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HOUSE OF COMMONS.—THintsnAY

The house met at twelve o'clock, and got through the
Commons Inclosure Bill in committee.

At the five o'clock sitting, the third reading of the Irish
College Bill having been moved,
Mr. BERNAL OSBORNE moved that an address be pre-
sented to the Queen praying her to direct an inquiry into
the state of Trinity College, Dublin, with a view of ascer-
taining whether Roman Catholics and Repealers might
not be eligible to all scholarships, and to all such fellow-
ships, professorships, and other offices in Trinity College,
Dublin, as are not intended for ecclesiastical purposes, or
immediately connected with ecclesiastical endowment.
Mr. BELLEW seconded the amendment.

Sir R. PEIL refused to interfere with Trinity College.
Its revenue was aboi.t £25,000—a less sum than had been
permanently assigned as an annual grant to Maynooth.
Lord Jon N RUSSELL supported the amendment.
On a division there appeared—for the amendment, 9;
again..t it, 168.

The third reading of the Irish Colleges Bill was passed
by 177 to 26.

HOUSE OF LORDS.-FRIDAY,

Mr. Barker, against whom an action was brought for
evidence given before a committee of their lordships, was
examined at the bar as to whether it was possible the
words might have been spoken elsewhere. He distinctly
affirmed that it was for the evidence given before the
committee on gaming and gaming houses ; and after some
discussion the plaintiff in this cause and his attorney were
ordered to appear at the bar on Monday.
The Earl of DALHOUSIE in placing before the house
papers relative to the Hallway Department of the Board
of Trade, stated the circumstances under which it had
been constituted, and alluded to the report which had
gone forth that out of all the recommendations made by
the committee, oily one had been confirmed by the House

of Commons, and that even that one had been rejected by
the House of Lords. This would certainly be curious
if it were tine; but it was not true, for in point of fact,
out of 247 projects, involving about 8000 miles of new
railway, which had been submitted to the Board of Trade,
there had been 151 favourably reported upon, of which
only six had failed in the House of Commons, arising
from compromises or change of circumstances, while no
less then 121 had been absolutely confirmed. It had,
however, been determined by the Government to discon-
tinue the Railway Department of the Board of Trade, as
a distinct branch of the board for the purpose of report-
ing on the merits of new railway speculations. Hence-
forth the Board of Trade would overlook railways with a

necessary for the convenience and security of the public,
but without reporting on the merits of any particular
railway itself.

Lord BROUGHAM sympathised with the feelings of the
noble lord in delivering the funeral oration of the departed
railway board ; but if it had been i❑ the full possession of

the house ought to be informed of the causes of its death.
There was ground for suspecting murder or foul play,
and Mr. Wakley ought to be called in to sit on the body

manner in which money and time were consumed in the
conflicting schemes before parliament, and said that Mr.
Hudson—King Hudson—was working with a twelve-
, counsel power before the committee on the London and
s York line. The object of Mr. Hudson was delay, in or-

der that a report might not be made in the present session,
and of course counsel would talk just as long as Mr.
Hudson was disposed to spend money. He was, in fact,
just as well pleased with a six or eight hours' speech from
the counsel opposed to him, as with a speech of six hours
from his own counsel. He hoped, however, that the
committee would disappoint Mr. Hudson, by reporting
during th, present session.

Lord FAVERSHAM said that Mr. Hudson, who was
present, and had heard Lord Brougham's speech (cries of
" order "), had authorised him to say that it was incur.
rect to say that he was interfering with the committee.
Lord BROUGHAM observed that the only sovereign en-
titled to be present at their debates was her Majesty.
The railway potentate had no right to be there. The
noble lord moved the consideration of one of his resolu-
tions respecting railways, with a view to its being made a
standing order; and in the course of the discussion
The Earl of DEVON objected to the noble lord's re-
peatedly speaking upon the same motion.
Lord BROUGHAM said that the noble lord had once
sat as clerk at the table of the house, and was then
obliged to listen to him.

The Earl of DEVON commented on the good taste
evinced by the noble lord in this allusion, and then as-
serted that be would take care in future that be would in-
terfere as far as possible in preventing the noble lord
from violating the privileges of the house.
The further consideration of the resolution was post-
poned, and their lordships adjourned.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.-FRIDAY.

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The house had no sooner been made by the aid of the
members attending committees, who withdrew after it
was made, than

Mr. T. DUNCOMBE moved that the house be counted.
There were not forty members, but the Speaker waited
until they had been whipped in from the committees.
At length the house being constituted beyond the
power of being counted out,

Mr. DUNCOMBE moved an amendment to the Lunatics'
Bill, to the effect that there was no time during the pre-
sent session to give full consideration to a measure of
such importance, and that it should, therefore, be post-
poned until the next session..

Lord ASHLEY then entered into an exposition of the
objezts of the bill, stated the frightful magnitude of the
exiting evils, and described the way in which it was pro-
posed to protect the unfortunate lunatics from those cru-
elties to which they had been hitherto exposed.
The house divided upon Mr. Duncombe's amendment,
which was negatived by a majority of 66 to 1.
Lord PALMERSTON gave notice that he would on
Tu,-sday move a resolution r,specting the correspondence
between the Earl of Aberdeen and the Duke de Soto-
mayor, relative to the rrfusal of admission to Spanish
colonial sugars.
Sir J. GRAHAM moved the order of the day for the
house resolving itself into committee on the Poor Law
Amendment (Scotland) Bill.
Colonel RAWDON moved that the bill be committed
that day three months.

The motion was defeated by a majority of 90 to 38.