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GROUP XXVII.

This Committee re-assembled to-day at the usual hour; Sir C.
Lemon in the chait.
Nowrn wriLrportasuraz LINES)

This day was entirely occupied with the allegations of the peti•
tioners who opposed the line, principally Lord Bagot, Messrs, Whel•
don, and the inhabitants of Leek.

Atter a series of lengthened, uninteresting, and extremely tiresome
discussion and examination of witnesses, on the injuries which the
construction of the lines would cause to the properties in question,
and to the eligibility of other lines to meet the wants of the district,

The Committee could stand it no longer, and the room was cleared
for the decision on the merits.

After the lapse of a few minutes partie4 were readmitted, and
The CHAIRMAN' announced the decision of the Committee—" That
the preamble of the Ilarecastle aid Sandbaeh Bill was proved ; as
also those of the Churnet Valley and the Potteries."
The Committee then adjourned till twelve o'clock to-morrow.

G I{OU 1.• XXX,

This Committee met to-daysl-oriFy atter twelve o'clock. Lord
Charles Wellesley and the other u.embers, present,
CAMBRIDGE AND OXFORD.

The evidence in this Bill was resumed.
Charters Kinsley examined—Lived in the neighbourhood of the
railway, and considered that a line of this kind would be a great ad-
vantage. It was extremely desirable to Bitching, at the market of
which he sold his sheep.
Mr. V. Prior, a magistrate of Hertfordshire—Resided at Bolton.
Malt was the chief trade there, which had been decreasing in con-
sequence of the increased modes of land conveyance afforded to other
places, wpich prevented them entering into successful competition.
There was a good deal of plaiting carried on which afforded a great
deal of employment, and which would no doubt be increased it' there
were an improved land carriage. He considered thrt the proposed
railway would be of great'advantage to his neighbourhood. •
Mr. W. Hopkins examined—Lived at Oxford, where he was a car-
rier. There was a great quantity of timber sent to London annually.
The station of the termini of the Great Western was very iucoeve-
nient for sending timber by, and the station of the Proposed railway
would be much more preferable.
Cross-examined—Elm was the wood that he carried chiefly to
Thume. He could not say the exact quantity—perhaps it .night be
two hundred toi:s. Beech was used in the manutactora of chars.
Did not know whether the price was much increased by the quantity
colasumed at iliume. if the proposed Rugby and Oxford Junction
were established they would be able to supply Aylesbury from
Oxford at one !pound a ton with coals. It would be delivered at
Oxford at 15s. or les. a ton. Did not think the breakage of the coal
of any great consequence in any coal except that from Newcastle.
There was some timber sent by the Great Western. lie understood
from the most Correct sources that the quantity sent last year by
that way was 4,700 loads.
Mr. J. B. Denton, engineer and surveyor, was employed under Mr.
Locke to prepare the levels and sections. In his jndgment the line
before them wzis the best that could possibly be made, from the care-
ful examination that had taken place with respect to it, and on
those results it was formed. Every care had been used to
avoi I interferi. g with the house property on the line.
The stations of the proposed rant+ ay were the most eligible that
could be selected, and gave general satisfaction to the parties in the
neighbou. hood where they were situated. There was no grad'e nt
under one in a hundred. The gradient on leaving Cam-
bridge was : 1 in 246. The first tunnel was on the
twenty-eighth: mile from Cambridge, in length 1,320 yard,
the second tunnel was on the 29th mile, in length 240 yards; the
third tunnel Was on the 30th mile, in length 330 yards ; and the
fourth tunnel vas on the 39th miL., and was in length 530 yards.
All these twini is were made through chalk.
The cross-e amination of witness was postponed till to-morrow.
Mr. Joseph Locke examined—Surveyed the country for the present
line, and consic.ered it the best line that could be made for the local
acc mmodation of the country. There were no engineering difficul-
ties on the line, which he considered to be a first-rate one. The
heaviest cutings were made in chalk. The sharpest curve was at
the station, at Luton, and the danger was less from having a sharpe
curve at the station, than any where else. He considered this line
as one of the best he had ever laid down, from the number of plates
which it accommodated.
Cross-examined—The present price of iron on contract was 9/. 10s.
per ton. Thought that iron would fall instead of rise next monta.
lie did not thine the present tall in price temporary. Indeed he
knew it was so. The course •f traffic naturally tended
towards London, but all places could not expect that :
common point. - The object was to counect places so situated
atone point, and then Sive them a common direction. Would cer-
tainly wise that there was not a gradient at the stations at starting.
The gradients on this line, however, were not difficult. The gradient
at Dunstable was one in a hundred, which, as it was a dessont at
starting, he considered an advantage. lie did not rely much en what
was meant by compensation of momentum. The surplus of the es-
timate included the Parliamentary expenses. Three-fourths of the
distance was made in chalk, and nearly all the bridges were of brick.
Lord Dacre examined.—Owned some property In the county
through which the ralway would pass In Hertfordshire. Considered
tee railway would be most advantageous to the agricultural interest
on the line.

