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London, England, 1846-03-13 00:00:00

WEIR DOCK AND RAILWAY.

This Bill was oiderel to be read a second time on
Monday.
SOUTHWARK IMPROVEMENT BILL.

This Bill was read a second time.
DUNDEE AND ARBROATH RAILWAY EX,

TENSION.

This Bill was read a second time.
STAFFORD AND PETERBOROUGH UNION

RAILWAY.

Captain PECHELL moved the second reading of this
Bill.

Mr, MUNDY opposed the motion. The line was
proposed to go from Stafford to Pete► borough, but it
did not go within fif..y miles of Peterborouga, or within
twelve miles of Stafford. It was a line that had been
got up entirely for speculation at the time when
the railway mania was at its height.—(Hear, hoar.)
There was no necessity whatever for the line, and it was
wholly unsupportt d even by those most likely to be le-
ne fited by it. He would, therefore, move that it be
read that day tix months.
Mr. GISBORNE expressed kis concurrence in the
sentiments which had fallen from the Hon. Membor
who had last addressed the House; in his opinion this
railway would never be made, and if the House were
divided he should not vote in favour of the Bill.

Capt. PECHELL observed that he considered that
this was not exactly the time for a discussion on the
merits of the Bill, but he asked how was it possible
those merits could be fairly tested except in a Com-
mittee of the House ?

Mr. I'ACItE thought it would only be wasting the
time of the House, and sanctioning the expenditure of a
considerable sum of money to no good purpose, if the
House were to pass the Bill.
Mr. H. BERKELEY requested his Hon. Friend to
withdraw the amendment, as it had not been usual during
the present session to propose such an amendment.
Mr. MUNDY—I certainly shall not withdraw my
amendment.
The House then divided, when there appeared—
For the original motion 6O
Againstit
40

Majority for
_the motion —2o
LONDON AND MANCHESTER RAILWAY.
Mr. S. O'Burcx and Mr. MASTER lAN presented peti-
tions in favour of this Bill.
DUNDEE AND ARBROATH RAILWAY.
On the motion of Mr. W. ELIAS this Bill was read a
second time.
GUILDFORD AND CHICHESTER EXTENSION

of Spain, with regard to matters relating to England and
Spain. But the Noble Earl at the same time stated
that it was not intended, either directly or indirectly, to
prevent the slave trade. Now, he (Lord J. Russell)
wished to know whether it was intended to admit the
productions Gf Cuba ?
Sir R. PEEL—Her Majesty's Government do not
contemplate the introduction of sugar from Cuba into
the ports of this country.
FAMINE IN IRELAND•

Mr. GEORGE P. SCROPE wished to know whether
it was the intention of Government ite: undertake
the immense responsibility of alleviating the
present calamity in Ireland at an early day.
It was absolutely neccsAtry that the wants of
that country should be suppiled without . delay.
But it seemed to him that the responsibility of relieving
the people of Ireland during the present season of dis-
tress sbou d be undertaken by the local authorities. the
Boards of Guardian, and the landlords of that coutry.
He thought that the resporktb.lity had been nue isely
thrown upon the Government, and iud(ed, he conceived
the course to le pursued ought to 132 the same as that
followed in England. Now, in England—(Murmurs
and interruption)--.-he thought he must say a few words
on this subject, fur he believed that a great responsibility
had been thrown upon the Government a hich they
ought not to bear; and he believed that some provision
ought to be made to meet the coming scarcity in Ire-
land. There was no doubt but that distress was immi.
nent on a great pottion •of the population of Ire-
land. Now, in England, the board of guardians had
the power to gi.e relief out •of doors. Such,
however, was not the case in Ireland. There the board
of guardians could only afford relief to the poor by re•
ceiving them in the workhouses. Ilere the ease was dif-
ferent. Relief might be a (ministered either in doors or
out of doors—then the evil was increased by the fact
that the workhouses were only cap 11.31. e of receiving one
per cent. of the pauper population of this country.
lie was most anxious to make a speech upon the meter,
but some provision ought to be made fcr the emergency
that might arise, and he was desiroui that the