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London, England, 1845-07-22 00:00:00

THE S'C'N, LON DON, TITSDAY EVENINGB4S.

Bart„ to be Lieutenant-Colonel; Sir H. P. Seale, Bart., to
bit Major ; J. B. Y. Boller, Esq., to be cloptain ; May 12.
L. Palk, Esq., to be Captain ; Julie 10. YV. P. Calmady,
Gent., to be Lieutenant ; May 12.
North Devon Regiment of Yeomanry Cavalry—E. Scott,
Gent. to be Adjutant, with the rank of Captain, March 31.
lst Devon Regiment of Yeomanry Cavalry—J. N. Steven-
son, Gent. to be Liesiteranrt ; J. B. Y. huller, Gent. to be
Cornet; H. B. Snete, Gent: to be Cornet, April 10.
Commission by the Lurd igreutenant of tlfh county of Berks.
Royal Berks Militia—J L. Gower, Esq., to be Major, vice
Hervey deceased, July 12.
WHITEHALL, Ji;Lv- 16.
the L-md Chancellor has appointed Thomas Leaning, of
Manchester, in the county palatine of Lancaster, Gent. to be
Master Extraordinary in the High Coin t of Chancery.
BANKRUPTCY SUPERSEDED.
George Martin, pin manufacturer, Gloucester.
BANKRUPTS.
Ann Barker, wine -Merchant, Lowudes-terrace, Knights-
bridge, to surrender July 3 i and Sept, 1, at one, at the Court
of Bankruptcy. Alsager, official assignee, Birchin-lane, Corn-
hill ; Ilensrnan, Basing-lane.
Solomon Solomon, tailor, Strand, July 29, at half-past
eleven, and Sept. 1, at eleven, at the Cdert of Bankruptcy.
Miler, official assignee ; Lewis, GroSvanor.strcet, Bond-
street.
Thomas Dousbery, Shoe factor, N'ex garringdon.street,
Aug. 5, at twelve, and Sept. 1, at two, at the Court of Bank-
ruptcy. Belcher, official assignee ; Hensman, Basing-lane.
Samuel Richard Kedwarn, licensed victualler, t lipstone-
street, Fitzroy-square, July 29, at two, and Aug. 09, at one, at
the Court of Bankruptcy. Belcher, official assignee ; Fut-
voye, John-street, Bedford-row.
Henry Wood, general anent, Abel-lurch-lane, City, July 31,
at one, and Sept. 2, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy.
Pennell, official assignee ; Jenkinson, Cannon-street, City.
Alexander Miller, merchant, Walbrook, City, Aug. 5, at
one, and Sept. 1, at twelve, at the Count of Bankruptcy.
Edwards, official assignee, Frederick's-place, Old Jewry ; Rob.
son, Clifford's Inn.
George Brown, clothier, Barbican, Aug. 4, at twe, and Sept.
2, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Groom, official
assignee, Abchurch-lane ; Turret, Mount-place, Whjechapel.
Ann Bree French, hotel keeFor, Nev.cas,le-tkpon-Tyr e,
July 29, at eleven, and Aug. 29, at two, at the Newcastle-upon-
Tyne District Court. Baker, official assignee, Newcastle-upon-
Tyne ; Harle, Newcastle-upon-Tyne; Chisholme, Hall, and
Gibson, Lincoln's-inn-fields.
John Batchelor, butcher, Bath, Aug. 7, at half-past eleven
and Sept. 12, at eleven, at the Bristol District Court. Miller,
official assignee, Bristol ; Shittork, Bath.
I.nn Wild and John Wild, glaziers, Bristol, Aug. 8, at
eleven, and Sept. 12, at half-last eleven, at the Bristol District
Court. Aeraman, official assignee, Bristol; Hinton, Bristol.
John Mack, pawnbroker, Liverpool, Aug. 6 and 22, at
twelve, at the Liverpool District Court. Turner, official
assignee, Liverpool ; Humphreys and Co., Chancery-lane,
London ; Hetherington and Woodburn, Liverpool ; Jabet,
Birmingham.
James Baines, grocer, Manchester, Aug. 1 and 22, at eleven,
at the Manchester District Court. Putt, official assignee,
Manchester ; 7ohnson, Son, and Wetherall, Temple, London ;
Hitchcock, Buckley, and Tidsvvell, Manchester.
James Driver, victualler, Slawston, Leicestershire, Aug. 1,
and September 5, at one, at the Birmingm District Court.
Bittles'on, official assignee, Birmingham; Rawlins, Leices-er ;
James, Birmingham.

