and one or two other persons as to the authenticity
of a letter received by the coroner, signed " Chymicus" (in
which it was attempted to be shown that the deceased had
attempted suicide), without any satisfactory result, the pro-
ceedings were, at 4 o'clock, adjourned.

BRUTAL OUTRAGE ItY Two ►SOLDIERS. Gunners
Holloway Spence and Hansard Aulay, 7th battalion of the Roya lAr •
tillcry, at Woolwich, were charged with committing a brutal assault
upon Caroline Ship, Henry Bailey, and Charles Norman. It appeared
that Caroline Ship was passing the night previous, about half-past
ten o'clock, the Royal Standard, in High-street, when, without the
least cause, the prisoner Spence knocked her down and kicked her.
Bailey came up to her assistance, and was served in the same way.
The prisoners went on, when they met Norman, and without saying
a word felled him to the ground, and so continued on till Police-con-
stable Walker, 298 It, hcariag the cry of "Murder," ran to the spot.
The prisoners tried to escape up an alley, but, after a most desperate
struggle, were apprehended. Au officer of the Royal Artillery
attended to watch the proceedings. The magistrate fined the pri-
soners 20s. each, or twenty-one days' imprisonment. The ofilcer
said the fine for gunner Spence, and the other stood committed.
GLASGOW PIG IRON TRADE, Mellen 17.—The market
has remained in much the same state for the last week past ; the
tendency is rather to a decline, which is the more surprising,as there
are large shipments being made for foreign orders and coastwise. A
sale was made, to-day, by an extensive maker, at 690. cash, which
we quote as the price,—Olasgow Fatima,.

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IMPERIAL PA
HOUSE OF LORD
The LORD CHANCELLOR took his _ At& ad
Five o'clock.
FEVER (IRELANtaf IS,ll:ti '
The Duke of WELLINGTON moved the first reading of
the Fever (Ireland) Bill.—Agreed to.
INSOLVENT DEBTORS' ACT.
The Earl of RIPON brought in a Bill to alter and amend
the present laws affecting the relief of insolvent debtors. He
moved that it be read a first time this day, and a second time
on Monday.—Agreed to.
The Duke of RICHMOND presented a petition from Red-
stock against the repeal of the corn-laws.
PRINT WORKS BILL.
The Duke of BUCCLEUCH moved the second reading of
the Print Works Bill. In the Act of last session it was stated
that the period for children attending school was limited to
50 days a-year. The present alteration corrected what was
merely a clerical error, by making it 30 days in each six months.
The Bill was read a second time and ordered to be committed
on Monday.
INFRINGEMENT OF PATENT.
Lord BROUGHAM presented a petition from eminent stove
manufacturers in St. Paul's Churchyard, complaining that
certain persons were infringing on their rights loy copying the
improvements they had effected in their articles of manu-
facture.
COURT OF REQUESTS, MANCHESTER.
The NOBLE Loan also presented a petition from Manchester,
complaining of the processes of the Court of Requests there
and the incompetency of the commi4sion.

