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either be grouped into boroughs, or clan that the inha-
hitants most have a 10/. franchiso for the counties. The
Noble Lord had truly said the other night that the mess
f the pe,pie of this country were determined to main-
Los our present 'commercial policy. And the Right
don. Gentli:inan the Meriber for Ripon (Sir J. Gra
bear) in that admirable speech--(Bear, .hear)—inade
the same assertion, and it would find an echo through
the cAristry. But what was the case with regard to the
representation? Ho would pass over the fact that there
was only a majority of 14 votes among the representa-
tives of the people upon a question upon which the
mass of the people were unauimous.—(Hear, hear.)
But let them look at the decision of the county repre-
sentation, so f tr as the opportunity had been afforded cf
testing it. Take the elections for the last. few :Weeks in
Herefordshire, . Glamurganshire. Nottinghamshire,
Montgomeryshire, and the .elections now' going on
in North Staffordshire and Bedfordshire. In
those six counties or divisions of counties there could
ho no doubt that the mass of thu people were just as de-
termined as ever to maintain free trade. Butnt all these
elections there was not a free-trade caudidatesho had a
chance, and why?—because the representation of the
counties was not in accordance with the opinions of the
mass of the people in those counties. The landlords and
the tenants might be tolerably unanimous, but they con-
stituted only a small fraction of the population; and, so
long as this state of things continued, there would be
no security for the permanent enjoyment of free-trade,
and greet peril to the institutions of the country, from
our inability to uphold this vital principle. Now, would
the Noblo Lord allow this great discrepancy to exist,—
that while the great body of the people were in favour
of free trade, so many Members of. that House should.
continue to vote for dear breach against a free importa-
tion of foreign produce, against the unrestricted export
of manufactured produce, for low wages and high prices,
—and to do all this under the pretext that: they repre-
sented the counties? If there were no Other grounds
this it would he sufficient to induce .fiitn'to support
the motion. His Hon. Friend had done a great service
by bringing this motion forward; and not the least
service that he had rendered was in havingelicited from
the Noble Lord the promisathat we were to have a great
extension and modification of our representative system..
Af er a fear words from 'air. P. HOWARD, in sup-
port of the motion,
The House divided, when there appeared--
For the motion . 100
Against it 52
Majority . .
The announcement of the numbers avas...received with
loud cheers. „ .>,

On the motion of Lord SEYMOUR, leave was given
to bring in a Bill to amend the Act for regulating the
construction and the use of buildings in the metropolis
and it neighbourhood. _ _

Sir W. MOLESWORTH moved for a copy of all peti-
tions on the subject of convict discipline and transporta-
tion which have been presented to her Majesty, or to the
Route of Conamoni, from any part of Australia or Van
Diemen's Land since the year 1845, with the number of
aigeatures aqached to each petition.
Mr. THORNELY said the petitions moved for by the
Hon. Baronet were seventeen in-number; of which six-
teen were already printed.

The motion was then agreed to.
The ATTORNEY-GENER4L for Ireland moved
for and obtained leave, to bring in a " to consolidate
and at-nend the laws relating to Civil Bills and the Courts
of Quarter Sessions in Ireland, and to transfer to the
assistant barristers certain jurisdiction as to insolvent
debtors."

On the motion of Lord MELGUND, kayo was given
to bring in a " Bill to reform and extend the School Es-
tablishment of Scotland."

Colonel DUNNE moved for " A return of the names
of naval officers, civil engineers, and other persons who
have reported in favour of or against the proposed plan
for the Asylum Harbour at Holyhead, or that have re-
parted that Holyhead is not a suitable place for an asy-
lum harbour, and whose reports have been made or
printed by order of Parliament previous to the intro-
duction of the Holyhead Harbour Bill into Parlistnent
last session; distinguishing those who have reported in
favour from those who have reported artist such har-
bour; together with the cost of the stun as estimated
by the several engineers referred to. Atid copy of any
report or paper forwarded to the Admiralty in the year
1847, on the part of the shipowners of,"Liverpool and
others, on the nature of the anchorage; ground of the
proposed asylum harbour at Holyheadbond signed by
Captain James H. Christie and Lieutraaat R. Sarsfield,.
R.N., together with the plan annexed thereto."—
Agreed to.
PASSENGERS ACT.

The House then went into Committ6i on the Passen-
gers Act Amendment Bill. L.
The several previous clauses having been agreed to
without discussion, on the last
Mr. ADDERLEY suggested that theprovisions of the
Bill should be extended to cabin passengers as well as to
steerage passengers, and complained that the former
were in some instances subjected to unfair treatment.,
Mr. THORNELY said he had had reat experience
with respect to emigration to the 'United States of Ame-
rica, and from all ho had seen he half no hesitation in
saying that the cabin passengers were,,Peffectly able to
take care of themselves.
The clause was then agreed to, the Uouse resumed,
and the Chairman reported the Bill.
MILLS AND FACTORIES (IRELAND) BILL.
This Bill passed through Committee.?
The House adjourned at Nine o'clock;

Mr. 0 Higgins paired off with Sir R. Peel in favour
of Mr. King's motion for the extension'of the franchise

PARLIAMENTARY DIVISIONS.

(From the V, tes and Proceedings of the Rowe of Commons.)
THURSDAY, FEB. 20.
GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY (No. 3) BILL.
Order for Second Reading read; Motion made, and Ques-
tion proposed, " That the Bill be now read a second time :"
Amendment proposed, to leave out the word " now," and
at the end of the Question to add the words " upon this day
six months." Question put, " That the word' now' stand
part of the question." The House divided :._
MINORITY—AYtS, 46,
Bagge, W. Hamilton, Geo. A. Salwey,Colonel
Ban kes, George Hastie, Alexander Smollett, A.
Baring, Francis Hatchell, John Spooner, Richard
Berkeley, Henry F. Hornby John ,Stanley, Edward
Boldero, H. George Jolliffe, Sir W. G. • 'Stanstield, W. R. C.
Broadley, H. Lacy, H. C. Strickland, Sir G.
Brotherton, J. Lawley, B. R.
Brown, W. „ Lockhart, W.
Childers, J. W.
Cubitt, William M'Gregor, John burner, G.
sdir.T:JW..
W.
Manners, Lord G. - Welby, G. E.
Duncan, Viscount Mitchell, T. A. Wigram, L. T.
Duncan, George Napier Joseph ' Wortley, J. S.
Etnlyn, Viscount Patten, J. W.
E wart, William Pilkington, James , , TELT,m.
Farnham, E. B. Prime, Richard ;Denison, B.
Fitzrty, Henry Ricardo, Osman
' Christopher. R.
Grosvenor, Lord R. Rice, E. R.
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