The Sun.
London, England, 1844-04-22 00:00:00

of Ireland, praying for an alteration in the existing
marriage laws.

GWALIOR.
The Marquis of NORMANBY said that, on Fri-
day evening last, he had given notice of his intention
to put, on this evening, a question to his Noble
Friend, the President of the Board of Control (the
Earl of Ripon), respecting the omission of papers
that had been moved for on the subject of the
recent occurrences at Gwalior. But he had commu-
nicated with his Noble Friend this morning, who
informed him that he could not come down to the
House this evening, and, of course, he (Lord Nor-
manby) would not carry out his notice. Nor, in-
deed, was it necessary that he !should, as his Noble
Friend had told him that the paper omitted from
the returns—which was the order of the
Governor-General of the 14th of August, relating to
the formation of the army of the Jumna—should be
supplied; and as to the arrangement with the Maha-
raja, there was no writing on the subject in the hands
of the Government at home, nor was there, probably,
any writing on the subject, as the arrangement
was only a modification of that which had been
entered into in 1820. For these reasons it would not
be necessary to put the question, but there was an-
other question connected with these subjects, which
he wished to put, but he would reserve his notice
until his Noble Friend was in the House.
The Duke of BUCCLEUCH then laid on the table
the paper alluded to.
The Marquis of LONDONDERRY presented pe-
titions against the Dissenters' Chapels' Bill.
The Earl of ZETLAND presented some petitions
in favour of the Bill.
The same Noble Earl presented also a petition
from schoolmasters in the Highlands (as we under-
stood) praying for assistance.
The Birmingham Canal Bill, and some other pri-
vate Bills, were read a third time and passed.
Their Lordships then adjourned.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.
The SPEAKER took the Chair at the usual hour.

NEW MEMBER.
Mr. Baiscom took the oaths and his seat for the
borough of Hastings.
The Yarmouth and Norwich Railway Bill was
read a third time and passed.
Mr. DENNISTOUN presented a petition from
Glasgow, one from the Lord Provost and Magistrates
in attendance, for an alteration of the provisions of
the Prisons' Bill—from the licensed pawnbrokers
against the Charitable Pawn Societies Bill; and from
the merchants and shipowners with upwards of 850
signatures for a reduction of the duties on sugar and tea.
Mr. GREENE brought up the report of the Com-
mittee upon the Thetford Inclosure and Drainage Bill.
NORTHERN BRITISH RAILWAY BILL.
On the Order of the Day, for the third reading of
the Northern British Railway Bill, being put,
Colonel WYNDHAM said he was opposed to the
system of free-trade in railways, which tended to
trench upon the rights of either the poor man or the
rich. He should, consequently, move that the Bill
be read a third time that day six months.
Mr. P. BORTHWICK agreed with his Hon. and
Gallant Friend that this Bill would be a direct inter-
ference with the rights of property, and he should
consequently support the amendment.
Mr. MACAULAY said, the opinion of the Com-
mittee had, after mature consideration, been pro-
nounced in favour of this line of railway. He denied
the statements of the Honourable and Gallant
Gentleman opposite, that this Bill would inter-
fere unduly with the rights of private property.
The very marshes which Mr. Millar himself pos-
sessed .ewe forth a stench which was intolerable.—
(Hear, hear, and a laugh.) He did not think that
the decision of a Committee, which had heard and
examined all the evidence, should be rescinded by a
tribunal which had no opportunity of hearing any
evidence.

Mr. LOCKHART said that he was not very
well acquainted with the locality, but he had been
there more than once, and he had never perceived any
noxious effluvia from the marshes, nor had he ever
before heard that there was any.
The House then divided, when the numbers were—
For the third reading
Against it..
Majority —79
The Bill was then read a third time and passed.
The Eastern Counties (Brandon and Peterborough
Extension Railway) Bill was read a third time and
passed.