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FROM TEE EVENING PAPERS 07 YESTERDAY.
GLOBE.—Mr. Roebuck's motion for extending the in-
come-tax to landed property in Ireland produced a debate
creditable,in its character, on the whole, to the House of
Commons. Anything but talk it could not be expected
a moment to produce. And for any practical purpose,
he might as well have brought forward Captain Warner's
long range. How far it consists with statesmanship,
or consideration for the state of public business, to table
topics so merely exciting, is no business of ours to pro-
nounce. Sergeant Murphy said, "He had often had occa-
sion to admire the position assumed by his Hon. and Learned
Friend, when standing upon the floor—he resembled a hand
grenade, whom all around regarded with fearful aspect, in
utter doubt which of them would receive upon his devoted
head the dangerous discharge—(Laughter)—but the po-
hition be now occupied was more worthy of admiration
still ; the Honourable and Learned Gentleman giving
occasion to general astonishment that so small a comet
shouldattract to himself so heavy a tail." We have no doubt
that the Hon and Learned Member's rhetorical artillery will
prove to have even a larger range than that claimed by
Captain Warner. It will tell in the middle of Conciliation
Hall, and will be returned with interest from that battery.
It would almost seem as if the Member for Bath had been
desirous to create a sort of connecting link between the
British Parliament and that of the Irish seceders, and to
supply a mutual topic on which the repealers may keep
up the ball with him. We have heard of a game of chess
being carried on by letter; and we shall now see an Irish
income-tax altercation bandied back and forward by return
of post. The Irish echoes, however, we anticipate, will take
care to catch up only the hostile ingredients of last night's
debate. That is the game of the Anti- Saxon Secession ;
and Mr. I:oebuck r‘ ,c 9 into their hands, just when
they were at rafter a loss -for a move. It is curious
enough to mark the unprofitable conflict of tur-
lminsult
against spirits. The repealers breathe hatred and nsult
against 'English institutions and character; and 11Ir.
ltoebuck retorts hatred and insult against their collective
proceedings. Why, those proceedings are neither better nor
worse than the every-day tactics of popular factions. The
Trish popular party have their base of operations,
and magazines of stores in Ireland. It is there,
and there only, that the unreasoning element
(important to party success) surrounds them. -„In
England, it is not that Irish measures receive no attention
(and, by the way, few practical propositions indeed are linked
with the names of most of the seceders)—it is that Irish
agitation has no fitting theatre in St. Stephen's. The steam
has to be got up, mid to be kept up, in Ireland ; and the
popular impulse which gives importance to her popular poli-
ticians has to be given there. For that purpose—tOr the pur-
pose of seeming a popular party absolute predominance,
undoubtedly a Parlianient in Stephen's-green would be
the thing. nut would such a Parliament—would even the
mimic Parliament which invokes it—hold quiet sittings in
Dublin, but tiff English force, and fur English phlegm? Is it
not precisely the presence. of "the Saxon," that keeps the
peace? and was not the real origin of the dominion
of a handful. of English in Ireland—for such they
-were—the conflicting and discordant state of her
people? After all the injustice tl,iat certainly has been done
—is not every promise of Irish prosperity, every security for
freedom in conjunction with public order—distinctly depen-
dent on tie arm of Government being still, in that country, a
strong arm? And can any Government be strong in Irelaiid,
sinless with tint strength 4 passion and terrorism, except an
English Government? Those Irishmen who choose to take
no share in it (on the most open and influential arena in the
world, the ifritish house of Commons) appear to us simply
to exercise a preference of the part of demagogues to that Lt
Rtat esnum. We einnot prevetit them, if they will, from so
doing ; but we would add no idle provocation.

RAILWAY COM-
PANY.