Samuel Mills, Esq., examined.—Had estates at Hertfordshire, and
approved of the railway which was to pass through that county,
which was greatly in want of such a railway.
The Committee then adjourned till to-morrow.

GROUP XXXIV.
The Committee met at twelve o'clock. Present, Eon. Mr. Cow.
per (chairman), Viscount Duncan. Elan. Montague Gore, Mr. Wal•
pole, and MY. Sanders Davis.

GIZIaLT GRIMSBY AND 1311EIWIELD lIINC-
Tioiv.-(EXTENSION No. II.)
Lord Worsley, Chairman of the Great Grimsby and Sheffield Rail-
way was examined at length by lir. Hope, in favour of the proposed
line. His Lordship's attention was especially directed to the Barton
and New Holland Ferries over the Humber, and the preference 01
the latter which had been given by the Post-office over the other,
and to the superior accommodation offered by the proposed railway
for communication between the agricrt:tural and manufacturing dis-
tricts over that by the Hull and Lincoln line.
Other witnesses were called to give evidence on the same points.

GROUP XXXVII.
The Committee met to-day at twelve o'clock in rosin No. 21
(Grand Cots idore). Present, Lord Seymour (chairman), Viscount
ii.brington, Mr. F. French, Lord Edwin Hill, and Sir Ralph Lopez.
There having been a mistake in the votes, in which the time of
meeting was set down as " one" o'clock, whereas the Committee
actually met at " twelve," there was considerable delay, before the
parties were in attendance and ready to proceed. The Committee
at length resumed the consideration of the
SHEFFIELD) ROTHERHAM, 3311.3LITSLEY,
VTAXErXELD, EUDDERSFIE LD, AND
GOOLE.
Mr. Thomas Chambers, a proprietor of coal mines and iron works,
at Thornclitre, in the district through which the line is proposed to
pass (being half-way between Sheffield and Barnsley), was exa-
mined on the part of the promoters, to prove the value of the ac-
commodation which the railway would give to that part of the
West Riding, and that it was superior in its claims to the proposed
competing ►ines and branches. The evidence of this gentleman was
substantially the same as that given by Mr. George Chambers
yesterday.
Cross-examined by Mr. Sergeant WRANGRAM—The witness was
not able to state exactly what would be the advantages of the branch
contemplated by the Manchester and Sheffield Railway. Ile was
convinced that they would not be so great to the district in question,
certainly not to that part In which his works were situated. With
respect to Sheffield, there were coal works in the town, or rather on
the south and east side of it. The coal was of the Silkstone forma-
tion, and there was enough in the immediate neighbourhood
of the town to supply it for some hundred years to come.
But then, that part of the great coal bed was more difil-
' cult of working than out of the pits near by Barnsley.
Witness supplied the gas-works at a lower rate than they were
supplied from the Sheffield works. If he could send his cell] by
railway to Sheffield, taking into account the expense of working the
coal mines of the Duke of Norfolk at Sheffield, he would be able to
meet the produce of the latter on equal terms.
In cross-examination by Mr. PICKERING, on the part of Earl Fitz-
william, and other opponents of the Bill, the witness stated that

this railway would come close to his own works, but would not go
nearer than three miles to the Milton works; but there existed tram
ways which connected his works and the Milton works with the
line of the proposed railway. The remainder of the cross-examination
eliciteu nothing material.

