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HOUSE OF COMMONS.—MospAy.

The SPEAKER informed the house, that the sureties
offered for prosecuting the petition against the return of
Mr. Bruges for Devizes were found to be unexceptionable.
Mr. W. GLADSTONE, in rising to propose the resolu-
tions of the Railway Committee, said, as the Lancaster
and Carlisle Railway happened to be one of those upon
which the question would arise, whether it ought to be
considered as a competing line, he should take an oppor-
tunity of proposing that the committee upon the bill
should be deferred for a time, in case the house should
agree to the resolutions he was about to move. These
resolutions he had now to move in conformity with the
desire of the committ3e of which he had now the honour
to be the chairman, and as they had already been placed
in the hands of the house, lie hoped hon. gentlemen had
made themselves acquainted with them. The right hon-
ourable gentleman concluded by moving a resolution to
the following effect :—" That in each case, where bills
are now pending to authorise the construction of new lines
of railway competing with one another, such bills be res-
pectively referred to one committee."
The motion was opposed by Col. Sibthorp, and a divi-
sion having taken place the motion was carried by a ma-
jority of 200 to 3.

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Before the house resolved itself into committee of
supply, a conversation was originated by Mr. Borthwick
about the appointment of a time for the discussion of the
poor law.
Sir J, GRAHAM announced the intention of govern-
ment to bring on that subject when the factory bill should
have been disposed of.
Mr. WILLIAMS then entered into a general survey of
the -army estimates, which, he contended, were too large to
be borne by the country in its present distressed state,
and proposed that they should be referred to a select
committee _ _ _

Mr. S. CRAWFORD complained of the unconstitutional
nature of so large a standing army. Why was it neces-
sary to the safety of life and property that the standing
army should be so large? He moved, as an amendment,
a resolution that the maintenence of a large standing army
was unconstitutional and dangerous.

This amendment, after a 'brief discussion, was nega-
tived by a majority of 79.

After some other votes had been agreed to the house
resumed, and the further consideration of the estimates
was postponed until Friday,

HOUSE OF LORDS.-TUESDAY.

The Lord CHANCELLOR presented a petition from a
person called Samuel Gray, who had been four times
charged with shooting at different individuals, and who
had been convicted on the last occasion. The petitioner
prayed that their Lordships would provide him with money
to enable him to bring his sentence under revision, which
it was quite clear their Lordships could not do.
The Earl of YARBOROUGH presented petitions from
Lincolnshire against any alteration of the Corn-Laws.
Earl BROWNLOW presented 42 similar petitions from
the North Riding of Yorkshire.
The Marquis of CLANRICARDE begged to ask if the
Landlord and Tenant Commissioners for Ireland intended
any alteration of the law which might affect leases or
covenants entered into before the issuing of the commis-
sion ; and further, whether the commissioners intended
to report upon the proportion which existed between rent
and the value of land. (Hear.) He also wished to know
whether it was intended to report the evidence of the
commission ?
The Earl of DEVON said he considered it would be
premature for him, standing alone, as it were, in that
House, to answer the questions put to him by his noble
friend. The Commissioners had nothing to do with the
law of real property in Ireland.
The Marquis of CLANRICARDE asked was it intended
to make any alteration in existing covenants between
landlords and tenants ?
The Earl of DEVON—I must decline to answer so
delicate a question.
The Marquis of NORMANDY moved for a return of the
number and the names of the Stipendiary Magistrates
appointed in Ireland since the Ist of Jan. 1841.—Or-
dered.—Adjourned.