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Considerable discussion took place upon it ; but, on a divi-
sion, it was negatived by a majority of 76 over 43 voices.
The house then resumed, and the report was ordered to be
received.

HOUSE OF LORDS

FRIDAY

The Earl of AUCKLAND, in reply to the Earl of Roden,
stated that the Admiralty had called for the fullest reports

admiral on the Irish station had been directed to supply a
powerful steamer to assist in floating her, should such aid
be required.

Earl FITZWILLIAM complained that having gone into
one of the aisles of St. Paul's Cathedral, being anxious to
compare the building with that of St. Peter's, which he
had recently visited, he was followed by an official, who
demanded the payment of twopence. This practice of
charging fees for admission into our national cathedrals
he considered highly disreputable. '

The Juvenile Offenders Bill passed through committee,
Lord DENMAN reluctantly consenting to dispense with
juries in many cases contemplated by the bill.
The division on the question .propounded by Lord
LYNDHUhST on Thursday evening, that the committee
on the petitions respecting the Birmingham and Oxford

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Junction Railway be directed to proceed with their in-
quiry, was erroneously reported to be carried, instead of

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negatived, by a majorityof six. It is thought proper to
state that the Daily News only erred in common with all
the other journals in this respect, for which error the re-
porters are not responsible, inasmuch as they are excluded
during divisions, and take the result, as represented to
them, from an officer in the house attending in their gal-

lery. The general correctness with which' divisions are
given proves how little blame attaches to a solitary mis-

rake, particularly where there are amendment; upon
amendments proposed, in addition to the original mo-

however, having arisen, the question is raised as to the

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.Which if to be continued, suggests another question, viz.,
whether such information might not be supplied by some
higher official authority than that to which it has hitherto
been delegated.

HOUSE OF COMMONS,

-FRIDAY

•Mr. GREENE, in the absence and on behalf of Mr.
Hume, moved that it was expedient that the constitution
and practice of committees on private, should in future be
assimilated to those of committees on railway bills.

After some discussion the house divided, when the mo-
tion was carried by a majority of 30, the numbers being
118 to 88.
On the
for the

iuestion of

oroceedinz to the o

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nary discussion of some length ensued on the public busi-

day to proceed with unopposed bills, but-which proposition
was so coldly received, or rather so warmly opposed, that
the noble lord succumbed, and moved that the house at
its rising should adjourn till Monday.

LordPALmEusTow, at the instance of Mr. Borthwick,
gave an explanation with respect to affairs in Portugal,
after which Mr. VILLItus entered into a statement with
respect to his dispute with Mr. Christie on the previous

evening

The debate on the Health of Towns Bill then proceeded,
Colonel SIBTHORP moving that it be read a second time
that day six months. The speeches were not lengthy, but
the speakers numerous, the mass of objectors resting their
opposition on the ground of the exclusion of the metro-
polis from its operation, Mr. HORSMAN and Mr. ROE-
BUCK fiercely attacking the government for delay, and
limiting the operation of the measure. _

At length the house divided, when the question of go-
ing into committee was carried by a majority of 141, the
numbers being 121 to 50.