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HOUSE OF COILLTIONS, July 23.

The SPEAKER took the Chair shortly 'before Four
o'clock.
Mr. WILLIAM BROWN was introduced by Mr. Bro-
therton and Mr. Thornely, and took the oaths and his
seat for South Lancashire, in the room of Lord Francis
Egerton, now Earl of Ellesmere.
GLASGOW, AIRDRIE, AND MONKLANDS
JUNCTION RAILWAY.

Mr. DENNIST')UN moved that the Lords' amend-
ments to the Glasgow, Airdrie, and Mouklands Junc-
tion Railway Bill should be considered and agreed to.
Mr. HOPE JOHNSTONE trusted that the consi-
deration of the amendments would be postponed for a
fortnight.
After a short discussion the amendments were
agreed to.
ELY AND HUNTINGDON RAILWAY (BED-
FORD EXTENSION).
This Bill was read a third time and passed.
LORDS AMENDMENTS.
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The Lords amendments to the following Bills were
agreed to
Black burn and Preston Railway.
Blackburn, Clitheroe, and North Western Juncticn
Railway.
Black Sluice Drainage and Navigation.
Grand Junction Railway (lluyton and Aston and other
Branches).
Lancaster and Carlisle Railway (Extension to the Cale-
donian Railway), and Lancaster and Preston Junction
Rail ways Amalgamation.
Leeds, Dewsbury, and Manchester Railway Deviations
and [ranches.
London and Brighton Railway (Wandsworth Branch).
Sheffield, Ashton-under-Lyne, and Manchester Rail-
way, &c., Amalgamation.
Sheffield, Ashton-under-Lune, and Manchester Rail-
way (Peak Forest and Macclesfield Canal Purchases).
Ten by, Saundersfoot, and South Wales Railway.
REPORTS.

The following reports were brought up, agreed to, and
the Bills ordered to be printed :
Australian Agricultural Company.
Barr's Estate Bill.
Fleeming's Estate Bill.
Londonderry and Enniskillen Railway.
North Kent Railway (City Extension).
Park's (or Yates') Estate Bill.
Phiip's Charity Estate Bill.
Sligo and Shannon Railway.
Stamford and Spalding Railway.•
DUBLIN WIDE STREETS.
Mr. GROGAN moved the order of the day for the
further consideration of the report on the Dublin Wide
Streets Bill.
Mr. O'CONNELL moved that the further considera-
tion of the report should be postponed for a wei k, in
order that the evidence that had been taken before the
Committee might be printed and laid ou the table of the
House.
Mr. GROGAN would have no objection to the propo-
sition of the I-lon. and Learned Member, provided it
would not have the effect of defeating the measure al-
together. It was admitted on all hand.; that some altera-
tion of the law was necessary, arid the Committee were
unanimous in favour of the Bill.
Mr. ESTCOURT supported the Bill.
Mr. P. SCROPE trusted the House would consent to
the postponement of the consideration of the report, in
order that the evidence might be printed.
After some observations from Mr. BaoTnEirroN and
Captain JONES,
Sir W. SOMERVILLE trusted the House would not
read the Bill a third time until the evidence had been
printed and. laid before it.
After a few words from Mr. O'ColorEu. and Mr.
Gnoo.ex in explanation,
Mr. LA BOUCHERE sa'd there were important
public considerations mixed up with this Bill, and he
was therefore an advocate for its postponement. It ap-
peared to him that the whole subject of local taxation
in Dublin required to be fully inquired into, and the
Bill ought to be delayed till such an inquiry had been
instituted. It would seem that the late Government
had given their sanction to this Bill, but the Noble Lord
who had formerly been connected with the Irish office,
he was glad to see was in his place. and he should be
happy to know from him if any member of that depart-
ment had given his &section to the measure.
Lord LINCOLN said the Bill certainly was brought
under the consideration of the Irish offi,v, but it was
before he became connected with that department. He,
however, on taking office as Secretary for Ireland, did
look into the provisions of the Bill, and certainly his
inquiries did not lead to th! conclusions which the Right
Hon. Gentleman stated he had come to.—(Hear, hear.)
Lord WORSLEY said it really appeared to him that
it was highly desirable that the House should have the
evidence of the Committee in their possession before
they passed this Bill.
Lord LINCOLN said, since he had addressed the
House he had made some inquiries relative to the
question of' the Right Honourable Gentleman opposite,
and he had ascertained that an application was made to
his predecessor to introduce the Bill, but he declined
doing so because he thought it came within the scope of
a private Bill.—(Hear, hear.)
The consideration of the report was adjourned.
EDINBURGH PAVING BILL.

Mr. GIBSON CRAIG moved that Standing Orders
Nos. 110, 114, 116, 117, and 134 and 135. with the reso-
lutions of 3d April and 10th June last, in reference to
the last mentioned order, be suspended ; and that the
Edinburgh Paving (No. 2) Bill be read a second time ;
that a breviate thereof be dispensed with ; and (hat the
said Bill be committed to the Chairman of the Corn-
mittee of Ways and Means, and the Members appointed
to bring in the same, with leave to meet to-morrow, at
one o'clock.—Agreed to.

LONDONDERRY AND ENNISKILLEN RAIL-
WAY EXTENSION.

Sir ROBERT FERGUSON moved that the standing
order be suspended, and that the report on the London-
derry and Enniskillen Railway Extension Bill be taken
into consideration to. morrow.—Agreed to.
POOR REMOVAL BILL.

The Marquis of DOURO presented two petitions
against this Bill.

TOBACCO DUTIES.

Dr. BOWRING presented a petition from some of the
most respectable tobacco dealers in the kingdom, which
stated that it was impossible to prevent the smuggling
or adulteration of tobacco, in consequence of the pre-
sent enormous duties on that article, and they prayed
that the duty might be reduced to one shilling per pound.