The eizteenth half•yearl3 General Meeting
.of the

year had amountel to 30,433/. 18s. bd. ; and the total
eipenditure, including interest on debentures, had been
24,706/. 105.5.1 , which, with the last half-year's balance,
of 1,730!. 5.,=„ 64 , left at the disposal of the Directors
the sum of 7,4571. 13s. 101, from which they recorn-
mendel the payment. of a dividend of 3s. per share,
amounting to 7,3001. Notwithstanding an increase of
510,139' in the numbers carried, and of 3,031/.
.ss. Md. in the receipts, there had been . a decrease
in the actual working expenses of the rail-
way, although the sum of 6591. Os. 7d. had been et:-
pended in deepening the well at the Minories. Pursuant
to a riasolution passed at the last half-yearly meet-
ing, the Directors bad turned their attention to the
practicability of relieving the c•.:neern from a
portion of the dead weight in the shape of
interest by the isuQ of new shares. Several plans for
effecting this object had been carefully considered, but
the Directors had come to the conclusion that none of
them ofTeied sullicient indivements to secure their being
carried out with advantage to the Company. The reduc-
tion in the rate of interest on the debentures now taking
place__ wool:!, however, probably effect the object in view.
_tieTt_he CHAIRMAN said, that while expressing his satis-
-- i et at the improvement in the state of the affairs of
the Ilitickwali 1-tai he was only sorry that it had not
been ;renter; butlliweahY:pcd that at every successive half-
yearly me,tin„. ti Directors would be enabled to say
that it was 'at ]cat progressive. There was only
one subject mentionedt in the report to which
a
he would 'Are
Proprie-
tors—he meant theh attention of the Proprie-
Comp iny from t!,e dead
edproposition to relieve the
Freight in the shape of interest,
that at present pressea sol
proposed was to issue new heavilyßl:
the Board
'rhat prop mition had
upon them. The plan
been carefully considered by of Directors, and
roprieitntoiolitthateo
they were ot opinion that it would
faugtuarinesptreoxs:
isting interest,, and prove injurious
ere aware that
recta of the shareholders. The P
in con-
sequence of the Directors went out at thrastw
sequence of other avocations they could not time;
spare
vv
the
time necessary for the proper discharge of dutieslle
imposed upon them by that Company, and they
requested.
not to stand again for their office. Dr. Boring and Mr.
Tenors had kindly consented to form part of the Direc-
tion, and he was sure that it was not necessary for him
to say one word on the zeal or interest exhibited by either
of those gentlemen:
Dr. BOWRING said that he, before that day, brought
the subject which 'bad been referred to by the Chairman
before the Proprietors, and, if honoured with a seat,
be should certainly press the subject upon the
Board. They were all aware that that concern was
struggling under difficulties.. They were aware that
'it was mortgaged to the extent of 61. a share—in fact
pledged to the full market value. It was with a view

to reduce the enormous interest consequent upon their
debts that he pressed this matter upon them ; and he
hoped it would meet with due attention.
Mr. MANGLES, M.P., remarked that Dr. Bowring had
founded his arguments upon a fallacy most injurious to
themselves, and which he said he would be sorry to see
go forth to the public. He had stated that the railway
was mortgaged up to the full value, but the fact was not
so.—(Hear, hear.)
After some further discussion the report was adopted.
The dividend recommended in the report having been
duly declared, the Directors and one auditor were
elected. _

A vote of thanks to the Chairman and the Directors
rullowed, and the meeting separated.