MARKET INTELLIGENCE.
From the London New Price Current of July 22.)

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SUGAR.—To-day there was more activity in the West India
Sugar market, a good business was transacted, and the rates
paid were equal to the* of Friday, the sorts most in request
were those at and under 48s per cwr. Holders of all kinds
manifest firmness, and the supply is not so large as it was,
buyers generally are more inclined to operate. Barbadoes at
public sale went off with more animation at a rise on former
rates of Gd to Is Gd per cwt.
REFINED.—To-day a good business was transacted in Re-
fined Sugar for home consumption, in consequence of further
reduced rates being accepted, brown lumps were stied at 66s to
66s 6d, and standard lumps at 67s Gd to 68s per cwt. Bonded
Crushed Sugar is scarce, 41s 3d to 41s 6d per cwt for first sort.
111AURITIUS.-31auritius is-cheaper than Wegt India Sugar.
EAST INDIA.—This afternoon the demand wa,s active for
white Bengal Sugar, and 327 bags 44 auction were sold at
rather higher rates. Witt Java the Market was better sup-
plied, two parcels amounting to 361 baskets and 1850 bags duty
paid, with certificate, sold as-very full rates.
RicE.—This afternoon Bengal Rice was only in limited
il.
request, and 2061 bags a t auction went wither cheaper, but
nearly the whole sold ; m t tng rather dull white a little dusty
at Ils 6d to 12s, good ti ' sug bright 12s, sea damaged first
class I Is to 11 s GO, sceona and third class 9s 6d to lOs 6d, the
chief part went at I Is 6d to 12s for sound quality.
FOREIGN.— fo-day Foreign ana Foreign East India Sugar
were much inquired after, but the high rates required operated
against business, yellow H.avannah being held for 26s to 325,
white 34s to 425; Brazil, brown 26$ to 271 Gd, white 28s to
325, and Manilla 26s to 27s ; for 30;000 bags of the latter
26s 6d was refused to-day.
COFFEE. —This afternoon Ceylon met with little attention,
and only a small amount of business was ft• anosacted privately.
At public sale 380 bags were sold at a decline on former rates
of is per cwt.
TEA.—To-day there was more activity in the Tea market,
and several parcels of Cdtgou of mediam quality were sold at
Is 2d to is 6d, common and good cofnrnon fetched 9d to lld
per lb.
SPlRlTS.—Leeward Island Rum fully supported the ad-
vanced rates previously ertablisheet, and a good business has
been transacted • the private parchases amount to 200 puns at
is Bid to Is ild proof strength, and good brown ditto Is 10(1
per gallon. In Demerara several sales have been made, and
stiffer rates given. Jamaica has been purchased freely by ex-
porters and the home trade, and fine sorts have brought a fur-
ther advance of 2d per gallon, whilst other kinds fully support
the former value. Calcutta is still wanted, and prices are folly
as high as on this day week. There are few purchasers of
Brandy for exportation, the home demand has been limited,
and speculatoes refrain from operating.
SricEs.— An extensive demand has prevailed for Cassia
Lignea, and an advance on former quotaAons of 2s to 3s per
cwt has occurred. Cassia Uuds are held firmly, and at anet.on
64 chts were taken in at 72s per cwt. In black Pepper a
good business has been transacted by private treaty at late rates.
Pimento has been in brisk denim+ and an advance in prices
of Ad per lb has taken place. The supply of Jamaica Ginger
is large, and a decline of 10s to I3s occurred. Nutmegs fetch
fully former rates. The market for Cinnamon has a dull ap-
pearance, the demand being only for small parcels of the better
sorts at the rates of the last quarterly sales.
INDIGO.—'I'o-day during the progreiS of the sale 155 chests
were withdrawn ; 808 chests have passed the sale. '[ho bid •
dings were not animated, and prices hardly so %veil suaorted as
dui ir.g the last few da}s. 1083 chests remain for sale to morrow.
Oit.s.—Southern Oil has been int-good demand, but any ad-
vance has been prevented, the market being well supplied. For
Seal reduced rates have been accepted. Cod is little wanted,
prices eontinue to go down. There having been several arrivals
of Sperm Oil have caused h :Hers to be more inclined to realize,
and at public sale 50 tuns of Coloni d went at reduced rates.
Palm is still wanted, ari4 poioi,;s are firm. Cocoa Nut has
been in good request. Olive Oil has been largely dealt in by
exporters and the borne trade, but the rates taken are 20s to
33s under those previously quoted. Rape Oil is offered at
reduced prices, still few purchasers are to be met with. for
Linseed Oil prices keep up,bwt the purchases on the spot have
been limited.
TALLOW.— Russian his been purchased with caution on the
spot, and prices are still drooping. Other kinds of Tallow are
plentiful, and further declined in value. Town Tallow has met
with a good sale, at 39s to 40s per cwt nett cash.

