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RAILWAY -COMMITTEES

(THIS DA' 0

HOUSE OF LORDS.
aaretrro LEWES, :IND HASTINGS (ASH-

WORD EXTENSION) RAILWAY.
INIPORTANT DECISION.

The Committee appointed by the House of Lords to inquire
into the merits of this Bill met at Room No. 2 of the House of
Lords, at eleven o'clock.
The members of the Committee are his Royal Highness the
Doke of Cambridge, the Marquis of Winchester, the Earl of
Det" ( Chairman), the Earl Bathurst, and Lord Churchill.
ur,lr. Talbot appeared for the promoters of the Bill, and Mr.
-.Buyard,
%./ , against it.
The first question that arose was, whether or not the oppo-
sltt°ll 1 ofr Hildyard could be entertained by the Committee.
'ir• TALBOT argued that it could not. His Learned Friend
tiol*trtd for the Headeorn line, which had been rejected by
House of Commons, and he had no locus standi.
not " CHAsa,mAN observed that in competing lines he could
jof ecognise the doctrine that a line thrown out by the House
morons should not have liberty to appear again before a
larnitteo of the House of Lords. That would be throwing
the railway legislation on the House of Commons.
ki...L'lr• TALBOT said he did not mean that. There had been
rojtiiistances, during the present session, in which their
"niPs' Committee had heard the opposition of a competing
ne after it had been rejected by the House of Commons.
,p.aat he said was, that the Headcorn line, for which Mr.
Hild-
rd appeared, was entirely defunct—a skeleton without one
stark of vitality in it.
Mr. HILDYARD., on the other side, said he had a perfect
tight to' oppose the Bill, because the Brighton, Lewes, and
Ilastings line obtained assent to their preamble, both in the
14rds and Commons, on the specific understanding that they
riuld not interfere with the Bill proposed. He trusted their
4Fdships would see the utility of entertaining an opposition
Alt in itself, and which would have the merit of showing the
,defects as well as the excellencies (if it had any) of the proposed
nee, He denied that there was the least breach of faith on the
Part of his clients, because the other side took the Bill from
their Lordships' House on condition that they would offer no
obstruction to a line from Rye.
Counsel were proceeding with their arguments, when
The' CHAIRMAN ordered the room to be cleared.
- Upon our return, after a considerable lapse of time,
. The CHAIRMAN said they were unwilling to entertain the
opposition of Mr. Hildyard. The line was, no doubt, in a cer-
tain sense a competing line, but the mere circumstance of
Iftmu'ringth'at it was a competing line would not be sufficient to
induce the
not inn. Committee to declare that the proposed line should
safari,' vewrtikinellielti,ol)lrd'ishßinpssidt.mhee,was anxious as much as possible to
the othger particularly as the session was now
11,oearly to a close ; and if his Learned Friends upon
bate no Side would agree to the following resolution, he would
would°,oiection whatever to withdraw his opposition. He
would
sreaanu.ettihoen resolution for their Lordships, trusting they
stru Thatcti it is the opinion of this Committee, that the con-
prei" of I coast line from Hastings to Ashford ought not to
kho"„3"_,lce the making a railroad from Rye to Headcorn, if it
,0,„.r_0 hereafter appear that the public required suet' accom-
'.atimuo
tuThe Learned Counsel went en to show that it would not at
„,,niterfere with the proposed line, as the resolution did not
oZirin anything. All he desired was, that the construction of
ft!ooast line should not impede in any way the construction
another line, if Parliament thought it right to sanction the
wumstr l'ru„.sction of another. •
• TALBOT—I cannot agree to any such resolution.
CH
rue
toodnetAramAx —We are unwilling to sanction any line of
which could in any way bind other people. If your
' Hill yard, was, as you say, an independent arid a
eruiw mit 'e, you will, of course, be always at liberty to pro-
Understand the gist of your Lordship's
rvations,
The and shall not further press my objection.
CIIAIRMAN—Th!r, you withdraw your opposition?
T
r• HILDYARD—Yes.
Pit,,HAIRMAN declared the PREAMBLE of the BILL
ED
After
itooesome further observations, some formal evidence was
oto respecting the traffic and distance.
8 clan ses were inspected, and the Committee broke up.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.
%lw, GROUP X.
Tat=
AND LINCOLNSHIRE LINE.
,_4letnble Committee resumed to-day at the accustomed hour.
Alr.l) I's Present, Viscount CourtenayAchairman), Mr. Wall,
qtr, arby, and Mr. Scrope.
°4Sitt,,,,tiszsi Q. C., added a few observations to his address
4dtamaY in favour of the above scheme, pointing out its
SNea to the towns of Retford, Lincoln, and Sheffield.
ge-avant WRANGHAM rose to reply, and was
brsiusrgeatit WRANn Hall, in reply, contended that the Bawtry
Ray fa°l the London and York line was a far preferable rail-
‘
aatott:-.!he Wants nf the district, inasmuch as its unity of the
.and luld direct course gave it the advantage over the
Rani Lincolnshire. line in respect of direct and lateral
ic"'itation
tt •tarne •
4d d Counsel was here interrupted by an intimation
A J°4l%..ineaker was at prayers, and the Co. manittee
_ha:dn.!
mre•l3lan'fOur till twelve to-snorrow, he will resume his as
-"Ltitour.
'4ll'-tR.SALL'S.—THIS EVENING.
Six o'CLocK.