that the proposed line would benefit the manufac-
turers to show
Unwin,LAMlN6,Hoennzepart
of ofth the promoters
rirsoonimn•liesteßr,ilraasnedxagmaivneeddbeytaMilerd.
of Sheffield by opening to them an access by railway to the
coal of the Silkstone and Barnsley beds. The parties who supplied
the coal at present to that tswn, whether from the neighbourhood and
the site of the ton itself, or from Derbyshire, would be obliged to
lower their prices if the Silkstone and Barnsley coal could be brought
Into competition.
The witness was cross-examined at great length as to the Items of
the tables of calculation (computed by himself) as to the consuml-
tion of coal of various kinds in the different departments of manufac-
toutrtehienSheffield. Ultimately it was agreed that he should take time
to Prepare a part of the details in another form, for the satisfaction
opposing counsel.
The next witness, Mr. Edwin Unwln, is a director of the gas com-
pany at Sheffield, gave evidence of a similar character in favour et
the Bill. T. .e coal purchased at the pit's month, within 300 yards of
the Sheffield Gas Works, was charged Os. 10d. per ton ; whereas the
price of the Mortumney coals, the works being about eight miles
trom Sheffield, cost about 4s. ,d. at the pit's mouth. This could th,
delivered in Sheffield, If this railway were completed, at 6s. per ion:
the Sheffield Coal Company would be obliged to reduce their prices,
and the gas rates would also be reduced.
The witness was cross-examined at great length. He was de-
cidedly of opinion that there was a scarcity of coal in Sheffield, and
that the wants of the town would be supplied by means of thin
railway.
.Air. Swan, manager of the Chapeltown Iron Works, near Sheffield,
was examined, to nearly the same effect, in favour of the Bill. By
means of the railway, the carriage of mineral from the works to
Sheffield, and the delivery there, would be reduced from ss. to Is. 6d.
per ton. Ills company would " unlock" more of the mineral, and
they would be able to dispose of a large quantity of engine coal
which at present was waste. The railway would give other means
of saving, so as to hicrease the supply, and lower the price of their
iron.
Mr. J. Fletcher, of Goole, shipowner and builder, also gave evi-
dence in fauour of the line, as serving to connect that port with the
Silkstene and Barnsley coal field.
Evidence in support of the traffic tables was then adduced, and
The Committee adjourned at four o'clock:
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GROUP XL.
The Committee met at two o'clock, in Room 26, Mr Stafford O'Brien in the chair.
The following Bills haze been referred to their consideration :
Lancashire and Yorshire (North-Eastern), York and Lancaster,
Leeds and York, Leeds, York, and Midland Junction, York and Nom
Midland (Leeds Extensi•a), .North• Western, and Morecombe Har-
bour and Railway.
The first Biil taken was the
YORK AND NORTH MIDLAND (LEEDS
EXTENSION).

passing
siontgw ir°hicmb
The Hon. Mr. TALBOT, Q.C., opened the case for the promoters
The object of the Bitl was to do away with a very inconvenient and
circuitous route on the York and Leeds line. This Bill would give a
direct communication be;ween Tadcaster and York.
Tadcaster they came down to the Leeds and Selby Railway,
railway they would avail themselves. They would finally cross the
' orth 3lidland station, which was an exceedingly commodious one;
that cif the Leeds and Selby being a very indifferent station. By
iniiff4 of a branch at Skipton; they would have a communication
with the Leeds and Bradford Railway, which he had Do hesitation
in saying would involve as commercial results as any line
in the kingdom. Them e they would have a communication with
Hull, and all the lines lying on the west of that port. Tlie

