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1 tery would be sufficient for the metropolis; and that by
giving the differeut companies this power, it would Le
for the public benefit, at the same time that the compa-
nies themselves would find it to be a good commercial
speculation.—(Laughter.)
Sir G. GREY had not very clearly collected the real
purport of the Bill of the Hon. Gentleman from the ex-
planation which he had given; but, in principle, he
thought that to empower railway companies to become
cemetery companies was most objeetionable. As the
whole question must come before Parliament at a very
early period, when the report of the Board of Health
would be before them, he trusted the Honourable Gen-
tleman would not for the present persevere with his
Bill.—(Hear.)
Lord ASHLEY said that last year the duty was en-
trusted to the Board of Health of preparing a scheme
for the consideration of Parliament on this subject, and
that that scheme had been prepared. But he was sorry
that it was not yet in the hands of Hon. Members. It
would be ready in a few days, however—he hoped to-
morrow or Thursday morning—and until it was before
them he thought the House should not proceed with
the consideration of the Bill of the Hon. Member for
Bodunin.
Mr. LACY merely wished to bring in his Bill, in
order that it might be seen and considered side by side
with the report of the Board of Health. He believed
that the House would find, upon consideration, that
without such a measure as he proposed they would never
be able to carry out any compulsory Act for preventing
int'rments in cities and towns.—(Hear, hear.)
Mr. WYLD was surprised that the Home Secretary
should have opposed the introduction of a measure of
this kind. He thought his Bill would not clash with
any recommendation which was likely to emanate from
the Board of Health. He therefore moved for leave te
bring in this Bill.
Mr. LABOUCHERE said it was always an ungra-
cious task to oppose a Bill on the motion for leave to
bring it in; and it was so in this case, especially where
the Hon. Gentleman had directed great attention to the
subject. The Hon. Gentleman had done him the honour
to convoy information to him from time to time as to
the objects he had in view, but he felt it to be a duty ho
owed to the House, as the result of that information, to
say that he thought the House ought not to allow this
Bill to be brought in. He thought the Bill was founded
on principles which the House never could sanction, He
was opposed to thrusting upon the Railway Commis-
sioners functions which were so foreign to their sphere
of operations. He really thought there was no chance
of the Bill passing a second reading.
Mr. AGLIONBY did not think the Bill was open to
the objections which had been stated by the Right Hon.
Gentleman. He begged to ask the Hon. Gentleman
whether there was any compulsive powers to take land,
or whether the powers were
.permissive only ? If the
powers given were only permissive, why wait for the re-
port of the Board of Health? Hitherto in all legisla-
tion on the subject they had been bound by considera-
tions of pounds, shillings, and pence, and the interests
of those who were to receive burial fees.
Mr. LACY said his object was to make the major
part of the powers compulsory, the minor powers migh
be taken as compulsory.

Mr. M. J. O'CONN- ELL thought that the report of
the Sanitary Commissioners should be laid before the
House before any measure of the kind was brought in.
He thought the Hon. Gentleman would best consult the
convenience of the House by postponing the motion till
the report of the Commissioners, which the Noble Lord
the Member for Bath had stated would be on the table
in a few days, was fairly before the House and the
country.
_ _

AN -Holz. MEMBER hoped the Hon. Gentlemen would
not divide.

After a few words in explanation from Sir G. GREY,
The motion was withdrawn.
THE BOARD OF TRADE.
Mr. MOFFATT moved for an address to her Ma-
jesty for a return showing the names of the members of
her Majesty's Privy Council constituting the Committee
appointed for the consideration of matters relating to
trade and foreign plantations ; the functions of the said
Committee ; the number of members of said Committee
that constitute a quorum for the dispatch of business ;
the number of times the Committee met in the twelve
months ending Dec. 31, 1849 ; and the number of mem-
bers of said committee that attended each meeting. This
motion was made on account of the present alarm which
prevailed in consequence of the new and extensive
powers assumed by the Board of Trade. Great anxiety
was felt to know what really were the functions of the
Board of Trade.

Mr. LABOUCHERE said if he objected to this motion
he assured the Hon. Gentleman it was not from any wish
to refuse the information required. But no Parliamen-
tary grounds had been made for the production of this
return. He could give the names of those who consti-
tuted the Board of Trade, and everybody knew that the
Court Circular would give this information. The func-
tions of the board had been fully described by Mr. John
Lefevre, and he (Mr. Labouchere) objected to give the
information in the shape of a return. It was not the
practice of the board to transact business as a board,

though it included numerous members of the Privy
Council, &c. The usual course of business was trans-

acted on the single responsibility of the head of the
department.