CORN-LAWS.
The NOBLE Loan had further to present a petition, if the
Noble Duke ( the Duke of Richmond) would allow him, from the
landlords, tradesm?n, and inhabitants of Penrith. They com-
plained of the delay in passing the Corn Bill, and this everyone
seemed to do, excepting the Noble Duke himself.—( Laughter. )
The Duke of RICHMOND did not wish the Bill passed at
all. —(Continued laughter. )
Lord CAMPBELL, %011ie the Noble and Learned Lord was
addressing the Noble Duke on the cross benches, rose, and
amid much laughter said, in a " loud whisper," that he
(Lord Campbell) also had some petitions to present.
Lord BROUGHAM—The petitioners urged that the post.
ponement of the petition was a compromise of justice, and
they therefore prayed for the total and immediate repeal of the
corn-laws. (The pointed manner in which the Noble Lord
addressed the Noble Duke created much laughter.)
The Duke of RICHMOND was not surprised that those
persons should complain. The Bill was hurried through Par
liament to avoid the outcry which would be raised against it
throughout the country.
Lord BROUGHAM said that it was hurried on at the pace
of the snail rather than of the swift-footed Achilles.
Lord STANLEY said he had several petitions to present to
their Lordships' House upon the same subject as that of the
petition presented by the Noble Lord who had just set down.
The first of these petitions was from the tenant-farmers of the
county of Haddington, who stated that they viewed the
contemplated change iu the corn-laws with alarm, and that . .
grain should not be imported into this country from foreign
countries without adequate protection to the home
grower, and that at least they should he compensated in the
event of such a Bill passing. He had another petition to
present from the churchwardens and inhabitants of Newchapel,
in Lancashire, which stated that the passing of the Bill would
be attended with results the most prejudicial to the general
welfare of the British empire, and that the manufacturing
classes did not require the passing of such a law. He
had another petition from the inhabitants of a parish
in the county of Flint against the same Bill, and the petitioners
hoped they would not be sacrificed. The next petition which
he had to present, upon the same subject, was from two parishes
in the county of Kildare, in Ireland, and the petitioners, in
their prayer, drew rather a curious distinction. They stated
that they viewed the contemplated change with consterna-
tion, as one calculated to have an injurious effect upon
the agricultural interests of that country, and that, in the
event of its passing, the Irish farmers should receive compensa-
tion, and that the general interest of tte Irish farmer should
be protected.— (Laughter.) He agreed with the petitioners,
and regretted that they had not gone as far as he could wish.
He deplored the introduction of this Bill, and trusted it would
never receive their Lordships' sanction.
IRISH BISHOPS' REVENUES.
Lord STANLEY presented a petition from the bishop and
clergy of the diocese of Kilmore, praying that the poor-rate
should not be deducted from their incomes. The petitioners
therefore prayed that they might be assessed to the poor-rates
upon the gross profits.
Lord MONTEAGLE presented a petition in favour of the
Great (Irish) Western Railway. The Noble Lord also
presented a petition from the grand jury of the city of
Limerick, praying the Government t afford the people the
means of improving the harbour in that locality, and whilst he
did so he wished to ask the Noble Lord at the head of the
Admiralty whether it was probable that the Government re-
port respecting the harbour in question would be shortly laid
on the table of the House ?

Lord ELLEN BOROUGH said that the report had been
signed that day, and it would be laid on the table of the
House in the course of next week. It would have been
brought forward at an earlier ,period, but there was a natural
desire on the part of the Government to present the reports
respectng the other harbours of Ireland at the same time.
The Earl of CLARE entirely concurred with what had fallen
from his Noble Friend.

BRITISH AND IRISH UNION RAILWAY.
Lord BEAUMONT presented a petition in favour of this
line of railway.
THE CASE OF MR. GULSTON.
The Earl of CL aN CA RTY said he took that opportunity
of stating that Mr. Gulston had produced the documents
which had been referred to last night. That gentle.
man considered that he had no right to produce the papers
without an order from the Commissioners. That had been ob-
tained and the papers given up.
Led BROUGHAM did not think there had been any irre-
gularity manifested on the present occasion. He had read the
letter of Mr. Gulston to the Commissioners, for leave to
produce the papers, and thought he had acted in the
matter with due consideration. He was glad to hear that
the Commissioners had seen the propriety of not setting
themselves in opposition to the pri►ileges of the House.
The Earl of CLANCAIIT Y %souk' be the last person in that
House to accuse the Learned Lord of irregularity.—(Loud
laughter. )
Lord MONTEAGLE said that Mr. Gulston had written
from Ireland asking for certain letters, for the purpose of using
them for his own case. The answer that was given was not
for one moment to withhold the documents. It was therefore
no objection, but still he considered the question put by the
Noble and Learned Lord was a very proper one.
Lord BROUGHAM—The better way of judging the ques-
tion would be to see the letters of the Commissioners to Mr.
Gulston.

