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London, England, 1844-03-14 00:00:00

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LONDON, THURSDAY, MARCH 14, 1844.

The House. of Lords did not sit yesterday.

In the Commons, Mr. THORNELY presented peti-
titiont, from the carrier.; of Wolverhampton, Bilston,
and othef places, against the monopoly of railways.
The SPEAgER informed the house that the agents
for the petition ligainst the return of Mr. BRUGES for
Devizes, did not inteizd to prosecute it.
The second reading of the Arches' Court Bill was
postponed for a fortnight.
On the Order of the Day for the second reading of
the Commons Inclosure Act, Mr. S. CRAWFORD
moved that it be read that day six months. The Go-
vernment, he said, had no just defence for this at-
tempt to violate the rights of the future poor of the
country, nor fasten upon the country the expenses of
this violation.

Colonel SIBTHORP seconded the amendment, be-
cause in the Bill of the Noble Lord he could see no-
thing but a great wrong to the poor, a vast expense
for secretaries, clerks, attorneys, and 140 clauses
which it was difficult to understand. He objected
also to the powers to be given to the lords of the
manor. He was a lord of the manor, but would scorn
to accept a bonus upon such terms. The speech of
the Gallant Colonel was brief, but it contained much
good sense, and expressed just sympathy for the poor,
who were entirely at the mercy of the rich.
Several Members said they would vote for the se-
cond. reading, in order that they might know what
were.the real objects a the Bill.
Mr. AGLIORBY said there was not a clause in this
Bill, which did not give more protection to the poor
than any Inclosure Bill, which had yet, passed. So
that if every Inclosure Bill had robbed the poor
(which is near the truth), the great merit of this Bill
is, that it is not quite so bad as its predecessors.
Mr. HUMS was decidedly opposed to the Bill. It
was a Bill to contract the recreations and enjoyments
of the poor. - _ - - -

Sir ROBERT PEEL concurred in many of the ob-
servations of Mr. HUME, and thought the House
should look with great jealousy on such a project.
In fact, no one spoke seriously in favour of the Bill,
•nd on a division it was allowed to be read a second
time, rather to see what its nature was than to sanc-
tion its object. On a division there were for the se-
cond reading 70, and against it 23.

After some other business, of no importance, the
House adjourned at Nine o'clock.

The Morning Post is in transports of delight at the
idea of the Emperor NicnoLss--" Young Nick," as he
has been sometimes jocosely called, in contradistinction
to " Old Nick," who is supposed to be not distantly con-
nected with him by the father's side—visiting this coun-
try in the month of May next. "It gives us sincere
pleasiire to learn," quoth our extatic Contemporary,
"that confident hopes are entertained in the highest
quarters of a visit to England of his Imperial MAJESTY.
In this feeling of gratification we are sure that all our
countrymen will cordially join. A Sovereign of such tin-
bounded sway—of such high personal qualities—ruling a
kingdom with which we have such important commercial
intercouse, inspires general interest ; while his habitual
magnificence, and his generous patronage of art and
science in all quarters of the globe, renders his name
highly popular. We are sure that Englishmen of every
shade of political opinion will unite to give his aper4ii
Majesty a cordial reception. We have only further to
state that his visit is expected to take place next May."
As our Contemporary is singularly well-informed on
all matters that transpire in " high quarters,"—for
not a single bottle of wine nor a crust of dry bread
can be given away at Windsor Castle to the
poor, nor a, new service of gold plate be placed on
an aristocratic table, without the Post giving the earliest
information ofthe "great fact"—we are willing to believe
that there is some truth in his present statement
respecting the visit of the CzAn. We cannot, however,
sympathise with him is his joy on the occasion, for we
are utterly in the dark as to the claims which the Emperor
of All the Rusexas has on the respect, and confidence, and
good-will of a free, despot-bating country, like England.
Perhaps our Contemporary will vouchsafe to enlighten
us on this point, for we honestly confess that our faculties
are in a, state of grievous obnubilation. Is it for
his inhuman treatment of the Poles, expatriated
by thousands to the wastes of Siberia, for no worse
crime than that of preferring constitutional free-
dom to unconstitutional tyranny ; is it for his per-
severing efforts to subject the brave Circassian moun-
taineers to his iron yoke, in defiance of all law, all jus-
tice, all reason ; is it for his restless and selfish sills of
4iggrandisement, which keeps Europe in a constant state
tit uneasiness, and which threatens, at one time, the in-
tetrity of Persia, and, at another, the integrity of Turkey;
is itlor,his underhand intrigues at the Court of Tehran,
sVeh ' led to the demonstrations against Herat, and
the silbsequent disastrous disturbances in the north-
west*..ne. India S is it for his inhuman persecu-
tion of. the Jews, driven from house and home,
and c6l wiled 'to take refuge, like their ances-
tors, .in. th e wilderness, because it suited him to mis-
trust their a Vance with Out the slightest shadow of