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THE SUN, boN_poN) TTJPSDAILtVtNING, JULV 14, f 846.

TAIPERIAL PARLIAMENT.
ROUSE OF LORDS, July 13.
Their tord§itilit met at Five o'clock,
Lord CAMOYS presented a petition against the Lei-
cestfA and Bedford Railway, and impugning the validity
of the subscription contract.
Lord BROUGHAM presented a petition from a large
number of shareholders in the Shropshire Union Rail-
way and Canal Company, praying the House not to pass
their Bill.
MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE OF COMMONS.
Messengers came from the Commons, bringing up
several Bills.
LEICESTER AND BEDFORD RAILWAY.
Earl CAMOYS moved that the petition which he
presented a short time since should be, to-morrow, re-
ferred to the Committee on the Bill.
The Duke of RICHMOND thought that such a
course would be attended with much inconvenience, as
evidence which might be given before a Committee yes-
terday might be petitioned against to-morrow.
After a few words the Noble Earl withdrew his
motion.
SMALL DEBTS (RECOVERY) BILL.
Lord CAMPBELL presented several petitions from
the county of Kent in favour of the Bill then in their
Lordships House for the recovery of small debts.
The Marquis of BREADALBANE presented a peti-
tion against railway travi Ring on Sunday.
A NOBLE LORD presented 190 petitions from Corn-
wall, and 110 from Devon, in f-vour of the Cornwall
and D:von Central Railway.
Lord REDESDALE presented a petition from Here-
fordshire, complaining of the operation of the Lunatic
Bill passed last. year.
YORE-SPIRE .AND GLASGOW UNION RAIL-
WAY AMALGAMATION BILL.
Lord WHARNCLIFFE moved the third reading of
this Bill.
Lord BROUGHAM wished the third reading to
he postponed till Thursday, because the holders
of fourteen thousand of the shares were opposed to
the amalgamation, and they therefore wished that point
to be reconsidered.
Lord WHARNCLIFFE said that the parties had
already hail ample time to consider the tre-stion, and he
could not accede to the request of the Noble and Learned
Lord.
Lord BEAUMONT opposed the delay, became the
petition prying for it, which did not represent so
many as 14,000 shares, had baen got up by a competing
line.
The Bill was then read a third time and p issed.
The Marquis of LANSDOWNE laid upon the table
of the House the report of the Fa •tory Inspectors for
1846, and an abstract of a statement of inoncvs received
and expended on account of boroughs in Ireland, pur-
suant to Act of Parliament.
PENSIONS OF LORD GOUGH AND VISCOUNT
HAR,DINGE.
The Marquis of LANSDOWNE gave notice that on
Thursd•ty next, when the report on the Bill for granting
pensions to Viscount Hardinge and Lord Gough was
brought up, he should move, with regard to its pecuniary
character, that the Bill he restored to its original form.
The Duke of RICIC,IOND said he should certanly
take the sense of the House upon the question.
Several Bills were advanced a stage, and their Lord-
ships aj.journed.

HOUSE OF COMMONS, July 13.
The SPEAKER took the chair shortly before Four
o'clock.

NEW MEMBERS.

The following Members, who have accepted office
under the new Government took the oaths and their
conscquent on their re-election.
Lord JOIIN RUSSELL (First Lard of the Trea-
sury), for the city of London.
Sir GEORGE GREY (Home Secretary), for the bo-
rough of Davenport.
Colonel FOX (Surveyor of the Ordnance), for the
Tower Hamlets.

Sir J. C. HOBHOUSE (President of the Board of
Control), for the borough of Nottingham.
Lord PALMERSTON (Foreign Secretary), for the
borough of Tiverton. _ _ _

Mr:J ERVIS (Attorney-General), for the city o
Chester.

Mr. LABOUCHERE (Secretary for Ireland), for the
borough of Taunton.

Admiral DUNDAS (one of the Lords of the Admiralty),
for the borongh of Greenwich.

Mr. C. WOOD (Chancellor of the Exchequer), for the
borough of Halifax.

Lord MARCUS HILL (Comptroller of the House•
hold), for the borough of Evesham.
Captain BERKELEY (one of the Lords of the Ad•
nairalty) for the city of Gloucester.

MANCHESTER AND SOUTHAMPTON
RAILWAY.

Mr. ELIOT YORKE, on bringing up the re-
port of the Committee on this railway, moved
" That it be taken into consideration to-morrow,
provided the amended points are deposited with the
door-keepers this day." The olijettt. he said, was to
facilitate the paz.:sige of the Bill through the other House
of Parliament. Unless it reached there by the 20ih of
this month, it would be impo,sible to get the Bill passed
the present session.—Agreed to.
NEW WRIT.