• • ' sT. 'LEGER.
3 to 1-agst Weatherbit
1 to 1 agst Mentor
10 to 1 agst Old England
10 to 1 agst Merry Monarch
15 to 1 agst Pantasa
20 to 1 agst The.flaron
At six o'clock,-owing to the settling, not three beta had
been laid. The rims returned are nominal.
•
INIPERIA L PAIILIAMENT.
(THIS E V ENING.)

'HOUSE OF OF LORDS.
The House sat to-day at a quarter before Four.
ROYAL ASSENT.
tjhe royal assent was given to-day by commission
Bill Q following Bills :—The Customs Laws Repeal
GeLne Customs Management Bill, the Customsi
the --/,4-4':-Regulatioa Bill, the Smuggling Prevention
V.2,7;1118h Shipping and Navigation Bill, the British
1% Registration Registration Bill, the Customs Duties Bill, the
ties-Pehausing of Goods Bill, the Customs Bolin-
the British Possessions. Abroad Trading
Auctio the Isle of Man Trade Bill, the
and Legacy Duties. (Ireland) Bill, the Com-
DelLatic9:l Allowances Courts of Law Bill, the Real Pro-
)6'.rtY Amendment Bill, the Bills of Excliange Bill, the
414"lbodied Militia Bill, the Court of Chancery
tirdment Bill, Public Funds Bill, Corn Warehousing
, the Lunatics Bill Coals (Port of Londo Bill, the
(17,1' in Trade Rating, Bill, the Joint-stock Company's
e' and) Bill, the Westminster Improvement Bill, the
)ar Lands (Australia) Bill, the Scotch Poor-law
the' the. Assistant Barristers' (Ireland) Bill,
I,i Grand. Jury Presentments (Dublin) Bill, the Dublin
tile Water Bill the Duddeston and Nechell's Improve-
/tAlt Rill, White's Estate Bill, Ellison's Estate Bill, the
f0i1:4,440 Vicarage Bill, the Yoker Road Bill, and the
ng 'Railwayßills :
rnte Leeds and Bradford,
The gew d unction,
istrnaingham and Gloucester,
the °Yffnrd, Worcester, and Wolverhampton,
e London and South Western,
The South Eastern,
Londonderry and Coleraine,
ThOxford and Rugby,
e Ere w a,3 h Valley,
,r South Wales,
)14t: Monmouth and Hereford, and 'the Glasgow,
hrhead, and Neilston.
e Lords Commissioners were the Lord Chancellor,
filWbarncliffe, and the Earl of Shaftesbury.
eir Lordships then adjourned during pleasure.
4eir Lo-