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT

(THIS EVENING.)

HOUSE OF LORDS.

Their Lordships assembled at Five o'clock.
Messengers from the Commons brought up several Bills.
On the motion of Lord STANLEY, the fitghway Rates
Bill, the Militia Ballot Suspension Bill, the Railways Selling
or Leasing Bill were read a first tinie.
WASTE LANDSiAUSTRALIAY BILL.
This Bill passed throw gk Ommittee.
ART INNS BILL.

This Bill passed throtrk Committee.
UNLAWFUL OATHS (IRELAND) BILL.

This Bill passed through ComMittee.
GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BILL.
Lord STAN LLY moved the seetiod reading of this Bill.
Lord MON TEA GL E suggested the establishment in Dublin
of an Economic Museu,m of Geology in conaicciion with the
Dublin Society, or with some other central establishment in
that city. Such an institution would be of great advantage
to those engaged in the tilling of land, aid he hoped if the
Government had not given their attention to the subject that
they would do so at the earliest opportenity.
The Duke of WELLINGTON was understood to say that
the Government had turned their attention to the subject.
STANDING ORDER'S.
Lord CAMPBELL said, on Monday next,he would move
the repeal of the standing order passed in 1721, forbidJing any
person to publish the life of any deceased Lord—(Laughter)—
of that House, whether spiritual or temporal, without the sanc-
tum of the relations dr heirs of the deceased—(Continued
laughter)—and that the Lords be summoned.
BUSINESS OF THE HOUSE.
The Marquis of CLANRICARDE gave notice that on
Friday he would move for a list of Bills introduced into the
House since the Ist of Jtfly.
LOAN SOCIETIES BILL.
This Bill was read a third time and pa:seii.
HOLYHEAD ROADS BILL.
This Bill was read a second ,ime and ordered to he committed.
RELIGIOUS TESTS. .

The 111arquisiBRE ADA LB ANE presented several petitions
from Scotland, praying for the total abolition of religiou
tests. In preAtitting these petitions, perhaps it would not bs
out of place for him to express his extreme regree
that a me :sure relating to the abolition of religious tests whict
had been brought forward in the 'o her House of Parliaan-nth
after having been asiented to in the first instance,
by the Government, should be oposed by them on its
seclnd consi aeration.— ( Hear, hear.) He contested
when he considered the policy they had adopted in regard to
Ireland, he could cot help thinking that they had acted with
,ome degree of inconsistency txr,,trAi s Scotland.
Lord STANLEY denied tilrt he Government had been
guilty of any inconsistency. The poliw they had pursued to-
wards Ireland did riot, certainly, go to the establishment of new
tests ; but it did not disturb those tests alteady in existence.
Lord CAMPBELL protested that Government had been
guilty of gross incon.,iStene!"bowards Scotland, and declared
that their late opposition to Mr. Rutherford's Bill would have
he effect of turning out Sir David Brewster.
The matter then dropped.
(LEFT SITTING.)

