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that the Bill be read a second time that day six months,
as two-thirds of his constituents were opposed to the Bill.
Lord ARUNDEL seconded the motion. He said this
railway would destroy some of the best land in the
county; and, if passed, would operate as a great injustice
on the inhabitants of the county of Sussex.
Lord A. LENNOX supported the 2d reading of the
Bill.

Capt. PECHELL also supported the Bill.
After a few words from Mr. Goring, Mr. Curteis, Mr.
J. A. Smith and Sir Charles Burrell,

Strangers were ordered to withdraw, and the House
divided, when the numbers were—
For the second reading 99
For the amendment 4B
Majority for the second reading —sl
The Bill was then read a second time, and was
ordered to be committed to-morrow.

STRATFORD (EASTERN COUNTIES) AND
THAMES JUNCTION RAILWAY BILL.
An HON. MEMBER moved the second reading of this
Bill.

Colonel Fox, Mr. Hawes, and Lord Mahon, presented
petitions against the Bill.
Colonel FOX said that the alleged object of this Bill
was to carry coals, but if that were the only object there
were already two canals which were sufficient for that
purpose. His constituents were opposed to the Bill, and
he should move that it be read that day six months.
Mr. HAWES seconded the amendment. He could
name several persons of property who were opposed to
the measure, and almost all the people of Stratford were
opposed to it. As no public advantage would be de-
rived from it, the expense of going into Committee
ought to be avoided.
Mr. WARD knew of no ground which should pre-
vent a Bill going into Committee which had been allowed
to go into Committee last session. He hoped the House
would not prevent the Bill being committed.
Sir W. JAMES said there was no cause for opposing
the Bill.

The amendment was ultimately withdrawn, and the
Bill read a second time.

The Cwrn Celyn and Blaina Iron Company Bill was
read a second time.

The Colchester and Harwich Railway Bill was read a
second time.

The report of the Norwich and Brandon Railway Bill
was further considered for the purpose of introducing
an amendment.
ATMOSPHERIC RAILWAYS.

Mr. SIIAW presented a petition from Dublin in
favour of the principle of atmospheric railways.

LONDON AND SOUTH WESTERN RAILWAY
BILL.

The second reading of the London and South Western
Railway Bill (No. 1) having been moved,
Mr. WALLACE protested against several of the
clauses of the Bill, which enabled the Company to act
as general traders, as Custom-house agents, as hotel-
keepers, as wharfingers, as steam-boat proprietors, and
in several other capacities totally inconsistent with their
office as railway proprietors. He thought that this Bill
ought not to be allowed to proceed further till the ob-
jections he had adverted to were removed.
Mr. ANTROBUS hoped the Honourable Gentleman
would allow the second reading of the Bill to take place,
and defer his opposition till the Bill went into Committee.
Sir W. HEATHCOTE said that the clause complained
of by the Hon. Member for Greenock had, he believed,
been omitted by the Standing Orders Committee.
Mr. LABOUCHERE would not oppose the second
reading of the Bill, but he thought if the objection of
the Hon. Member for Greenock was well founded, it
might be pointed out upon the bringing up of the report.
Mr. GLADSTONE thought the question was one
for the Committee, and they had every security that the
question would not -be overlooked there. The Com-
mittee would report specially whether or not the Stand-
ing Orders had been complied with. The House might
feel assured that the matter would not escape the fullest
investigation. The principle was one of the very greatest
importance. There was a general disposition on the
part of all joint-stock companies, who were intrusted
with certain powers for certain purposes, to em-
ploy those powers for other, purposes. He
hoped the attention of the General Committee
on Railways would be directed to that point,
and he hoped the House would do its utmost to check
that disposition on the part of all joint-stock companies.
There were cases in which an exception ought to be
male. He was not prepared to say whether or not the
case of the harbour't)f Folkestone was of that nature, but
in every ease in which it was necessary to make an ex-
ception, the matter should be subjected to the most mi-
nute investigation.
Mr. HUME considered that it was of the utmost
importance that the principle laid down by the
Right Honourable Gentleman as the one by. which
the House was to be guided in its dealings with
joint-stock companies should be known by the whole
country. If they once departed from the principle, they
would be open to all kinds of abuse. If the Committee
did not strike out all the words enforcing the proposed
powers on the company, he was satisfied that the Bill
would be rejected.

Mr. AGEIONBY agreed that great caution should be
exercised in all these cases. The public ought to be
carefully guarded, and they had many safe-guards. In
the first place there was the Committee on Petitions—
then there was the Standing Orders Committee—and
then there was the Committee on Bills. In the present
instance all the provisions not strictly analagous with
the first application for the Bill were ordered to be
struck out.

The Bill was then read a second time, and ordered to
be committed.
MANCIIESTER IMPROVEMENTS.

On the motion of Mr. M. GIBSON, the Manchester
Improvements Bill was read a second time, and ordered
to be committed.
NOTICES OF MOTION—THE SLAVE TRADE.

Mr. M. MILNES begged to give notice that he would
on Friday next move an amendment on the
motion of the Noble Lord the Member for Tiver-
ton (Lord Palmerston) relative to the slave
trade, to the effect that it is the opinion
of this House that the treaties between
this country and foreign countries for the purpose of
suppressing the slave-trade by means of a mutual right
of search, should be considered as part of a temporary
experiment, to be at all times under the control of the
two Governments.