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The Bills on the table were then advanced a stage, and the
House adjourned.

HOUSE OF Col6lo\ S.

The SrraxEß took the Chair at a few minutes to Four.
Mr. LAWSON moved that the following Bills in Group
No. 43—East and West Yorkshire Junction (York and
Knaresborough), Great North of England ( Bedale Branch),
Great North of England (Boroughbridge Branch)—be taken
nut of Group No. 43, being unopposed Bills, and referred to
Mr. Greene and the Members introducing such Bills, on the
31st instant, unless petitions against any of these Bills be pre-
sented on or before Monday next, the 30th instant (inclusive),
in which case such Bill or Bills shall continue as at present
grouped.

After a desultory conversation, in which Mr. Brotherton,
Mr. B. Denison, Mr. Fox Mottle, Mr. Hodgson, Mr. Greene,
Mr. Craig, Mr. Hudson, Mr. buncombe, Mr. Aldam, Mr.
Collett, and. Col. Wood joined, a division ensued, when there
appeared-7_

For the motion
Against it
Majority against the motion
ROYAL ASSENT.
Sir Augustus Clifford, the Usher of the Black Rod, ap-
peared at the bar of the House, and summoned the attend-
ance of the Commons in the House of Lords, to hear the
royal assent given by ecmmission to several Bills, which hare
passed both Houses during the present session.
Mr. THORNELY presen!ed a petition against the Glasgow
Police Bill.

Mr. BOUVERIE presented a petition against the Edin-
burgh and Northern Railway.
Mr. HUME said he would call the attontion of the House to
a circumstance which he knew to be against rules ;Ilse was at
all times unwilling to transgress in that way for a mutter of
small importance, but this case called fur the interference of the
House. The borough of ?Montrose, which he had the honour to
represent, contained 15,C00 inhabitants,aml,durir g the former
times of scarcity, a; sum of money was subscribed to purchase
certain grounds for the accommodation and recreation of the
public. One of the numerous railways then under the con-
sideration of the House, would in its course interfere with this
ground. The magistrates of this borough of course expected
that the railway company would be willing to make compen-
sation, by purchasing an equal amount of ground, and leveling
it. Negotiations to this effect were in progress, and the
magisteates had every reason to believe, until a few days' ago,
that the compensation they expected would be given • but a
short time since they received an intima ion that the eompany
would have nothing to do with purchasing fresh ground, but
that it was only a use of compensation in the ordinary sense of
the word. The property interfered with was sand near the sea
side, and the price of an acre of it would not be the value of a
quarter of an acre elsewhere. 'I he petition v as, therefore, that
they might be heard before the Committee to which this Bill was
referred. He was aware that it was not usual to send petitions
before Committees after they had coma enced their labours ;
and if it was for an individual, he should not make any such
application, but this was a pubic question. The magistrates
were merely trustees, and the grounds so given were to remain
for ever for the public use. All he asked, therefore, was that
the petition should be allowed to go before the Committee on
the Railway Bill.
Mr. GREENE was extremely Corry to oppose the motion
of the Hon. Member, but he thought that if the House gave
way in the present instance that they would have to give way
in others, and great inconvenience to all parties could not
fail to result. Besides that was not the first time such
a case had been brought before the House, as he could point
out numbers of instances in which parties hall so come forward
to complain of similar hardships. The case brought forward
by the Hon. Member did not appear to him to justify them in
breaking through the orders which they had adopted for the
regulation of public business.
Mr. T. BARING considered, with the Hon. Member who
had just sat down, that it would be unwise to break through
the rules which they had adopted. As the money was granted
for a public purpose, he should recommend the Hon. Member
to apply to the Treasury, who would no doubt see that the
money so granted was really devoted to the purposes intended.
Mr. HUME said his sole object was that the public interests
should not suffer. The Government undeniably gave 2001.,
and the parties referred to a similar sum, in order to lay out
those grounds for the recreation of the people. But if the
Treasury had any power to interfere in the matter,
he thought an application to that quarter would
be the proper course to adopt. With respect to
what had fallen from Mr. Greene, he must say that he enter-
tained as high respect for the rules of the House as he did. He
considered that the case which he advocated was one with
respect to which he thought the House would not hesitate to
depart from the established rule.
After a few words from Mr. GREENE,
Mr. HUME said that if the petition were allowiid to go
More the Committee he should withdraw his motion.