T4171r rds hips resumed at Five o'clock.
111441, Removal of Paupers Bill went through Cam
eortito-Cerough and Watch Rates Bill went through
Thep. GAMING AND WAGERS' BILL.
ITeei°ll3lllluns' amendments to this Bill were read and

tl LUNATIC ASYLUM BIL
Co(1111Inons' amendments toS this Bill
were then
SOit
R ord -1,`',.111 EASTERN RAILWAY BILL.
-elect c '''''3)ESDALE brought up the report of the
The "Itaittee on this Bill.
tioh arqois of CLANRICARDE presented a pe-
kart luaglihst the Bill, from a gentleman namedn
bithi rsLrill• He stated that there were eleven
of ott • the subscription-deed of persons, e
Iszt ,:"°ll,l was a shareholder in the Kentish rail-
that t 134" to the amount of 570,0001. He thoughtto
haeett'PPOrtunity should be given to the petitioner
re
reeN„ .M 4 Statelnent investigated, and he would, therefore,
~!.that the Bill be re-committed.
thtTittt ItEDESDALE begged to assure their Lordships
41errecei the
petition now under considerat n had been
the to the Committee on Standing Orders, and all
14Q0_0;Intaitjteenents had been there entered into, and that
Proof out did not think that the petitioners had
-oef any ease whatever against the Bill. As a
geoti or the frivolous nature of the objections msde, one
:` cage it wasix alleged to be wrongly described, cause
e was affixed to his name instead of
1344 —ell' The line which the Committee
eon selected presented no engineering difficulties of any
Itorriaenee ; while the other competing line embraced
d
lin2 of great magnitude, and was by no means so goo
the Co Under these circumstances he contended that
adop`°td.Mniittee were perfectly right in the course they
The Marquis of CLANRICARDE said it was mon-
stro
Pr t° say that this man had only a small piece of
„,:rrty which would be effected. That was a prima
fan reason why he should be heard, as every poor
elslreason
to be protected—in fact he had a greater
t 0.., to the protection of the house than a rich man.
should persist in his motion that the bill be re-com-
-mltted.
Lord 14
tours ---,,_`‘EDESDALE said the Committee took the
op I.ney did for the purpose of preventing a vexatious
Position to th 8.11
The e 1...
orki Marquis of CLANRICARDE then withdrew his
the' motion, and moved that the evidence taken before
n ,„,
e.ortun Earlittee on the Bill be printed.
of WICKLOW protested against the course
lieed, and cited the case of the Dublin and Galway
ektrP to show that such a step ought only to be taken in
eLasertds
For lip` then divided, when there appeared,
the motion 37
For the amendment
Majority
Tatrrxli'EN Ge re Majority
was consequently received. ASTER'S COURT OF CHANCERY
tord (IRELANDIL
STANLE Y moved the) thiß
rd reading of this Bill.
to
P He Earl of WICKLOW. said he had an amendment
rPose to the Bill.

(LEFT SITTING.)

HOUSE OF COMMONS.
The SPEAKER took the Chair at a Quarter to Four
o'clock.

ROYAL COMMISSION.

The Deputy Usher of the Black Rod attended at the
bar to summon the House to the House of Lords, to
hear the, royal assentgiven by commission to several Bills.
The SPEAKER, attended by several of the Members,
left the House.
On the return of the SPEAKER, he inrormed the
House that the Royal Assent had been given to a num-
ber of private Bills (for which see Lords' report).
The following private Bills were road a third time
and passed :
The Birmingham Blue-coat School,
_ _

Sir Robert Keith's Estate,
The Severn Estate,
The Lutwidge Estate,
The Earl of Powis's Estate,
The Duke of Bridgwater's Estate,
The North Walsham School Estate,
Marsh's Estate,
Bowes' Estate,
Boileau's Divorce Bill,
The Winchester College Estate,
Sampson's Estate,
Marquis of Donegal's Estate,
Molyneux's Estate.
GRIMSBY DOCKS.
The Lords' amendments to this Bill wore brought up
and agreed to.
THE SHOULDHAM DIVORCE BILL.

