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LONDON, THURSDAY, APRIL 10, 1851.

The Commons met yesterday at Twelve o'clock.
Sir JAMES DUKE moved the second reading of the
Smithfield MT.rket Enlargement Bill.
Mr. CHRISTOPHER thought that no enlargement of
Smithfield could provide sufficient, accommodation or re-
medy the existing evils, find, therefore. he moved that
the Bill be read a second time that day six months.

Sir CHARLES KNIGHTLET was in favour of the Bill.
Sir fi. VERNEY considered that any cattle market for
the metropolis should be accessible by railway.
Mr. W. Winukma suggested that both this Bill and
the Government measure should be referrgd to a Select
Committee.

Sir JAM DUKE expressed his willingness to accede
to the anggestioL.

Mr. CORNEWALL LEWIS objected to the adoption of
such a course, and called upon the House to decide whe-
ther, under any circumstances, a cattle market should be
permitted to remain in the heart of the city of London.
Alr. Alderman SIDNEY and Mr. WA LEY supported
tile motion.
_ _

MY. STAFFORD, Mr. VI
—II3IE, Sir GEORGE GREY' Mr.
WILLIAM MILES, Mr. BERNAL OSBORNE, Sir REM-
Ilmit.l HALL. Mr. MACKINNON, Mr. MoWATT, and Sir
iiwritv HALitonD took part in the discussion.
Lord J. RUSSELL remarked that reference having
been made to his connexion with the city of London, be
that the circumstance would not stand in
begged forhy g• • ference to whatever tended
the p
the way - is
restslt:ing of there
to promote the in
kingdom at large, should
, and, acting on that principle, he would
a question arise
oppose the present motion.
there appeared—
The House then dd reading ~.
...
For the second 124
Against it •.•
against it ..• ••• ---122
246
Majority
So the Bill is lost.
Mr. CoaNuwALL 1.1
svzs having moved the second
reading of the Smithfield Market Removal Bill,
Sir GE"" GREY state,
,-1, --
that if the House con-
sented to the motion, the 13i11 would be submitted to a
Select Committee to be nominated by the Committee of
Selection.
Sir jAIIES DOLE said, that however much he might
regret the decision the House had just come to in re-
ference to the previous Bill, he would bow to that de-
cision, and not offer any opposition to the motion now
made.

Mr. STUART WORTLEY protested against the princi-
ple of the Bal. It was nothing more nor less than
transferring to the Government the charters of the city
of London.
After a desultory discussion, the
question alts put,
and a division called for by Mr. Alderman SIDNEY, when
there appeared--
For the second reading 230
Against it
Majority for the second rang
ou--73e01r which,
A%ter a short conversation, in i
in reply to Mr. HUNS,
Lord JOHN RUSSELL reminded the House, that a
as the Commissioners bad reported in favour of the s°°ll
re-
moval of the market, the Government had made an offer
to the Corporation to allow them to carry the propJsPd
change into effect, which offer had been refused,
The Bill was ordered to be referred to a Select Com-
mit tee.
The House adjourned at Six o'clock.

Ecce iterum, tc. Once more we return to the in-
come-tax, the subject of deepest interest at the pre-
sent moment to all those who having submitted to
he plundered for the last, nine years, are supposed by
our sapient Minister of Finance to have become ac-
customed to the operation, and rather to like it than
otherwise. This is the time when the zesistance to