The motion was sulmeiuently withdrawn.
NORTH BRITISH RAILWAY.
An How. MEMBER presented a petition from Jedburgh in
favour of the Carlisle Extension of the North British Railway.
Mr. ESTCOURT brought up the report of the Standing
Orders Committee.

TIMBER DUTIES.
Mr. THORNELY presented a petition from the Chamber
of Commerce, Liverpool, in favour of the reduction of duties on
timber. The petitioners stated that they heard with great
satisfaction the proposed measure of the Government, and that
for the purposes of ship building there was felt a great scarcity
of live oak and pitch p►ne.
Mr. HUME presented a petition from the inhabitants of
Leith, praying also for a reduction of the duty on foreign
timber. The petitioners stated that the interest of the general
community st ould be greatly benefited by the proposed measure
of her Majesty's Government, and that there was a scarcity of
timber for the purposes of house building.
Ordered to lie on the table.
TEN HOURS' FACTORY BILL.
Mr. LAWSON presented several petitions in favour of the
Ten Houas' Factory Bill. They were ordered to lie on the
table.

Sir R. H. INGLIS presented a petition from Bradford, in
Yorkshire, in favour of a Ten Hours' Bill.
Sir G. STRICKLAND presented two petitions from Chor-
ley, in Lancashire, to the same effect.
SETTLEMENT OF NATIONAL DISPUTES BY
ARBITRATION.
Dr. BOWRING presented a petition from Newport pray-
ing that all disputes between nations be settled by arbitration
instead of war.

MESSAGE FROM THE LORDS.
Messengers from the House of Lords brought up several
Bills.