HOUSE OF-COMNIONS.
The House met at Twelve.
The reports on the Darby Court (Westminster) Bill, Mi-
litia Pay Bill, and the Stamp Duties Bid were brought up, and
ordered to be read a third time to-morrow.
THIRD READINGS.
The Highways Bill and the Railway Leasing Bill were read a
third time, and passed.
The Municipal Districts Bill passed through Committee, and
The House went into Committee on the
SMALL DEBTS BILL.
Mr. NVAKLEY complained that there were several new
clauses, and there were several new schedules which had not
been submitted to the House, and more time was therefore
requisite before the Bill should be .passed.
Sir J. GRAHAM said that there had been abundance of
time for the consideration of the Bill.

After a conversation, in whch Mr. Hume, Mr. Waklcy, and ‘,
Mr. Escott took part, the objtct of which oat that more time
should be given to the consideration of the Bill,
Sir J A NIES GRAHAM silted that as the Government only
desired to serve the public, he vould suggest that the Chairman
should report progress and askleave to sit again to-morrow.
In reply to a quest:on from Lord J. RUSSELL,
The SOLICITOR-GENEdAL said that it was intended
only to apply Ilia superfluous sages or salary to the payment
of the debtors' liabilities. Ile was in the first in4ance to take
sufficient for his support. It was only after .disobe6ii,nce of
the order of the judge that inprisonment was to be inflicted,
arid in the event of a man beiig out of work and unable to
comply wi h the order he hadouly to apply to the judge, and
the order would be set aside.
After a long conversation, as to the effect of the 2d clause,
interfering between master and man, the Committee was ad-
journed till to-morrow.
LU\ATIC ASYLUMS BILL.
_ _

