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London, England, 1842-06-23 00:00:00

8,000 India Dollar Bonds 2l
5 Shares Bank of America .. 831
16 Ditto State Bank
20 Ditto Bank of Commerce Scrip... 9l
50 Ditto D. and 11. dif. off 690 90
25 Ditto Farmers Loan . 28}
10 Ditto Anb. and Syrac.
25 Ditto Cadton
100 Ditto Harlam R R
25 Ditto L. I. Railroad
50 Ditto N. J. Railroad 67
SECOND BOARD. _ _

$ 2000 Kentucky
5000 Illinois, 1860
00 Shares Harlem

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IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

(THIS EVENING.)

HOUSE OF LORDS.

Their Lordships !net today at Ten o'Clock, to hear
appeals. At Two o'Clock the Lord Chancellor retired,
and the Earl of Shaftesbury took his seat on the Wool.
sack, when the Bills on the table were forwarded a stage,
after which the House adjourned.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.

The SPEAKER. took the Chair at the usual hour.

'r. %V 1 I 0 T HER presented a petition from a place in
Noeolk, against the repeal of the Gilbert Act.
Mr. PROTHEROB presented several petitions from
places in Lancashire and Yorkshire, against Lord Ash-
ky's Bill for the Regulation of Labour in Mines and Col-

Mr. YOUNG presented a petition from a place in
Downshire, agaiast the system of National Education in

Ire and. -
STANDING UDDERS—•RAILWAY BILLS.

• Mr. W. PATTEN. begged leave to call the attention
of the House to the Standing Order of the House, which
imposes on the promoters of Railway Bills the neces-
sity of giving public notice in the months of February
and March, instead of in October and November, the
period fixed for other Bills. The object of the Standing,
Order was to protect landlords front unnecessary inter- •
Terence with their property ; but the Order had entirely
Tailed of effecting that object, so that there was no
longer any reason for its existing on that ground.
In one year, before this Standing Order was made, no
less than 77 Bias were carried into effect, while in one
year sino3, out of 116 Bills introduced into the House,
only two were carried into effitct. lie thought that a
deposit of 101. per cent. was a sufficient guarantee that
the parties who brought the Bills into the House would
carry them into effect, and it was a strong proof that
it would be beneficial to the public. Under the present
system, the parties were obliged to make their surveys,
Sze. in the winter, when it was almost impossible to do so
with effect. Looking to the immense advantage of
railway communication, it was now the duty of that
House to frame its Standing Orders so as not to throw
an impediment in the way of these plans, but rather to
be an encouragement to plans which were of such im-
mense importance to, the country ; and with that view he
should move that tlfe' Standing Orders of the House,
which imposes on the promoters of Railway Bills the ne-
cessity of giving publiL notice in the month of February
and March, instead of in October and November, the
period fixed for other Bills, be repealed.
Mr. HODGSON seconded the motion.
Mr. GLADSTONE expressed his hearty assent to
the motion, and he hoped the House would agree to it.
Mr. GREENE thought the removal of this Standing
Order would remove a very serious evil.
Mr. ESCOTT, as Chairman of the Standing Orders
Committee. said he entirely agreed with the motion.

The motion was then agreed to.
Mr. tiTUART \VORTLEY presented a petition from
Yorkshire against the Mines and Collieries Bill.
Mr. 'T. DUNCOMBE presented a petition from Bir-
mingham against the bastardy clause in the Poor-law
Amendment Bill. _

The HoN. MEinuEn gave notice that, on the House
going into Committee on the Poor-law Amendment Bill,
that considering the distressed state of the commerce of
the country, there was not time during the present ses-
sion to enable the. House sufficiently to consider the laws
relating to the poor, and therefore that measures of a
temporary character should be adopted.
BELFAST ELECTION COMMITTEE.

Mr. O'CONNELL moved that the Select Committee

on the Belfast election, be at liberty to appoint an agent
on each side to assist them in the enquiry into matters

referred to them. He said that the Coiumittee could not
proceed with any justice, unlc 3s they were authorised to
nominate two agents, one for each party. By that means,
they should have the case. brought before the House,
without having the unfairness, he might almost, say the
indecency, of being at once prosecutors, offenders, and
judges. He had thought it better to bring the. subject
before the House, as being the reverse of a party motion;
he had (lone so in accordance with the unanimous feel-