TUESDAY NIGHT'S GAZETTE

DIVIDENDS DECLARED.
R. Lang, tallow chandler, Mill-bridge, Yorkshire—first dm.
of 3s. 2d. in the pound, Feb. 18, or any subsequent Tuesday,
at the office of Mr. Hope, Leeds.
R. Chapman, innkeeper, Scorton, Yorkshire—first and final
div. of 3s. in the pound, Feb. 18, or any subsequent Tuesday,
at the office of Mr. Hope Leeds.
DIVIDENDS.
At the Court of Bankruptcy, Basinghall-street.
W. Perkins, upholsterer, Portsea, March 12, at two—H.
Clceve, cowkeeper, Rettendon, Essex, March 11, at twelve—
J. P. Davies, apothecary, Davies-street, Berkeley-square,
March 11, at half-past eleven—T. B. Hall, grocer, Coggeshall,
Essex, March 11, at half-past twelve—T. Benson, stationer,
North-place, Gray's Inn-road, March 11, at one—A. Winton,
D. Winton, and J. Webber, warehousemen, Wood-street,
Cheapside, March 14, at twelve.
In the Country.
G. Harriot, beer brewer, Ormskirk, Lancashire, March 13,
at eleven, at the Liverpool District Court—T. Eskrigge,
cotton manufacturer, Warrington, March 11, at twelve, at the
Liverpool District Court—S. mad W. T. Clough, alkali ma-
nufacturers, Eccleston, Lancashire, March 11. at eleven, at
the Liverpool District Court—J. Drewe, scrivener, Keyn-
sham, Somersetshire, March 14, at eleven, at the Bristol Dis-
trict Court—J. W. Green, ship builder,Dartmouth, March 14,
at one, at the Exeter District Court—C. S. and W. Hey-
wood, warehousemen, Manchester, March 14, at twelve, at
the Manchester District Court—M. Atkinson and J. Laid-
man, sen., bankers, Penrith, March 11, at half-past one, at
the Newcastle-upon-Tyne District Court—J. Whitehead,
common brewer, Ainsworth, Lancashire, March 13, at twelve,
at the Manchester District Court—T. Worsley, hosier, Stock-
port, Cheshire, March 14, at eleven, at the Manchester Dis-
trict Court.
CERTIFICATES to be granted, unless cause be shown to
the contrary, on the day herein mentioned.
W. Byers, woollen warehouseman, Skinner-street, March
11—J. Sedman, colour merchant, Queen-street, Cheapside,
March 11—C. Soul, grocer, Lung-alley, Moorfields, March 11
—I. Argent, victualler, Fleet-street, March 12—C. Maid-
stone, milliner, Cambridge, March 11—J. Coulson, inn-
keeper, Great Clacton, Essex, March 14—E. Scott, miller,
Hillborough, Norfolk, March 14—J. Lawrence, tobacconist,
Northampton, March 12—T. Rollings, wine merchant, In-
gram-court, Fenchurch-street, March I3—B. Perkins and S.
Woolley, drapers, Stamford, March 11—J. Michael, outfitter,
North Shields, March 13—B. Creigh, cartwright; Newcastle-
upon-T) ne, March 13—J. Ward, engineer, Manchester,
March 13—W.Lutwyche, brass founder, Birmingham, March
11—A. Seed, licensed victualler, Liverpool, March 12—J. and
H. Colville, merchants, Liverpool, March 13—C. B. Rsy-
nolds, tailor, Devizes, March 11—G. Harrold, merchant, Bir-
mingham, March 11—A. Lequeutre, miller, Chingford- mills,
Essex, March 11—R. Tucker, farrier, Dean-street, Westmin-
ster, March 11.
PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED.
J. W. Ridgway, H. Ford, and 11. E. Ridgway, attorneys,
Manchester (so far as regards H. Ford)—S. C. lodget and
N. Hinrichsen, ship- chandlers, Liverpool—L. Lloyd and J. J.
Birchal, commission agents, Manchester—R. W. and B. W.
Hood, linen drapers, Hackney—J. Stanley and J. Schofield,
colliers, Oldham—R. and T. Julian, coach builders, Cork—
C. Broadbent and A. Whitcomb, milliners, Sackville-street,
Piccadilly—C. C. and G. Williams, pawnbrokers, New-crane,
Shadwell—W. and E. Leigh, glass dealers, Liverpool—W.
Fowler, F. Summers, and J. H. IValker, cloth dressers, Farn-
ley, Yorkshire, (so far as regards J. H. Walker)—R. Harman
and W. Bayley, shipowners, Hastings—J. Street and W.
Howe, zinc plate workers, Norfolk-street—G. Dobson and G.
Handley, colliers, Pontefract—J. and C. Hollaads, carriers,
Tenterden—J. D. Piper and E. Baker, priatera,
Hadleigh—
E. J. Redmond and M. T. Duggan, milliners, Conduit-street,
Regent-street—J. B. Chantrell and T. Shaw, architects,
Leeds—J. Phillips and J. C. Harris, Bristol—W. S. and C.
Gates, grocers, Uxbridge—W. and T. Woodward, cabinet-
makers, Worcester—J. Mitchell and J. Scott, coal fitters,
blonkwearmouth-shore
SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS.
_ _ _ _ _

