The Sun.
London, England, 1846-07-27 00:00:00

HOUSE OF COMMONS.

The SPEAKER took the Chair at ten minutes before
Four o'clock.
Mr. T. MAITLAND, the Solicitor-General for
Scotland, was introduced by Mr. Fox Maule and the
Lord-Advocate, and took the oaths and his seat upon
his re•election for the county of Kircudbright.
THIRD READINGS.

The following Bills were read a third time, and
passed :
Australian Agricultural Company.
Barr's Estate Bill.
Edinburghp Paving (No. 2).
Fleming s Estate tiilL
Londonderry and Enniskillen Extension Railway.
Park's (Dr Yates's) Estate Bill.
Philps' Charity Estate Bill.
Sheffie'd and Lincolnshire Railway.
Stamford and Spalding Railway.
ROYAL ASSENT. • -

Sir Augustus Clifford, the- of the Black Rod,
apreared at the table, and summoned the House to the
House of Peers to hear the Royal assent given to several
public at .d private Bills.
The SPEAKER, attended by several Members, then left
the House, and upon his return, after an absence of forty
minutes, the Right Hon. Gentleman read the title of the
Bills to which the royal assent had been given (for which
see Lords' report).
Lord John Russell entered the House, attired in deep
mourning, at a quarter before five o'clock.
SHEFFIELD AND LINCOLNSHIRE JUNCTION

The Lords' amendments to this Bill were eonsidered
•
and agreed to. •
LANCASTER AND PRESTON JUNCTION
RAILWAY.
On the bringing up of the report on this Bill,
Mr. E. BULLER entered into a lengthened statement
of the position of the company, and pointed out to the
House that in the early stages of the Bill the promoters
were desirous of introducing a clause allowing them to
take high and extravagant fares, but the Committee to
whom the Bill was referred, and of which he was chair •
man, refused to sanction the clause, and an adjournment
took place to enable the parties to reconsider their
position. At the expiration, however, of the ad-
journment, the parties declined to make any altera-
tion in their rates and charges, and the Committee
thereupon determined .to make a special report to the
House, recommending the House not to allow the Bill
to proceed further He moved that the report be con-
sidered that day six months.
Mr. GREENE said that the Committee, having
passed the Bill, recommended that the Bill ought not to
be passed.—(Hear, hear.) The Committee had no power
to alter the tolls, but the Committee, being aware
of their want of power, compel the company
to come before Parliament to sanction the tolls.
The preamble had been proved, and the standing orders
had been complied with, but of what purpose was that,
since the Committee did not wish to sanction that upon
which they were not called upon to determine. Now
he, therefore, rose to defend the decision of the Com-
mittee, but not the recommendation contained in the
report.
Mr. AGLIONBY said that the Hon. Member for
Lancaster (Mr. Greene) had stated very fairly that it
was extremely natural for him to support his consti-
tuents' views. The lion. Member supported the views
of a canal in which his constituents were interested.
But whilst it was natural for the Hon. Member to sup.
port the views of his constituents, it was also natural to
the Members of that House to support the
views and interests of the public • and he (Mr.
Aglionby) considered that they would be supporting the
interests of the nublic by agreeing to the motion of the
Hon. Member, the chairmas of the Committee to whom
this Bill was referred. That committee were unanimously
of opinion that the tolls proposed to be charged by this
railway company were far too high, and after having de-
sired the promoters to reconsider their Bill they still re-
fused, and as long as they had so conducted themselves
he thought that the House were perfectly justified in
saying to them, "If you refuse to reduce the tolls to a
moderate and reasonable rate, you must seek some other
remedy•, you must withdraw your Bill."
Mr. B. ESTCOURT spoke, but, from the confusion
which prevailed in the House, his observations did no
reach the gallery.
After a few words from Mr. E. BULLER,
The House then divided, when there appeared—
For the adoption of the report 6
For the amendment
Majority for the amendment

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The report was consequently lost.
LONDON AND SOUTH-WESTERN RAILWAY.
The Earl of LINCOLN moved that the Committee
on the London and South-Western Railway (London-
bridge Extension) Bill, have leave to report forthwith ;
and that the standing orders, Nos. 119. 120, and 139,
be suspended, and the said report be taken into consi
deration on Tuesday, if the amended prints have been
deposited with the door-keepers at least the day previ-
ous.—Agreed to.
NOTICES OF MOTION.

Mr. SIIARMAN CRAWFORD gave notice that on

the motion for going into Committee.on the Rateable
Properties (Ireland) Bill being made, he should move
ihat it be an instruction to the Committee to make
provision that the county and poor-rate be levied upon
the same valuation instead of two separate valuations
provided by the present Bill. Also that landlords be
msde chargeable to the county-rate in the same propor-
tion that they were liable to pay for the poor-rate.
Mr. HUME gave notice, that to-morrow week he
should move a resolution to the effect, that to prevnt
drunkenness and intemperance amongst the working-
classes, it was the duty of the Legislature to open
the British Museum, the National Gallery, and similar
public places on Sundays, at such hours after morning
service that gin palaces and public-houses were allowed
to be open.—(Hear.)
THE STATE PAPERS.

Mr. E. DENISON wished to know whether the State

Papers could he put in a more convenient form fur use
than they were at present. He found that the estimate
for printing a volume (Class A), was 574/., and that
the expense of printing 2,000 copies was over 4,0001.
Lord PALMERSTON said that the subject had 4,c-
-cupied his attention, and that he did hope, next year,
to be able to have them put in a much smaller form.
COURT OF COMMON PLEAS.

Mr. STUART WORTLEY desired to know if her
Majesty's Government intended to take any measures
for opening the Court of Common Pleas.
The ATTORNEY GENERAL said that he could not
pledge himself to pass any measure this session, but he
would do the utmost to pass such a measure which he
considered to be most us.-ful and necessary.
THE WELLINGTON STATUE.
On the motion of Sir F. TRENCH. a copy of the
report from the sub-Committee of the Wellington Mili-
tary Memorial, inclosed in the letterfrom his Grace the
Duke of Rutland, K.G., to the .Viscount Melbourne,
dated 14th of January, 1839, was ordered to be pre-
sented to the House.
SUPPLY OF FOOD IN IRELAND.

In rePlYtoJI.Ii. O'CONNELL,
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said that
the people in the distressed districts of Ireland had been
relieved by means of employment given by the public
and also by the people in their immediate neighbour-
hoods. Government had also furnished supplies of food
at a cheap rate in various parts of Ireland. He con-
curred in what the Hen. and Learned Gentleman had
said about the beneficial effects of the relief af-
forded to Ireland, fur, from all accounts which
he had had the opportunity of seeing since he
had the honour to hold the situation he then filled, he
was impressed with the beneficial effect of that relief,
gthethpeeapeecoopfletitocmounthtery. It must at the sameevil of famine, and pre-
ina
servings
time be observed, that much as the measure might be
beneficial in affording a temporary relief, it must not
be imagined that it was to become a permanent
system, and thus induce the pcopole to rely-
on the Government permanently for food, for such
a feeling would be a great evil to the country. In
some parts that feeling was a:ready beginuitill to grow
up, and therefore the GOvernment, thinking it necessary
to mark that it was not its intention to continue the
system, had given.instructions that the supply was to be
stopped ti 6 much as possible OF, the 15th of August. It