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London, England, 1851-06-20 00:00:00

HOUSE OF CO,U.PIOLVS, June 19.
SMITHFIELD MARKET REMOVAL BILL.

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(Continued from our Afternoon Edition of yesterday
On clause 2

Mr. C. LEWIS could only repeat the answer which
had already been given to the same question, namely,
that the Government had come to no conclusion on the
subject of the site, nor had they yet turned their atten-
tion to it.
After a few words from Mr. Bucx. and Sir J. Duals,
Mr. W. WILLIAMS insisted that the Committee had
no right to pass the Bill in utter darkness of who were
to be the Commissioners or where the new market was
to be.
Alderma❑ SIDNEY said it would be useless to pass
the Bill, as it never could become law; but under any
circumstances it was only right that so important a sub-
ject as the removal of a Crest and an ancient market
should be discussed in a feller House, and he should
theref ,re move that the Chairman do report progress,
and ask leave to sit again.
Lord JOHN RUSSELL said no advantage could be
obtained from such a proceeding; for at the present
period of the session it was not probable that the Bill
would attract a fuller Committee.
Mr. W. WILLIAMS also appealed to the Hon. Mem-
ber not to persevere in his amendment.
Alderman SIDNEY contended once more that the
rights of two millions of people were far too important
to be entrusted even to the discretion of a Secretary of
State; but nevertheless he would not put the Committee
to the trouble of dividing on his motion.
The amendment was accordingly withdrawn, and the
clause agreed to.
On clause 3,
Sir JAMES DUKE moved the insertion of words to
render it incumbent that the site of the new market
should be subject to the approval of Parliament.
Sir G. GREY had no objection to the amendment,
but it was wholly unnecessary, as in all probability the
matter would have to come before Parliament again if
the duty of selecting the site fell upon the Commis-
sioners.
The clause was then agreed to, as were also clauses 4,
5,6, 7,8, and 9.
On clause 10,

Sir J. DUKE proposed the omission of words, to leave
it optional with the public to open us many markets as
they liked.

Mr. C. LEWIS opposed the amendment, as it would
entirely d, feat the object of the Bill.
Alderman SIDNEY and Mr. W. WILLIAMS supported
the amendment.

Air. CARDWELL resisted the amendment. The
words proposed to be left out had been adopted from the
Smithfield charter, and as they might have the effoct of
continuing the market under the control of the Cor-
poration, he was at a loss to understand bow they could
be omitted.
After a short discussion the Committee divided, when
there appeared—
For the amendment .. . 21
Against it
••• ... 48
Majority agAinat the amendment —27
Alderman SIDNEY then moved the omission of
words so as to allow Smithfield-market to be continued.
Tne Committee again divided, when the numbers
Were......

For the amendment .•• . 20
Against it ••• •" .. •
47
Msjority swainst it ... ••• —27
Mr. A. STAFFORD next proposed that the limits
within which markets should be established should be
reduced from a radius of seven miles from St. Paul's to
thr.?e or five miles.
Mr. CARD ATELL said the limit was fixed by the
Stnithield Coarter, and he could not sea what objection
there was to it.
Sir JAMES DUKE supported the amendment that
the limit be three miles instead of seven.
After a short discussion the Committee divided, when
there appeared—
For the amendment ..
Against it •••
The rhe clans,
Mahity for the a
was then agreed tozuse .
ernaining
clauses were added to the Bill, and
the Chairman wits directed to report it to the House.
The House h •
accordingly, wring resumed, the CHAIRMAN did so
The House then, at Four o'clock, adjourned until Six,

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The House reguakedpEt a_rSIT o'clock.
Mr. DUNCAN Preseat,4l°NS.
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in favour of the Ecclesiastical,TPttles Billfrom Arbroath
.
arrpiaetietsion from the Tower
Lord D. S ruti R r prescionnteeda
Hamlets against the duty
Mr. KERSHAW presented a peatizu
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from a
Lancashire against the Regium Dontim.' place in
Board of
ACCIDENTS ON RAILWAYS.
Lord
have otb the
Lord NAAS asked the President r
Trade the following question:—That as several
late accidents to travellers and workmen
manifestly caused by neglect and carelessness, voseteheenr
it is the intention of the Government to propose an..
measure during the present session for the more te.
cient protection of persons travelling by steam-vessels
or railroads, or of those employed in working steam ma..
chinery ?
LABOUCHERE said the law with regard to
steam-vessels was in a very bad state, and he had intro-
dreu__,ced a Bill on the subject, which had already been
a second time, and he trusted it would receive
the sanction of the House this session. In regard to steam
machinery and railroads, he did not intend to brillg in a
Bill this session to give the Government greater powers.
of supervisist
he did not think it they
possessed
at
of general app present, and
application
be possible to prepare a measure
nafor the better prevention of acci-
dents, without taking
at present resting some portion of the respon-
sibilityaent oydn,tah.c directors.
Sir D. NORREYS fter the reception of Cap-
tain Laffan's report inreferencent to the Sutton tunnel
accident, whether Government
measure that would stop such could not found some
carelessness as had been
evinced in the case in question?
Mr. LABOUCHERE said the case had been fully in-
vestigated and a verdict returned, and therefore or did
not see that Government were called upon or authorized
to interfere further. He considered that the investiga-
tions
into such cases under the superintendence of aG Go-
vernment officer did very great good, and tended to make-
directors and oficials of railway companies more vigi-
lant in the exercise of their duties.
Mr. RIGGINGS rose to ask the First Lord of the
Admiralty if it is the case that her Majesty's steamer
Avoa lately visited the Island of Innisturk, in the
county of Mayo, and if so, the nature and particulars
of the service on which she was engaged on that occa-
sion?
Sir F. BARING said, in consequence of a requisition
from the Government of Ireland for aid to the civil
power, a steamer had been sent to that part of the coast
to perform the service required; but no report bad yet
been
made of what had been done, and therefore ho had
no information to give to the Hon. Ntember.
UNIVERSITY TESTS AND STATUTES.
Mr. lIEYWOOD rose to move " That this House
will resolve itself into a Committee to consider the reli-
gious tests orignally imposed either by the authority of
the Crown or by Act of Parliament,
as a qualification
for any civil corporate privilege in the Universities and
Colleges of Oxford, Cambridge, and Dublin." It was

Mr. A. STAFFORD wished to know, before they
proceeded lurther, where the site of the new market was to be. He thought both the questions, as well as who
were to be the Commissioners, ought to be settled at
once. At all events, the power of the Commissioners to
select the site, should be confined to particular districts.
jMr• MACKINNON thought it would be highly in-
udicious to disclose where the site was to be, because it
would give rise to all sorts of speculations in the locality,
and increase the price of the land that might be re-
quired for the market. He hoped, therefore, the time of
the Committee would be no longer taken up on this
subject.