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cases where such men would leave their bail, and the ends
of justice would be defeated, and therefore there ought to be
some law upon the subkiet. Bail in error could not be had,
it was true, sinless a writ of error was brought. Therefore,
if they followed the analogy of judiciary proceedings in the
Court of Chancery, instead of vesting the discretion in the
Attorney-General, they would vest it in the Court of Law.
It was a subject of the greatest d fficulty. He knew that the
judges were unwilling to exercise so invidious and onerous a
duty, and he felt confident that one or two alterations in the
Bill would be the result of their Lordships' attention.
Lord DENMAN thought that the reason why this im-
portant subject had not before been brought under the notice
of the House was, that errors in criminal cases were of very
rare occurrence, and it was only when those errors increased
to an inconvenient and serious evil that it was found necessary
to make some inquiry, with a view to remedy them. He be-
lieved that those evils would, however, require a more perfect
Itneasure than that now described to the House. He felt
grateful to the Noble Lord for having introduced the measure,
and he hoped that a measure somewhat similar to that which
had been introduced some sessions ago, would soon be brought
forward to limit the power of the ecretary of State in the
opening of letters.
The LORD CHANCELLOR explained.
Lord BROUGHAM said his Noble and Learned Friend,
who originally proposed this Bill, had allowed himself to fall
into a trap set for him by his Noble and Learned Friend on the
woolsack, and now he was shown up in it.—( Laughter. )
Lord CAMPBELL was rejoiced that so much sympathy
subsisted between himself and the Noble Lord on the wool-
sack on the subject of the Bill. Indeed, he thought they
were somewhat like the Siamese twins, when one suffered both
suffered.—( Laughter.)
The Bill was then read a second time, and ordered to be
committed on the first convenient day.
RAILWAYS.

The Earl of DALHOUSIE laid on the table of the Houae
the report of the railway department. of the Board of Trade,
relating to the projected railways in Buckinrahamshire, Hamp-
shire, and Wiltshire.

Their Lord!hipi then adjourned.

HOUSE OF COMMONS, Feo. 28.
The SPEAKER took the Chair at the usual hour.
NEW MEMBERS.

Mr. W. B. Baring took the oaths and his scat for the borough
of Thetford, and Mr. C. Tower for the county of Berks.
SOUTH-EASTERN RAILWAY. . .

An HoN. ME3lcEn presented a petition complaining that
the South-Eastern Railway Extension Company had not com-
plied with the standing orders.
Petitions praying for leave to bring in Bills were presented
from the London and Canterbury Railway Company, the
Brighton, Lewes, and Hastings -Railway Company, and the
:Manchester, Bury; and Rossendale Railway Company.
DUBLIN CEMETERIES.

Mr. COLLETT presented a petition in favour of the Dub-
lin Cemeteries Bill.

SHIPLEY AND COLNE EXTENSION RAILWAY.
Mr. FERRAND presented a petition against the Shipley
and Coins Exteniiion"Railway

SOUTHAMPTON DOCKS.

Mr. AGLIONBY brought np the report on the Southamp-
ton Docks Bill, aid stated that the standing orders had been
complied with,
trOUTII-WESTERN EXTENSION RAILWAY.

Captain MANGLES presented a petition in favour of the
South. Western Railway Extension Bill.
NATIONAL SOCIETY—IRELAND.

Mr. SHAW presented a petition from Dublin, praying
that the patronage of the Government might be equally ex-
tended to the several educational establishments in Ireland.
lie stated that they had presented a petition previously to
the House, in which they had prayed to be relieved from
the injurious partiality which had heen shown to the Na-
tional Society of Ireland, and stating that a portion of
the grant had been devoted to Protestant schools. They
prayed to be relieved from the difference thus made in favour
of the National Society.
INCOME-TAX.

Lord OSSULSTON presented a petition from Wooiler, in
Northumberland, for a repeal of so much of the income-tax as
was levied on trades and professions.
CHARITABLE BEQUESTS ACT. . _

Mr. BLAKE presented a petition from Kilruean, in the
county of Cork, very numerously and respectably signed, com-
plaining of the provisions of the late Charitable Bequests Act,
particularly that part of it which proposed to abolish certain
monastic institutions which had been found very useful.

STOKE-UPON-TRENT.
Mr. RICARDO presented a petition from the inhabitants of
Stoke-upon-Trent, praying that a public market should be
erected in that town.