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CAMBUSLANG AND MUIRKIRK ROADS,

On the motion of Mr. LOCKHART, this Bill was read
a third time.

Mr. MACKENZIE moved that the 19th clause of the
Bill be struck out. The ground on which he made the
motion was, that it was contrary to the usual practice to
levy a larger toll on those who came from a distance than
on those who lived in the vicinity.
Mr, DAM said this was a most extraordinary case;
there were no less than five parties before the Committee,
all represented by Counsel. The creditors stated that
there was 60,000/. owing upon the trust, and other par-
ties stilted the debt to be no more than from 12,0001. to
18,000/.; it was admitted, however, on all hands, that if
the debt of 60,004 were not owing, the present toll
ought not to be inereai.,:cd, From what he knew of the
matter he was of opinion that the tolls should not be in •
creased,—(Cheers,) •

,Ajr, P. M. STEWART would support the motion of
his Hon Friend; the Member" for Peebles.

After u short discussion, strangers were then ordered
to withdraw, and the House divided, when there ap-
peared—
For the amendment
Against the amendment 9l
Majority against the amendment —56
BELFAST 'ELECTION COMMITTEE.

The following Members were sworn in to try the
merits of the Belfast Election Petition :7-Mr. Ward, Sir
A. L. Hay, Captain Polhill, Captain Bernal, Mr. Bald-
win, Air. Bagge, and Mr. Hayter, Chairman.
Mr. DARBY moved that the operation of., the Cam-
busrang stid-Muirkirlt Road 13111 should be limited to five
years.
Mr. DENNISTOUN seconded the amendment.

Mr. LOCKART opposed the motion.
A short discussion ensued, in which Mr. Denistoun,
Mr. Mackenzie, Mr. Darby, Mr. Green, Mr. P. M.
Stewart, and Mr. Johnstone took part.
After which the House divided, when there appeared
For the Amendment 43

Against it
Majority against the amendment --60
The. Bill was then read a third time and paised.
THE GRAVESEND TERRACE PIER BILL.
This Bill was read a third time and passed.
THE TADCASTER AND' OTLEY RAILROAD

BILL.

This Bill was read a third time and passed.
ATTEMPT TO ASSASSINATE HER

MAJESTY.

A Message from the House of Lords requested a
conference with the Commons to agree to an address to
her Majesty, condoling-with her upon the attempt made
upon her sacred person, and congratulating her upon
her escape.
Sir B. PEEL begged to move that the Honse agree to
a conference with their Lordship; as desired by their
Lordships.
The following Lords and Gentlemen were then ap-
pointed•a Committee to confer with their Lordships:—
Sir R. Peel, Lord John Russell, Lord Stanley, Lord
Palmerston, Sir J. Graham, Lord Howiek, the Chan•
eellor of the Exchequer, Mr. Baring, Sir J. Bohhouse,
Sir G. Clerk, Mr. •Macaulay, Sir E. Knatchbull, the
Attorney• General, the Solicitor-General Sir G. Grey,
Sir Thomas Wilde, Lord G. Somerset, Lord Seymour,
Mr. Fox Maule, Mr. Gladstone, Mr. O'Connell, Sir
R. Inglis, Sir C. Napier, Sir G. Cockburn, Lord Ashley,
and Lord Elliot..

The Committee left the House to confer with their
Lordships, and on. its return

Sir 110 BERT PEEL said, Mr. Speaker, Sir, We
have held a conference with the Lords, which was
managed on the part of their Lordships by the Lord
President of the Council. I have to acquaint the House
that in consequence of the late most atrocious and trea-
sonable attempt which has been made on her Majesty's
most sacred person, their Lordships had taken the same
into consideration, and had agreed to address her Majesty
thereupon, to which Address the Lords desire the con-
currence of,this House.