total length of the extension would be 17 miles, which would involve
an expense of 360,000/. There was a rival line, for which his
Learned Friend 'Mr. Baines appeared ; and the Committee would
find on looking at the map, that instead of making 17 miles only or
railway they would be compelled by their plan to make 26 miles and
3 flirlongs. This company did not propose to intersect any property
the owner of which was opposed to that :intersection. Whether his
Learned Friend's clients were so fortunate he knew not. He con-
cluded by tendering evidence.
Mr. Alexander Sherrit; of Marsh-lane, Leeds, said he was assistant-
to the superintendent of the goods station at Leeds. The station
was very limited, as this was only the second railway constructed
in the kingdom All the goods going from hull to Leeds arrived at
this station. Unless this hill were suffered to pass, the traffic be-
tween Branford and Ball, which was exceedingly extensive, would
have to be carried round by Castleford: That traffic was about
3,600/. per week. Considerable competition would exist between
this Company and the canal In that district, even in the event of
this Bill passing.
Cross-examined by Mr. BAINES (who appeared on behalf of the
Leeds, York, and Midland Junction. He had heard complaints for
several years of the Insufficiency of the station, but within the last
two or three years those complaints had very much increased. The
plans for. these extensions were published at the close of the last year
(which was after the publication of the Leeds and York Company's
plans.)
Mr. John Baddington, resident until recently at Leeds, stated
that he had for several years carried on the business of a
merchant there. Is a Director of Leeds and Bradford
Railway Company, and was acquainted with the merits
of the three competing schemes before the Committee
viz., Leeds and York, Leeds, York, and Midland Junction, York and
North Midland (Leeds )extension); and lie was decidedly of opinion
that that of this Company was of the utmost public importance. Was
of opinion that a connexion between the Leeds and Bradford and the
Hull and Selhy Railways was a matter of great importance. The
cost of the Leeds and York scheme would be about double that of the
construction of the other scheme, and he did not believe that, if
carried out, it would be a remunerative line. The gross receipts per
annum could not be more than 3,000/.
Cross-examined by Mr. Sergeant WILKINS (who appeared for the
Leeds, York aid Midland Junction)—Was a proprietor in this Com-
pany, and concurred in a petition of the Leeds and Bradford Railway
Corr pany, against the Leeds and York. In that petition there the
words, " That the Leeds and York scheme was totally unnecessary
and uncalled for, inasmuch as there was now, and had been for
several years and efficient communication between Leeds and
York, which the York and North-Midland Railwlty
Company were most ready to extend. It was pr.,-
posed to connect the Leeds and Selby line and the Leeds
and Bradford station, by a line coming is st the North Midland a
!tette below this Company's branch there. There must be detentions
under Lord Seymour's Act at the two sroposcd junctions of the line,
the speed being then required by law to be reduced to six miles per
hour. There would be only one detention on the Leeds, York, and
Midland Junction, but he was of opinion that it would be as inconve-
nient as the two detentions on this Company's line. He had never
seen any quotation of the shares in the Leeds, York, and North Mid-
land. _ _ _

Lord HattEwoon was next called, and said that this railway would
pass through one of his farms. Was no great friend of railways that
passed through his property. There had been a meeting in his
neighbour hood to take into consideration the merits of the three rival
schemes, and they came to the conclusion that this line would give
the greatest accommodation, if any such accommodation was neces-
sary. The Leeds and York 'line lett out some of the most important
towns and villag• s lying between Leeds and York. There was, at
one season of the year, considerable passenger traffic between Scar-
borough and Harrogate.

Cross-examined by Mr. ilsany (who appeared fbr the Leeds and
Tork direct)—No representative of the interests of the two rival lines
of this Company was present at the meeting alluded to, although
Mr. Hudson, the Chairman of thia Company was there. There was
one gentleman (Mr. Hatfield) who opposed the Leeds and York,
although he was now in favour of it.

Coss-examined by Mr Sergeant WlLirms—Mr. Hudson at that
meeting denied the necessity of the Leeds and York, and the Leeds,
York, and Midland Junction. At that time, no plan but aprospectus
of Mr. Hudson's line was produced. Abbotford and Tadcaster would
receive great benefits if a railway passed near them. He was of
opinion that this Company's scheme WAS more direct than the
Leeds, York, and Midland Junctioll, although if he were convinced
that it was actually a mile longer than that of the line for which he
(Mr. Sergeant Wilkins) appeared, his opinion would of cotuse be im-
mediately changed.

sir Edward Vavasonr said ee wss owner of Hazlewood, on which
he had a mansion in which he resided. The estate was a very
extensive one, and it had , been in the Vavasou-
family since the Conquest. This Company's scheme would isoos
over his estate for two or three miles in a very objectionable way,
and he had presented a petition against the scheme some time ago,
but at that time there was no rival ill the field. He was, however,
of (minion, that this scheme was a good one, and ought to be
encouraged.

