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London, England, 1857-06-30 00:00:00

THE OATHS BILL.

Lord CAMPBELL presented a petition from
the Lord Mayor and corporation of the
city of London in favour of tbia bill.
The noble and learned lord said he thought the
time had now arrived when they could Eaft-ly
all Av the services of persons of the Jewish faith
to be applied to the benefit of the country in general.
OXFORD UNIVERSITY BILL.

On the order of the day for the second reading of this

kn.o,
The Earl of CARNARVON rose to present a petition
against a certain clause in the bill, and entered at seine
length into the principles of the bill of which he etrorg 'y
disapproved.
The Earl of HARROWBY, after presenting a num-
ber of petitions in favour of the bill, proceed to explain
in detail the objects of the bill.
(LEFT ePEAKING.)

HOUSE OF COMMON=-(This Day.)
The SPRAKER took the chair at twelve o'clock.
BOD MIN ELECTION.
The SPEAKER, informed the house that be had re-
ceived a letter from the agents of the petitioners against
the return of the sitting member (Mr. Wyld) stating
that it was not their intention to proceed with the peti-
tion.

Mr. WYLD said it was his intention at six o'clock
this eveuiug, to call attention to the circumstances
connected with this petition. The petitioners had libelled
himself and his constituents, and the forms of
the house prevented him from appealing to
any other tribunal. He should move that
certain documents be placed in the hands of the law
authorities, and that certain individuals should be called
to the bar of the house.
SOUTH EASTERN RAILWAY (GREENWICH
JUNCTION TO DARTFORD).
On the consideration of the report of the committee on
this bill,
Lord A. PAGET moved that the bill be read a third
time.
Sir E. DEERING said he felt very much dissatisfied
with the result of the deliberation of the committee, and
he should therefore move that the bill be read a third
time that day three months.
Col. FREESTUN supported the third reading of
the bill, as the committee had resolved that the pre-
amble bad been proved.
Mr. 13. OSBORNE strongly opposed the further
progress of the bill.
Mr. RICH said the committee bad declared in
favour of this line, and the bill ought therefore to be
read a third time. He complained that the opposi-
tion to the bill was an attempt, on the part of an
opposing railway, to see how much they could screw
out of the South-Eastern Railway.
Sir B. BRIDGES opposed the bill.
Sir B. HALL said the better course to pursue was
to postpone the further consideration of the bill
until next year. Each of the railway companies said it
would be ior the benefit of the public that their respec-
tive lines should be made, and, under these cir-
cumstances, if the course he suggested was followed, the
two schemes could then be fully considered, and the
one which was proved to be the most beneficial to the
public adopted. He should vote for the postponement
of the bill.
Mr. BENTINCK said there bad lately been a dread-
ful railway accident, and this circumstance afforded
additional argument for the postponement of the bill.
Mr. GILPIN said that if the present bill had been
passed and the time laid down the accident could not or
would not have happened.
Mr. HOPE should vote for the third reading of the
bill. He could not sanction a measure intended to
reduce the income of the South-Eastern Railway.
Colonel FRENCH—In discussion on private bills it
was generally understood that Ministers did not inter-
fere, yet the house had been addressed by two members
of the Government, the hon. baronet the member
for Marylebone and the hon. member for Dover. The
latter hon. member might, as he represented Dover,
have some reason fur interfering, but not so in the other
instance. He should support the third reading.
Sir J. V. SHELLEY, considering the part of the
metropolis the right hon. bart represented, he had more
right to interfere in this discussion than the hon. gen-
tleman, the member for Roscommon. He should vote
for the postponement of the third reading of the bill.
After a short discussion, in which Mr. Watkins, Mr.
T. Dancombe, Mr. Cobbett, and the Earl of March,