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deter them, in which,nothing would atop them--in which
.they
weld proceed, on consideration only of their own otHcial coo-
'venience, to destroy every thing' the ceputry itself roomt valued,
and bad been always most honoured- for maintaining inviolate.
(L-mar.) He confessed he had no hope unless that course which
hail-6een. entered upon so fearlessly that night by the noble
viscount (Melbourne) were stopped either by their lordships or
by the. other house of parliament, or by the 'goof' sense and
principles of the people of England ; everything that was most
sacred and valuable would be involved is one indiscriminate
overthrow. He would not detain their lordships further at
present, than merely to give notice that when the bill was in
committee he should move that the 61st clause be struck out,
together with all the clauses consequent upon it, to the 91st
inclusive. ( clear, hear.)
The bill was read a second time,•aud, on the motion of. Vis-
count Alawsoutora, ordered to be committed on Monday (yes-
terday,)

MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS BILL.
Viscount 111E6suotiNii gaVe notice that on Tuesday he should
bring up the report on the municipal corpwations bill.
Adjourned at half-past twelve o'clock till Friday at eleven
o'clock.

HOUSE OF COM lONS.—THCRSDAY.
The Speaker took the chair at twelve o'clock. •
Mr. F. I.3aatNo moved the third reading of the clerk of the
crowh bill.

THE, THAMES TUNNEL COMPANY.
Mr. WALTER then moved, pursuant to ❑otice, "That a se-
lect committee be appointed to inquire into the circumstances
atteiding the introduction of a bill, entitled ' An act to amend
the acts relating to the Thames Tunnel Company,' passed in
the 3d and 4th of his present Majesty's reign; and to inquire
further respecting the advance of £30,000 by the Commissioners
for Issuing Exchequer-bills iu Aid of Public Works, under the
proiisions of the said act; whit a view to prevent the advance of
public money without full ►nd adequate security fu? the repay-
ment of the same."

A debate ensued nn this motion, in the course of which Mr.
SPRING IticE assured the hon. member that not an additional
sixpence would be issued without a full examination of the ex-
penditure.

On this assurance Mr. WALTER consented to, withdraw his
motion, and the clerk of the crown bill was-then read a third
time and passed.

CARLOW ELECTION.
The clerk of the crown attended at the table, and amended
the return fur the county of Carlow, by insetting the names of
Messrs. Kavanagh and Bruen in the place of Messrs. Raplliel
and Vigurs.
The Dublin police bill was read a second time, and ordered
tube committed,

The glass duties bill went through a committee;` and ,was
ordered to be read a second time on Friday.
Sir J. TY RaEll took this opportunity to complain that no
relief had been*iven to agricull u re, and he asked the Chancellor
of the Exchequer why a portion of the malt-tax was not taken
old'? • ; • •

, .
?dr. S. RICE would answer the hon. member by referring him
to the speech of the right boo. member for Tantworth on the
debate on the malt-tax.

Sir J. Tr it itEL L.-13ut I deny the conclusions of that speech.
SPIRITS (SCOTLANDB
In answer to a question from Captain o aDON, as to whether
it was the intention of government to reduce the duty on Scotch
spirits, as it had been reduced on Irish,
Mr. S. Rica said that his attention bad been dir-ected to the
matter. The result of the experiment, in Ireland had been very
satisfactory, and he would be prepared next sesssion to say what
he would do in reference to Scotch spirits.
The Dominica relief bill and the parochial workhouses bill
were read a second time, and ordered to be printed.
The house then resolved itself into a committee on the regis,
tration of voters (Ireland) bill.
The clauses up to the 6th were verbally amended, and agreed
to.

Clauses 6 to 22 were agreed to with some verbal amend-
ments•.

Several other clauses were disposed of, after which the chair
Man repotted Progress, and obtained leave to sit again.
ORANGE LODG*E—COLONEL FAIRMAN.
Mr. Fluiaa reported, that Colonel Pairman had that day ap-
peared before the committee of inquiry into Orange lodges, and
that he periisted in refusing to produce the book of correspond-
ence relating to these lodges. In accordance with the usual
course of proceeding in such a case, he moved. " That Colonel
Fairinan, in refusing to cmnply with the order of the house, had
been guilty of a, breach. of privilege."
Mr. ZIA xwati. said that he, in company with several other
gentlemen, had waited on Colonel Fairman, and had told that
gentlemen that, in,his opinion, he ought to produce the book
called fora He thought it his duty to those gentleman who were
in the habit of acting with Colonel Fairmau to make that state-
ment.

Mr. IL PLUNK ET thought that Colonel Fairham ought to
produce the book.
Mr. JACKSON thought it right to state. that a document of pre-
cfsely the same character as the one called fur had been pro-
duced before the late committee by the grand secretary to the
Orange Institution in Irelatid: He was sory that Colonel Fair-
man had out thought proper to follow that officer's ex-
ample.
The motion was then carried.•

111 HUME regretted to be obliged to make the motion, which
necessarily followed after the resolution to which the house
had just agreed. Unless the house would submit to have its in-
quiries stopped at the caprice of any individual, it had no option
but to adopt the resolution which he should now move. It was
as follows :—"Tbat Colonel Fairman be committed to His Ala-

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jesty's gaol of Newgate, and that the Speaker do forthwith issue
his warrant accordingly."
The motion was agreed to without discussion.
r. H UWE would now put it to the house, whether measures
ought not to be taken to obtain possession of the book. After
so much information bad been obtained with respect to one
branch of the inquiry, it would be a great misfortune if the la-
bours of the committee were now interrupted. In his opinion
the book ought to be sent for, and he would make a motion to
that effect, if he thought that the house would support him.
➢lr. WA RBURTON had no doubt of the power of the house to
send for ►he book in question, and the only quest ion was whet her
the house would thins proper to exercise that power in the pre-
sent instance. The hon. member intimated his intention of

moving that the Sergeant at Arms be ordered to search Colonel
Fairman's house for the book which he had refused to produce,
After some conversation the further discussion of this matter
was adjourned.