The Sun.
London, England, 1845-03-14 00:00:00

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LONDON, FRIDAY, MARCH 14, 1845,

The House Of Lords met this evening at Five °VIM:.
The Duke of WELLINGTON gave notice that he should
en Tuesday move the adjournment of the 11 use to the
3d tl April.
Lord BROUGTIA3.I brought in a Bill to enable non-
freemen to carry on business in tho city of London,
w hich was read a first time.

The NonLE and LEARNED LORD also brought in a
Bill to amend the Law of Divorce.

In answer to Lord BROUGHAM the Earl of DALHOUSIE
said that the Railway Department of the Board of Trade
bad not come to a decision respecting the London and
York Line until yesterday afternoon. That, therefore,
it was impossible that the knowledge of that decision
could have ozcasioned a ri.e in the price of shares of the
competing lines at twelve o'clock.
Lord Ilaocon.ot said he could not but say that the
explanation of his Noble Friend, so far as it went, was
satisfactory ; but he must, at the same time, assert that
a judicature like that which was exercised by the Board
of Trade over railway schemes, was one abhorrent to the
Constitution, and odious to the whole country, and that
should such accidents as these frequently occur, he
should feel it his duty to bring a motion beforo the
house for a considerrble modification of that Board.

The Jewish Relief Bill parsed through Committee.
The Companit s' Clauses Consolidation Bill was read a
second time, and the House adjourned.
The House of Commons met et Twelve o'clock, and
itntnediately wet.t into Committee on the Railway
Clauses Consolidation Bill. On the ;Ist clause hying
prt posed,
Mr. IIAYTER moved, as an amendment, the insertion
of words restricting the power of Railway Companies to
raise their tols.

After a short discussion a division took place, %hen
there appeared—for the amendment, 19 ; against it, 21 ;
majority against it, 2.

An ine&ctual attempt was made by Mr. PLUMPTRE
and Mr. SPOONER to put down the running of excursion
trains on Sundays. This was opposed by Mr. Murvrz
and Colonel SIBTIIORP, who recommended them to be
gin by preventing gcmlernen's carriages running on
Sundays. Eventually clauses up to 81 were agreed to,
and the House adjourned to Five o'clock.
The first public business transacted, on the re-assem-
bling of the House, was the swearing in of the Dart-
mouth Election Committee.

Among the petitions presenoed were two on the sub-
ject of Post- office espionage : one by Mr. Sarin, the
other by Mr. WARLEY.
Mr. STIEIL subsequently gave notice of a motion on the
suftje‘:t for Tuesday next.
.Sir Pext, stated that he would on Monday state in
what order he irvendcd to bring on the various Govern-
ment mealurs reltting to Ireland after Easter.
The Bight Hon. Baronet also stated, in answer to Lord
SlATtmkr, that it was the intention of the Government, in
consequence of the destruction of the Portland Vase, to
introduce a measure for the more effectual protection of
works of art from malicious damage.

Mr. COBDEN then brought forward the motion of
which he had given notice for a Select Committee to in
quire into agricultural distres., and how far the present
laws with regard to the importation of agricultural pro-