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81IN OFFICE, Seven o'clock.

SHREWSBURY R±l..OES.—(This Day.)

(BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.)

BIENNIAL STAKES.

Nappy Prince
Knockburn

Four ran.
HAWN:STONE CUP.

Polestar ..
Laudamia

Alool,shine

S:x ran. Won by a length.
CORPORATION PLATE.

Blue Rock
Bold Buccleuch
Old Tom

Four ran.
ALTRINGLIAII STAKES.

Cripple ....
Ethelbali..

SHROPSHIRE HANDICAP
Catharine Logi°
Madame Rachel

Four ran.
HANDICAP PLATE.

Polly Peachum
Raffle

Four ran.

LATEST BETTING.
DERBY.
Bto 1 agst Skirmisher (offered)
9 to 1 agst Saunterer
Bto 1 on the Field (offered).
20 to 1 aget Bird in the Hand (taker)

The Maid of Derwent is scratched for all her Man
chester engagements.

The following have ]eft here :—sedan Hero, Corn.
panion, Grey Pyrrhus, and Gunboat.

The following have gone to Ludlow :—Ephorus, St.
Clair, Attorney-General, Pantomime, Whalebone, Wild
Holly, and Oyster Girl.

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OF COMMONS—;This Day.)
The SPEAKER took the chair at 12 o'clock.
Mr. KIRK and the Hon. F. BARIN4 took the oaths
and their seats.
COMMITTEE OF SELECTION.
Colonel W. PATrEN informed the house that owing
to the pressure of private business th© Committee of
Selection would have to abandon the precedent of for-
mer sessions in requesting members to state what period
would be most convenient to them to attend to the
Private Bill Committee, but, at the same time, they
would be ready to attend to any representation mem-
bers might wish to make on the subject. (Hear, hear.)
PRIVATE BILLS.
The dropped private bills were passed through their
various stages up to that at which they stood prior to
the dissolution of Parliament.
JUDGMENTS, EXECUTION, &c., BILL.
Mr. CRAUFORD moved the second reading of this
bill. He said it had been his misfortune to have this
bill under his care for four years without being able to
carry it through the house. Nevertheless, he was deter-
mined to proceed with it, and ba hoped ultimately to be
successful. The hon. and learned gentleman then
entered into the details of the bill, which were fully dis-
cussed last session, the principle of which was to
make judgments obtained in one coun'ay available in
either England, Scotland, or Ireland, instead of mak-
ing it necessary, as now, for a creditor to sue
his debtor only in the country in which he resided. It
was high time that such absurdities should be abolished
from our laws.
Mr. J. EWART seconded the motion.
Colonel FRENCH said the bill was opposed from a
belief that it was not a bill to facilitate the recovery of
debts, but one to engraft on England and Ireland the
"barbarism" of the Scottish laws. He moved the second
reading of the bill this day six months.
Mr. BLAND seconded the amendment. It was
looked upon with suspicion and distrust by the Irish,
who considered a harsh use might be made of it as
against themselves—(hear, hear,)—and also tbat the
balance of convenience was against them. (Hear, hear.)
One reasonable objection to the bill was that it would
tend to centralise all the legal business of Ireland in
Dublin. He condemned the bill as uncalled for.
Mr. AYRTON said it was a remarkable thing, that
this bill was opposed by ail the Irish members, whilst it
seemed by inference that it was not opposed by the Eng-
lish members, and the reason he suggested for it was,
that gentlemen in Ireland came very much to England,
but that Englishmen did not go much to Ireland. He,
however, went to Ireland once a year, and he assured
the house that he had as much prejudice against the
bill as any person who came from Ireland. (Rear,
hear.) He condemned discussing this bill on
prejudices, and he proceeded to state that the question
was whether this bill was one of real law reform or not.
He considered it was not, and in reference to a codifica-
tion of our laws be thought this a proceeding in
the wrong direction. The honourable and learned
gentleman then entered into the details of
the bill with reference to the mode of procedure under
it, and stated his objections to them, ( xpressing a belie:
that this bill would rather tend to complicate than sim
plify the law.