Robert Heastie, senior, baker, Edinburgh, Feb. 24, and
March 24, at two, at the tavern of J. Robertson, Edinburgh.
Philip Cadell, iron manufacturer, Cramond, Feb. 22 and
March 15, at twelve, at the Royal Exchange Coffee-house,
Edinburgh.
• Henry Seton, veterinary surgeon, Edinburgh, Feb 26 and
March 19, at two, at the Royal Exchange Coffee-house,
Edinburgh.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.
TATTERSALL'S.—YESTERDAY.
CHESTER CUP.
9 to 1 agst Mr. Jaques's Semiseria
15 to 1 agst Mr. A. Johnstone's The Era—taken
17 to 1 agst Mr. A. Johnstone's Obscurity—taken
18 to 1 agst Mr. Parry's Zanoni—taken
20 to 1 agst Mr. NV. Scott's Cataract
22 to 1 agst Duke of Richmond's Strathspey—taken
25 to 1 agst Mr. Bell's Winesour—taken
25 to 1 agst Mr. H. Stebbings's Celeste
25 to 1 agst Mr. Gully's St. Laurence
30 to 1 agst Mr. Irvine's Pride of Kildare
35 to 1 agst Lord G. Bentinck's Pug—taken
35 to 1 agst Sir R. Dulkeley's Hemp—taken
35 to 1 agst Mr. Williamson's Extempore—taken
50 to 1 agst Mr. Irwin's Foigh-a-ballagh
60 to 1 agst Mr. Coleman's Devil's Dust.
Very little in the shape of alteration will be noticed in the
prices returned ; business, in fact, was in no respect impor-
tant beyond eliciting a favourable feeling towards Zanoni,
Winesour, and Strathspey. We have quoted Zanoni's price
up to what we considered the close of the general betting;
we were informed, however, that three points less were
taken to 2001. a few minutes before the doors were closed,
but as at that time the majority of the subscribers had left,
we are disposed to look upon 18 to 1 as the actual market
price.

DERBY.
10 to I agst Mr. Greville's Alarm (take 11 to 1)
14 to I agst CoI. Peel's Cobweb colt—taken
15 to 1 agat Col. Anson's Kedger
18 to 1 agst Lord Chesterfield's News Tonger—taken
28 to 1 agat Lord Glasgow's Miss Whip colt
30 to I agst Mr. St. Paul's Mentor
no to 1 agst r. Mostyn's Pantasa
35 to I agst Mr. Gully's Ohl England—taken
40. to 1 agst 3lr. A. IV. 11111's Ironmaster—taken (all in)
40. to ,1 agat Mr. A. Johnstone's Annandale
40 to 1 agst Mr. Jaques's Anti-repealer
66 to 1 agst Mr. Ford's Fuzbos—taken
66 to 1 agst Gen. Yates's Seaman—taken
16 to 1 agst Mentor and Pantasa—taken
Newsmonger and the Miss Whip colt received a further lift,
and have yet to FO3 a better position in the market.
13 and 14 to 1 was laid to three or fourhundred pounds agst
Cobweb colt; 4,000 to 100 agst Ironmaster (all in); 1,000 to
15 agst Seaman : and a few other bets of small amount.
Business, on the whole, was bad.

OA KS.
10 to 1 to a small stun agst Maid of Orleans; and 170 to
10 agst Miss Elis, were the only bets we heard on this race;
both were afterward 3 offered.
LIVERPOOL GRAND NATIONAL STEEPLE CHASE.
Acceptances for the Handicap of 20 sous. each, and ltx)
added.

