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The Earl of LINCOLN said that as some mi,wprehemion
had arisen respecting the thi, el reading of thls he part
of the Hoa. Member for .Montrose (Mr. Hume) who was not
present, he should postpone the third reading till twelve
o'clock to-morrow, whet it would cortaio'y coarse on.
GAAIES AND WAGERS BILL
On the motion for the second reading of this Bill,
Sir JAMES GRA HAAI said, that the object of this Bill
was two-fold. Firstly, to regulate the entry of those hoops
avowedly kept open for gaming ; and, secondly, to amend the
laws respecting wagers generally. As tl'e law now stood, no
house could be entered except on an information signed by two
householders. It was proposed to trans,er the power of
laying the information from these parties to the inspectors
of police, who, on evidence receivzo, were to lay intorma-
tion before a magistrate, and on such information
the magistrate was empowered to grant a warrant, on
which the police might act. With rtspect to the second por-
tion, its object eras to define what were and what were nut to
be wagers recoverable by law. With so useful a purpose, he had
no hesitation in propOsing the second reading of this Bill,
Mr. HAWES said that the Bill did not confine itself to the
recominemlation of the Commissioners, for it interfered with
licensed victuallers in a manner that was not contemplated.
'I here was an attempt in the Bill to define an unlawful game,
but that definition was so extensive as to ins_:'ude any innocent
game ! added to this they weie goiter to do that by the Belt
that. would operate as a turther heavy tax upon tie licensed
victuallers if they had a billiard table—a body. he thought,
that was sufficiently taxed are,,dv. The Bill, in fret, went
beyond the description of it given* by the Esght Hon. Baronet,
and beyond what was contemplated by the Ga.nin, Committee.
Unless the Right Hon. Baronet would insert a (hose ex, mat-
ing the licensed victuallers from the eperatton of the Bill, he
should vote against its second reading.
Mr.IIESLEY would oppose the iceond leading, unless some
alteratio..s were made with resrct to the powers of the in-
spectors oh police.
Mr. SPOONER I.ad strong objections to several clauses of
not object to the second reading of the Bill, as its
the Bill, but he trusted the Iron. Mt mbar fur Lambeth would
good.
principle was

Sir JAMES GR A [IAA] denied that it was the object
of the Government, in brinein this Bill, to meet
the case of certain ; the mea ure bad
been brought forward for the purpo•e (it putting an.
end to gambling in the metropolis, that had been productive of
the worst of consequences,—( Hear, Lear.) Ile denied
alto that the Bill was intended to o,,erate only
against the lower classes, and that it passed by the
higher. The second clause was levied against play, not
only by the lower, but the higher classes. That
clause was most stringent against hazard, a game,
he believed, not much indulged in by the lower classes.
As to the licensed victuallers, the Bill would not operate
harshly against them. In conclusion, be trusted that the second
reading of a Bill to prevent gaming would never be opposed in
a British House of Common.

WARBUiITON tht,uglA the Bill acted unfairly with
respect to informers, in preventing them from recovering any
but taxed costs. •

Mr. B. ESCOTT said that the Committee that sat upon
the question of qui tam actions were cle,rly of opinion that
the statute of Anne was never intended to apply to betting on
horse•racinr. He trusted that the Bill would be allowed to go
into Committee.

Mr. C. BERKELEY would give his support to the Eight
Honourable Gentleman if he would strik,. out all the clauses in
the Bill, except those that related to qui tarn actions.—( A
laugh. ) He thought the Bill would act most un-
fairly towards the licensed victuallers, an i he should not. be
content unless all the clauses with resp,ct. to them were
strtwk out.

Sir G. STRICKLAND considered the 811 as the foun-
dation of a ;4,01 principle, and, although some of
its clauses were t stringent, he would vote
for the second reading, in order that those clauses might Le
amended in Ciimmittee.