This Bill was read a second time.
RAILWAY FRAUDS.—TIIE LONDON AND
YORK LINE.
Mr. HAWES rose to present a petition from the
Chairman of the Cambridge and Lincoln Railway Com-
pany, who stated that his attention had been called to
the subscription list of the London and York Company,
and by the aid of himself and agents he had discovers
that the names who had subscribed half a million to the
contract deed represented no persons that were living,
or whose places of abode were wrongly given. In
addition to vi hich were many names of paupers
or persons who had no visible means of meeting their en,
gagements. The petitioner's inquiries were not yet
ended, but the petition expressed that he had no doubt
he would be able to discover many more frauds and
forgeries in addition to those already set forth. If a
Committee of inquiry were appointed, he was prepared
to establish these allegations before it. The peti-
tion contained the names of many parties who,
upon inquiry, would be found altogether ia•
competent to meet the demands made upon them.
As he would have a chance of speaking on the third read
ing of the Bill, all he would now do, would be to move
that the petition be printed with the votes to morrow.
To-morrow it was his intention to make a motion upon it.
Mr. B. DENISON said he had been allowed to look
over the petition before it was presented, and saw one
name attached to the petition, as a party who was repre-
sented to be incompetent to meet the amount for' which
he had subscribed. Now, he knew that gentleman to be a
most respectable solicitor, and also that he was compe-
tent to pay six times the amount he had subscribed for.
They might judge from this fact what the petition was
worth. _

