The Sun.
London, England, 1846-06-15 00:00:00

FREE CHURCH SITES.

Lord CAMPBELL presented petitions from Ayr and other
places in Scotland, respecting the granting of sites for the
erection of places of worship for the Free Church of Scotland.
NEWRY AND ENNISKILLEN RAILWAY.

The third reading of this Bill having been moved, a discus.
sion ensued.

In reply to a question,
Lord ELLENBOROUGH said as securities were given by
the parties promoting the Bill that the harbour should not be
injured by the railway, the consent of the Admiralty was given
to its passing in the way complained of by several Noble Lords.
Lord STANLEY considered that there was no ground for
postponing the decision of the Committee.
Some confusion prevailed here, and after a few words from
some Noble Lords,

Lord CAMPBELL said that he hoped that they would read
the Bill a third time.
Strangers were then ordered to withdraw.
On re-entering we found that the amendment had been
withdrawn and the Bill had been read a third time.

CHESHIRE AGRICULTURAL PROTECTION
SOCIETY.

Lord DELAAIERE repeated that what he had said the other
night as to his never having subscribed to the Cheshire Agri-
cultural Protection Society, or any other association of that
sort, was perfectly true, notwithstanding what had been said by
the Noble Duke on the cross benches (the Duke of Richmond).
At the time when the Anti-Corn-law League sent its emis-
saries throughout the country distributing pamphlets to alienate
tenants from landlords, and interfere with the registration,
and not only with that but many other things, at
that time be with many others attended a meeting at
North% ich, with a view to taking measures to counteract the
operations of the Anti-Corn-law League. It was true that he
contributed his poor pittance, only 2.51.' that the committee
might have funds to pay for legal advice, for advertising, and
such like. The Noble Earl denied, however, having been
either before or after a member of the Central Agricultural-
Association. Had he known at the time that the Noble
Duke,,made his statement, that he was making such a state-
ment, he would have risen at the time ; and he did so now, at
the risk of delaying important business, only that he might
vindicate his own character.

The Duke of RICHMOND said it seemed that Noble
Lords in Chester did not hear or did not remember much.
He did not charge the Noble Lord with any offence beyond
what had been committed by many other Noble Lords—the
changing of their opinions on the question of protection,
and that the Noble Lord had been a member of
a protection society. He (the Duke of Richmond) had
held in his pocket since the commencement of the discussion
on the corn-laws, a list of Noble Lords who had belonged to
protection societies—(Laughter)—and before it had concluded
he would in all likelihood read it, when it would be found very
curious and instructive.—(Hear' hear, and laughter.) In 1844
there was a large meeting in the county to which the Noble
Lord belonged. It met in the Market-hall, and it
was so large that it had to adjourn elsewhere.—(Hear.)
the first resolution which was proposed at that meeting, and
they had heard from the Noble Lord that he was present at it,
a resolution was proposed to the effect that "the society be
formed for the protection of agriculture, to be called the
Chester Agricultural Protection Soociety," and that
the society be not only formed to protect the landed interest
against the destructive proceedings of the Anti-Corn-law
League, but also to oppose all measures that may be brought
forward, having a tendency to deprive the agricultural inte-
rest of such protection as they are so justly entitled
to.—( Laughter.) That such a society shall not interfere with any
political subject except these having reference to agriculture, '
but that every endeavour shall be made to afford the tenant
a return for his capital, and his labourer a " fair day's wage
for a fair day's work. This resolution was moved by the
Right Hon. Lord Delamere.—(Cheers and laughter). It is
on that paper (continued the Noble Duke), that I rest
my justification. I agree with that resolution, and was
the Noble Lord who did so?
Lord DEL AMERE said he attended the meeting, which was
very numerously attended, so numerously that they were
obliged to adjourn it; but that adjournment did not take
place from the large numbers that attended, but took place from
being ousted by the Anti-Corn-law League.—(Laughter. )
(LEFT SPEAKING.)

HOUSE OF COMMONS.
The SrEAKER took the chair at Four o'clock.
SECOND READINGS.
The following Bills were read a second time, and ordered to
committed :
Clonmel and Thurles Railway
Cork, Blackrock, and Passage Railway
Great Southern and We,•ern Railway (Cork Extension)
Killarney Junction Railway
Mallow and Fermoy Railway
Thomson's Charity Estate
Waterford, Wexford, Wi
REPOcklow,
RTS and Dublin Railway.
The reports on the following Bills were brought up, the
alterations and amendments agreed to, and the Bills ordered
to be engrossed :
Banffshire Railway
Caledonian Railway (Dundyvan Branch)
Hertford and Hatfield Railway
London and Birmingham Railway (St. Alban's and Luton
Branch)
North British Railway (Gretna Branch)
St. Alban's, Luton, and Dunstable Railway
Schoolmaster's Widows Fund
Shrewsbury, Oswestry, and Chester Junction Railway (Crick-
heath and Worn Lines)
Stockton Gas.
CALEDONIAN RAILWAY (GLASGOW TERMINI
AND BRANCHES) BILL.
This Bill was read a third time and passed.
THIRD READINGS.

The following Bills were read a third time and passed:—
Argyll Canal.
Ashburton, Newton, and South Devon Railway.
Blackburn, Clitberoe, and North-Western Junction Railway.
Edinburgh Paving.
Fleetwood, Preston, and West Riding Junction Railway.
Glasgow, Southern Terminal Railway.
Glasgow, Paisley, and Greenock Railway (Polio° and Govan
Branch).
Gloucester and Dean Forest Railway.
Grand Junction Railway (Huyton and Aston and other
Branches).
Grand Junction Railway ( Huyton and Warrington Branch).
Great Grimsby and Sheffield Junction Railway, and Grimsby
Docks Consolidation.
Harrogate Waterworks.
Heywood Waterworks.
Lancashire and Yorkshire North Eastern Railway.
Lesmahagow, Dalserf, and Coatbridge Mineral Junction Rail-

way
London and Croydon Railway (Thames Junction Branch)
Monkland and Kirkintilloch Railway (Chapel Hall Branch)
Morayshire Railway
Morecombe Harbour and Railway
Newmarket and Chesterford Railway
Norfolk Railway Extensions (Yarmouth Extension)
Portbury Pier and Railway (No. 2)
Scottish Central Railway (Denny Branch)
South Wales Railway (No. 2)
Wishaw and Coltness Railway (Greenhill Branch)
Yeovil Markets and Fairs
Yorkshire and Glasgow Union Railway.
SOUTH EASTERN RAILWAY BILL.