Captain ROUS would vote for the second reading. He
was as anxious to put an end to gambling as any man ;
he did not desire to protect the rich, and be trusted that the
first information would he against Crockford's Club-house.—
(A laugh.)
WAK LEY corsidered that the bill would operate most
harshly on the licensed victuallers; as to the informers, he
looked upon them as p,sts to society, end as such they ought
to be treated as strictl\ as possible in legislation.
Sir J GitAHAal aid rot wish to press harshly upon the
licensed victulleu, tut titer than to prevent the growing evil of
gambling. When the House went into C,mmittee, he would
carefully consider what had fallen from the Hon. Members for
Lambeth and Finsbury.
After a few words tram Mr. H AWES, the 11111 was read a
second time, aid it was arranged that it should be corrmltted
pro form,:z to-morrow, and another day appointed for its dis-
cussion.

The business of the House was then suspended till half-past
four o'clock.

The SPEAKER resumed the Chair at Half-past Four
o'clock.

ROYAL ASSENT—SUMMONS FROM THE LORDS.
Sir Augustus Clifford, the Usher :of the Black Rod,
summoned the House to attended the House of Lords to hear
the Royal Assent git.en to several public and private Bills (fur
which see Lorck' report).
The SPEAKER, accompanied by several Ilon. Members in
obedience to the summons, immediately left House.
The SPEAKER returned from the House of Lords at a
quarter past five o'clock, having been ab,ent about forty
minutes, when the House resumed.
DUDDESTON AND NECHELLS IMPROVEMENT
BILL.
The report of this Bill was taken into consideration and
agreed to.
GRIMSBY DOCKS BILL.
The report of this Bill was also considered and agreed to.
EPPING RAILWAY BILL.
This Bill was read a third time and passed.
NEW ZEALAND.

Mr. MACAULAY presented a peti ion from persons re-
sidrnt in Edinburgh, and having friends and relations in New
Zealand, praying for an inquiry into the state of that colony.
Mr. SPOONER presented a similar petition from Bir-
mingham.

Air. DUNCAN pro,ented peiition from Dundee com-
plainirg delay of the mails in Edinburgh..

LUNATIC ASYLU.,IS

Mr. T. DUN COMBE presented a petition from inhabitants
of the county of Surrey, praying for the postponement of this
Bill, and alleging that the petitioners had important informa-
tion to communicate to the House on the subject, if time
were allowed.

SOUTH-EASTERN RAILWAY.
Mr. HAWES begged leave to take that opportunity of
putting a question to the Right Hon. Baronet opposite
(sir Hobert Peel) on the subject of the matters which
had transpired respecting the South-Eastern Railway.
He wishe?: to ask whether the Government meant to act upon
their own responsibility in reference to the report of the Com-
mittee of the House? His que,tinn was, whether they had
taken into consideration the report of the Select Committee
of the House respecting the corduct of Mr. Bonham,
Captain Boldero and Mr. Wray ?—( Hear, hear.) He wished
to know whether the Ministers in the case of those gentlemen
had acted upon their own responsibility, or were waiting for
further proceedings in the House ?
Sir HonEwr PEEL begged to state to the House, in an-
swer to the question of the Hon. Member, that the course
taken by her Majesty's Government was this. Alter
the consideration bf the report of the Committee ap-
pointed to inquire into the matter lad been laid be-
fore them, a communication had been received from 111 r. Bon-
ham and Captain Boldero, surrendering the offices which they
respectively held. They stated that although they had been
exonerated from any suspicion in this transaction; although their
characters were completely cleared, and although in
their official capacity they had not been influenced
by any suggestions of self-interest, but, at the same
time, they felt that their efficiency as members of a pub-
lic body was likely to be impaired, and therefore they
tendered their resignation. To Mr. Ray, who held ine office
of Reeeiverr- General to the Police establishment, his Right
Honourable Paiend beside him directed a communication
to be forwarded to him, c,lling upon him for au explanation,
and, as regarded Mi.. Hignett, his Hon. and Gallant Fiend the
Alaster-lieneral of the Ordnance had informed him (Sir R.
Peel) that he had been furmally dismissed her Majesty's service.
Captain BOLDER°, felt truly the painful situation in
which he was placed before the House, and he would endeavour
to inform them in as few words as possible, of every circum-
stance connec fug his name in any wry with transactions.
The House waii, of course, aware that the South-Eastern
Railway Company had presented a petition to the House, in
were brought against Mr. Bonham and himself.
whichbe chargesmatter
h a(i
been referred to a Committee of the House
for inquiry, and after mature deltberartton and the strictest
inquiry—alter witnesses had been examir, d, and alter the do-
cuments connected with the transaction bad beer. received and
perused, that Committee had presented a report to this House,
to which he would briefly refer. (The lion. and Gallant
Member then read copious extracts from the report of
the Committee,f which have already appeared in this
paper.) .1 he Committee in that report stated
that nothng had transpired which led them to suppose that
the Master-General or other of the higher officers of the
Board of Ordnance had been influenced by other motives
than those which depended solely on the merits of the ques ion
of railways itself. When he ( Capt. Boldero) was examined
before that Cotnmitttee, he exposed every private transao-
lion of his connected wnh Hallways without any hesitation,
and in the course of his evidence he stated that he
• had purchased some shares in the North Kent, but
he was not in tl-e slightest degree smphcated as a member of the
Board, nor would any decision of the Board be affected by that
circumstance.

