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them; even otoinst the most honourshie of them were a

CAirge of mendacity of the gravy at character bruugnt it
would involve u., shame." Dieu. L

find if they looked to the proceediup to India Jotte
Pershaud's case, that the counbelfl• the prosecution

complained of a great departure from tho usual forms
and proceedings of the Court. If,, heir Lirdships looked
at the record of the proceedings they woull fiud a mani-
fest appeerauce of the greatest fairness towards J tee
Pershaud, and that a leaning was exhibited by thy- Court
decidedly against the prosecution. Considering the vast
empire in,lndia, the multiplicity of interests and of officers,
it was but seldom oases of delinquency were heard
of. If found out, however, they were sure to be inquired
into, and he would assure the Noble Earl that this mat-
ter would be fully inquired into. The Noble Earl could
not exp-ot him to say more at present. He was as aria
ious as the Noble Earl to arrive at the truth, but this

could not be done without that information which he
was waiting for.
The Earl of ELLENBOROUGH said had the Noble
Lord stated to him he was waiting for further informa-
tion he should have been relieved from the necessity of
making the statement he had made. He confessed,
however, he could not bring himself to believe that any
correction of his statement would come from India, as

he was of opinion he was strictly correct in what he bad
alleged respecting Mr. Denison and Mr. Cummins, and
another gentleman. He bad made no charge against the
Government at Calcutta, neither had he made any charge
against the Noble Lord; but if, after perusing the state-
ments that bad been published, neither the Governor-

General nor the Noble Lord instituted an ir quiry, then
he should hays to make a charge against both. He re-

gratttd the Noble Lord should Kaye— spoken of the gen-
tleman, his informant, as be bad done. He had not
drawn his statt ments, as supposed by the l•I,ble Lord,
from newspapers, but from letters from persons at Agra
of the IQighest rt
SMITHFIELD-M ARKET REMOVAL BILL.

Earl CrItAN VILLE, in moving the second reading of
this Bill, referred to the numerous inquiries anol propo-
sitions which had been made in reference to Smithfield-
market during the present century. It therefore could
not be alleod that in proposing the Bill now before their
Lordships the Government had not acted with due
deli-
Ueratiou. The last Parliamentary Committee of Inquiry
unanimously recommended that the Government should
take on themselves the duty of removing the nuisance.
Upon that recommendation the Government acted, and
appointed a Royal Commission composed of persons of
different political opinions; and the Bill which he now
proposed to be read a second time was founded upon the
report of that Commission. The Bill W4S one which
did not require much explanation. It proposed the ap-
pointment of a certain number of Commissioners charged
with the duty of procuring a site for a new market in

the suburban districts, and of slaughter-houses, it twee,-
wiry, connected Witt► the market; and els° empowered to
raise money under certain restric, ions, to appoint officers,
to make certai❑ by-laws, &c. There was also a clause
in the Btll which must remove all ground of complaint
on the score of grievance on the part ut the city 01 Lou-
don, for by that clause it would be competent for the
city of Loudon, within six months after the passing of
the Bill. to undertake all the functions conn-cted with
the management of the new marker. Noi anticipating
any great opposition to the accord reading of the
Bril, he would content h'nas, lf with saying, that
though the passing of the Bill might, as was
inevitable in effecting these great chances and im
provements, inflict s,_-me injury n ce, tan person.
connected with the present Smithfield market, yet it
would enhance the value of the property in the neigh-
bourhood by removing a ❑uisance from wnich the regular
course of trade suffered. The Bill, by providing for the
establishment of a large market in a suburban 'pot,
would remove from a part of the town in which the po
pulatien warn most dense an intolerable nuisance necessa-
lily accompanying a cattle 11341 ket situated in the heart,
of London; and it would be serprising that if, in the
present advanced stale of civilization, a caitle• market
should be retained on its present site, which was selected
for that purpose more than 500 years ago, when Liendon
Was so much smaller than now. In consequence of the
p eittion of Smithfield, droves of cattle were driven by
day and night through the most populous streets, and
the result was danger and alarm to all passers-by, and
se nes of disgusting cruelty which must have the worst
effect on the population. I❑ removing the market, he
believed that they would get rid of this great amount of
evil, afford greater facilities to the graziers and dealers,
and also enable the consumers in this metropolis,
amounting to above 2,000,000 of persons, to obtain meat
of a much better quality, as, in consequence of the in-
sufficient room in Smithfield, and the cruelty the drovers
were obliged to resort to, the cattle now suffered great
deterioration.
The Bill was then read a second time.
ECCLESIASTICAL TITLES' ASSUMPTION
BILL.

