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LONDON, IUESDAY, JULY 8, 1845.

Tho Lords met at Five o'clock.
The Lotteries Bill was read a first time.
The Duke of RICHMOND moved the second reading of
the Drainage of Estates Bill, which, after a short dis-
cussion, was agreed to.
The l eport on the Wagers and Gaming Bill was
brought up.
On the motion of the Marquis of CLANRICARDE,
the following addition to the standing orders was
after a short conversation, agreed to :—" That the,
Directors appointed shall conticue in office until
the first ordinary meeting to be held after the
passing of this Act ; and at such meeting the share-
holders present, personally or by proxy, may either con-
tinue in office the Directors appointed by this Act, or any
member of them, or may elect a new body of Directors,
or Directors to supply the place of those continued in
office, the Directors appointed by this Act being exigible
as members of such new bAy.
The Brazilian Slave Trade Bill was read a second
time on the motion of the Earl of ABERDEEN, as was
the Dog Stealing Bill on the motion of the Duke of
BEAUFORT.
Lord Bnouonam moved the second reading of the
Criminal Justice Bill. The object of the Bill was to
secure the more speedy trial of prisoners. He wished
for the appointment of two additional Judges. In the
intervals between the circuits they might transact the
Chambers business, and he should wish it transacted in
public.

The Duke cf RICHMOND hoped that the expense,
which this measure would entail upon the counties, would
be defrayed out of the Consolidated Fund.

Lord CAMPBELL approved of the principle of the Bill,

but thought it was so deficient in the details that it had
better be postponed. He would recommend a Commis-
sion to consider the subject, and thought it advisable
that in circuit business there should be an interchange
of Judges between England and Ireland.

The LORD CHANCELLOR should feel it his duty to
recommend the appointment of a Commission to consider
the subject. _

Lord DENMAN objected to the postponement of the
Bill, which was intended to remedy an immediate and
crying evil ; also to the appointment of another Com-
mission.

After a few words from Lord BROUGHAM and the Lord
CHANCELLOR, the Bill was read a second time.

The other Bills on the table were forwarded a stage,
and their Lordships adjourned.
The Commons met at Four o'clock.
Mr. MCFFATT took the oaths and his seat for Dart-
mouth.

A new writ was ordered for Cambridge, in the room
of Mr. F. KELLY, appointed Sulieitor-General.
Lord G. SOMERSET moved the further consideration of
the report of the Committee on Railway Bills.

Mr. GREENE did not think the resolution went suffi-
ciently far.

Mr: E. B. DENISON complained of the hardship which
would be inflicted by the measure on the promoters of

he London and York line.

Lird G. SOMERSEr admitted the validity of the argu-
ments of the last speaker, and gave notico for Friday of
a motion on the subject of the standing orders on Rail-
way Bills.

Lord CLEMENTS complained of a misreport of his
speech on the subject of the disturbances in Leitrim. He
had not said that the Orangemen were the cause of those
disturbances. He did not know that there were any
Orangemen in the county.
Sir R. PEEL then made his promised statement of the
intentions of the Government on the subject of the va-
rious measures now before the House. With regard to.
the Railway business, he proposed in the course of the
present session to introduce a measure reorganising the
Railway Department of the Board of Trade—requiring
that all railway projects should be submitted to
them, and that they should report whether any
peculiar public injuries would accrue from carrying any
proposed lines into effect, but relieving them from the
duty of deciding on them, or of offering any opinion on
their respecti-Ve merits. He also stated that Sir F.
Sairru, Professor BARLOW, and Professor AIRY
had been appointed Commissioners to reconsider the re-
spective merits of the broad and narrow gauges. The
Government intended to proceed with the Irish Colleges
Bill, the Poor-law Amendnant (Scotland) Bill, the
Jews Disabilities Relief Bill, t;,e Bills of Exchequer
Bill, the Rating of Stock Bill, the Turnpike Trusts Bill,
the Irish and Scotch Peor Removal Bill. With re-
spect to the Valuation of Lands Bill, the Criminal
Lunatics Bill, the Public Works Bill, the
Drainage Bill, the Joint-Stock Companies Bill, and the
Fisheries Bill, they were, as far as we could gather from
the statement of the Right Hon. Gentleman, who spoke
throughout in a most inaudible tone, arid who
was more than usually ambiguous in his lan-
guage, to be forwarded. Ile urged upon those
Members who had given notices of amendments and
votes of supply to waive their objections. The Secre-
tary of State for the Home Department had wish( d fur
further time to re-coniider and rdprint the Medicine and
Surgery Bill, but he had consented to postpone the mea-
sure ; the other measures to be postponed were the
Justices' Clerks Bill, the Clerks of Petty Sessions
Bill, and the Parochial Settlement Bill. He hoped to I.e
able to pass the Merchant Seamen's Bill,
In answer to various Hon. Members, the Right Hon.
Baronet stated that they proposed to go on with the
Coal Trade Bill ; to postpone the Charitable Trusts
Bill and the Ecclesiastical Courts Bill ; and to proceed
with the Small Debts Bill.

Lord JOHN RUSSELL said if he could have secured a
sufficient number of days, he would have proceeded with
the Ecclesiastical Courts Bill himself ; and he hoped,
with regard to this measure, that next session the Go-
vernment would render him the same assistance which
he had given them under similar circumstances. As
to the appeal which had been madt. to Members having
notices of motion on the supply nights, he knew that his
Noble Friend Lord PALMERSTON intended to proceed
with his motion on the subject of the negotiations with