Cross-examined by Mr. HARDY—Had not very fully considered the
merits of tne Leeds and York scheme.
Cross-examined by Mr. Sergeant WlLEiss—The line of the Leeds,
York, and Midland Junction would pass a mile and a halt
distant from his mansion, whilst that of Mr. Hudson would pass
at a distance of, a mile and a quarter, and would very much injure
his estate. It would also pass over Lord Hanck's estate in a deep
cutting. His own estate would also be very much cut in one place,
and embanked in another for the purposes of this Company's scheme.
Ile did not know whether those cuttings and embankments would be
greater or less than those proposed by the Leeds, York, and Midland
Junction. Mr. Hudson had announced that there were shares
reserved for the owners of property through which his scheme
would pass. The premium on those shares was now cent.
per tout., but they were at one time mush higher. Mr.
Richardson (Mc: Hudson's solicitor), and Mr. Birkenshaw, his
engineer, were present at the meeting held at Mr. Fox's, for the con-
sideration of the different lines by the landowners in the district
through which they proposed to pass.
N r. George Beart, of Leeds, was next examined, and said he was a
merchant residing in that town for the last four years, and was
acquainted with the Marsh Lane station, which was in a most
convenient position, and not at all adequa e to the traffic that en-
tered the town by the !Company's line. It was of importance that
all tne:goods arriving at Leeds should meet at a common central sta-
tion. That object could only Le advanced by some scheme which
would connect Leeds and Bradford and the North Midland Railways.
He was of opinion that that juncti .n ought to be effected by the ex-
isting company, as other new companies would be compelled to
charge tolls which would be too high, and the question of tolls would
not be the only inconvenience. There should be unity of manage-
ment.

Cross-examined by Mr. BAINES, on behalf of the Leede and York
—He was of opinion that the neighbourhood of Wellington would be
the most desirable point for a passengers station in Leeds.
Mr. Thomas Jclinson Fox was the next witness—Was land-agent
for the last seventeen years to the property of the Miss Gaskin, who
were landowners in the district through which this line would pass.
This Company's line would give a direct communication to the
people of Leeds with the coal mines of his employ ers. And which
were worked to a very great extent. Todcaster was be far the most
important town in that district, and yet the Leeds and. York scheme
would not go near it. If the Leeds and Selby line were extended,
he believed that a much greater quantity of coals would be forwarded
along it to the town of Leeds. _ .

The case was, at this stage of the proceedings, adjourned until to-
morrow, the Speaker having b-en announced to be at priers.

Sub-Committee No. 1.
(Continued from our Afternoon Edition.)
The Committee then proceeded with the
BERMS AND HANTS (RUNGERMOVD
EX-
TENSION AND RADSTOCK COLLIERY
LINE).

This line came on, as agreed last weex, nut was round to be very
deficient in the formal proofs, a number of the witnesses not being
in attendance. In one instance it was shown that a warrant had
been served on one of the absent witnesses, and that he had giN en
the same evidence as he would have given now, in Sub-Committee
No. 2, the Bill haing been originally brought before that Committee
The lists produced by him on that oecasion were handed in and
proved, and the Committee determined to report that evidence had
been given of the service of a warrant on the witness, and the list
having been proved in the other Committee.
The nature of the propossd extension is apparent from the name.
The length of the line will be thirty-eight miles and the estimated
cost will be 850,0001. Mr. J. K. Brunel is the engineer, and Messrs.
Burke and Co. are the Parliamentary agents.

Mr. COATES and Mr. WEBSTER appeared in support of the petitions
of various owners and occupiers sntlie line.

