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London, England, 1844-03-22 00:00:00

new writ Wai ordered tO forthe Borough of Christ•

Chdrck.

EDINBURGH, SLAMANNAN, Ste., _RAILWAYS:
Mr. GIBSON CRAIG, pursuant to notice, moved that
the order made on Friday, the 15th day of this instant
`March—That it be an instruction to the Committee of
Selection to refer the-Edinburgh and Glasgow, the Sla-
mannan, and the Edinburgh, Leith, -and Newhaven
Railway Bills, to the same Committee—be discharged,
in so far as relates to the Edinburgh and Glasgow Rail-
way Bill ; and that the Committee on the said Bill have
leave to. sit and proeeed on Wednesday next, without
furthernotice. The Hon: Member's observations were
-inaudible. - -
Mr. MACKENZIE opposed the motion, and defended
the order proposed to `be discharged, on the ground that
the'railways were ,in reality but cne line. _
" Sir W. HEATHCOTE opposed the motion.
Mr.LABOUCHERE said he would. oppose any de--
•parture from the rules of the House.-::He thought the
resolution' of the Hon. Gentleman (Mr. Mackenzie) was
one which the House ought not to sanction. He would,
therefore, vote for rescinding the resolution, and would'
support the motion of the Hon. Member for Edinburgh.
Zr. GLADSTONE said that the terms of the rule
were quite 'clear, and if parties were suffering incon-
venience it was through their own neglect. He must say
that he thought it was for the interest of all the parties
concerned to adhere strictly to the rules laid down by
the House on this subject. - • -
Sir G.-GREY hoped the House would not establish a
dangerous precedent. He thought the best course would
be to extend the resolutions which the House had
adopted, with regard to competing lines, to connecting,
lines ; and, with this opinion, he should vote for-the
motion of his Hon.. Friend.

Mr. ESTCOUET said Mat the order having keen
made, ho Was not disposed to vote for its discharge.
The-House then divided, when there appeared—
For the motion 65
- Against it 66
Majority Against the motiou —l
• THE LATE STATE 'TRIALS.

Mr..WYSE rose to present a petition from the mem-
bers of the Repeal-Association of Ireland, praying for
inquiry into the late State prosecutions in that country.
The petition had reeeiied a larger number of signatures
than any petition that had ever been presented to that
House from Ireland. The. petition was signed by 821,334
persons, and had, been got up in the short space of three
weeks. It was signed by the coporations of the cities and
boroughs of Cork, Kilkenny, Armagh, and other places,
by several of the boards of guardians of the poor, and,
other persons of influence and standing in the country.
There was also the greatest care taken to prevent any
kind of fraud in the signatures attached to the petition.
Means of every.-description were resorted to, during
those prosecutions by the Attorney-General' to insure a
conviction of the ,traversers. The charge of the'.Tudge
also was such as to impress upon the minds of the peo-
ple of Ireland and also of the world generally, thai there
had not been a fair trial in this case. ' •
The petition was then borne up to the table, by Mr._
0!Connell, Mi. Wyse, Sir H. W.' Barron, Mr.• Blake,
Colonel Rawdon, and. Mr. Hindley. Upon
_the Speaker
putting the motion "that it he laid on the table, there
was much laughter, fur it seemed to require the united
strength of all those Hon. Gentlemen to raise the pon-
derous mass of paper from the ground. When it was
"laid upon the table," it completely-covered it,' books,
ink, and papers. - • ,
The petition aas.then read at length by the laerit at
the table, and •
Mr. WYSE begged to move that the petition be
printed as it was.—(Cries of ".Order," "Chair.")
.The SPEAKER said the Hon. Member Must• give
notice of any motion on the subject. . •
Mr. WYSE then gave notice that he would call the
.attention of the House, to the subject of the petttipn on
Monday next. • •
WELSH GRIEVANCES.

Dr. BOWRING gave notice that he should, before
the recess, inquire of the Home Secretary whether it
was his intention, during the present session' to propose
any remedy .for the removal -of the Welsh grievances,
whose existence had beta recognised in the Report'pre-
sented to the House.. .

• NEW POOR LAW.
Sir CHARLES NAPIER gave notice that, in Com-
mittee on the Poor-law Bill, he would more that, the
guardians. should -be authorised to give a higher rate of
relief to aged people above sixty who had paid their
poor rates. Also that in the event of a man possessing
a cottage of the.-value of 1001. being no longer capable
of work, he should be eligible to relief.