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London, England, 1846-07-08 00:00:00

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OF LORDS, July 7.

Their Lordships met at Five o'clock.
MESSAGE FROM TIIE HOUSE OF COMMONS.
Messengers from the House of Commons brought up
several Bills, which were ordered to be laid on the table.
THE LAW RELATING TO LUNACY.
Lord REDESDALE presented a petition from the
Alleged Lunatics' Friend Society, prayingfor improvement in
the law relating to insane persons.
SITES OF CHURCHES.
Lord BROUGHAM presented a petition from several
members of the Scotch Free Church, praying that facilities
might be given for the granting of sites fer the building of
churches in connexion with that communion.

JUVENILE OFFENDERS BILL.
The Marquis of WESTMINSTER postponed the second
reading of this Bill till Thursday next.
The Earl of ZETLAND presented the report from the
Select Committee on the Caledonian Railway (Midlothian
branch).
Lord RIVERS brought up the report of the Select Com-
mittee on the Axholme, Gainsborough, Goole, and York and
North Midland Junction Railway Bill.
EXETER AND YEOVIL, AND PLYMOUTH
RAI LWAYS.

Lord VIVIAN moved that it be an instruction to the
Committee of Classification of Railways to refer the Exeter
andYeevil and the Plymouth Railway Bills to the same Select
Committee.

The Earl of DEVON did not see any necessity for the
motion of the Noble Lord, and he did not consider that the
circumstances of the case required any such grouping. He
considered the proposition quite novel, and that the ordinary
proceedings with regard to railway Bills should not be
departed from.
The Earl of ELLENBOROUGII thought that the ar-
rangement as to the railway Bills should be left entirely to
the Committee of Classification.

Lord PORTMAN thought that the Noble Lord (Vivian)
should withdraw his motion, and leave the grouping of these
Bills to the ordinary course.
After a few words from Lord REDESDALE, who re-
marked that Committees very often, in their good nature,
sanctioned schemes which were not always the best the dis-
trict would afford,
Lord BROUGIIAM said their system of railway legisla-
tion ought to be revised and some more efficacious and settled
principles established than those which now existed for the
guidance of Committees.
After a few words from one or two other Noble Lords,
Lord VIVIAN withdrew his motion, and the Bill was read
a second time and ordered to be committed.
SELECT COMMITTEES.

The Duke of RICHMOND said he wished to say a few
words on the subject of Select Committees. Although there
was an immense number of Bills before their Lordships,
they had only been able to get three Committees together.
Now Noble Lords were exempt from serving on juries, in
consequence of the duties they had to perform
in that House, and he hoped, after this notice, they would
come down to attend to the business of the country.
The Earl of CLARENDON was glad the Noble Duke had
called attention to this subject. It was a crying evil, and
they ought to be much obliged to the Noble Duke
for the exertions he had made to provide Committees. If
Noble Lords did not think proper to attend after that notice,
it would be absolutely necessary to pass a resolution to com-
pel them to do so.—(Hear, hear.)
Lord HATHEKTON was connected with some of the
railways in the centre of England, and he could positively
state that out of doors there existed a feeling of great dis-
satisfaction as to the slow progress their Lordships made in
the appointment of Railway Committees.—(Hear.)
Lord REDESDALE denied that the public had any cause to
complain of the House having neglected its business, for he be-
lieved not a Bill had come up from the other House this ses-
sion which had not had a Committee appointed on it within a
week afterwards.—(Hear, hear.) The fact was, the blame
in most cases rested with the agents who had charge of
the Bills, and not with the House.—(Hear, hear.)
Lord HATHERTON admitted that in a few instances that
might be the case, but still the feeling in the country was
that most of the blame rested with the House. Many Bills
would come up in a few days, and if they were not got
through this year, of course the House would have to make
them remanets for next.—(Hear, hear.
SHEFFIELD AND EAST LINCOLNSHIRE RAILWAY.
After an irregular discussion on the motion of the Duke of
Beaufort, the third reading of this Bill was postponed till
Thursday week.
Several Bills were advanced a stage, and the House ad-
journed, at half-past six o'clock, till Thursday.

HOUSE OF COMMONS, July 7.
NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE AND CARLISLE BRANCH

RAILWAY.

(Continued from our Afternoon Edition of yesterday.)

Mr. BRAMSTON, as Chairman of the Committee to
whom the Bill was referred, felt himself bound to oppose the
amendment.

Mr. HUDSON protested that the amendment had
been urged upon the Honourable Mover of it by a com-
pany who had been promoting a competing line, and he
therefore trusted the House would not agree to it.—(Hear,
hear.) Besides, there were the established tribunals, who, he
was sure, would afford every protection to the trustees; and
he hoped, as the measure was so strongly supported in the
country, the House would not sanction the delay.—(Hear.)
Mr. BARING said he hoped his Hon. Friend would not
press his motion.—(Hear, hear.) If the parties had been at
all injured they should have made a representation to that
effect to the Committee to whom the Bill had been referred.
—(Hear.) Even if it were found desirable that the Attor-
ney-General should interfere in this matter, he would of
course have a full opportunity of doing so whilst the Bill
was in progress in the other House.
Mr. SMITH consented, after the explanations he had
heard, to withdraw his motion.

The Bill was then read a third time and passed.
MANCHESTER AND LEEDS RAILWAY EXTENSION,
AND OLDHAM, MANCHESTER, AND BIRKEN-
HEAD JUNCTION.