On the motion for the third reading of this Bill,
Mr. T. DUNCOM BE said that he hoped a provision
would be introduced for securing the daily and
constant attendance of the Commissioners. The Honour-
able Member concluded by moving the following clau-e,
of which he had preyiou•ly given notice : —And be it enacted,
that this Act and the several matters and this es therein con-
tained shall commence and take effect from and after the pass-
ing of ass Act, and shall continue in force for the term of
three years, and from thence to the end of the then next ees•
sion of Parliament.
Mr. HUME and Mr. WILLIAMS supported the clauie.
Lord ASH LEY opposed the clause, and put it to the House
to consider in what a position the les;al and nt :al men would
be placed, if, having givea up all their previous professional en-
gagements, they were at the expiration of three years to be ri Ti-
ttered liable to lose their appeiritmsnts by the discontinuance of
the Commission.
HoAufsteerdisvoird,obwsleiernvattliioenrse from
,ealrlerd.lergeant MURPHY, the
For the clause - l3
Against it
Majority against the cl Luse
The clause was consequently lost.
Sir CHARLES lar AP tER then moved that the following
clause should be added to the 13i:1:—" And Le it enacted,
that in any parish in which the population h 1 i exceed one
hundred thousand persons, and which shad be asses-ed to the
poor-rate on a rental exceeding five hundred thousand pounds,
it shall be la.sful for the members of the vestry of such
parish to elect or provide an asylum for the sole use of the pauper
lunatics of such parish, and for such purpose to horniest any sum of
money, not exceeding the sum of twenty-five thousand pounds,
to be secured by transferable bonds under the hands and seals of
not less than five of the members of the vestry of such parish
for any sum not less than one hundred pounds each, to be
respectively paid in the order arid subject to the priority
which shall be agreed upon between the said vestry and the
persons so lending such money, and which moneys shall be
secured upon and repaid out of the rates of such parish in
the same manner and within the same time as is by this Act
provided for the repayment of any moneys to be borrowed
for the erecting or providing of an asylum for any county
or borough ; and in any case in which the members of
the vestry of any such parish shall agree to erect an asylum
for such parish, the clerk of the vestry of such parish shall
give notice in some newspaper commonly circulated within such
parish of the intention of such vestry to elect a committee
of justices, being members of such vestry, to superintend the
erecting and providing an a ylum for such parish, and the mem-
bers of the vestry of such parish shall, within one month of
such notice, elect not less than seven justices members of the
vestry of such parish who are justices of the county in which
such parish is situate to be the committee of visiting
justices to superinted the erecting, providing, and
managing of the asylum to be erected and pro-
vided for such parish, who shall continue such visiting
justices until the next election of visiting justices of such
asylum shall take place, and the members of the vostry of such
day of December in every year, elect seven justices, members
parish shill
thereafter, within twenty days after the twentieth
of the vestry of such palish, to be a committee of visiting
justices of the asylum for the year ensuirig such election
parish ; and the committee of vi-iting
joun,t
iee3 behalfw
hiocfh shallh be elected for every such parish shall have
like powers, as near as the difference of circumstances will ad-
mit, of purchasing lands and buildings, and of building, erect-
ing, altering, improving, restoring, furnishing, completing and
repairing an asy turn or asylums for the pauper
lunatics of such parish as are by this Act vested
in the committee of visitors of any county or borough,
except that the estimate for the same shall be sub-
ject to the approbation of the vestry and of her Majedy's Se-
cretary of State for the Home Department, and all contracts,
sites, and plans for the same, shall be subject only to the
approbation of the Commissioners in Lunacy; and the com-
mittee of visitors of such asylum, and the members
therol, shall have the like powers, as near as the dif-
ference of circumstances will admit, for the regulation,
management, and government of such asylum, and the
appointment, removal and payment of officers and servants, and
the superintendence and care of lunatics to be confined in such
asylum, as are by this Act conferred on a committee of visitors
of any asylum for any county or borough, or the members
thereof, and any two of the members of the committe of visitors
of such asylum shall have power, by an older under their hands
and seals, to direct any lunatic who is chargeable to such parish
wherever such lunatic may be, to be removed to such asylum,
and such lunatic shall be removed accordingly, and all the
justices of the county in which such parish is situate, who
shall be members of the vestry of such parish, shall
have and exercise all the powers and authorities in refe-
rence to the asylum for such parish, and the lunatics to
be confined therein, as are by this Act conferred upon
the justices of any county or borough in reference to the asylum
for such county or borough, and the lunatics to be confined
therein ; and every such asylum to be erected for any such
parish shall be deemed to be an asylum within the pro-
visions of this Act; and every such parish, and the asylum
for the same, shall be subject to the regulatioes and pro-
visions herein contained, as if the same were a borough
in the meaning of this Act within any county,
and an asylum for such borough so far as the same can be
applicable thereto ; and ail moneys which shall be neces-
sary for the purpo.es of erecting, providing, and maintain-
ing any asylum to be erected for any such parish shall
be raised by the vestry of such parish , in the same manner
as the rates for the support of the pcor of such palish are
