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resolution respecting Select Committees, in conformity with
the suggestion made to him by the Noble Dukz opposite
(Wellington).

STATE OF IRELAND.

Earl GREY would take that opportunity of asking his
Noble. Friend opposite what course he intended to take, on
Monday, in moving the second reading of the Bill he had in-
troduced for the better protection of life and property in Ire-
lard? He had understood that some intimation had been given
that a general statement would be made as to the policy which
the Government intended to pursue with regard to Ireland.
The Earl of ST. GERMANS said his Noble Friend bad
given him notice of his question, r.nd he had in consequence
communicated with his Right Hon. Friend at the bead of the
Government, and he had stated that he bad given no intima
tion such as that to which his Noble Friend had referred. On
Monday next, however, he (the Earl of St. Germans), in
moving the second reading of the Bill which had been alluded
to, would endeavour to state the grounds en which, her Ma-
jesty's Government were prepared to found the proposition fer
that. measure. It would be inconvenient for him at that mo-
ment to make a statement. It would be competent, however,
for the Noble Lord, when that statement was made, should it
not meet his approbation, to take other step..—.( Hear hear.)
The NOBLE Loan then brought up the report on the
was ordered to lie on the
table.
Works (Ireland) Bill, v. hick
The LORD CHANCELLOR moved the first reading of a
Bill for the revision of Charitable Trusts.
The Bill e as read a first time.
The House then adjourned.

HOUSE OF COMMOAS, Thursday, Feb. 19.
The SPEAKER took the Chair at ten minutes before
Four o'clock.

NEW MEMBERS.

Mr. T. O'BRIEN took the oaths and his seat for the
city of Cashel, in the room of Dr. Stock, who has ac-
cepted the office of Steward of the Chiltern Hundreds.
Alr. LOCKHART took the oaths and his seat for the
county of Selkirk.
RAILWAY BUSINESS.
The following railway Bills were read a second time,
and were ordered to be committed :—London and South
Western Railway (Farnham and Alton Branch) ; Lon-
don and Brighton Railway (East Grinstead Branch) ;
Manchester, Sheffield, and Midland Junction Railway ;
Wisbeach, St. Ives, and Cambridge Junction Railway ;
and Brighton, Lewes, and. Hastings Railway Devia-
tions, and Eastbourne, Hadaham, beaford, and New-
haven Branches. _ _

The London and York Railway Bill was read a first
time, and ordered to be read a second time.
Mr. GREENE moved that no.notiee for a Committee
on a petition for a private Bill bo received at the private
Bill-office which shall fix for the first meeting of suc'l
committee any day later than Friday, the 6th das of
March next. That no notice of p..saponement of any
Committee be received at the Private Bill office ex-
cept by the authority of the Committee on Petitions for
private Bills. That no private Bill be read a first time
later than the next day but one after the report of the
Cominttee on Petitions, or of the Standing Orders' Com-
mittee, on such Bill, as the case may be, Shall have been
laid on the table, except by special order of the House.
That there be no more than twenty-one clear days be-
tween the first reading of any private Bill, not being a
railway Bill, and the second reading thereof, except
by special order of the House. That no private Bill,
not being a railway Bill, which shall now have been
read a first time, shall be read a second time after ten
clear days from this day, except by special order of the
House.--Motion agreed to.
Mr. WOOD presented several petitions in favour of
the West Riding Union Railway Bill from various places
in Yorkshire.