That part of the formal proofs with which the promoters were pre-
; ared being completed, the evidence on ohe part of the petitioners was
proceeded with.
The first allegation, and several others, mostly referring to the
omission of names from the book of reference, and non-service of
notices, were declared proved. Others were not sustained, and some
withdrawn. _ _

four o'clock, when the Committee
adtoliemseedai.legations occupied till

STANDING ORDERS' COMMITTEES.
HOUSE OF LORDS.
Their Lordships met this day— present. the Earl of Shaftesbury
the Duke of Richmond, and Lord IlowaNen.
The only case brought before the Committee, ;vas the case of the
011A.GH, DUNG ANNON, Alt %I AGII, AND BELFAST JUNCTION
RAILWAY.
The remaining portion of the names of the promoters having been
proved, the Committee intimated that the Bill had passed their Lord-
ships.
Their Lordships rose at five o'clock.

HOUSE OF LOIWS.-(THIS DAY.)
The House sat t-day to hear appeals. The Peers present
were Lord Brougham, Lord Cottenham, and Lord Campbell.
THE EARL OF STAIR r. RING.
The arguments in this part-heard appeal were resumed
and concluded to-day, and
Their Lennsturs gave judgment, dismissing the appeal
with costs.

QUEEN'S BENCH.-(THIS DAY.)
THE QUEEN AT THE PROSECUTION OF TIIE DUKE OF BRUNS

WICK V. BARNET GREGORY.
This case, which stood adjourned from Monday, was called
on to-day. It was postponed, in c•rder to give the the de-
fendant time to put in affidavits in answer to the charge of
the prosecutor made upon the last day, to the efft:ct,
that the defendant had hired and bribed certain per-
sons to hiss and hoot at the Duke of Bruns-
wick, at the Strand Theatre. The affidavits
on behalf of defendant were considerable and voluminous,
and who deposed that upon the night in question, to wit, the
2d December, 1843, when defendant played the part of
Shylock in the Merchant of Venice, and the prosecutor was
marked out by certain parties crying out, " Down with
Brunswick, down with the murderer," which latter was un-
derstood to allude to the murder of Eliza Grimwood. The
affidavits of defendant solemnly denied that he had in any
way, directly or indirectly, used any means by which to cause
any persons to annoy the Duke as represented.
Mr. COCKBURN, on behalf of defendant, argued at great
length in mitigation of punishment.
Mr. Justice PArrEsorr, in giving judgment, said that the
Court had taken into consideration the tact of the prosecutor
having published a certain placard, and other circumstances,
in favour of defendant; but that, on the whole, the sentence
of the Court should be, that for each of the four libels in
question the defendant should be imprisoned two months,
that was to say eight months altogether.

MPERIAL PARLIAMENT
(THIS EVENING•)

HOUSE
•
The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat upon the Woolsack
at Five o'clock.
OF LORDS
"'"-- CHARITABLE TRUSTS BILL.
Hospital, against the
from the trustees of the Foundling
The Duke of CAMBRIDGE said he had to present a peti-
tion Charitable Trusts Bill. His Iloyal Highness read the peti-
tion at length, which was then laid on the table.
Trusts Bill.—( Hear,
The Duke of WELLINGTON presented a petition from the
trustees a the Lying-in Hospital against the same measure.
Lordship CAMPBELL said he had also to present to their
s' House several against the Charitable
Bhear, andlaughter rougham. ) His Noble and Learned Friend might
petitions
laugh, but the petitions were from the Cordwainers' ' Corn
against that MI
l'arqr and several bodies from Lord
There were several petitions now lying on their Lordships'
table, in which the petitioners request that the Commissioners
of the Court of Chancery will osecute certain persons for ap-
plying money which had been given for charitable purposes, to
their own individual use.
Whit
Lord COTTEN H AM presented petitions from St. Mary,
Lordchape l . under, and several other places, against the Bill.
Bent BROUGHAM said that he had also a petition to pre-
from a respectable individual, praying that this Bill might pass ; and it was not only the opinion of this gentleman
but of several other individuals, that
the funds were given for
charitable• uses, might not be. applied to purposes of jobbery,
guzz.ing, eo,ru ti
P--", and all those other views which his
Noble Friends were
laughter, and cries of " desirous to Pal mnise. --
(Great
Name, name.") Oh he would not
conceal the name, the petition was from Mr. Henry Walker,
surgeon, St. John's-streets Cleakenwell, and when his Noble
Friend was talking about the number of petitions, and the
number of petitioners by which they had been signed, he must
say that he thought the number which he had presented was
greater than theirs.
bar But the real question was, not the num-
Mr. VI alaer of petitions , but whether they were right or wrong. Now,
happened to petition for that which was right,
whilst those prested by his Noble Friend happened to be
hsv.lrong. He woulden say
the
upon the subject, but reserve
s suggestions until the Bill came under the discussion of
their Lordships.
Lord BRoUGHAM presented a petition from Major-
General Wyndham against a railwa proposed to be con-
mouth,structed in the north of England, near his property at Cocker- .
by which his castle. which had continued in the pos •
session of his family since 1068--the days of William the Con-

