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London, England, 1848-08-10 00:00:00

RUM DUTIES BILL.

This Bill was read a third time.

LAND-TAX COMMISSIONERS NAMES BILL.
This Bill was also read a third time.
PAISLEY, BARIIEAD, and HURLET RAILWAY.

On the Motion that this Bill be read a third time.

Lord BEAUMONT called the attention of their Lord-
ships to a petition against the Bill from the Glasgow,
Paisley, Kilmarnock, and Ayr Railway Company, and
moved that this Bill be read a third time this day six
months.

The Earl of DEVON, as Chairman of the Committee
which passed the Biil, supported the decision, and ex-
plained the grounds on which he did so.

PUBLIC HEALTH BILL.
CONFERENCE WITH THE COMMONS.
A conference was requested by the Commons with
their Lordships on this Bill, which was granted, and held
in the Royal Gallery. The Lords appointed were the
Earls of Devon, Granville, Strafford, Canning, Redes-
dale, and Hardwick.

Earl DEVON, on the return of their Lordships, re-
ported the
EMIGRATION
result of theirconference.,o
AUSTRALIA.
Earl GREY laid papers on the table with respect
to emigration to Australia, in continuation of those
previously presented. He said, emigration to that
colony, even if carried to a much greater extent
than at present, would not relieve to a percep-
table extent the number of the population at
home. The average cost of a voyage, including
clothing and provisions, was 50/. The average
number who for the last seven years had gone out was
122,000; whilst last year the number had increased to
258,000, the cost of carrying out whom could not be
less than 2,500,0001. He did not wish to under-
rate the importance of emigration to Australia,
as it afforded an eligible receptacle to those who could
not succeed in making a living at home. The colonies
provided a great quantity of tallow and other raw mate-
rials, whilst they took a vast quantity of the produce of
the mother country, therefore emigration to that part of
our dominions should be encouraged to the utmost extent.
The Noble Lord then re:erred to the rapid increase
of
the prosperity of New South \Vales and Van Diemen 's
Land, at the present moment, as compared with what
it was in the year 1838, when the population, including
the convict inhabitants, was but 53,000: now
it was 300,000, or five or six fold ; in
1828 the exports increased in value, but
181,0001., whilst in 1845, the last year for which the
returns had been completely made up, their value was
2,789,0001., showing an increase in seventeen years
of twelvefold the amount in 1828. The Noble Lord
then called the attention of their Lordships to the great
impruvements which had taken place in the mode of
conveying emigrants since 1835.
(LEFT SPEAKING.)

HOUSE OF COMMONS.
The SPEAKER took the Chair at Ten Minutes after
Twelve o'clock.
LORDS' AMENDMENTS.
The Lords' amendments to the Edinburgh Police
(Amendment and Consolidation of Acts, and Police and
Sanitary Improvement) Bill, and the River Nene Im-
provement and Drainage Bill, were considered and
agreed to.

THIRD READINGS.
Nicholson's Divorce Bill and Waterhouse's Charities
Estate Bill were read a third time and passed.
SECOND READINGS.
Jervis's Divorce Bill and Lugard's Divorce Bill were
read a second time.

HEALTH OF TOWNS BILL.
Lord MORPETII brought up the report of the Com-
mittee appointed to draw up reasons for dissenting with
the House of Lords on certain amendments which had been
made by their Lordships in the Health of Towns Bill.
The report was read by the clerk at the table.

Mr. CAREW presPenEtledilalp°eNtitSiOn against the Copper
Ore Bill.
Sir GEORGE GREY presented a petition from a
place in Northumberland iu favour of the Scotch Mar-
riages Bill.
Mr. ANSTEY presented a petition from the high
sheriff and the grand jury of the county of Sligo at
the last Summer assizes, stating that they viewed with
great alarm the increase 61 able-bodied paupers in that
county, and praying for seine amen_ment of the pre.
sent Irish poor-law.
The lIoN. MEMBER also presented a petition from the
same petitioners, praying fur the abolition of the office
of coroner in Ireland, by which 25,0001. might be saved
annually to the cess-payers of Ireland.
DUBLIN ELECTION COMMITTEE.
Lord ROBERT CrROSVESOR, Chairman of this
Committee, mov:d for leave to adjourn the sittings of
the Committee until Tuesday next, in order to allow
time for witnesses to come from Ireland, the evidence of
whom was required for a fresh branch of the case. -
The motion was agreed to, and leave given for the
Committee to adjourn to Tuesday; -