Lard FIOTHAM moved the issuing of a new writ for
the election of a Member for the borough of St. Ives,
in the room of Mr. William Praed, deceased.
SOUTH STAFFORDSHIRE RAILWAY.
Mr. GREENE moved that the Standing Orders, Nos:
124 and 142, be suspended with reference to the South
Staffordshire Railway Bill, and that the Bill be read the
third time.—Adreed to.
TAFF VALE RAILWAY.
Mr. GREENE moved that the Taff Vale Railway.
Bill be read the third time, notwithstanding the certifi-
cate required by the resolutions of the House of 23d
April, to be &posited in the Private Bill-office, has not
been deposited for three clear days, provided the certifi-
cate shall have been deposited on Friday, the 10th day
of July.—AgreF d to.
SECOND READINGS.
The following Bills were read a second time :
Lynn and Ely Railway (Extension to Ely).
Lyartnnisa;
(EdE,tlya-t,)
Railway,,l3lll (Extension to March).
Ramsay .
Wisbech St. Ives, and Cambridge :function Railway.
THIRD READINGS.

The following Bills were read a third time and
pissed:—
CaletioTrian (Polloc and Govan and Clydesdale Junction
Railways Am•ilgam'&tion).
Caledonian Railway (Clydesdale Junction Railway De-

viations).
Curtis's Div,,ree Bill.
Dublin and Kingstown Extension Railway.
East and West
_lndia Docks and Birmingham Junction
Railway.
Forth and Clydo Navigation and Bowling Bay Improve-
ment.
Grind Junction Railway (Showhill and Portobello
Branch).
Leeds and Bradford R tilway (Junction Line at Brad-
ford).
Liverpool, Ormskirk, and Preston Railway.
Norfolk Estuary.
Plymouth
m snihtihp
Canal.Grest Western Docks.
Sligo
Wexford Harbour Improvement.
Whitehaven and Furness Railway (Whitehaven Exten-
sion and Kirksanton Deviation).
Wolverhampton Stipendiary Justice.
SOMERSET SMALL DEBT COURT BILL.
Mr..HENRY BERKELEY presented a petition from
Bristol against the provisions of this Bill, which he
moved to be printed to-morrow with the votes. He
also presented petitions from Bath to the same effect.
The Lords' Amendments on the following Bills were
considered and agreed to:—
Eastern Counties Railway (Epping Extension).
Glasgow Southern Terminal Railway.
London 9nd Birmingham Grand Junction and Manches-
ter ald Birmingham Railways Am,lgamation.
Mi:dand Railway (Burton-upon-Trent to Nuneaton
Branch and Ashby Canal Purcha,e).
Newcastle and Berwick Railway.
Stirling and Dunfermline Railway.
Wishaw and Coltness Railway (Greenhill Branch).
Worcester New Gas.
MATTHYSEN'S DIVORCE BILL.
This Bill was brought up from the Lords and read a
first time.
SHREWSBURY. WOLVERHAMPTON. AND
SOUTLI STAFFORDSHIRE JUNCTION RAIL-
WAY.
This Bill was re.id a third time and nssed.
POSITION OF PARTIES IN THE HOUSE.
This being the first night of the new Ministry
taking their seats in the House, they at once
ranged thernstives upon the Treasury benches, the
protectionists preserving their old position. Lterd.George
Bentinek, Mr. Disraeli, Sir R. H. Inglis, and other lead-
ing-Members occupied their usual -eats. Sir J. Graham
arrived at half-past four, and, with other memhors of the
late Ministry, occupied the Oprsition benches, which
presented a very scanty attendance of Members as com-
pared with the Ministerial sidt, of the I louse.
SOUTH STAFFORDSHIRE JUNC LION RAIL-
WAY, WITH BRANCHES.
The report of the Committee upon this Bill was con-
sidered, by ordl/4r, and the Bill was real a third time
and passed.

Ellininghamburgh aindlVGliva REPORTS.
The reports on the following Bills were received:—
Antl,..ver Canal Navigation.
Glasgow, Paisley—,
wAY (Stour Valley Line). ~,
segrch:s:uptnoinon, and Stour Valley Rail_
arid Johnstone Canal Sale.
Hill's Estate Bill.

Howell's Charity Estate Bill.
London, Newbury, and Bali Direct Railway.
Polloc and Govan and Clydesdale Junction Railways
Amalgamation.
Committee commi on Standing' Orders to consider
Mr. LOCKHART moved that it he an instruction to
the seb
and report on the petition „f ,Alexander Downie and
others, referred to them on June 22*
Mr. ESTCOURT and Mr. GREENE having briefly op-
posed the mrtion,
Mr. LOCKHART replied.
The motion was withdrawn.
Mr. ESTCOURT moved that the 14th resolution of
the House of the 12th of February last be suspended, so,
far as regards the `Members inclu led in the panel from
which the Members to form Committees on groups 67.
69, 70, are to be selected ; and that the Members selected
for such purpose be in attendance in the week com-
mencing on Monday the 20th dsy of July, for the pup.