raised by the vestry of such parish ; and the several lunatics
chargeable to such parish shall be confined and maintained in
such asylum at the cost and charges of such parish; and every
parisn which shall so erect an asylum and shall be situate in
any county in which a county lunatic asylum shall have been
already established shall, so soon as such pal ish shall have
agreed to erect au asylum for its own use, be and become
exempt from contributing to any rates which shall become
payable in such county for any additional asylum
or buildings, to be thereafter erected for the pauper
lunatics of such country ; and also all rates in re-
spect of aay asylum already erected, except any rates
for the ordinary repairs thereof, anti except any rates for
the repayment of any sums which may have been already
borrowed or expended for or on account of such asylum ; but
every such parish shall be entitled to send its proportions of
pauper lunatics to such county asylum already erected in
like mariner as the other parishes of the county ; and
so long as any of the pauper lunatics of such parish shall be
placed in such county asylum, every such parish shall pay for
such paupers the same weekly rate of payment which is charged
to the other parishes of the county for the pauper lunatics
thereof : provided always, and be it enacted, that it shall be
lawful for the visiting justices of the asylum for the county in
which such parish is situate to agree with the visiting
of right
such
countyt os send , d
justices of such parish for the withdrawal by such parish of
the whole of the pauper lunatics of such parish from the
lunatic asylum of the county, and for the surrender of all
future
as
yi
uny
ml lunatics asthi (al thereto,l
have
oawnedr tthoe r visitingaise
and jus-
ticep,,pay
the visiting justices of such parish out of the rates of the
county other than the rates of such parish such a
sum by way of comps nation for the right of such
parish to send lunatics to such asylum, and the visit-
ing justices of such parish may accept fuch compensa-
tion to surrender such eight accordingly, and any such com-
pensation may be made by the release of such parish from its
proportion of the rates which such parish may be liable
to contribute towards any sums which have been already
borrowed or expended for such county asylum : provided
alio, that it shall be lawful for the visiting jus-
tices of such parish at any time to give notice to the
visiting justices of the county asylum of the intention of the
justices of such parish, that such parish shall no longer contri-
bute to the ordinary repairs of the county asylum, and there-
upon such parish shall cease to be liable to any rates to be
raised for such asylum, and to be entitled to send any pauper
lunatics thereto."
Sir J.
GRAHAM said the clause was so long that it was
almost a new Bill. He must therefore oppose it. He was of
opinion that it was not desirable to increase Hanwell, so as
to make it capable of boding 2,000 patients, instead
of 1,000. He was of opinion that instead of enlarging Hanwell
it would be much more expedient in a County so populous as
Middlesex to increase the number of asylums. He should take
the sense of the House upon the question that the clause should
be added to the Bill.
Mr. HUM
E was not prepared to press the clause, but thought
it would be well if the four large metropolitan parishes were
to meet together, in order to consider whether they should
not proceed by private Bill, in order to obtain an asylum for
themselves.
Mr. WILLIAMS supported the clause, which, if carried,
would save the parish of Marylehone 2,00e1. a year.
Colonel Thomas WOOD opposed the clause.
Mr. W A KLEY was sorry to say that there was an indispo-
sition on the part of the Commissioners to do justice to Han-
well. The magistrates of Middlesex had done more good for
that establishment in one year than the Commissions s had
done during their whole existence. He thought t e Right
Hon. t
he
ti
to seethe e parishionersstion ws a p
parish
anti hear
o n e
, whatand
they
he could not intet fere.
Lord ASHLEY said a few words in explanation.
Sir
tonetl Gentleman ought
. J. t i
said
Mr. T. DUN COM HE supported the clause. He thought
it might be inserted without clashing
with any of the provi-
sions of the Bill, He could not see any objection to enlarging
er b
ei
nr dg e
negativedr ed to
without one.
ut
Hanwell; it was a credit to the county, and to Dr. Conolly,
who had the management of it.
After some observations from Sir C. NAPIER,
an
withdraw, but no division took
place, he Bill having been read a third time, on the question that
it do pa=s being put,
Mr. DUN COMBE protested aeainst the commission being
permanent, and denounced the whole measure as a job. The
floflora.Member concluded by moving that the salaries of the
Str
theg e r
clause Strangers
e o
Commissioners should be 1,200/. instead of 1.5001. a year.
Strangers were ordered to withdraw, and the House divided,
when there am cared—
For the amendment .............
........... l3
Against it ................. ......... 32
Majority against the amenement ... —l9
On our re- aurnission to the gallery we found ...
Mr. T. DUNCOMBE making further objections to the
measure, especially clause 16, which gave rio security for the
attendance of the Commissioners.
Sir J. GRAHAM said that the great object the Bill had in
view was visitation by the commissioners th oughout the
country, which was of far more importance than their at-
tendance at the Board.
After some observation: from Lord A A S Fl LEY,
Mr. HUME complained of the salaries of the commissioners
besng far toe high. He did nut see why those Commissioners
should have 1 6001. a-year for doing little, and api mien fer
do rig nuthiegs while the Lords of the Admiralty had only
1,0001. a-year.
Mr. T. DUN COA iE then moved that. the 16th clause
should be omitted, bus he would forego that motion if he was
a cured by the Nellie Lord that the office of the Commision in
Abingdon-street, should be always open, and the secretary
always in attendance.
ASHLEY assured the lion. Member that such would