ing of the Committee.
Sir R. PEEL said that it would be better for the Com-
mittee to act upon former precedents, and undertake
to decide for themselves as to:what would be the most
advisable way of conducting the inquiry, and not leave it
to the House.' With respect to the payment of the ex-
penses also, his own opinion was, that the tribunal ap-
pointed by the House was the best judge ; the expense
of agents might be very considerable, and he must re-
serve himself entirely on that point. He would not pledge
himself to the payment of the expenses.—(Hear,
hear.) It was . right that the witnesses should Le
remunerated for their attendance ; but the Committee
ought steadily to guard itself against delay, which might
br caused by holding out hopes of large professional
reward.
_Nix. STUART WORTLEY said the object of the
Committee was to get the authority of the House to ap-
point agents ; lie was sorry to say that from precedents
they derived very little support, though there were in-
stances of Committees appointing agents who were paid
by the Treasury.
Sir R. PEEL repeated that he thought the Committee
bad better conduct the inquiry in the mode they thought
would be most conducive to the ends of justice, but they
ought to take care that they held out no inducement,
frOm the hope of emolument, to protract the enquiry.
Mr. WILSON PATTEN thought it would not be
possible to prosecute the enquiry without appointing
agents.
Mr. SHAW also spoke in favour of the appointment
of agents.
Mr. O'CONNELL was addressing some observations
to the House, when
Mr. FE RRAND rose to order. There was no question
before the House.
Mr. PROTHEROE thought that common courtesy
ought to have restrained the Hon. Member from rising to
order. He had no reason to suppose but that the Hon.
and Learned Gentleman would act with perfect fairness
towards the Committee. At the same time he could not
accept the responsibility which the Right Hon. Baronet
threw on them. It was necessary that the House should
determine the course which that Committee was to take.
Mr. DARBY said he understood that the proposition
was withdrawn.

Mr. O'CONNELL said that the Committee really
was placed in a position of difficulty, but they were quite
ready to take the matter upon their own responsibility.
Mr. ROEBUCK said he hoped that every person con-
nected with the Committee would entirely refrain from
answering any attack or insinuation which was made
against them.—(Hear, hear.) He trusted that when the
Report was madejto the House, it would be found that
they had done their dtity.
Mr. DARBY said he meant to cast no imputation
%%hatever on any member of the Committee.
NATIONAL GALLERY AND NELSON'S MONU-
MENT.
In reply to questions from Mr. PROTHEROE,
Lord LINCOLN said that the steps and terrace in
front of the National Gallery were now ready to be
opened ' • but he thought it would not be for the come-
niene',3 of the public that they should be opened till the

Nelson Monuinent was in a state of forwardness. He vva

not able to state whether there was any deficiency in the
funds in the hands of the Committee. For the intentions
of the Government in case a deficiency should be found
to exist, he must refer the lion. Gentleman to the Chan-
cellor of the Exchequer.
Mr. PROTHEROE wished to ask the Right Hon.
Gentleman (the Chancellor of the Exchequer) if he was
aware of the deficiency between the estimated cost of the
Nelson monument and the amount which had been
raised ?
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said
that he had never known what the estimate of the ex-
pense of the monument was. That was a matter exclu-
sively under the cognizance of the Committee.
Sir ROBERT PEEL hoped that those having charge
of the monument would seriously consider that
part of tie subject which had been alluded to by the
Hon. Gentleman. They should seriously consider what
was the amount of the funds subscribed, together with
what would probably be the ultimate cost of the monu-
ment ? It was an important part of their duty to take
this into their serious consideration.
CUSTOMS BILL.

Mr. T. DUNCOMBE wished to ask the Right Hon.
Baronet when it was his intention to proceed with the
Customs Bill ? The Bill was on the Orders for this
evening, but as there was but little chance of its coming
on, he (Mr. .T. Buncombe) would feel obliged to the
Right Hon. Baronet to state when it was probable that
the Bill would really come on.
Sir ROBERT PEEL hoped there was a good chance
of the Bill coming on that evening.
Mr. T. DUNCOMBE had two amendments to pro-
pose, and therefore hoped that he might he informed
when it was probable the Bill would be brought on.
Sir ROBERT PEEL said, that in the course of the
el ening he would decide what course he shou!d pursue.
'MESSAGE FROM THE LORDS.
Messengers from. the Lords brought own certain Bills.

AFFGHANISTAN.

Mr. H. C. BAILLIE was aware that, under ordinary
circumstances, questions relating to our Indian Empire
were not calculated to excite much interest in that
House.. So little were they aware that the interests of
one hundred millions of their fellow-subjects depended
upon.them, that year after year, and session after ses-
sion, passed away, without the affitirs of that part
of the , empire_ being brought under their notice.
It was a remarkable coincidence, that the three greatest
Powers in the world were all at this moment engaged
in similar contests. In each case they might trace a si-
milar amount of aggression and injustice, and in each
case the results had been the same. It would be difficult
to decide whether the Russians in Circassia, the French
in-A lgeria, or the English
Atighanistan, had committed
the greatest amount of folly and injustice, or had reaped
the bitterest fruits of a severe and just retribution. The
valour and the discipline of the Russians had been de-
feattd in Circassia year after year; the skill and courage
of tt e armies of France had been successfully resisted by
the fierce and frantic' - tribes Of. Arabs; and the
vast resources of our Indian empire were now wasted'