Mr.
11`111AHON opposed the bill on the ground
that it was in direct violation of the established princi-
ples of law and jurisprudence. The proper course was
to assimilate the law of Scotland to England, rather than
the law of England to Scotland, as was proposed by
this bill, and he proceeded to show the anomalies of the
Scotch law which this bill would enforce in England
and Ireland.
Mr. NEATE supported the bill.
Mr. WIIITESIDE opposed the WI, and entered at
some length into its details, pointing out the objection-
able points.

Mr. MALINS supported the second reading of the
bill. He did not consider that the objections raised
against the measure touched its principles.
The LORD ADVOCATE said that the objections to
the bill appeared to be based on the defects of the Scotch

law. This was not a Scotch measure, -but one of general
jurisprudence, and it had received the approbation of
Lord Brougham and all English lawyers. Jae defended
the Scotch law from the charges that had been brought
against it, and said that, so far from the Scotch system
being a barbarous one, it was built on the old Roman
law, and the feudal law of Europe, and was transferred
from France into that country. He tsaw no objection to
the house reading this bill a second time. Many of the
objections raised against it could las better discussed in
committee.
Mr. NAPIER said the Scotch law was only known
in Ireland as a "foreign law," and that, he thought,
would be a defect in this measure, because by the bill
they would have to give effect to the Scotch law in Ire-
land. This bill, if passed, would be most injurious to
trade, because it would afford means for collusion and
fraud.

Mr. HADFIELD regretted that Irish memberg
should oppose this measure. He was convinced that it
would prove more beneficial to Ireland than to
England and Scotland. He approved of the principle
of the bill, which was peculiarly calculated at this time
more than any other to produce beneficial effects.
Mr. STEWART supported the second reading.
The house then divided, when the numbers were—
For the second reading . 137
Against it
Majority for the second reading--38
The bill was then read a second time, and orderelil
to be committed oil Wednesday.

SUPPLY.
The Chairman of Committee brought up the report on
Supply, which was agreed to.
The Army and Navy Estimates were ordered to be
laid before the house.
NEW MEMBERS.
Several new members took the oaths and their seats.
SLAVE TRADE (CUBA.).
Sir G. B. PECHELL postponed his motion for a
return of her Majesty's ships and vessels employed on
the coast of Cuba for the suppression of the Slave Trade,
from the Ist day of January, 1854 ; stating the dates of
their arrival on, and their departure from, their respec-
tive cruising stations, with the names of their several
captains and commanders, and distinguishing steam
from sailing vessels. His reason for so doing was the
non-attendance of a Cabinet Minister, which prevented
his being able to call the attention of the Government
to the subject.

ELECTION EXPENSES.
Lord R. GROSVENOR moved for leave to bring in
a bill to alter the law in reference to the payment of the
conveyance of voters to the poll, and the hustings ex-
penses, by the candidates at elections. The noble lord
drew the attention of the house to the report
of the committee of 1834, who recommended that
members of that house should be returned free of
expense, and which he said made out his case for
asking for this bill. The practice of calling on members
to convey voters to the p.,11 and pay for the hustings
could not be ju.tified on any principle, and as regarded
the former, if a votercould not walk to the poll be ought
to be carried at the expense of the County, and not at
that of the candidates. The expense should be paid by
the counties and boroughs. He expressed an opinion
which was concurred in by the house, that the late elec-
tions were peaceably conducted, and said that this bill
was necessary to fully carry out the recommendation
of the committee of 1831—(hear, hear)—with which
recent legislation was in accordance. The Government
had intimated their intention not to oppose this bill, but
should it be desirable hereafter that he should withdraw
this bill that the subject might form a portion of a Go-
vernment comprehensive reform next session, he would
do so.

Mr. W. WILLIAMS said he did not object to the
principle of the bill, but if it was intended for the coun-
ties and boroughs to pay the hustings expenses, he
doubted if it would accomplish the noble lord's object,
that of economy.
Mr. DRUMMOND said that to put the expense of