Nlr. MOFFATT said that after what bad fallen from
;he Right lion. Gentleman he was satisfied.

Motion withdrawn.

The orders of the day were then read:—

COMDIONS-ENCLOSURE BILL
Read a third time and passed.

PROCESS AND PRACTICE (IRELAND)—SALA-
RIES AND CONIPENSATLON BILL.
Committee thereon. House resumed. Report to be
received to-morrow (this day).
Mr. FOX brought up the Scculsr Education Bill,
which was read a first time.

The [louse was adjourned at Twelve o'clock.

ECCLESIASTICAL COMMISSION BILL.

HOUSE OF LORDS, FEn. 25.
The following is a list of the Minotites on the Fcclesi
astical Commission Bill :
FIRST DIVISION.
Devon
Grey
Granville
Minto
Strafford
Waldegrave
ISARONS.
Ashburton
Campbell
Colborne
PAIRS.

Lord Chancellor

MARQUISES.
Breadalbane
Ctanricarde
Donegal

BARONS.
Dunally

Eddisbury
Elphinstoue
Foley
3ionteagle
Saye and Sele
Sudeley
Wodehouse
lirrottesley

EARLS.
Besborough
Carlisle
C harlemont
Craven

Lord De Freyne Marquis of Salisbury
Earl of Suffolk Marquis of Londonderry
Lord Milford Lord De Lisle
Marquis of Anglesey Earl Somers
Lord Dufferin Lord De Ros

SECOND DIVISION.
Lord Chancellor EARLS.
MARQUISES. Granville Dunaily
Breadalbane Grey Elphinstono
Clanricarde Miato Foley
Donegal Strafford Saye and &le
EARLS. Waldegrave Sudeley
Charlemont BARONS. Wodehouse
Carl sle Campbell Wrottesley
PAIRED AFTER THE FIRST DIVISION.
Lord Monteagle Earl of Cardigan
Lord Colborne Lord Walsingham
Lord Eddisbury Earl of Malmesbury

BARONS.

TO THE SECRETARY OF THE

BRADFORD REFORM ASSOCIATION.

Sir,—On Monday the 25th, an extraordinary
scene was enacted in the House of Commons, by the
persevering opposition of the anti-Ministerial side to
the progress in Committee, of the Bill fur increasing
the number of voters in Ireland. The ground stated,
was the absence of some Members at the Irish As-
sizes. Of course each side thought it was taking a
prudent course ; though the prevailing opinion seems
to be, that eight divisions with increasing majorities
on the part of the Government, ranging as high as 2i
to 1, were a charitable mode of doing away with any
damage which might have been received from the
smallness of the majority on a preceding evening.
The result, however, was, that not one step was
gained towards the progress of the Bill. If' any-
body iu Ireland is disappointed, he must set it down
to the politicians who could hot stir a step without
their men at the Assizes.

In the early part of the evening, the Government
made some damaging admissions, received with
shouts of laughter by the House, on the subject of
not issuing the pieces called florins. if the
Government had their wits about them when they
withdrew from the coins a stupid phrase, con-
demned long since by the good sense of our
ancestors, why did not they stand to it, and
who were the parties before whom they quailed ?
If they knew they had not the courage to resist the
outcry which bigots and serviles might raise, why
did they volunteer the occasion ? It is this building
of walls to run their own heads against, which has
ever been characteristic of the Liberals in the Go-
vernment. But if the Government have no plan,
their enemies have. It is all portion of a scheme for
representing them as what the bigots call " godless,"
and so proceeding from less to more, for the chance
of any retrogression towards the illumination of the
middle ages.
On Tuesday a motion for removing the duty on
Attorneys' Certificates was postponed, in a way
which was not considered as favourable to ultimate
success. The hardship in this case appears to be, that
a particular class should be subjected to a duty on the
exercise of their calling, when they pay all the other
taxes to which members of the community are sub-
ject. The plea sometimes urged, that they throw the
duty on their employers,. is of the ordinary class of
fallacies with which questions of the incidence of tax-
ation are encumbered.
The motion of the Member for Oldham for leave to
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GENERAL STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY.—The
soth half-yearly general meeting of this Corporation
was held yesterday at their offices, 71, Lombard-street;
John Wilkin, Esq., in the chair. The directors' report
and a statement of the accounts of the half-year ending
the 31st December last, were read to the meeting. The
report having been unanimously adopted by the proprie-
tors, the usual dividend and bowls were declared, when,
the meeting separated, highly gretifitd with the non•
tinting prosperity of the =VW.