inett admirable one, ant reflected the gi-oetest hotenr ets
Hon. Colleague ; for himself he had entirely forgotten it.
Sir J. GRAHAM suggested that the insertion of the words
" hereafter receive a heist's° for the first time," would answer
all the purposes of r iie Hon. ill: tuber for Finsbury.
Mr. WA K LEY could not assent to the suggestion.
Mr. T. D UNCOM BE thought he could not get much mare
than was now offered by the Right Honaurabie Baronet, and he
must, therefore, accept that.
Mr. WAKLEY suggested the rddition of the words "or
having only one establi•hment," which was agreed to.
The HoN. Mearßeis then suggested the propriety of ad-
journing the proceedings, in mtrcy to :he Speaker—(Hearl—
who would have to sit from five o'clock until two or three in the

morning.
S:r J. GRAHAM assented, and the further proceedings on
the measure were adjourned to twelve o'clock• to-morrow
(Wednesday).
The House• then adjourned to Five o'clock.

The House reassembled at five o'clock.
The 13irnaingham 131uccoat School Estate Bill wad read a
second time.
The South-Eastern Railway (Branch to Deal and Extension
of the South-Eastern, Cant, rburv, Ramserate, and Margate
Railway) B II eras reported and ordered to bre engrossed.
The Lords arneadments to the Aberdeen Railway Bill were
read hod agreed to.
The Lords' amendments to the Bristol and Exeter Railway
Branches Bill were read and agreed to.
The Lords' amendments to the London and Norwich Rail-
way (Dins and Dereharn ) Branches were agreed to.
.‘ fr. DENNISTOUN presented a petition from Glasgow,
praying the House to take some steps relative to the affairs of
New Zealand.
Mr. F. NCO-FT presented several petitions from settlers in
New Zealand, complaining that the revenues of the colony
were applied to other purposes than those for which they were
originally intended.
Mr. VILLIERS presented a similar petition from New
Ze• :rid.
THE AIOLYNEUX.(FOLLETTS) BILL.
On the motion of Sir H. DOUGLAS the 'Moly neux (Fol-
letts) Bill vca, read a second time.
BOLTON ADD LEIGH RAILWAY.
Sir H. li3tliGL AS biatudit up the report on the above
railway amalgamation.
Mr. MILN ES thought the principle of amalgamation be-
tween tour railway cornpaities, where they could command the
trade of an important district like Liverpool and Manchester,
a veey percious one which ought to be discountenanced by the
House. In the Bill under consideration there was also a
clause which empowered the cempany to very different degrees
of rate upon the different railways, and this lie considered
totally opposed to the opininions of the House as expressed
shortly benne that time. He trusted therefore that the House •
would postpone its consideration until to-morrow, when the
Vice-President of the Board of Trade would he present.
Mr. WARI3URION of posed these amalgamations of great
lines. Ile saw no differeece in making a general system of
amalgamation, and in amalgamating two or three great lines.
The House to view with great uspicion these schemes of
amalgams ion, as he was sure they would operate most injuri-
ou-ly to the public interest.
Mr. GREENE denied that the grand Junction line and
the Mancli,•ster and Birmingham were opposing interests.
They were to a great extent identical. The Grand
Junction ran for a considerable wry on the Man-
chester
and Birmingham line, from the point
of junction near to Liverpool. He knew of km public grounds
on which the amalgamation ought to be refused. He knew
from his own experience in Lancashire that the amalgamation
would prove beneficial; and he considered a prima facie case
had been made out before tee Committee.
Mr. BRO [BERTON opposed the amalgamation of the
lines. Such a Bill would enable the Grand Junction Railway
to swamp the snsallt-r lines. It would be able, by the
regulation of tolls, to impose light rates on one
portion of their line, and heavy ones on other
portion so as to injure the smaller lines in the district. Such
an amalgamation would, in his opinion, operate most injuriously
to the public.
Mr. T. DUNCOMBE said the question of postponement
rested faith the Noble Lord the Member for North Lan-
cashire. The question was not whether the principle in the
Bill was a good or a bail one, that had been already
decided. A petition had been pieseuted, it was true, against
this amalgamation, and counsel oppased it, but the oppo-
sition was not of a s..bstantial nature. No case had
been made out against, tht., amalgamation.—Hear, hear.)
The Manchester arid Liverpool, arm the Grand Ju.:etion Rail-
way were a trust under toe same direction. The North Union
line was originally intended to be am,..lgamated with the Liver-
Imo, and Manchester. This would constitute a most formidable
continuation. He thought it was most desirable that there
should be a uniformity of toll. The Hon. Member then read
an extract from the Act, to show that it gave powers to the
din etors to alter and vary the tolls. If the House came to a
of erent opinion from that of the Committe, he, as member
of the Committee, would not feel at all hurt.
Mr. P. Ai. STEW ART could not see what was to be
gained by the postponement of this question, as suggested by
the Board of '1 rade.—(ilear.) It' anything was to be
gained, he thought it was the expression of a prompt opinion
by this House on this question.—( Hear, hear.) Now, he did
think that this was a line which should at once be sanctioned by
this House, for it formed what might be considered a great
amalgamation of the different lines that were in opposition to
each other.