..s.
An Hose MEMBER inquired the name of the party in
question.
Mr. B. DENlSON—Michael Thomas Baxter.
The SPEAKER asked if it was the intention of the
Hon. Member (Mr. Denison)' to object to the printing of
the petition.
Mr. I)ENISON—Yes, he objected to the printing of it.
He should not try to stop the progress of the Bill by
objecting to the third reading, neither had he any ob-
jection to have the petition inquired into, but he wished
to allude to this circumstance—a paper headed urgent,
dated August. and signed Joseph Crouches, Parliamen-
tary agent—('Hear, hear, and laugh ter)—(Parliamen-
tary agents were, to a certain extent, under the control
of the House, and surely it was a breach of privilege of
a person following such an occupation so to act)—
and directed to the postmaster of Reigate (so we under-
stood), inquiring whether Edward Foster and Mr. Chap-
man—(Hear, hear)—(who he believed was a director of
the Company) resided in that neighbourhood, and asking
for information respecting them. It also appeared that
such circulars were sent to almost every town in
the kingdom, in which it was supposed any person
who held shares in the London and York resided. He
also understood that persons had been going about Lon-
don, for the last four-and-twenty hours, making inqui-
ries respecting the residences and occupations of those
who held shares in the Company. He also believed that
the petition had been got up for the purpose of stopping
the progress of the Bill, and was of a similar charac-
ter to the objections made with respect to the sections.
The promoters of the Bill were taken by surprise by
this allegation, and they sent down their surveyors to
ascertain if there was any truth in it, when it turned out
to be all fudge, 'but not until they had been put to a
great deal of trouble 'and expense. He only men-
tioned this to show what had already been done
for the purpose of wearying the time of the Committee
and Directors, in order that the London and York Bill
might not get the benefit of the resolution which the
House had lately passed ; and the present petition, he
believed, had been brought forward with precisely
the same object. He should certainly, therefore,
oppose the motion for having the petition printed.
Mr. B. HAWES knew nothing of those who were
promoting the line, nor had he had any sort of com-
munication, either directly or indirectly, with the
parties to this petition. It was brought to
him by a most respectable man, and it was
signed by a gentleman no less respectable,
the chairman of the Cambridge and Ely line. He was
informed that the petition included the names of persons
who represented 658,0001. in the Company who were
quite unknown ; 200,000/. was represented by fictitious
subscribers ; and 145,000/. by parties wholly irrespon-
sible. Now, whatever the Honourable Member
might say of the conduct of those wholopposed the Bill,
he could assure the House that he stated these facts upon
the best possible evidence, and he was satisfied in his
own mind that they ought to be inquired into. There
was one gentleman who was represented to be residing
in Finsbury-square, and who had subscribed for 130,0001,
but on inquiry no such person could be
found. There was another person, who stood for
500,0001, who was receiving alms from the Charter-
house, and whose name stood on the Parliamentary list
as a railway subscriber for 51,000/. He had not
the slightest interest directly or indirectly in
the line, and it was perfectly immaterial to him whether
the House passed it or not, but he thought,
nevertheless, they ought to inquire into these abuses.
He thought the House ought not to refuse receiving a
petition brought forward by respectable parties, and
containing allegations of such a character. But lie had
done his duty in laying it before the House. He had
stated his belief in the respectability of the parties who
had signed it, and from the inquiries that had been made
by himself he was of opinion that the allegations in the
petition ought to receive the attention of the House.
Mr. BERNAL said that he knew nothing of the
parties connected with the Cambridge and Lincoln Rail-
way, but he knew quite enough of railways to be aware