Lord CLARE said that the very moment the letters were
sent for Mr. Gulston received the authority of the Commis-
sioners for their production. He might produce them if he
liked; he, however, considered he had no right to produce
them till he had the order to do se from the Commissioners.
Messengers from the Commons brought up certain Bills,
requesting their Lordships' assent. —Ordered to lie on the table.
FEVER (IRELAND) BILL.
The Earl ST. GERMANS stated, with reference to the
Bill which the Noble Duke had introduced that evening, that
he trusted their Lordships, considering the very important
nature of the provisions of the Bill and the pressing demand
for its speedy operation, dispense with the usual standing orders
of the House, and allow the Bill to be passed into law wih all
possible dispatch.
METROPOLITAN BUILDING ACT.
Their Lordships then went into Committee on this Bill, and
several clauses were gone through and agreed to, and the Bill
ordered to be read a third time on Monday neat.
LONDON AND YORK RAILWAY BILL.
The Marquis of CLANRICARDE said that is reference to
petitions he presented last night, he would wish to call their
Lordships to postpone his motion, and send the parties to the
petition before the Committee on Standing Orders. The reason
he made this request was, that the petitions were placed in his
hands only on Monday last, and the fact of those petitions not
having been presented in time, was owing to his hav-
ing held them over, with a view to consult other
Noble Lords, and have Noble and Learned Lords' opinion
upon the nature of their contents. Therefore, the blame of
the parties being too late in the presentation of them was en-
tirely attributable to him ; on those grounds, then, he had
no hesitation in requesting their Lordships to permit the peti-
tioners to go before the Committee on Standing Orders on
Monday next, when they could be heard, and no injury would
be done to any party. He, therefore, begged to move that
the petition be referred to the Committee on Standing
Orders.
Lord BEAUMONT said he would object to this proceeding
as being quite irregular. He could not see why this request
should be granted in favour of one party and refused to
, others. . _ _ _ _ _ _

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parted from, the standing orders of the House would be ren-
dered worthless. But there was a distinct difference where the
parties interested did all that in them lay, and the rule was
laid down absolutely in the other House of Parliament that a
petition which was requested to be printed through a Member
of the House, if in consequence of his absense from town
that Member was unable to be in his place, the House uni-
formly extended the period of indulgence in those cases ;
although not in any other, because it would be a great hard-
ship indeed if these parties were defeated by a casual accident,
which deprived any Member of the power of presenting it.
He called their Lordships' attention to the very great diffe-
rences which existed in the cases. He (Lord Monteagle) had
refused to present the petition yesterday, because the parties
by the negligence of their agent had committed the fault, but
it would be very hard to deprive any subject of the realm of the
power of presenting a petition, because one of their own body
had, either through negligence or absence from town at the
time, no power of doing so.
Earl GREY saw no objection to the motion of the Noble
Lord, for he thought that the parties petitioning had a perfect
right to see if the contract deed was good or not. He could
net see the smallest objection to the motion, because it would
not interpose the smallest delay to the progress of the Bill.
Lord CAMPBELL did not see that any degree of blame
could be imputed to the Noble Lord beside him. He had been
intrusted with the presentation of these petitions, and he
thought the course he was at present pursuing was the proper
one. He repeated that no blame could be imputed to the par-
tics who were promoting the Bill, because they had done all in
their power. This application seemed to him ( Lord Campbell)
a very just one, and deserving the attention of the House.
The Earl of SHAFTS SBURY, who was very indistinctly
heard, was understood to say that the Noble Lord had better
give notice to suspend the standing order, when the petitions
would come on in the regular course on Monday.
Their Lordships then adjourned till Monday.

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HOUSE OF COMMONS, March 20.
The SPEAKER took the Chair at a few minutes to Four.
SECOND READINGS.
The following Bills were read a second time, and ordered t o
be committed :
Newcastle-upon-Tyne Improvement
Harrogate Gas
York Improvement
Sutton Harbour and Docks (Plymouth)
Commercial Road
ishaw and Coltness Railway (Greenhill Branch)
Sheffield Markets
New Zealand Company
Hartlepool Gas and Water
Liverpool and Harrington Waterworks
Manchester and Leeds and Leeds and Bradford Railways Amal-
gamation
Manchester and SouthEmpton Railway.
THIRD READINGS.
The following Bills were read a third time and passed,
Aylesbury Small Tenements
Radcliffe and Pilkington Gas
Downpatrick Gas.

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Nuinerous petitions in favour of and against various railway
Bills were presented and ordered to lie on the table.
MANCHESTER AND SOUTHAMPTON RAILWAY.
Petitions in favour of this line were presented by Mr. Milner
Gibson, from upwards of 3,000 merchants, traders, and inha-
bitants of Manchester, representing one-fourth of the entire
assessment of the borough ' • by Mr. G. W. Hope, from the
mayor and corporation of Southampton ; by the same Hon.
Gentleman, from upwards of 2,000 merchants, bankers,
tradesmen, and burgesses of Southampton; by Mr. Craven