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moneys numbered" larger incomes than the highly-
educated English clergy from Oxford and Cambridge,
far higher incomes than the clergy educated at Trinity Col-
lege, Dublin. As to any other reason why the grant to
Maynooth must be followed by an endowment of the
Roman Catholic clergy, we are wholly at a loss to
guess at it. We are quite persuaded, too, that not one
of twenty who support the Ministerial Bill acknow-
ledges the obligation in honour to which Lord Ashley
refers, and of course they who, upon principle, oppose
the grant to Maynooth of 17,0001., are not very likely to
approve of a grant of two millions or two millions and a half
to the Roman Catholic clergy ; and less would not compen-
sate to them their present revenue.

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT
(THIS EVENING.)

HOUSE OF LORDS.
Their Lordships met at Five o'elock.
The Earl of RIPON presented a petition from the
Legislative Assembly of New South Wales, praying that
the corn and wheat of that colony may be admitted into
this country on the same terms as the corn and wheat of
Canada.
The Bishop of LONDON presented petitions against
the additional grant to Maynooth, the sale of intoxicating
liquors on the Sabbath, Sunday travelling, and the
system of national education in Ireland.
Lord FARNHAM presented petitions against the
grant to Maynooth and railway travelling on Sundays.
Petitions against any further grant to Maynooth were
presented by the Bishop of Lichfield and several other
Right Reverend Prelates.
The Bishop of CHESTER presented a petition from
his own diocese to the like effect. The Right Reverend
Prelate, however, heartily concurred in the expediency
of the Government measure. He considered it was a
measure of concession, and by no means a violation of
the sacred rights of the Protestant religion.
Lord FEVERSHAM presented a large number of
petitions from various plcces in Yorkshire against the
grant, and took occasion to declare his perfect concur-
rence i i the prayer of the ptCtioners.
Lord BROUUHAM presented a petition from five
individuals, who were the creditors of certain turnpike
trusts, complaining of the injuries they sustained from
the construction of railways in this country. In this
country the credit of the turnpike trusts amounted to
nine millions sterling, in Ireland to half a million, and
in Scotland to somewhat less. For thirty y( ars past the
interest amounted to nearly five per cent. ; but owing
to the advancement of railway communications. it had
been considerably reduced. A trust that paid 4,0401.
in 1838 now only paid 1,5001., and in another instance
where the amount was 1,8001. it now only paid 9001.
The petitioners, therefore, thought they had a large
claim upon their Lordships' consideration. In the
north of this island the inhabitants are said to possess a
peculiarly good sense of perception of their comforts,
and of providing for them, whilst we in England were
living for the omission of turnpike charges ; but while
they in Scotland were enjoying an immunity which we
in England could not obtain, for after obtaining the
benefit themselves, the excellent Scots came down
to the ether House and voted agaiust them. He
held in his hand the Railway Consolidation Clauses
Bills for Scotland and England. In the first of these
a clause, the 56th clause, there was a provision for the
turnpike trusts, but in the latter there was no such
clause, and this he took leave to think was an unjust
omission. He hoped he should; not be charged with
want of feeling if he made a selection of the
cases which had been confided to him, but he
would for the sake of their Lordships' time
select one. This was the case of two ladies, and a gen-
tleman who had married a third sister, who possessed a
farm of two hundred acres, through which one railway
already passed, but now they were called upon to suffer
six other railways to be made through it. The estate
was, he believed, at present in a flourishing condition,
but if these Acts passed, the Diss and Colchester, the
Diss and Chelmsford, the Harwich and Colchester,
and other Railways, which, if carried into effect,
they would cut up this estate into pieces, not larger than
their Lordship's table, and thus these parties were sub-
ject to seven wicked spirits instead of one. He (Lord
Brougham) was almost tempted to establish a company
himself ; he should, indeed, be very liberal in the pre-
sentation of shares to their Lordships, he should take
care to have a full and proper list of the owners and
the occupiers of the land through which his
Railway would pass so that there should be no
possible to it from want of form, and he should
take care to select his directors, chairman, and
all the subordinate officers, from among their Lordships
so that there should be no difficulty in passing this Bill.
If this railway did interfere with the property of land-
owners in that House, of what consequence was it, com-
pared with the good of the public. He was aware that
since a plea had been put in, in favour of additional
drainage and improved farming, and he was
quite ready to concede the claims—the reason-
able claims, the reasonable claims of the landed
interest ; but still he must say that that interest ought
to yield to public convenience, and he could not con-
sent to allow even their claims to interfere with his
Company. But seriously speaking, be thought that the
plans of the party who had intrusted him with their
petition, and who had affirmed that they were able
to prove their case before their Lordships' House,
ought to be taken •into consideration. If a man went
into a court of law and proved his case, he obtained costs
against the wrong doer, and he (Lord Brougham)
thought that the same principle ought to prevail
with regard ;to railways—(Hear, hear)—and he
should, therefore, beg to lay an order on the table of the
House which would compel railway companies to pay
costs to the parties aggrieved, who came before the Com-
mittees of Parliament to establish their rights.
The Marquis of CLANRICARDE so agreed with
his Noble and Learned Friend, that he was unable to
refrain from expressing his assent to the order
which he had just preferred. It was now
impossible to remedy the evil with regard
many English railways, but with respect to Ireland they
had a carte blanche, and he hoped that as the at-
tention of Government had been called to this sub-
ject, he hoped they would not compel parties in that
country, who proposed a railway which was likely to pay
to a certain distance, to carry it oL to a termini when i
was sure not to pay.