that all the Care this House could take would not put an
end to stock jobbing or gambling speCulations, with the
mischiefs which must arise from them. He had no wish to
complain of the parties who had signed this petition. lie
did not complain of his Hon. Friend—he had no doubt of
his sincerity, but he did complain that his Hon. Friend
should characterise any refusal of the House to receive
this petition as unjust, and as depriving those parties
of a 'remedy. Why, they were well aware that there
was another tribunal, even if they refused his Hon.
Friend's motion. They were not shut out from an after
tribunal, and he might ask his Honourable Friend
if thcse circumstances were of so novel a character
that he must come down to the House on the third read-
ing like a thunderbolt, to shake the merits of this case.
As he had before said there was another tribunal, even
if the House refused to consider the motion of his Hon.
Friend.
Mr. ROEBUCK said that the Hon. Member who had
lait spoken had compared the presentation of this petition
to a coming down to the House like a thunderbolt, and
he thought proper to find fault with his Hon. Friend the
Member for Lambeth for presenting it. But; what did
the-petition allege ? Why, that a fraud had been prac-
tised upon the House of Commons. It was not that a
fraud had been committed upon the Lincoln and Cam-
bridge Company, but the assertion was that a fraud had
been Committed on the House of Commons. But had
they not a precedent of this character ? Some time ago
they bad passed a Bill respectidg Ireland. That was
taken to the House of Lords ; and, after being subjected
to a searching ordeal, they discovered that after that
House (the Commons) had performed their duties —du-
ties performed to no purpose—one half of the list was
fraudulent. As the common saying had it, what was
sauce for the goose was sauce for the gander, and
what was applicable in the north of Ireland should be
applicable to 'the north of England. They turned out
the Dublin and Galway Bill for a fraud on the House
of Commons. The ft and was indeed proved in the
House of Lords, and this was proved in the House of
Commons.
Au HoN. MEMBER—Not proved yet.
ROEBUCK--Not proved yet, certainly. Why,
it seemed to hint that. the House .by refusing this
inquiry got rid of their functions and neutralised their
own powers. To the searching inquiries of a Ncble and
Learned Lord, in the other House, was the country in-
debted for the eiscovery that 5 or 6,00,000/. was sub-
scribed by persons who were almost literally paupers,
and now they seemed about to send up a similar ease to
the same House—a case, too, involving a fraud on the
House of Commons.
Mr. WARD was opposed to the London and York,
but be had one objection to the motion of his Hon.
Friend, arising from the peculiar circumstances of the
case. The effect of this motion would, if applied in future,
that no Railway Bill would be enabled to pass at the close
of the session. He granted that it was discreditable to
any Committee of that House to pass over such an error,
but the case was very difficult in the Dublin and Galway.
The allegation of such an error was made by Mr. Cockurn,
the Committee desired to see the share Est, which was
not produced, and finally the objection was withdrawn. He
trusted that his Hon. Friend would withdraw this motion,
for its effect was this. It was known in" the City in the
morning that this motion would be made, and the con-
sequence was, that the shares of the company rose as the
other fell. He thought that the House ought to look
with suspicion on a motion like this upon the third read-
ing of any Bill.
Mr. DARBY would take that opportunity of saying
that the original share list was befere the Committee,
and every word of the deed was di.,:eussed and coin•
meuted en, and there never was a hint thrown out
against the respectability of the persons who had signed
the deed.
strangers were then ordered' to withdraw. No di-
vision, however, took place, the motion having, as we
understood, been agreed to.
After a few words 'from Mr. COLLET,
Mr. B. DENNISON then moved that the London and
York Railway Bill be read A third time.