Discount, -aged, I2st 121b—Vanguard, aged, 12st 10I13—Peter
Simple, aged, list 121b—enesus, aged, llst 121b—The Page,
aged, list 101b—Crocus, aged, list Sib—Brenda, aged, list
71b--Clansman, aged, list 61b—Cure-all, aged, I Ist 511)=-
11oxkeeper, -Ist 41b—Plonghboy, list 31b-:The Exquisite,
aged, llst—Moderidderoo, aged, llst—The Scavenger, 3 yrs,
llst 71b—Ceremouy, i i st—The Duenna, aged. list—(!ouiul,
aged, lost 12113—Peter Swift, aged, 104 121b—The Stranger,
aged, 104 101b—The Knight Templar, lOst 81b—Nntirod,
aged, lOst 81b—Spitire, aged, lOst Sib—TheL Romp, aged,
lOst .1113—Brilliant, aged, lOst 4113—Toni Tug, aged, lost 21b
—Preissnitz, aged, !Ist 71b. The rest declared forfeit.
The are seven Subs. to the Plate (across the fiat.)
111 IItCESTEIt. STEEPLE-CHASES.
Handicap for the Royal Birthday Stakes.
I)iseonnt, 12st 121b—Yanguard, 12st 101h—Robin Adair,
12-t ;lb—Peter Simple, list. 12113—The -Returned, list hub
—The Page,llst 10Ib—Gavlad, list DO—Albert, list 7113
1 Averthorpe, list 71b—lloxkeeper, list 2113—Mv Jewell,
114 2113—Quartermaster, 11 st—Duenna, lOst 121h-L(onsul,
104 12113—Chance, 10st 12113—The Scavenger, lOst 141 b
The Novice, lOst 121b—Wilton, 10st 12113—The Knight
Templar, lOst 121b—The Toney, lOst 10Ib—Tulv, 10st 101 b
The cf n 1"-t 101b—Tom Tr_tr, lOsf 101b—The
t!,Nt:r IC-A 1 iib—S7.7l
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71b—The Roarer, 10:st 71h—Harefield, lOst—Tantalus, lOst
—Little Tommy, lost—The Knight, lost—gaga, lOst—
Paddy, lOst—The Spy, . lOst—Sinbad, lOst—Babylon,
lOst—Preissnitz, lOst—Velute, lOst—Lazarus, 9st 101 b
Sarnestield, .9st 71b—Htslington, 9st 71b.
NORTHAMPTON AND PYTCHLEY HUNT RACES,

1845. •
Handicap for the Great Northamptonshire Stakes.
Corranna, 6 yrs, 9st 51b—Knight of the Whistle, aged, Bst
131b—Counsellor, 6 yrs, Bst 131b—Una, aged, Sot 81b—Vitel-
lius, 5 yrs, Bst 71b—Napier, 5 yrs, Bst 51b—John o' Gaunt,
aged, Bst—Mosque, aged, Bst—biscord, aged, Bst—Khoras-
sail, 5 yrs, ist 111b—Pine Apple, 5 yrs, 7st 1 11b—Johnny,
aged, 7st 101b—Hooton, 5 yrs, 7st 101b—What, 5 vrs,
7st 101b—Queen of Tyne, 6 yrs, 7st 91b—Yardley,
5 yrs, 7st 91b—The Queen of the Gipsies, 5 yrs,
7st 71b—Revocation, 6 yrs, 7st 71b--Playfellow, 6 yrs,
7.4 71b—Heslington, 6 yrs, 7st 616—Godfrey, 4 yrs' .7st 61b
—Porto Bello, 5 yrs, 7st 61b—Wee Pet, 5 yrs, 7st Sib—New
Brighton, 5 yrs, 7st 51b—Cataract, 5 yrs, ist 41b—Poor
Soldier, 5 yrs, 7st 31b—Doctor Husband, 4 yrs. 7st 21b—All-
round-my-Hat, 4 yrs, 7st—Barricade, 4 i rs, 7st—The
Bashaw, 5 yrs, Mt—Queen Mab, 6 yrs, 7st—V,verton, 5 yrs,
Mt—ldleness, 4 yrs, 7st—Brush, 4 yrs, 7st—Lord Sal-
toun, 4 yrs, 7st—Drummer, 5 yrs, 7st—Seaport, 4 vrs,
Est 121b—Areanus, 6 yrs, Gst 121b—Agriculture, 5 yrs, Gst 191 b
—The Currier, aged, Est 12—Emeiald, 4 yrs, fist 19:1b—Albert,
aged, Est 121b—King of the Gipsies, 4 yrs, Est 111b—Father
Mathew, 4 yrs, Est 1 11b—Drunkard, 5 yrs, 6st 1016—Baronet,
6 yrs, Est 101b—Vates, 4 yrs, Est 101b—Roderick, G yrs,
Est 101b—Ninety-one, 4 yrs, fist 101b—The Devil-among the-
Tailors, 5 yrs, Est 101 b —b f by Redshank, dam by Tramp,
4 yrs, Est 91b—Daft Watty, 5 yrs, Est 91b—Cockfighter, 4 yrs,
Gst 916—The Dean, aged, 6st 916—Dash, 4 vrs, Est 91b—
Warp, 4 yrs, Est 91b—Vol-au-vent, 4 yrs, Est 91b—ch c by
Itatcatcher, out of Turquoise, 4 yrs, Est 61b—April Noddy,
4 yrs, fist 5 lb—br g by Mazeppa, out of Busk, 4 yrs,
6st 51b—Young Plempo, 5 yrs, Est 51b Seaweed,
4 yrs, Gst 31b—Murna. Spoil, 4 yrs, 6st—Lydia Lan-
guish, 4 yrs, fist—Sweetmeat, 3 yrs, sst 121b—Bastion,
3 yrs, sst 71b—Fitzallen, 3 yrs, sst 71b—Contract, 3 yrs,
sst 71b—Young Eclipse, 3 yrs, sst 71b—Velox, 3 yrs, sst 71b
—Devil's Dust, 3 vrs, sst 71b—Rubicon, 3 yrs, sst 71b—
Clumsy, 3 yrs, sst 41b--Mystery, 3 yrs, sst 41b—Plenitude,
3 yrs, sst 21b—b fby Bubastes, out of Zelinda, 4 yrs, sst--
7
Corinthian Tom, 3 yrs, 4st 121b—St. Domingo, 4 yrs, 4st 121 b
—My Mary Ann, 3 yrs, 4st 121b—The Queen of Tartary, 3
yrs, 4st 101b—Sparsholt, 3 yrs. 4st 71b—St. Michael, 3 yrs,
tat lb
3 yrs, 4st 71b.—To declare on or before the
Ist of March.

