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'before be made an enactment, to adduce some scien-
tific proofs That it was efficacious and complete. In
the absence of such proof he should feel himself com-
pelled to oppose the Bill in all its stages.
CUB WEN bad applied this engine ro upwards
of twenty steam-egines which he had himself, and be
found it entirely efficacious. The engine would save
a great expenditure of fuel. He thought, however,
that if it was confined.originally to the metropolis,
its utility would soon make it be generally adopted
throughout the country.
Mr. M. A. TAYLOR said, that at present, as the
law stood, any steam-engine might be prosecuted for
a nuisance. He had introduced no new law on the
subject. There were no prosecutions against steam-
engines in Cornwall, because the people in their neigh.
bourhool lived even by the evil. But in many cases
11 persons had built engines in the midst of villages, and
had actually compelled the inhabitants of those vil-
lages to fly their houses. His Bill left with the Courts
the same discretion which they had before. The
Court would only impose nominal damages if the
nuisance was instantly abated. But this law gave no
countenance to qui tam actions; and it would rest
with the Jury to say whether the engine was a nui-
sance or not. A Cornish Jury would, perhaps, never
find a steam-engine a nuisance. With regard to con-
fining the Bill to the Metropolis, he would ask, was
not a Country Clergyman who had a school in a vil-
lage to be protected? Any one might see this hard-
ship exemplified in Leeds, Manchester, and other
large towns. His Bill only declared, that the-steam-
engine was such a nuisance as ought to be abated.—
He could not consent to put off the Bill now for
another year, after it had been two years before the
House. The Honourable Gentleman opposite, whose
experiment failed, must have had a most clumsy en-
gineer—(4 laugh).
General GASCOYNE read a letter from his con-
stituents at Liverpool, stating, that some persons who
had made an experiment on Mr. Parkes' plan bad en.
tirely failed. They prayed the Hon. Member to en-
deavour to have the measure postponed, or, if ha
could, to have it altogether withdrawn.
Mr. PHILLIPS thought this was a subject of con-
siderable importance, and he entreated the Honour-
able Mover to postpone it for some time.
The Marquis of LONDONDERRY, seeing the
discussion on this Bill going to such a length, en-
treated the Hon. Mover to postpone it for the present,
and leave the rest of the night open to the public bu-
siness. He observed, that an Hon. Gentleman near
him was about to propose a clause, by way of rider,
to the Bill, and he thought, when that came to be
discussed, the House would have an opportunity of
going more minutely into the merits of the question.
Mr. M. A. TAYLOR professed himself willing to
take that course which was most agreeable to the
House—(Go on).
A conversation then ensued between Mr. LITTyI-
TON, Mr. CA LCRAFT, MT. BUXTON, MT. MA RRYATT,
and Mr. Alderman WOOD, when the Gallery was_
cleared for a division. The numbers then were as.
certained to be—
For the Original Question - - as
Against it 29
Majority - - —54
On the re-admission of strangers into the gallery.
Mr. M. A. TAYLOR was on his legs, stating, that
the third reading might take place on any day most
convenient to all parties.
The House then resumed, and the Report was or•
dered to be received to-morrow.

RUSSIAN ARMY.
The Marquis of LONDONDERRY, in rising to
move the Order of the Day for the House to resolve
itself into a Committee of Supply, said, that he
wished to take this opportunity to give a distinct re-
ply to a question put to him on a former occasion,
but which he had not then been enabled to answer
positively. He alluded to the march of the Russian
Army towards Italy, in consequence of the events
which had taken place in Piedmont. Ile could now
state with certainty, that those troops were not to pass
the dominions of Russia. In giving this assurance
to the House, he felt that he was only doing justice
to the two great Powers whose system of policy
was most unwarrantably attacked by an Honourable
Gentleman opposite. He maintained that it was very
wrong in any Honourable Member to stand up in his
place and impute motives to those Sovereigns, which
had no foundation whatever in fact. It was most
unjust to charge them with designs against the in-
terests and tranquillity of the world—( Hear, heart.
Ile must protest, in the face of the country, against
any imputation which went to accuse either Russia
or Austria with being actuated by a spirit of aggran-
disement. From all that had come to his knowledge
down to the last month, he could unequivocally de-
clare, that he believed, both Powers to entertain no
disposition of that nature. He now wished to state
briefly the circumstances which had arrested the
march of the Russian Army, as well as the cause
why it had been set in motion. In consequence of
the revolution which had broken out in the King of
Sardinia's dominions, a portion of his army had
beerr disbanded, and that Monarch found it necessary
to make application to Austria fora limited body of
troops to supply the deficiency. The Emperor
was anxious to cpmply with the application; but
then, as his interests were conjoined with those of the
other European Powers, he feared lest it might be
falsely imputed to him that he had designs on the
whole of Italy, contrary to the faith of existing trea-
ties. With these sentiments on the subject, 1,8 en-
treated the Sardinian Monarch to make a similar ap-
plication to the Emperor of Russia, and to endeavour
to persuade him to allow a limited corps of Russian
troops, to the number of 20,000 or 25,000 men, to
march into Italy for a particular service. The latter
Monarch was no less reluctant than the Emperor of
Austria to acquiesce ia the application, being in-
fluenced by the same fear of undue imputation a ritt
respect to territorial aggrandisement. The events,
however, which had recently taken place in