The Right Hon. Gentleman was then requested by
the Speaker to bring up the Address, which was read by
the Clerk at the table (for which see Lords' report).
At the conclusion of the Address,
Sir ROBERT PEEL rose and said, Sir, it is my

duty to propose that this House should concur in
the address to which the other House of Par- 1
Lament has assented, and I anticipate but one
unanimous feeiii rtspecting the proposal whici I.
have to make.—(Loud cheers.) Scarcely two years have
elapsed since I had the painful duty of seconding the pro-
posal of a similar motion made by the Noble Lord, and
it is with mixed feelings of shame and indignation
—(Loud cheers)—that, after a lapse of two years, I rise
now to discharge a similar duty.—(Hear, hear.) I
should have thought that the natural feelings and sym-
pathies of human nature would have been protection suffi-
cient against such an atrocious crime.—(Loud
cheers.) That our young Queen, seeking for
innocent recreation from the cares and toils of business,
in the presence of her beloved husband, should be a
.second time exposed in this country to an attempt like
this, fills me with feelings of shame and indignation.
If feelings of humanity would not have prevented such,
an attempt. I should have thought that the burst of
loyal afflections which Lad been called forth from all classes
of her DI ajosty's subjects by the first attempt, and of
indignation and ablicrrence against the author of
t, w ould have prevented a repetition of such
an atrocity.—(Loud cheers.) It has not done so. Yes-
terday evening, a little before six o'clock, her Majesty,
returning home in the presence of her beloved husband,
having, 1 believe, taken the precaution that no other fe-
male—(Cheers)—should be exposed to the danger
but herself— (Continued cheering) she relying
with confidence in the generous loyalty of her people.
—(lmmense cheering.) With a determination not to be
confined as a prisoner in her own palace.—(Loud cheers.)
Yesterday evening, on her Alajesty's return to the Pa-
lace, a shot from a pistol was discharged at the carriage
in which her Majesty was sitting. and I have at least
the satisfaction of stating that the person by whom that
pistol was discharged, was immediately arrested, and
is now in confinement. There is every reason to believe
that this crime had been meditated on the precedingday ;
at least a person answering in every respect the descrip-
tion of the appearance of the • person apprehended
for the offence of yesterday, was observed to point a
pistol at the carriage in which her Majesty was seated on
her return from church, and was heard to express
his regret that he had failed in effecting his object. This
person so charged, has been committed for the offence,
of high treason, and is. now before the judicial
tribunals of the country ; I shall, therefore, abstain
from any further comments on the offence with which he
has been charged, but I am sure I shall be justified
in anticipating that the country from one end to the
other will concur with us in our expression of abhorrence
at the crime, and gratitude to Almighty God for the
protection of her Majesty from this second attempt on
her life, and will offer up an earnest prayer to
' the same divine disposer of events, that
he will continue to vouchsafe his protection to her, and
long preserve a life s justly dear to all her Majesty's
subjects.—(Loud cheers.) The only motion he should
make was, that the House do agree to the Address, with
the addition of the words—" and the Commons.",

Lord J. RUSSELL seconded the motion of. the Right
Hon. Gentleman. lam sure said the:Noble Lord, that
the predominant feeling in this House, and in the coun-
try, must be that of gratitude to Almighty God for the
preservation of her Majesty's life ; in the next place,
that there should be a second person found who
could meditate and commit a crime so atrocious,
and so cowardly—(Hear, hear)—was most lamentable.
The only thing we can now hope is that this crime has
been that of a solitary individual, and that it is not the
result of a concerted conspiracy.—(Hear, hear.) Of
this at least I am sure, that when her Majesty
goes abroad among the , people, . there is not
one among her subjects who has less reason to fear an
enemy in any single individual of the millions
who constituted her subjects.—(Hear, near.) Let
us hope, therefore, that this may. be the crime of
one person, and that the voice of abhorrence
and indignation that will arise against him will have tl.e
effect of preserving the life it had pleased Almighty God
to protect, for many years.
Mr. LASCELLES stated that her Majesty having
reason to apprehend this attack, would not suffer her
usual attendants to partake the danger.—(Loud cheers.)
The address was then put and carried unanimously,
and the Cabinet Ministers and the Members forming the
Committee to manage the Conference, took it up to the
Lords.

On the return of the Members who formed the Con-
ference,

Sir ROBERT PEEL said—Sir, it will be perhaps
convenient for the House, that I should adopt
a course which has usually been pursued on these
occasions, and stated generally that it was his im-
pression that her Majesty would probably name
to-morrow at a quarter before 4 o'clock, which would
be after the Levee, for the purpose of receiving the
joint addresses of both Houses of Parliament.