queror—would be very much injured. The line would pass
within a third of a mile of the castle. This was an jive, ferenee
which he was sure their Lorth,hips would not sanction, the
more especially as the castle had been in the possession of the
family for 800 years, and had latterly been very much im-
proved. The promoters of that railway, however, did not care
f they had po,sessed it for 8,000 years, or before the flood.
Earl FITZ WILLIAM presented several petitions against
the Charitable Trusts Bill.
INSOLVENT DEBTORS AMENDMENT ACT.

Lord BROUGHAM moved the first reading of an Act for
amending the law of insolvent debtors.

Earl GREY presented a number of petitions against the
Charitable Trust Act ; and another petition in favour of a
Ten Hours' Bill. The Noble Lord also presented a petition
from Manchester, complaining of the careless manner in which
railways are managed, and praying the Home to pass an Act
compelling railway companies to compensate the relatives of
persons killed upon their lines.
RELIGIOUS OPINIONS RELIEF BILL.

The LORD CHANCELLOR said, that upon the second
reading of this Bill he felt bound to call their Lordships' at-
tention to it. His Noble Friend had framed a Bill
last year for the purpose of repealing several penal Acts
against her Majesty's Roman Catholic subjects. He at that
time asked the Noble Lord to entrust the Bill to him. His
Noble Friend complied with that request, and he ( the Lord
Chanceller) laid the matter before her Majesty's criminal law ad-
♦isers, after which a Bill was introduced to their Lordships' House
which met with very little opposition, and was passed by a very
great majority in the other House of Parliament. He had
pledged himself to look in;e the merits of the subject, and with
that pledge he had complied, and accordingly he had referred
the mater to her majesty's first criminal law adviser (Sir
Edward Ryan) and other eminent lawyers.
It was possible that considerable difficulty had been felt by soma
parties at some portions of the Bill. To the former part of it
considerable objeerion might be entertained, but in the other
he conceived there would be no objection whatever. He had,
there ore, determined to divide the Bill into two parts. The
first part related to oaths, which it was necessary _for minis-
ters of the Church of England ae well as Dissenters
to mak• on certain occasions. The other related to cer-
tain diabilities under which some portion of her Majesty's sub-
jects at present laboured. To the first part no objection what-
ever could be taken, and the other proposed to repeal no less
than thirty Acts of Papliament which imposed disabilities on
persons of Jewish persuasions. The two first of these Acts
were those of Henry 111. and Edward 1., by which it was de-
creed that persons of that persuasion could not possess land or
houses for their own dwelling.
(LIFT srEAKI)tO.)

HOU4E OF COMMONS.
The SPEAKER took the Chair at Four o'clock.
NEW AIEMBER.'
_

Mr. EDWARD LASCEI.LES took the oaths and his seat for
the borough of Ripon.
YORK NEW WATERWORKS.

The Lords' amendments on the York New Waterworks were
read and agreed to.
METROPOLITAN SEWAGE MANURE COMPANY.

Colonel T. WOOD moved the second reading of this Bill.
Sir DE LACY EVANS presented two petitions against the
Bill, and moved that the second reading be adjourned for a
fortnight.
After a few words from Mr. MANNERS SUTTON,

Colonel WOOD cons.nted that the second rending of the
Bill should be postponed for a fortnight.
NORTH ANI) 6OUTH JUNC I lON RAIEWAY BILL.

Mr. GREENE moved that the order, referring the North
and South Junction Railway Bill to the Committee of Selection,
be read ; that the said order be discharged ; that the said Bill
be withd.►awn.—The motion was agreed to.