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LONDON, WEDNESDAY, JULY 30, 1845.

The Lords met at Five.

The Marquis of CLANRICARDE having presented a
petition from the High Sheriff and Grand Jury of the
county of Galway, in favour of the Dublin and Galway
Railway Bill,
The Earl of BESBOROUCH, in moving that the ad-
journed debate on the Bill be resumed, announced his
intention of persisting in his motion, that the further
consideration of the Bill should be postponed to that day
three months. _ _ _

The Marquis of CLANRICARDE hoped the Bill would
be allowed to proceed. He was rejoiced to find their
Lordships opposing themselves to railway jobbing, but it
was not fair to pounce upon this particular Bill,when other
parties equally guilty had been permitted to carry their
Bills-through the House. The railway would be a great
advantage to Ireland, and they would do no substantial
good by stopping this Bill.
Earl BATHURST said the report did not go into the
merits of the scheme. It merely stated that fraud had
been committed.

Lord BEAUXONT would vote for the postponement, as
a proper punishment for the parties who had been guilty
of the fraud.

The Duke of CLEVELAND, Lord REDESDALE, and
Lord MONTEAGLE, supported the motion for post-
ponement.
The Earl of DEVON considered that if the Bill were
rejected they would be inflicting injury on those who
were innocent, and therefore he should oppose the
motion.

The Duke of WELLINGTON thought the conduct of the
directors suspicious. They should have come before the
Committee to clear themselves.
On a division, the motion for rejecting the Bill was
carried by a majority of 29—the numbers being, for the
Earl of BESEOROUGH'S motion 37, against it 8.

The Marquis of LANSDOWNE said that he should on
Friday move that proof should be required by the
Standing Orders' Committee that the names subscribed
to a Bill or a petition be genuine.
The Duke of BUCCLEUCH moved the third reading
of the Scotch Poor-Law Bill.

Lord CAMPBELL opposed the 17th clause. The House
was subsequently addressed by the Earl of DALHOUSIE,
the LORD-CHANCELLOR, Lord COTTENHAM, and the
Duke of WELLINGTON. The clause, however, was even-
tually withdrawn, and the Bill was read a third time
and passed.
Several other Bills were then forwarded a stage, after
which their Lordships adjourned.
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The Commons met at Twelve.
Several unopposed Bills were forwarded a stage.
On the third reading of the Small Debts Bill,

Mr. H. BERKELEY objected to the 7th clause, which
gave to the Secretary of State the power of increasing
or diminishing the number of courts.
Sir J. GRAHAM consented to the substitution of the
words " her Majesty" for the words " Secretary of
State," and the Bill was read a third time and passed.
On the third reading of the Customs Bill,
Mr. WAWN moved the insertion of a clause exempting,
undercertain circumstances,vessels in ballast from pilotage
dues. The clause, on a division, was negatived, the
numbers being, for the clause, 11 ; against it, 26 ;
majority, 15.
The Bill was then read a third time and passed.
On the motion for the recommittal of the Joint Stock
Banks (Ireland and Scotland) Bill,
Mr. BOUVERIE moved that it be recommitted that day
six months.

The motion, which was supported by Mr. P. M
STEWART and opposed by the CHANCELLOR of the EX.
CHEQUER, was negatived without a division ; the Bil
was recommitted ; the House resumed, and the report
was received.

On the motion & Viscount Conavaray,the Chairmsa
of the Committee on Group X was empowered to
report on the London and York Railway Bill forthvtith.
Several additional standing orders, regulating the pas-