Mr. HAWES said he wished to say a few words 'on
this subject. After what had taken place on the Gal-
way Bill, and after the allegations contained in the peti-
tion which had been presented to the House, he thought
investigation was highly desirable. It had been
stated that the subscription contract of the Lon-
don and York was unimpeachable, but such
was not now the case. Now, it appeared that all the
companies had agreed that they would not impeach the
contract deeds of one another before the Standing. Orders
Committee, so that in fact these deeds might, •for
anything the House knew, have been altogether
fraudulent ; under such circumstances, it was not at
all surprising that these deeds should not have been
sooner impeached.
Mr. ROEBUCK. said, he woald move that the third
reading of this Bill take place upon that day three
months. His reasons were numerous—first the Legisla-
ture had ordained that, as a protection fur the pablic, the
Bills should be examined, in the Standing Orders
Committee : it was distinctly understood that the
contract deed should be of a bona fide character—that
was, that these subscriptions and addresses that of the
parties should be genuine. If the Standing Orders Com-
mittee was worth anything, it surely was requisite that
a full and searching inquiry should be gone into. The
petition before the House alleged a fraud—he did
not mean to say that his Hon. Friend opposite (Mr.
Dennison) was in any way privy to or cognizant of
these frauds, but the question was would the House in
the face of this allegation pass the Bill. Why the fraud
could not be denied. It was easy for the Honour-
able (Mr. Dennison) to shake his head, but
would he disprove the allegations contained in
the petition in Committee. Everybody knew that the
proceedings relative to this Standing Orders Committee
were carried on in a manner that astounded the whole
community. The disclosures came upon them like a
thunder clap. They could not go anywhere '
without hearing " railway shares" in everybody's
mouth. In fact every man and woman in so-
ciety talked of railway shares. The present rail-
way excitement was a monstrous phenomenon. If it
were asked why he came at the eleventh hour be would
answer, it was only at the eleventh hour the.frauds had
been discovered. These frauds had now reached their
height, and it was the duty now to stop its growth—
should not the House stop the progress of the Bill, when
parties were ready to prove that fraud had been com-
mitted.
Mr. HAWES seconded the motion.
Mr. WILSON PATTEN said it was really too bad,
if, after the Committee had spent eighty days in
investigating all matters connected with this rail-
way, and after an expenditure of 100,0001., parties
were now at the eleventh hour allowed to come forward
and stop the progress of the Bill. Even suppose the
contract deed were fraudulent to the amount of 600,0001.,
there was still ample capital to carry out the under-
taking: If the passing of this Bill were postponed,
he would never again sit on a Railway Committee.
Mr. AGLIONBY know nothing of the merits of the
Bill, but he rose to answer one observation of the Hon.
Gentleman who just sat down. As to the standing
orders—it was an error to suppose that they gave to the
public the protection which they were intended to give.
One mode of defeating this object was that, when there
were two rival companiei for the same line, those com-
panies agreed mutually not to oppose each other in the
Standing Orders Committee, lest both Bills should be
lost. The Committee had no means.of preventing frauds,
but he hoped that the House would by next session take
measuret to prevent the repetition of such frauds as had
been detected this session. With respect to the asper-
sions which had been cast upon some Members of that
Heuse, he would pledge himself to the house, that so
long as he was in a 'Comtnittee of a judicial character he
would have nothing to do with any railthty. He hoped
something would be done to prevent the combination of
great companies to sacrifice the interests of the public.
Mr. WARD said there was one point which the lion:
Gentleman had not looked to, that was the large amount
of money that was expended upon the northern railway
projects, before they came before the Standing Orders
The sum expended amongst these —successful and unsuc •
cessful—was upwards of 100,000/. Under these cir-
cumstances it was not frstud upon the public or
the House, but to preVent the sacriflcd of so
much money.—(Hear, hean) With respect to which
his Hon. Friend had said of Members taking shares in
railway Companies ; he, for one, was not ashamed • to
say that he held such shares—(Hear, hear)—and he
thought it was of importance to the pnblic that men of
station and responsibility should be so connected with
railways. He (Mr. Ward) never felt happier in his life
than when he saw any of those great enterprises carried
to r successful conclusion. '
Mr. AGLIONBY did not in the slightest degree in;
tend to reflect upon the concinct of any hen. member in
that house.
Mr. B. DENNISON , said Many observations had
been made respecting the compromise which bad been
entered
_into between the. -parties respecting• the
standing orders. That compromise did take
place; and he was glad to have the opportunity
of explaining the matter to the House. He
received himself, in February •or March last, a note
from Mr. Lang; of the Board 'of Trade, appointing
an interview. In consequence of that note, he
went to the Board of Trade, and Mr. Lang
proposed to him that , all content before the
Standing Orders Committee 'and between the
respective parties should be suspended. On the part of
the London,, and York Company lie at once agreed
to the arrangement, provided all other lines, com-
peting with the London and York would agree 'to
the same terms. The 'agreement was drawn up by the
solicitors, and was 'Signed by the respective parties.
That agreement was religiously kept by the London and
York Company, and he put. it to the House whether
it was good taste in the persons who had signed the
petition that had been presented that evening, to come
to that House and complain .of the London and -York,
one of those parties being chairman of an opposing line.
After a few words from Mr:R. COLLETT,. strangers
were ordered to withdraw, but no division took place.
Mr. HAWES, amid the noise which followed; was
understood to say 'that he had a particular wish to have
the Bill printed.
The Bill was then read a third time and passed.
Captain PECIIELL presented a petition from a pri-
vate individual, complaining of the manner in which he
had been oppressed by the levy of the property-tax. -
Mr. MARK PHILIPS presented a petition from the
. .

tailors of Manchester,,coniplaining that they were com-
pelled to work in unhealthy places. '
Mr. GROGAN presented a petition from the inhabi-
tants of the North Dublin Union praying for certain
amendments in the Irish Poor Relief Act.

Mr. MACKINNON said he begged to give notice
that he would, early in the ensuing session, present a
motion against interments in or near large towns.
INDIAN CORN.

Mr. ESTCOT begged to give notice, that hemould
next session move, that all Indian corn imported into
all ports of the kingdom, be admitted free of all duty.—
(hear, hear.) •
ADJOURNMENT OF TIIE ITOUSE.

Sir R. PEEL begged to give notice that he would, on
to-morrow,' move that the Rouge, at its rising, do ad-
journ till Friday.
COAST OF P.ORTENDIA.

Mr, SMYTHE said he would postpone until next ses-
sion his motioa for a Select Committee to consider the
report on the papers laid on the table of the House relative
to the claims of her Majesty's subjects, arising out of the
measures adopted by the Irish Government in the
years 1834 and 1833 on the coast of Portendia.
(imer SITTING.)

IRELAND.