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London, England, 1848-06-22 00:00:00

HOUSE OF LORDS.

LORD SHAFTESBURY'S COMMITTEE.—MANCHESTER,
SHEFFIELD AND LINCOLNSHIRE (Station at Sheffield
and the Sheffield Canal).—Preamble proved and clauses
agreed to.
MANCHESTER, SHEFFIELD AND LINCOLNSHIRE (Shef-
field Canal Purchase).—Preamble proved and clauses
agreed to.
MANCLIBSTER, SHEFFIELD AND' LINCOLNSHIRE (Ash-
ton Canal Purchase).—Preamble proved and clauses
agreed to.
VALE OF NEATH (Power to the South Wales to sub.
scribe).—Preamble proved and clauses agreed to.
KENDAL AND IVINDERMERE RAILWAY ACT AMEND-
-IBENT,—Preamble proved and clauses agreed to.
BRISTOL AND EXETER (Glastonbury Navigation and
Canal Purchase). Preamble proved and clauses
agreed to.
WATERFORD, WEXFORD, WICKLOW, AND DUBLIN.—
Preamble proved and clauses agreed to.
GROUP No.
.I.—MANCIIESTER, SHEFFIELD, AND
SlRE(Slidland Junction and Barnsley Branch).
—Opposition further considered.
SOUTH
in f
yuYORKSHIRE,orp r
raDoOtNe Cr STER, AND GOOLE.
Evidence

HOUSE OF COMMONS.
GROUP No. 3.— MANCHESTER, BUXTON, MATLOCK,
AND MIDLAND (Deviation and Branches).—preamble
proved, but clause.; deferred till to-morrow.
GROUP No. 7.— LONDON AND BLACKWALL (Con-
necting Branch).—Preamble proved, clauses agreed to,
and Bill ordered to be reported.
DIRECT LONDON AND PORTSMOUTH DEVIATION.—
Case opened, and evidence taken in its favour.

ELECTION COMMITTEES.
(THIS DAY.)
DUBLIN.
The scrutiny into the validity:.of Mr. Reynolds's
majority was resumed, and in the course of the day the
petitioners succeeded in striking off two additional votes,
on the ground of nonpayment of poor-rates.

SLIGO.
Several witnesses were called to day, to prove that a
connexion subsisted between the parties administering
the bribes and the sitting Member; but the Committee
decided that the evidence was insufficient to establish
the agency of the individual in question.
The evidence of treating was then proceeded with.

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

(THIS EVENING.)

HOUSE OF LORDS.
Their Lordships met at Five o'clock.
APPOINTMENT OF BISHOPS.

Lord FEVERSHAM presented a petition from the
clergy and laity of the Church of England, praying their
Lordships' attention to the Act of Henry VIII., :by
which the selection and nomination of persons to fill the
office of bishop is secured.] iThe petitioners prayed
that the power of nomination should continue in the
Crown, but considered that iu consequence of recent pro-
ceedings the power should be more defined, and that the
Church should not he deprived of the privilege of making
objections on the score of heresy, or other disqualifica-
tion, in open court.

GAME-LAWS.
The Duke of RICHMOND moved the second reading
of the Killing of Hares Bill.
The Duke of BUCCLEUCH opposed the measure as
a side-wind attempt to get rid of the game-laws.
Atter a few words from the Earl of CARDIGAN and
Lord BEAumoNT in opposition to the Bill,
Earl GREY said that the tax on game-licenses was
imposed solely for purposes of revenue, and certainly
a more legitimate source of revenue could not be ima-
gined. But there was a great difference between a man
who shot for his amusement and the man who shot to
defend his property from the depredations of wild ani-
mals. The measure would scarcely affect the revenue
at all, and therefore he hoped their Lordships would
pass the Bill.
The Bill was then read a second time.
RAILWAYS.
The Marquis of SALISBURY asked if the Railway
Commissioners had determined whether or not the use
of locomotives should be prohibited in large towns and
cities?

The Earl of GRANVILLE was understood to say
that the subject was under consideration.
Lord STANLEY presented several petitions from the
clergy praying for an alteration in the law regulating
the appointment of Bishops; also several petitions from
various lodges of Odd Fellows, praying for the legaliza-
tion of their society.
SPAIN.
Lord STANLEY then rose to draw the attention of
their Lordships, to the papers which had been presented
to the House, on the subject of the communications
which had taken place between Lord Palmerston and M.
Isturitz, relatire to the mission of Count Mirasol.
(LEFT SPEAKING.)

