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HOUSE OF COMMONS, MO
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The SPF.AK.EIt took the Chair at the usual hour: •
Mr. O'CONNELL presented a petition from Dublin,
praying the House to suspend the Standing Orders with
respect to the Dublin and Cashel Railway Bill.
Mr. M. O'CONNELL presented a similar petition.
Mr. COLLETT presented several petitions from
Dublin in favour of the Dublin and Cashel Railway Bill.,
. Mr. ESTCQURT moved that the Committees on
the following Bills have leave to report on or before the
18th June next :—Ayr Bridge• Bill, Preston and Wyre
Dock, &e., Bill, Paisley General fins Bill, Lakenheath
and Brandon-Drainage Bill,. Monkland Railway (No. 2)
Bill, London and ',South Western Railway (No. 1), and
North WaleiiMineral Railway Bill.—Agreed to.
ASEITON AND STALE I -BRIDGE- RAILWAY.
Mr. M. GIBSON- moved • the further consideration of
the report on this Bill.
Mr. GISBORNE expressed his surprise at the deei:
sion the - Conimittee on the two competing lines '.of
railway, namely, the Ashton and Sheffield Railway and
the Leeds and Manchester and Ashton Railway Bill,
had come to in recommending the adoption of Loth lines.
The opinions stated- before the Committee showed that
Sheffield had made out their case. He was most anxious
that no such precedent as this Bill established should be
recognised.
Mr. LABOUCHERE thought the Hon. Member was
right. Some impartial person should be appointed who
could decide the points at issue, and he, therefore,
approved of what was termed the arbitration clause.
After a few words from Lord G. SOMERSET,
Mr. HAWES thought the decision was unsatisfactory;
it appeared to him that the Committee had sanctioned
two lines, while they had taken evidence of the traffic
only on one.
Mr. GLADSTONE said the question had been re-
ferred, in fact, to arbitrators from the Board of Trade.
%a ,thought the motion could not be entertained on a
point of for.p. The question was whether, on account of
the important, defect attending the arrangements which
had been made, the !louse would intercept practically
the progress of the Bill. i'L".l4lO works could be executed
under the clause he did not think tore was any
objec-
tion to warrant the House in intercepting Bil!!
Mr, V. SMITH defended the conduct of the. t.;Onl=
mittee. It was impossible for the Committee to come
to a decision without the evidence of an engineer. The
Committee, having satisfied themselves that the arrange-
ments could he made, decided that the means of carry-
them into effect would be to refer them to a compe-
tent authority. -
Mr. J. PARKER disapproved of the new precedent
attempted to be introduced, but be was contented to have
the clause rather than run the risk of losing the Bill.
After a few words from Mr. CLIVE, the Bill was read
a second time and ordered to be engrossed.
The Chester and Holyhead Bill was read a third time
and passed.
DUBLIN AND CASHEL RAILWAY.

Mr. SiAV.Presentedpetitions from Dublin, praying
for the suspension of the Standing Orders with respect to
the Dublin and Cashel Railway Bill.
Mr. M. O'FERRAL presented a similar petition.
Mr. SIIEIL preSented a similar petition from the
Chamber of Commerce of Cloamel.

•Mr. 10.811LTON presented a similar petition from
Down.

Air. STAFFORD O'BRIEN presented a similar peti-
tion from Clare.

Mr. M. J. O'CONNELL presented similar petitions
from Kerry.
SUGAR, DUTIES.

In answer to a question from Mr. EWART,
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER stated
that he should not be able, to move that the House do re-
solve itself into a Committee of the whole House, to con-
sider the, question of the Sugar Duties, until Monday
June 3. _ _

INTERFERENCE OF PEERS AT ELECTIONS.
Mr. T. DUNCOMBE postponed the motion of which
he had given notice for this evening, relative to the in-
terference of Peers in the elections of Members of Par-
liament, till this day forinight.