(LEFT SPEAKING.

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THE HAGUE, JULYinwl
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THE HAGUE, JULY 16.—1 t is taiirrind ti;at his Ma-
jesty the King will go in a few days to Ld )7,, and that
parsoilfl thse4t4ph:a2btsltihc3e7re3a:nise(ll;)4uucif;it, )
nine
afterwards, on his return, he will honore the Grand
Duchy of Lux mburg. with a visit. It is r,ported that
his Maja ty, in his ynrney to Grrat Drituin, will be
accompanied by his Excellency M. Baud, the Minister
~.f Finance.
SIX or seven ,iy, in London, and that los
Majesty The
stop
(ol
only
iririic of tie
in Grand l
enc Dbyu2liy rays that the King
will
the
Queen on his visit
to Luxemburg.
51r. Hughes, v ho has filed, for three years, the prig
of ckarge d',,lfare3 of toe United States of North
America at our court, left us on Sunday night, and re-
turnrd to his own country. The official table of the
public expenditure for the years 1816 and 1847, shows that
the expenditure
fur 1846 is fixed at 70,327,:04f., for
1847, 70,983,55,1 f. 0,1 occasion of the reported visit of
his Majesty to England, it may not be amiss to mention
a gracious tl.sire of. his Majesty in favour of the Eng-
lish congre.42.ti,n m this town. It is 'known that an
Eir;:lish (l'et:sbytxrian) congregation was formed at the
Hogue, al the 4.11(1 of the sixteenth century (in 1595).
It Consisted at that time of about 200 members and had
some men ofeminent learning, as Archibald Maclaine who
ereAtiv enriched the work of Mosht'im, Barkrr, and
oth-rs. The church, which was previously the chapel
of Ow Brotherhood of the Holy Sacrament, was small,
but sufficient for the congregation, and very neatly fitted
np. A; the congvgation declined, little was dos,; to
ke,'p 'le, building in repair, so that at last it was in such
a ruin 'us state that it was necessary to pull it down.
On its sit , „:: the Nord-inde, there wands now the
,'
handsome residence of Messrs. RuiVn and Neiman,
which may justly be said to be dedicated to the arts.
THE HAGUE, JULY 18. --Prince Frederick William,
er,.R.
,„!:,, of Mess', -with lt • consort, the Countess or
SahatuulJurg and ch 1
ildr'', 'sri .:'' cll
Jere A yeorday tive,i-
in,. ills ti •N al highness has already paid a visit to his
Mai—t; to •1•.•• .

frurn L.:ng As non,
near Bristol, :• are evVenee in an appeal ease. The venerable
aanie was cheerful, and appeared in good health.