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PARLIAMENTARY DIVISIONS.

(From the Votes and Proceedings of the House of Commons.)
WEDNESDAY, MAY 28.
LABOURING CLASSES.
Motion made, and Question proposed, " That the present state of
political tranquillity, and the recent revival of Trade, afford to this
House a favourable opportunity to consider of such measures as may
tend permanently to improve the condition of the labouring classes :"
—Amendment proposed, after the word " opportunity," to insert the
words, "to give immediate attention to the claims so repeatedly
urged in the Petitions of the People for an Extension of the Parlia-
mentary Suffrage, as well as :"—Question put, " That those words
be there inserted." The House divided :
MINORITY—AYES, 33.
Balite, Walter Ellis,Wynn Russell, Lord E.
Berkeley, H. F. Et all, Ralph Tancred, 11. W.
Blake, M. J. Fielders, John Trelawny, J. S.
Blewitt, It. J. Ferguson, Colonel Villiers, Charles
Bouverie, E. P. Granger, T. C. Waklcy, Thomas
Christie, W. I). Hallyburton, Lord Warburton, 11.
Cobden, Richard Hill, Lord M. Ward, H. 0.
Collett, John Mitealfe, Henry Wawn, J. T.
Duncan, George Mitchell, T. A. Yorke, H. H.
Dnucombe, Thomas Pechell, Captain TELLEILS.
Dundas, J. C. Plwxuidge, Captain Crawford, W. S.
Ellice, Edward Ricardo, J. L. BouTing, Dr.

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.
HOUSE OF COMMONS, May 28.
The SPEAKER
_took the Chair shortly before Four
o'clock.

The Blackburn, Darwen, and Bolton Railway Bill
was read a third time, and passed.
The Chester and Holyhead Railway Bill was read a
third time and passed.
The Manchester and Leeds Railway Bill (Burnley
Branch), and Heywood and Oldham Branches Extension
Bill were read a third time and passed.
Upon the-question for the further consideration of the
third reading of the Leeds and Bradford Extension
Railway Bill from Shipley to Colne,
Mr. C. WOOD moved that the Bill be re-committed.
He thought that it was necessary to take time to re-
consider the merits of this Bill, and he thought it ne-
cessary that the House should know the grounds on
which he moved the re-committal of this Bill. There were
two clauses in it which were totally inconsistent
with each other. By the 43d clause a maximum charge
was established for the carriage of coals, which made
the price 11d. a ton per mile. By the 39th and 40th
clauses this was extended to 3d. a ton. By the general
standing orders this price was limited to 11d. per ton,
but by the 30th clause a power was taken to raise the price
to 2d. a ton, where the: distance over which the coal
was carried was more than 15 miles. By the 40th
clause an additional penny was given, which made the
price 3d. a ton per mile. There was, therefore, a glar-
in,,e• inconsistency between the clauses, as one gave
only lid. a ton, while another gave 3d. a
ton per mile. This distinction was openly re-
pudiated in the Ccmmittee. The Committee themselves
thought that there ought to be no distinction between
the carriage for fifteen miles or more. The power of
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expressed their willingness for the alteration, and he
should, therefore, move that the BPI be re-committed.
Mr. P. M. STEWART thought that the best plan
would be to re-commit the Bill, as this would do away
with the inconsistency, and establish one maximum in
all the clauses.

Mr. ENTWISLE thought that no imputations of
unfair conduct could be brought against this Company,
because the House would find that the 39th clause of
their Bill was exactly in conformity with their offer to
the Board of Trade.

After a few words from Mr. Stuart Wortley, Mr. P.
Stewart, and Mr. Charles Wood, the Bill was ordered
to be re-committed.

The Leeds and Bradford Extension, and the Leeds,
Dewsbury, and Manchester Railway Bills, were read a
third time and passed.
SCOTTISH CENTRAL RAILWAY.
_ _

Mr. PARKER moved the reconsideration of the re-
p.rt on the Scotch Central Railway Bill.
Mr. DUNCAN moved as an amendment, that the Bill
be re-committed.

Mr. E. ELLIS, jun., seconded the amendment. Ho
had no doubt but the Committee had given the line the
greatest attention, but the facts as they were reported
could not stand. He wished the whole of the case should
go before the Board of Trade, and the fixing of the ter-
minus, &c., should be left to it.
The motion having been put,
Mr. J. PARKER opposed the re-committal of the Bill,
on the ground that the decision of the Committee on the
line itself and on the different termini was influenced by
a regard to the public interests.
Mr. HOME DRUMMOND hoped the House would
support the Committee.—(Hear, hear.) The Committee
had been unanimous in their report, and he saw no
reason at all for the re-committal of the Bill.

The amendment having been withdrawn, the motion
was then agreed to.
Mr. J. PARKER thought much time would be saved

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if a great portion of the railway business were given
over to some inferior tribural, he would therefore move
that it be referred to the Select Committee on Railway
Bills, to consider whether certain portions of the case
for every Bill, on which reports are now required by
the Standing Orders, may not be investigated under the
authority of the House, before the Bill goes into Com-
mittee, and to report their opinion to the House.
Lord GRANVILLE SOMERSET thought this motion
had better be deferred till the greater portion of the
reports of the Committee had been brought up.
Mr. PARKER said that the intense attention to pri-
vate business prevented that consideration of general
principles which they required, but as the House was
not at present in a position to entertain his motion, he
would beg to withdraw it. The motion was then with-
drawn.