On the motion of Mr. JOHN FIELDEN, the reports on
the Manchester and Leeds Railway Extension and the Old•
ham, Manchester, and Birkenhead Junction Railways Bills
were considered and approved of.
Mr. GREENE gave notice of his intention, on Friday,
to move that the Standing Orders Nos. 121 and 122, re-
quiring amendments proposed on the report, or third reading
of a Bill, to be referred to the Select Committee on Standing
Orders, be to the end of the present session suspended.
Lord GRANVILLE SOMERSET opposed the motion.
The House divided, and, after the lapse of about ten
minutes, on our re-admission to the gallery, we found
Mr. GREENE upon his legs, stating that he would con-
sent to withdraw the motion, but intimating that he would
renew it on some future day.
DUBLIN, BELFAST, AND COLERAINE JUNCTION

RAILWAY BILL.
This Bill was read a second time.
HOWELL'S CIIARITY ESTATE BILL.
This Bill was also read a second time.
GALWAY AND KILKENNY RAILWAY BILL.
This Bill was likewise read a second time.
THIRD READINGS.

The following Bills were read a third time and passed :
Blackburn and Preston and East Lancashire Railways
Amalgamation
Bury Improvement (No. 2)
Caledonian Railway (Glasgow, Garnkirk, and Coatbridge
Purchase)
Cullen's Estate Bill.

Dudley Canal and Birmingham Canal Amalgamation
R4stern Counties and Thames Junction Railway Branches
Newcastle-upon-Tyne and Carlisle Branch Railway
Richmond Railway (Kew Branch)
Surrey Iron Railway Company Dissolving
Swansea Vale Railway
Thomson's Charity Estate Bill
Waterford llarbour (No. 2)
Eastern Counties and Thames Junction Railway Branches.
EASTERN COUNTIES RAILWAY (WISBECH TO
SPALDING).
This Bill was read a second time.
CHELSEA-BRIDGE AND THAMES EMBANKMENT.
This Bill went through Committee, and the report was
ordered to be received on Thursday next.
MESSAGE FROM THE LORDS.
Messengers from the Lords brought up the following Bills,
to which their Lordships had agreed:—
Aston Rates Bill, without amendment—the amendments
made by the Commons to Dublin, Dundrum, and Enniskerry
Railway Bill—Wauchope's Estate Bill—Wexford, Carlow,
and Dublin Junction Railway Bill—Great Leinster and
Munster Railway (No. I—Carlow to Kilkenny) Bill, with-
out amendment—Caledonian Railway (Glasgow, Garnkirk,
and Coatbridge Railway Branches) Bill—Stirling and Dun-
fermline Railway Bill—Grand Junction Railway (Huyton
and Warrington Branch) Bill—Manchester, Buxton, Mat-
lock, and Midland Junction Railway Bill—Manchester
Markets Bill, with amendments—Glasgow, Paisley, and
Greenock Railway (Pollee and Govan Branches) Bill—
Scottish Central Railway (Perth Termini and Stations) Bill
—Wakefield, Pontefract, and Goole Railway (Methley,
Askern, and Oakenshaw Branches) Bill—Sheffield, Ashton-
under-Lyne, and Manchester Railway (Dukinfield, Wors-
borough, and other Branches) Bill—Scottish Central Rail-
way (Crieff Branch) Bill, wills an amendment.
The House then adjourned till Twelve o'clock on Thursday

RAILWAY COMMITTEES.
(YESTERDAY)

HOUSE OF LORDS.
Room A.

CALEDONIAN (MED-XBO THUM BRANCIIES

(Continued from our Afternoon Edition of yesterday.)

Mr. Ausnx opened the case for the promoters of the Bill,
and having shortly stated the facts of the case, proceeded to
call '

Mr. Gibson, who gave general evidence in favour of the
line.

Mr. Collister, resident engineer of the Caledonian Railway,
gave evidence on engineering points. The present scheme
includes three branches, namely, a branch from the Cale-
donian line, near North Merchiston, to the pier at Granton
(the property of the Duke of Buccleuch); a branch from the
Caledonian at Gorgie Mains to the Edinburgh and Glasgow,
at its station at Edinburgh ; a branch from the Caledonian,
at North Merchiston, to the Edinburgh and Glasgow
Union Canal, at a point about 250 yards from its commence-
ment.

The total estimate is 110,0001, and we understood Mr.
Collister to say that the total length was eight}-four miles.
Mr. George Smith, land-valuer, gave evidence as to the
sufficiency of the land estimates, which had been prepared
by himself.

Other witnesses were then called, and gave evidence as to
the advantages derivable from the making of the line.
Some other witnesses were then called, whose evidence
occupied the Committee up to four o'clock, at which hour
they rose, and adjourned t:11 tomorrow at eleven o'clock.

Room B

CALEDONIAN Cr'I.ASGOII7' TZR.IYZINI AND

BEM:CUES).
(Continued from our Afternoon Edition of yesterday.)
'On the conclusion of Mr. Hope's speech,
Lord Eglinton as as called, and examined by Mr. Fonsrrit.
His Lordship gave general evidence in favour of the line.
Cross-examined by Mr. ANDREWS, who appeared for the
Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway Company, and a host of
other petitioners.
The Bill was also opposed by other persons, for whom Mr.
Hildyard, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Denison, and other compel ap-
peared.
Mr. Errington gaVe engineering evidence on the part of
the promoters, and
Having heard further evidence in favour of the line, their
Lordships rose shortly before five o'clock, and adjourned till
to-morrow, when probably the case for the promoters will be
completed, and that for the several petitioners commenced.

GROUP C.
YORZSIIINE AND GLASGOW UNION.
The Committee,: compriiii.s tip ggl of DeTon (in the