HOUSE OF COMMONS.
The SPEAKER took the Chair at Four o'clock.
GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY (BItANCH
FROM SLOUGH TO WINDSOR).
Upon the motion for the third reading of this Bill,
Mr. DISRAELI moved that the Bill be read
a third time that day six months, and said he
did so on the part of Eton College, whose interests were
essentially public interests, and whose interests he hoped
the House would protect by rejecting the Bill. What-
ever might be the organization of the powerful inte-
rests he had to encounter in opposing the Bill, he trusted
that the sense and justice of the House would resist the
monstrous proposition which was proposed by this
company. Last year Parliament threw out the Bill,
but had so far as it had yet proceeded consented
to it this session, and ono of the principal supporters of
the Bill was the Chief Commissioner of the Woods
and Forests, which might be accounted for in conse-
quence of the Great Western Company having made a
compensation to the Crown of 25,0001. It might be said
that it was ungracious to oppose a Bill which had been
passed by a Committee of the House, but this was an
exceptionable case, because the arrangement which had
been entered into for the purpose of getting the consent
of the Crown did not redound to the credit of either of
the parties concerned.
Mr. CAMPBELL seconded the amendment.
Colonel REID complained that the Noble Lord the
First Commissioner of the Woods and Forests had
violated an agreement into which he had solemnly
entered with the South-Western Company. He
acquitted the Noble Lord of any intention to violate
the understanding to which he came with the company,
but yet that did not alter the fact. Ile had agreed to a
certain plan for the Windsor and Staines Railway, which
he afterwards opposed, and sanctioned another. He had
promised to give his support to a project of the South-
Western, but instead of doing so he had favoured one
brought forward by the rival company.
Lord MORPETH said that as a direct charge had
been made against him of breach of faith, he felt bound
to make a few observations to the House. He
was disposed not to view that charge—a charge
that had been brought against hitn gravely, of a direct
bleach of faith, with any great concern, feeling, as he did,
that he had hitherto acted in these proceedings with the
utmost candour and fair dealing towards all the parties
with whom he had successively been brought in contact.
He felt it necessary to mention that, in the high quarter
to which allusion had already been made there was no
wish for increased railway acceininodation between
London and Windsor. The proprietors of Windsor
Castle were perfectly satisfied with the accommodation
afforded by the Great Western Company, and as the
Great Western had recently been restrained from
making a branch to Windsor by the Crown, there could
be no doubt that the Great Western Company had
strong claims upon the consideration of Government.
During, however, the period of railway excitement, the
inhabitants of Windsor felt that it would be greatly to
their benefit if they had a direct railway communication
with Loudon, and the Crown conceding their wishes,
felt itself at liberty to withdraw its opposition to a
scheme of that nature, upon the promoters undertaking
to put the Crown in a position to make certain im-
provements at Windsor without imposing additional
burdens upon the people. That understanding
was entered into both with the Great Western and
South-Western Companies, but he denied most
positively that he ever entered into an engagement
with either company to oppose or support the other.
There had been no concealment and no breach of faith in
the course which had been taken on the part of the Crown,
and he had good reason for believing that the evi-
dence which he gave last before the Committee
_ had
not been the means of throwing out the
Nome proposed by the Great Western Company.
ofEton persono r heldsacr e
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than associations h
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objectionsrecoll ct recollections
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this u s
ndertaking' he was inclined did,
think, were of that
kind which were entertained by many learned bodies
towards the approach oil anything in the shape of
business er commerce near the places of their habita-
tion, and such as induced
oQathreat Western authorities of Eton Col-
lege to oppose the original
Railway, and
the heads of the University of Oxford, to oppose a line
from London to Oxford.—(llear, hear.) lle was there-
fore, inclined to think that the objections which some'
of
the masters and some of the scholars of Eton had
thought it their duty to urge against the line were un-
founded and premature. The authorities of the college,
whose business it was to manage all the affairs connected
with it were in favour of the Great Western branch, and
had given it their persevering support. In order to
show that was the case, the Noble Lord read a letter
statingcoense I
thatfor
the South-Western
as the town of Windsor demanded railway
which he had received from the re.!istrar of the college,
disclaiming on the part of the college any participation
in
t he
expressions
used
Company,
by
and the
communication the college had forced upon them
the choice of two evils, viz., a line passing in a
westerly direction, which would only partially obstruct
the amusement of the scholars, and not interfere 'with
the property of the college, and a line passing easterly,
having a large station close to the property of the col-
lege, and which was calculated to interfere with the
discipline of the school.
Ile thought the Great Western was entitled to the

greatest Consideration of the Crown and the Govern-
ment, and that this Bill should receive the anent of
the House.—(Cheers.)