DEVONPORT GAS BILL.
On the motion of Sir GEORGE GREY, the amend-
ments of the Lords to this Bill were agreed to, and the
Bill was passed.
On the motion of Mr. KEMBLE, the Bermondsey Im-
provements Bill was read a second time.
M. T. DUNCOMBE moved that it be an instruction
to the Committee on the Cornwall Railway Bill, to con-
sider the schemes referred to them by this Houle, for a
central railway through the counties of Devon and Corn-
wall, as prayed in the petition of Richard Thomas. Two
of the three lines referred to the Committee had not
complied with the standing orders. All he wanted WM
that the petition of Mr. Thomas be referred to the Com-
mittee, and he be allowed to enter into proof, so that
he might show a better line than any yet se-
lected, and thus spare the destruction of his property.
He maintained that according to the practice of that
Rouse, and according to the resolutions of the Hiuse on
former occasions, any landowner might come before a
Committee, it he could show that a better line exilted.
lie would take the case of the Potteries' line. While that
Committee were sitting a new company sprang up
in opposition to the Potteries Railway Company, and
the parties promoting that company were allowed to ap-
pear before the Committee. The case was sill-Iply this,
that the Committee sitting on the Potteries Railway Bill
and the Committee on the Northern Railway Bill had
allowed evidence ; whereas Mr. Thomas had been dis-
allowed. It was his opinion that Mr. Thomas ought
to have been heard, not as a shareholder, but as a land-
owner.

After a few words from Mr. LEGIT, which yogi° in-
audible in the gallery,

Sir G. GREY briefly defended the proceedings of the
Committee, which he considered were, upon the whole,
fair and just.
Mr. ESCOTT said he understood that the Committee
had shut out evidence which ought to have been heard.
—(No, no.) At least so he understood it from the Hon.
Gentleman (Mr. Duncombe). He should certainly vote
to instruct to receive the evidence referred to.
After a few words from Sir C. LEMON, the motion
was withdrawn.
HUDDERSFIELD AND MANCHESTER RAIL-
WAY.
Upon the motion of an Hos. MEMBER, whose name
we could not learn, the Huddersfield and Manchester
Railway and Canal Bill was read a third time.
An Hos. MEMBER complained that Mr. Osborne had
not attended his Committee.

Lord GRANVILLE SOMERSET said that this was
rather a suspicious day for the Hon. Member to have
been absent.—(Laughter, and cries of " Yesterday.")
Lord ASHLEY said he had seen the Hon. Member
alluded to, and he told him he would be in his place
this evening and explain the cause of his absence.
l'Onmerous petitions in favour of private Bills were pre-
sented, but not one of them was distinctly heard in the
gallery.
CHESTER AND HOLYHEAD RAILWAY.
On the motion of Mr. SPOONER this Bill was read a
third time.
GLOUCESTER EXTENSION RAILWAY.
On the motion of Mr. SPOONER, leave was given to
brillg in a Bill to form a branch of the Gloucester and
Birmingham Railway to Worcester and a place on the
Severn, in Cheshire.
BRISTOL AND EXETER RAILWAY.Oa the motion of Mr. LIDDELL, this Bill was read
a second time.
SOUTHAMPTON DOCKS BILL.
On the motion of the HON. MEMBER, this Bill was also
read a second time.
DORCHESTER RAILWAY BILL.
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Waterworks Bill was read a third time and passed.
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RAILWAY.

The HON. MEMBER also moved the third reading of
the Blackburn. Darwen, and Bolton Railway Bill.
Sir G. CLERK complained that the Bill gave the
Company power to charge 4d.. per ton per mile for oar-
rving coal, awl 4id. per mile for passengers. He was,
tterefore, opposed to the passing of the Bill.
Lord HO WICK agreed with the Right Hon. Baronet
that the House ought not to pass this Bill. He could not
help saying, that he entirely concurred with what
fell the other night from the Hon. Member for New-
wark. The Hon. Member had truly stated that tl e
effect of their standing order for regulating fares
on railways was entirely destroyed by the practice which
Committees had followed, fixing the rates of charges
higher than any that were actually in existence.
It appeared to him that the House ought to take some
means or other to reduce the table of charges in the Bill
then before them. It was the first example of a Bill
containing very high rates of eharge being brought be-
fore them. He would suggest that the further proceed-
ings on this Bill should be adjourned for a couple of days,
so that, in the meantime, those clauses fliking the rate of
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charges should be carefully laid out by the Gentleman
motion,
and make it an order of the day for Friday next.
The motion was accordingly postponed.
HUDDERSFIELD AND SEIEFFIELD JUNCTION
RAILWAY BILL.
This Bill was read a third time and passed.
LORD ELLENBOROUGH.
Mr. HUME gave notice that, on Tuesday week, he
should move for the production of the correspondence
that had taken plac2 between the Board of Control and
the East India Company respecting the recal of Lord
Ellenborough.

T OrY B
Mr. MACKIN.6N-NO pslentedthaLpetition from the
West Riding of Yorkshire, praying for an inquiry into
certain provisions of the Anatomy Bill.
Mr. MILES presented several petitions from various
places in Somersetshire, against the Law of Settlement
Bill, the Merchant Seamen's Bill, the grant to Maynooth,
and the law abolishing imprisonment fee debts under 201.
GUERNSEY.
Mr. ROEBUCK presented petitions from persons in
Guernsey, complaining of the administration of the law
in that island. He should move on Friday that the peti-
tions be printed. On a future
ntday be would
of the bring flaw or-
ward a motion for an inquiry io the s
in Guernsey-.
d SANDON presented a petition for the repeal of
Lord
the union of the sets
a petition of St. Asaph and Bangor. Also
from some merchants in Liverpool,

to take measures for the renewal of the treaty between
this country and Brazil, and also in favour of the im•
provement of the navigation of the river La Plata, in
South America.