FILM AT ST. GEORGIeS-IN-TIIII-EAST.—WedileSClay
morning, between the hours of two and three, a fire, which at one
time threatened the most serious consequences, broke out upon the
premises occupied by Messrs. E. and M. Mortlock, cheesemongers,
New-road, St. George's-in-the-East. It originated in the front shop,
and why.' first discovered a great part of the stock was bunting. The
inmates having been aroused, effected their escape. Engines arrived
with all promptitude, and, being aided with a good supply of water,
the firemen succeeded in soon extinguishing the flames, hut mot until
considerable
lillolsll. damage had been done. The origin of the fire is on-

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OF LOADS, Feb. 20.

The LCRD 611ANCELLOR took his seat on the Woolsack
hortly after Five o'clock.
MEDICAL REFORM.

The Earl of DEVON presented a petition from the
medical practitioners of Exeter against the Medical Re-
form Bill.
NEWSPAPERS.

Lord CAMPBELL presented a petition, as we un-
derstood, from an individual residing in Montgomery,
relative to the conveyance of newspapers by the General
Post-office. The Noble and Learned Lord regretted
that his Noble Friend at the head of the Post-office was
not present, as he considered the petition well worthy
the attention of the Government. The grievance the
petitioner complained of was, that the postmasters in
London,in the receiving-houses for letters in the metropolis
seemed to think they had a right to abstract newspapers
for their own use or that of their friends. The letter-
receivers seemed to think they had a right to take tithe
of newspapers from all persons who sent them to their
friends. The consequence was, that newspapers that
were sent seldom arrived. The petitioner stated this to
be a great grievance, and a gross breach of duty on the
part of the Post-office receivers. The petitioner sug-
gested that a return should be made of the different com-
plaints that had been brought forward on the subject.
It was his intention to move for a return to that effect.
The Duke of WELLINGTON—The Noble and
Learned Lord I hope will move it to-morrow, as the
Noble Lord at the head of the Post-office is not present.