The Marquis of LANSDOWNE moved the first
reading of the Ecclesiastical Titles' Assumption Bill,
and gave notice of its second reading fur this day fort-
night.
Lord MON ['EAGLE said, as regarded one part of
the empire, the Bill had excited such a sensation that
unless it was explained that the assent to its introduc
tion did not involve an assent to the principle of the
Bill, he could not acquiesce in that stage ot the proceed
ings. It it were to be considered the Bill was one to
repel an aggression, he entirely concurred in it; but
reading it as it stood, although many of its provisions
were not material, still the amendments to the Bill hay•
ing been resisted by the Government, and carried, to a
great extent, against them, a great party being opposed
to any Bill, a Noble Lord, with another course to pro.
pose, being absent, he could not say that the
measure was that of the Government, and he did not
know on whom the responsibility rested. It was
a Bill which went to cripple the officers ot
a church whose .religious existence was recognized
by the State, and therefore it behoved the House to
et-insider the subject calmly and dispassionately.
The Noble Lord concluded by asking whether the Go
vernuuent had any objections to the production of a copy-
of the eddress of whim he had given notice—viz..
copy of the address from the biitiops of the Raritan Ca-
tholic Church exercising episcopal function in Ireland to
her Msjesty, respecting any measures proposed to be
adopted in relation to the Pepsi rescript purporting to
erect certain sees and ecclesiastical titles in England?
arid wtiether it rise the intention of the Government to
lay on the table of this Houma any dispatches from the
Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland on the subject of the legis-
lative measures consequent on the Papal reicript pur-
purting to censtitate sees in Englaed?
Die elaiquisi of LeNSDOeVNE said he should Dot
b.) induced to enter into any di,cusit,n on a Bill Rot
yet read, or to adopt any course ditl7ent trots, that which
was There could be no objection to give what
the petition asked for, but with respect to the correspon-
dence, these was none such„ and he could not, theretore,
give v.
The Duke of ARGYLL said that it would be impor-
tant in the discussion ot the Bill to have the returns
made under the Charitable Bequests Act Wore the
elitu,e. Ir. was r quito re to know to what extent the
titles in question had been employed in be quests and
d. vise'; and as a provision of that Act made an annual
return imperative, he hoped 'het e would be no obj,caun
to these ',tunr since January, 1849.
The LORD CHANCELLOR sae' the bequests would
not eisclose the real fact unless some question of law
was raieee upon them.
The Duke of ARGYLL wished the Noble and
Learned Lord would suggest a form fur the purpuse.
The motion was agreed to.
The Duke of ARGYLL presented several petitions in
favour of the Ecclesiastical rides Assumption Bill from
various parts of Scotland arid England.
WHITE HERRING FISHERY.

The White Herring Fishery Bill a a' read a third time,
on the motion of Ow Duke of ARGYLL, and passed.
Lord MONTEAG LE previred several petitions from
Ireland against the Ecclesiastical Titles' Assumption Bill.
The Earl of MOUNTCASHELL presented petition*
against the udmissi'm of Jews to Parliament, in favour
of protection to women, and in favour of the Ecclesiastical
Titles' Assumption Bill.
The House then adj turned.

HOUSE OF COMMONS. July 7.
INHABITED HOUSE Dury. BILL.
(Continued from our Third Edition of last night.)
Mr. W. WILLIAMS moved an amendmeut, to the
'ilea that all houses not liable to be assessed for duty
on windows should not be liable to the house tax, and
declared his intention of taking the sense of the Com-
mittee upon it.
Mr. COWAN supported the amendment, 'and stated
that the Bill, as it stood, would render 2 000 of his con-
ssnuents liable to taxation who bad hitherto enjoyed an
exemption. He urg: d the Charm,llor of the Exchequer
to accede to the amendment, which would involve no
greet loss of revenue.
Sir W. CLAY thought it inconsistent with the prin-
ciple_ of the measure to tax those who had before enjoy"
exemption.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER opposed
the amendment. He had been censured for exempting
houses under 201. a year, aid could not acquiesce in a
proposition for extending the exemption
to houses nf
much higher rental, merely on the ground that they
had hiLbertet escaped toxothn. He had stated, on intro-
ducing the measure, that,
while its effect would be to ex.
erupt a certain number, others would be brought under
taxation which had not been taxed hitherto.,
Mr. WAWN asked, if the exemption was just, why it
was not proposed to extend it to all houses hereafter to
be built ?—(El.er, and laughter.).
Mr. CARDWINLL urged the lion. Member for Lam-
beth not to press his amendment.
Viscount DUNCAN concurred in the recommewia-
tion.
The amendment was then withdrawn, and the clause
was agreed to, as were also the remaining clauses of the
Bill.
In the schedule
Mr. DUNCOMBE moved the insertion of certain
words, for the purpose of placing buildings used for pro-
tessiotral aril educational puz poses in the BIM. category
ay shilpi, end subjecting them to a duty of 61. instead
4); 94. in the pined.
Ihe CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said the
crle„tiue toad already been submitted to the House and
negatived; and, in feet, tf the distinction were extended
bed and st:ops, it would be impossible to prevent the lower
rive from becotnieg move rsal.
Mr. EA' Al r urged the claims of the proprietors of
schools, which he thought were very strong.
Lord R. GROSVENOR, would support the proposition
of the Hon Member for Finsbury, it it were, confined to
mere schoels, but bit could not consent to exempt pri-
vate dweliing-houses, which were generally et:ached to
them.

The amendment wus then negatived without a division,
and the hchkdole was r.g(*ed to
Mr. T. DUNCOMBE moved the following clause:—
"Provided always, and be it enacted, that no neglect or
012156i911 to pay, within any limited period, the dude!) IP'