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LEITH HARBOUR.

Sir A. L. HAY presented the report of the Trinity (North Leith)
Harbour bill, THE CANADAS.
Lord JOHN RUSSELL having moved pro „forma that the house go into
a committee of supply,
Mr. ROEBUCK moved, at the close of a long speech, " that the house
resolve into committee of the whole house, to take into consideration
such parts of 31st Geo. 111., c 31, as relate to the executive and legis-
lative councils of the Canadas, for the purpose of rendering the same
efficient to the good government of those provinces."
The debate on this motion occupied the house for the remainder of
the evening ;—eventually on the recommendation of Mr. Hume, Mr.
Roebuck withdrew his motion.—Adjourned.

HOUSE OF LORDS.—TVESDAY.
The Pluralities and Clergy residence Bill was read a third time and
pas!ed,

The Earl of WINCHELSEA presented a petition from Francis Leigh,
Esq., complaining of the treatment which he had received from the
Lord Lieutenant of Ireland in cancelling his appointment as High
Sheriff of the county of Wexford. The debate on the presentation of
this petition was the only subject discussed at length.
The report of the Municipal Corporations (Ireland) Bill was pre-
sented and agreed to. The bill was ordered to be read a third time on
the following day.—Adjourned.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.—TCSSDAY.
Messrs. West and Hamilton, the members for the city of Mil)lin,
took their seats on the opposition side of the house. They were loudly
cheered by their friends.

EAST INIA SGAR.
Lord WILLIAM BENTI NCK preD U sen ted a petition from the East India
Company, praying for the equalisation of the duties on sugar.
SOAP AND STAMP DUTIES.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER (in answer to Sir C.Knightley
stated that he should move, pro forma, amendments to the Stamps bil
on Friday next, for the purpose of having the bill reprinted and cir-
culated during the recess ; and that on the Friday after te holdas he proposed to take the discussion on the bill. fie should move thayt
the house go into a committee on the Excise Laws, for the purpose of
afrordin.E,, the lion. Baronet an opportunity of moving his proposition
regarding a substitute for the repeal of the Newspaper duty.
CIVIL DISABILITIES OF TIIE JEWS.
Mr. HAwEs presented a petition against any measure which might
be brought forward respecting the laws affecting the Jews.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER took that opportunity, as the
subject had been mentioned, of giving notice that on the first Tuesday
after the holidays, be would move for leave to bring in a bill to re-
move the civil disabilities under which the Jews now laboured.
NEWCASTLE AND NORTH SHIELDS RAILWAY BILL.
On the motion of Mr. BELL, the report of this bill was brought up
and agreed to.

CARLOW ELECTION.
Col. BRUEN presented a petition from certain landed proprietors of
the county of Carlow, denying the allegations contained in another
petition, of their having ejected their tenants on account of their
votes.

Mr. WALLACE moved an address to his Majesty praying for the ap-
pointment of a commission to proceed to the county of Carlow, to
make inquiry into the facts and circumstances set forth in the petitions
of Nit. Vigors and others.
Mr. HARDY would not oppose the motion, but took that opportunity
of denying the accusations brought against him, namely, that he had
been guilty of bribery at Pontefract at the election of 1826--" that
charge was calumnious, false and unfounded." He lost his election
because he was at that time an advocate for Catholic emancipation.
Lord JOHN Russiim, and the CHANCELLOR of the Excmieusit op-
posed the motion on the ground that the commission could not effect
all the objects contemplated by it; they were, however, ready to en-
tertain any practicable proposition to ascertain facts and afford re-
medies.

The chief novelty in the long debate on this question, which was
conducted with no small degree of personal asperity, was the speech
of Mr. John Gully. That hon. member, however, said but little—it
was in effect that he had heard Mr. O'Connell charge Mr. Hardy with
bribery ; that the charge had not been inquired into ; and that one of
his constituents had written to him on the subject. Mr. Hardy re-
plied by requesting that the letter might be produced, which Mr.
Gully promised to do on the following day.
The motion of Mr. Wallace was lost on a division, 52 voting for and
123 against it.
Lord MORPETI called the attention of the house to the Lords
Amendments in the Constabulary Bill for Ireland.
While this motion was under discussion, Lord COLE moved that the
house be counted. This was done, and 40 members not being present
the house adjourned.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.—WEDNESDAY.
RAILWAY AND DOCK BILL.
The Carlisle docks' bill was read a third time and passed,
On the motion of Mr. LOWTHER, the York and North Midland
railway bill was read a third time and passed.
Mr. Hope JouNsToN brought up the report of the committee on the
Glasgow and Forfar railway bill.
On the motion of Mr. CHALMERS, the Dundee and Newtyle railway
bill was read a third time and passed.
Lord STANLEY moved the third reading of the Manchester and
Leeds railway bill. The bill was read a third time and passed.
The Newry navigation bill was read a third time and passed.
The third reading of the North of Ireland railway bill having been
moved, Mr. STUTT moved that the bill be read a second time that day
six months.—Left sitting.