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same roof, and it would therefore be better that thershould
refrain from cheering.—(hear, hear.)
Mr. COWPER said this was the fifth time the electors
had done him the honour of returning him for their
representative in Parliament, and he must con-
fess, that while he felt •deeply grateful for the con-
fidence they had sQlong reposed in his integrity and conduct,
he was- rin iess-nnsrtlrtrine magnitude and importance of
the task he was again undertaking.—( Hear.) lie would,never-
theless, assure them that they need be under no apprehension
that his being in office under Lord J. Russell's Administration
would make him the less watchful of their interests in the
House of Commons, for he was convinced his character of
servant to her Majesty was in no way incompatible with that
of a representative of the people.—(Hear, hear.) Ho
must now congratulate them upon the triumph of
those liberal principles for which they and the
constituencies of England had been so long struggling.—
(Hear, hear.) It was a great victory on the part of the
people over monopoly, and he for one looked upon it as the
commencement of a liberal and enlightened policy, which
would result in still greater triumphs, and tend still further
to advance the happiness, prosperity, and welfare, not only
of this nation, but of the whole world.—(hear, hear.)
He was sensible of the fact that his vote upon the May-
nooth question bad given offence tome few of his consti-
tuents, but he was conviectd if !lie*ho were dissapSfied
with his vote would examine, 'calnify and dispassionately,
the Christi'an spirit in which that measure of conces-
sion was dictated,, they,. Would find in the end
that he had acted for ' the best in supporting the
Maynooth Bill.—(Heir, hear.) Again thanking them for
the honour they had done him, he had only to add that he
hoped they would mwer have cause to regret the confidence
they had reposed iu him.—(Cheers.)
A vote of thanks was-carried-to the Chairman, and the pro-
ceedings, which occupied little more than half an hour, ter-
minated.

[We beg to return our sincere thanks to Mr. Rooney and
the authorities of the Eastern Counties Railway Company,
for the facilities which they afforded to our reporters
in getting to and from Hertford ; and for their kindness
in offering to send up the report, slip by slip,
per electric telegraph, an offer of which we did not avail
ourselves, as there was ample time to express up the report.
Had there been a contest, however, or had the proceed.
ings been continued to a late hour. we should have gladly
availed ourselves of this kind offer, for which we again tender
them our sincere thanks.—En. Sun.]

PARLIAMENTARY BUSINESS.

(From the Votes and Proceedings of the House of Commons.)

FRIDAY, JULY 10.
Messengers from the Lords brought up the following Bills,
to which their Lordships had agreed :
Wakefield, Pontefract, and Goole Railway, Port, &c., of
Goole Bill, without amendment—to the amendments made
by this House to the Midland Great Western Railway of
Ireland (Mullingar to Galway) Bill, without amendment—
to the amendments made by this House to the amendments
made by their Lordships to the Bristol Waterworks Bill,
without amendment—Wishaw and Coltness Railway (Green-
hill Branch) Bill, with amendments.