The Marquis of LANSDOWNE said that though he
was as anxious as his Noble and Learned Friend to put
an end to this gambling mania of which he had made so
much complaint, yet he trusted that he would not as he
proposed throw au obstruction in the way of forming
railways, and give as this order appeared to him to give
a bounty to litigation. He thought, that if something
like the French plan was adopted of making the interest
in these properties terminable, that there would then be
a prospect of public utility which might justify such
great encroachments on private property.
Alter a few words from Lord BROUGHAM, the
matter dropped.
Lord KIN NAIRD presented two petitions from the
working men of Leeds against the Maynooth grant.
Several other Noble Lords presented similar petitions.
Lord MONTEAGLE presented a petition from the
inhabitants of Coventry, complaining of the Bill passed
last session for abolishing imprisonments for debt, and
praying the Houle to pass a Bill establishing County
Courts.

The Bishop of St. DAVIDS presented a petition
against the grant to Maynooth, and nine petitions against
the union of the sees of Bangor and St. Asapbs. The
Right Rev. Prelate also presented five petitions from cer-
tain parishes in Wales, and two from Maynooth, praying
the House to establish local courts.
The Earl of BREADALBANE presented upwards of
40 petitions from the Free Church of Scotland, against
the grant to Maynooth. The Noble Earl reminded their
Lordships, that the Free Church of Scotland brought
up, and maintained its own clergy. It had never re-
ceived any support from the State, but on the contrary,
it had been frowned upon and persecuted by those who
ought to have supported it.
SHERIFFS (WALES) BILL.
Lord WHARNCLIFFE moved the second reading of
the Bill for assigning Sheriffs to Wales, the object of
which was to plaee sheriffs of that principality on the
same footing as those of England.
Lord CAMPBELL regretted that the provisions of
the Bill did not extend to Scotland.

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

THE MUTINY BILL.
This Bill was read a third time and passed.
THE MARINE MUTINY BILL.
This Bill was also read a third time and passed.
GLASS DUTIES BILL.

The Bill fur repealing the duty ou glass was read a
third time and passed.
The Marquis of CLANRICARDE said that on Tues-
day next he would present a petition from the Le-
gislative Council of New South Wales, complaining
of certain grievances, and especially of the Act passed
two years ago, in so far as it related to the disposal of
land in that country.
rLEFT SITTING.]

HOUSE OF COMMONS.
RAILWAYS.

The SPEAKER took the chair at the usual hour.
Mr. Fox Maule presented a petition in favour of the
Edinburgh and Perth Railway ; and petitions were pre-
sented by Mr. Ward, from the shipowners of Newcastle
against the New-castle-on• Tyne Railway ; by Mr.
Becket, in favour of the Caledonian Railway, and
against the Lordon and Richmond Railway ; by Mr.
Lockhart, from the Chamber of Cummere of Leith, the
Town Councils of Inverness and Lochmahen, and the
inhabitants of Lochmaben, in favour of the Caledonian
Railway.

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FORTH AND CLYDE NAVIGATION BILL.
This Bill was read a third time and passed.
BIRMINGHAM AND GLOUCESTER RAILWAY
EXTENSION.
On the motion of Mr. KEMBLE, this Bill was read
the first time.

YORKSHIRE RAILWAYS.
Mr. FERRAND presented petitions in favour of the
Leeds and West Riding Railway, against the Leeds and
Dewsbury Railway, and against the West Yorkshire
Railway.

IIAYNOOTH.
Mr. HINDLEY presented sixty-two petitions against
the Maynooth grant from the following places :—The
Inhabitants of Over, Cambridgeshire ; Belton and its
vicinity, Rutland ; Ridlington, and its vicinity, Rut-
land ; Melrose, and its vicinity ; Winston, Durham;
Protestant Dissenters, Wilmot-street, Bethnal-green ;
Christian Institution Society, St. Paul's, Shadwell ;
Hanover Chapel, Stockpert ; Maberley Chapel, Kings-
land, Middlesex ; Princess-street, Devonport ; Lake-