ISLE OF MAN.
Dr. BOWRING moved for certain returns relating to the
ale of Man.--Agreed to.
ee:OTICES OF MOTION.
Mr. WYSE gave notice that on the 7th of April he should
move for a Committee to inquire into the present state of
education in Ireland and the best means of improving it.
POOR LAW.
Mr. GEORGE BAN KES gave notice that, on Thursday
next, he should move that the proposed: Bill for the removal
of the poor in England be referred to a select Committee.
Mr. O'CONNELL, not wishing to throw any impediment
in the way of the adjourned debate on the corn-laws, postponed
his motion for a Bill to enable the county of Cork to send two
additional Members to this House, to replace those formerly
returned for Subbury, till after Easter.
Mr. WYSE, under similar circumstances, postponed his
motion for leave to bring in a Bill relating to art-unions.
LICHFIELD FREE SCHOOL.
Lerd INGESTRE then proceeded to bring under the con•
sideraiion of the House the petition of Thomas Wood, pro.
prietor of the IVolverhampion Chronicle, in relation to Lichfield
Fa ee School. He would wish to call attention.—( Oh, oh.) He
hoped the House would hear him patiently, he would be very
brief; but it would be better to let him go on, if they did not,
he would adjourn the House.—(Laughter.) The memo-
rial he alluded to had been signed by the Mayor and Cor-
poration of Lichfield; and if the House would inquire into
it, they would agree with him in saying that it would be too
bad if the editors of newspapers were to be treated in this way.
There had been two actions brought, one against the pub-
lisher of the paper, and the other against the editor, and a
verdict of forty-eight shillings, with costs, was obtained.
He had thus briefly stated the case, which he did not wish to
dwell upon. At was a case of the greatest individual hardship,
and he had therefore deemed it his duty to bring it under the
consideration of the noose. The Noble Lord then concluded
by moving that the memorial of the editor be taken into coosi-
daration by the House.
Lord J. RUSSELL said he had no intention whatever to
enter into the merits of this question at present. He believed
that there were many similar cases, and he thought it would be
unfair to decide exclusively upon the merits of thie particular
ease. But he merely wished atipresent to submit to the House
that, whatever might he their desire to deal with
the question, no quest en should be brought forward
which would have the effect of delaying the settlement of the
important question which had been brought forward by the
Right lion. Baronet.—( Hear, hear.) He would ask whether
it would be unreasonable if he moved that the orders of the
day be then read ? Unless some good rersons were shown for
proceeding with the motion at present, he would certainly
insist that the consideration of the orders of the delay
ought not to be delayed, because the people of this country,
particularly those of the manufacturing districts, were in a
state of the greatest alarm lest the session should prematurely
close before the question of corn was settled.—( Hear, hear.)
The gteater portion of the labouring classes of the
country were at present almost wholly without
emple)ment, owing to the doubts which existed
as to the settlercen of the present Ministerial measures. And
that being the case, he did think that it would be unfair further
to postpone that settlement, by entertaining such a motion as
was then before the House. He would, therefore, move that
the orders of the day be proceeded with.
Dr. BOWRING wished to ask, whether there would be any
compact between the Noble Lord and the Government if he
consented to postpone the motion?
Sir R. PEEL said he would have no objection to prowaire
that, if the motion were postponed, the document alluded to
should be laid before the House on an early day.
Mr. WYSE hoped that the House would not delay the set-
tlement of the important question of the Crrn-laws by enter-
taining the motion at present.
Sir R. H. GLIS would prefer the postponement of the
Curry-law debate, so that the motion might be fully discussed.
Lord INGESTRE said he merely moved for the memorial,
in order to get it brought under the notice of the House. He
would consent that the debate should be adjourned till to-
morrow week.
The debate was accordingly adjourned till to-morrow week.
ART UNIONS BILL.
Mr. WYSE would not detain the House by entering into the
merits of the Bill he was about to introduce. He would
simply move for leave to bring in a Bill to legalise art unions.
PROTECTION OF LIFE (IRELAND).
Mr. POULET SC:ROPE moved for leave to introduce a
Bill for the better protection of life in Ireland, by means of
the better relief of the destitute peer therein.
Sir JAMES GRAHAM would not offer the slightest oppo-
sition to the introduction of the Bill.
&Leave was given to introduce the Bill.
HARBOUR DUES.
Mr. HUME moved--To discharge address March 3, rela-
tive to harbours, and insert the following :—Address for a re-
turn of the several dues and charges of every kind levied
as port harbour dues on shipping, and on goods im-
ported and landed at each port, harbour, and creek
in the United Kingdom ; stating the rates of the
several dues per ton, or other weight or measurement, or per
tally, and distingui!hing, in each harbour, the amount levied
on shipping from the amount levied on goods, so as to ex.
hibit the entire amount of port and harbour charges of every
kind levied on the shipping, and on goods landed at each of the
ports, harbours, and creeks, of the United Kingdom, the ag-
gregate levied on shipping and on goods in Scotland, England,
and Ireland, for each of the years 1844 and 1845. Also a
similar return from the several docks in Location river, and
other rivers and harbours in the United Kingdom, and riot in-
cluded in the above order, for the same period.—Motion
agreed to. _

FRIENDLY SOCIETIES' BILL.
On the motion for resuming the adjourned debate,
Sir J. GRAHAM observed that it was the intention of the
Government to postpore till after Easter the amended Bill with
reference to Friendly Societies, and also the second reading of
the Hon. Member for Oldhnm's Factory Bill.
REGISTRATION OF VOTERS (IRELAND) BILL.
Colonel RAWDON wished to ask the First Lord of the
Treasury whether, in the measure contemplated by Govern-
ment with respect to the Registration of Voters (Ireland), any