Lord CAMPBELL acceeded to the proposition of the
Noble Duke, and gave notice that he would to-morrow
move for a return of the number of applications made
during the last twelvemonths to the General Post-office,
complaining of the miscarriage of newspapers.
The LORD CHANCELLOR laid a Bill on the table
allowing bail in error in cases of misdemeanour.
NEW HOUSE OF PEERS.

Lord CAMPBELL, seeing the Noble Lord the Presi-
dent of the Council in his place, would ask him what
prospect there was of their getting speedy possession of
their new chamber. The present was the eleventh session
since the new Houses were begun, and he (Lord Camp-
bell) did not find that they made much progress yet.
He (Lord Campbell) had sat on that bench (pointing to
one of the cross benches) for six hours and a half on
a late day, and he could assure Nob!e Lords that he felt
the inconveniences of the building very greatly. The
house was exceedingly cold and exceedingly inconvenient,
and therefore it was that he asked the Noble Lord if it
was likely that they would soon enter into possession of
the new chamber?

••••••• ••
Lord BROUGHAM would add his testimony to that
of his Noble Friend. There was nothing to qualify the
inconveniences of the House during the day sittings,
excepting, perhaps, the pleasure of hearing the Learned
Counsel engaged in the causes before their Lordships.
The LORD CHANCELLOR had, as well as his
Noble Friends who had spoken on this subject, sat for
six hours to bear causes, and he did not feel the great
inconveniences complained of. It might be that he was
somewhat warmer clothed than the Noble and Learned
Lord (Brougham), and therefore did not suffer in the
same d egree.—(G rent laughter.)
Lord WHARNCLIFFE said there was not much
probability of their Lordships having the use of the
House during this session. The roofing, he believed,
was partly finished, but he would undertake to make
some inquiries upon the subject.
Lord REDESDALE said, if it would give any satis-
faction to the Noble Lord, he could inform him that not
only was the external roofing finished, but the interimr
was also ready to be put up at any moment, and he had
no doubt that the whole would be in a condition to be
occupied at the beginning of the next session.
ADMISSION OF CATHOLIC STUDENTS TO
TRINITY COLLEGE, DUBLIN.

Lord STRANGFORD gave notice that, on a future
day, he would move for a return of the number of per-
sons professing the Roman Catholic religion entered at
Trinity College, Dublin, in the years from 1829 to 1844
inclusive.

In answer to a question from a NOBLE LORD as to the
time occupied by the railway department of the Board of
Trade in the consideration of railway projects,
Lord DALHOUSIE declined to give the required in-
formation. Ile requested their Lordships not to express
any opinion as to the conduct of that department until
after the report of their proceedings had been laid upon
the table. Their Lordships were aware that not less
than two hundred and forty-eight projects had come be-
fore them, and they had been constantly engaged in the
consideration of them. When the labours of the department
were seen, then, indeed, if it were proved that they had
done nothing, it would be time enough to visit them with
displeasure, but in the meantime he prayed them to
defer expressing any opinion till that report should be
furnished.
The House then adjourned.

HOUSE OF COMMONS, Fe&. 20.
The SPEAKER took the Chair at Four o'clock.
RAILWAY BILLS.

Petitions were presented for the Cockermouth and
Workington Railway Bill; the Kendal and Windermere
Railway Bill; and the Manchester and Buxton Railway
Bill.

Petitions were presented against the Glasgow Junc-
tion Railway Bill, and the Sheffield and Lincolnshire
Railway Bill.
A report was brought up that the Committee recom-
mended that the standing orders should be dispensed
with in respect to the London and York Railway ; and also
that the standing orders h.d been complied with in the
ease of the Pontefract and Goole Railway.
MANCHESTER AND CARLISLE RAILWAY

BILL.
This Bill was read a first time.
MEDICAL REEORM BILL.

Mr. VERNON HARCOURT presented a petition
praying that the Medical Reform Bill might not be pro-
seeded with.
SALE OF LIQUORS ON THE SABBATH.
Mr. BROTHERTON presented a petition from the
Manchester Temperance Society, and also one from Ash-
bourne, in Derbyshire, prating the House to take mea-
sm es for preventing the sale of intoxicating liquors on
the Sabbath.