Mr. H. HINDE believed that the proposed amalgamation
would be beneficial to the public. It would tend greatly to
increase the safety of persons travelling on these lines which
were proposed to be amalgamated.
Mr. ALDAM said that if this amalgamation was granted,
the traffic on the Grand Junction line would be placed on more
advantageous terms than the traffic from the .Manchester and
Leeds line to Liverpool. Ile thought this was a strong argu-
ment against the mea,ure.
Mr. A. COLLETT was understood to oppose the amalga-
mation, on the ground that it would enable the Grand
Junction Company to carry the broad gauge up to
Liverpool, cud he thought, therefore, that the question of
amalgamation of these lines ought to be pos potted until after
the report had been mado by the Commission on the subject of
the gauges.
DUNCOM I3E said that the Committee eiffered from
the Board of Trade, as they did not deem it advisable to alter
the gauge. '1 he Committee had recommended the amalgama-
tion of the lines. He should object to the motion for the post-
ponement.
Mr. COBDEN observed that the system of amalgamation
alone furnished a sufficient ground of opposition. He saw no
reason why amalgamation should be allowed in this particular
instance, unless it were generalised on all the lines of
railway throughout the country. It was agreed that
dtlferent lines in conjunction, could not be properly managed
uhltss an amalgamation took place. lie, however, thought that
railway companies, having different lines of railway, could
give quite as much accummodat ion to the public,
as trustees of turnpike roads bolting separate trusts could af-
ford. Ile wished that this amalgamation Bill might be post-
poned not onl% for a dat, but until this day twelvemonths.
Lord SAiN DON said the Committee had reported in favour
of the amalgamation, but the report of the Board of Trade had
been against it. 'l he House had been very much inclined to
attach great importance to their reports, but he could not see
that in this matter the Board had any right to interfere.
He was averse to calling into question the opinion expressed by
the Committee, and seeing no benefit to be gut from a postpone-
mr he should oppose the motion of the Hon. Member.
Mr. M. GIBSON replied. The opinion of the House
might be against him but he felt it his duty to press the motion
to a division.
The Houss then divided—
For the Report
Against it
Majority —44
Mr. DENNISON wi,hed to ask a question relating to the
Coloninl Department. He wished to know whether it was the
intention of the Government to introduce at this late period of
the session, a Bill which was now in progress, and if it were
introduced, whether it was their intention to pass it through
Cie House ?

Air. HOPE said that the 13111 referred to was a Bill for re-
gulrting the unsold waste lands in Australia. The reason of
their delaying the mi acute titi this late period of the session
was oceasiol,ed by the desire to have personal communication
with the parties interested in that colony. As regarded the
intention of carrying the Bill this session, much depended
upon the feeling with which it be received.
(LEFT SITTING.)