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HOUSE OF LORDS.-THURSDAY.

Their lordships met at five o'clock, and proceeded with
the usual legislative business, no judgment in the O'Con-
nell writ of error haying been pronounced, as had been
expected. .
Earl Powrs said. in consequence of the consent of the
Crown having been withh-ld from the bill relating to the
separation of the sees of St. Asaph and Bangor, he. after
mature-deliberation, had thought it advisable to withdraw
the bill rather that press it fora ard against the report of
the committee with the prospect of being ultimately beaten.
The Bishop of SALISBURY recommended her Majesty's
government to consider this question. He very much
regretted that the noble earl had been compelled to with-
draw this bill, for he felt that if it had been passed it
would have beer► found to be a very beneficial measure.
He trusted, however, that the government would in the
next session of Parliament introduce a bill themselves
upon this subject.
A discussion of some length followed, in the course of
which an attempt was made by Lord Lytlelton and the
Marquis of Clanricarde to fasten a charge of unfairness
on the government in the course it bad adopted in respect
of this bill, which charge, however, was rebutted by Lord
Brougham, Lord Wharnoliffe, and Lord Monteagle; after
which the bill was withdrawn.
Some other business on the paper was then disposed of,
and their lordbitips, adjourned.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.-THURSDAY.

- - -
On the motion of Sir G..CLEuk, the Assessed Taxes
Composition Bill was read a third time.—ln answer to a
question from Captain Pechell, Sir G. Clerk said the
present measure was a mere continuance bill.
The Colonial Postage Bill was read a third time and
p-ssed.
Mr. FERRAND wished to know whether there was any
objection to 14y on the tab's of the house the evidence
taken before the coroner on the steam-boiler explosion
at Bolton.

- Sir J. GRAHAM. said he was, not aware that it was in
the power of any authority to compel the coroner to pro-
duce the evidence taken in his court ; but he would make
inquiries on the subject, and if the hon. member would
repeat the question, he would endeavour to reply to it.
The adjourned debate on the second reading of the
Railways' Bill was resumed by Mr. BRIGHT, who sup-
ported the amendment for reading it -a second time that
day six months.
Lord Seymour, Mr. Wallace, and itir. J. S. Wortley
spoke in favour of the bill; and Mr. Bernal, Mr. Col-
quhoun, Mr. Charles Buller, and Mr. Milner Gibson for
the amendment.

Sir R. NEL was very merry at the expense of poor
Mr. Gibson, whom he designated as " Ingenui vullus
puer ingenuique pudoria."
Mr. Ward, Mr. Hawes, and Mr. Muntz subsequently
spoke against the bill. and Mr. Sharman Crawford gave
it his support.
The house having divided, there were—For the second
reading, 186; against it, 98; majority, 88.
The bill was read a second time. and its committal fixed
for Saturday next.

The Turnpike Trusts (South Wales) Bill was read a se-
cond time.
The reports of the Actions for Gaming Discontinuance
Bill, and of the Sudbury Disfranchisement. Bill were re-
ceived.
The committee on dog stealing was nominated, after an
unsuccessful division on a motion for adjournment.
Sir GEORGE CLERK obtained leave to bring in a bill
to continue certain of the allowances of the duty of excise
on soap used in manufactures.
Mr. J. W. Hoyle obtained leave to bring in a bill to
eontinne an act of the 10th Geo. IV., for providing for
the government of her Majesty's settlements in Western u
"collo, on the Western Coast of New Holland."

HOUSE OF LORDS .—FRIDAY. --_ RIDAY.
In reply to questions from the Marquis of CLANRI-
CARDE, respecting collection of forces under Sir C.
Napier on the frontier of
said,the Punjaub,
The Earl of RIPONthat the rumours which had
recently reached this country India, to the effect
that an army of 80,000 menrzfciallecting on the banks
of the Sutledge, for the purpose
e a
large
and conquer-
ing the Punjaub, greatly .exaggerated tandintruth. The fact
was, that it was necessary to bay
which were
concen-
trated in the north-western provinces,
r esteen t
roost likely to he suddenly attacked, and ili
distressed state of the Punjaub it would he nothinp
of insanity to leave that portion of our Indian fgrontiel
unprotected. There was, Eovverer, no desire on the part
of the government, either ahroad or at home, to add one
inch of territory to our possessions in that quarter, though
it was quite moil* that we Blight be culled upon to

-defend ourselves from attack: There was no intention to
enlarge our territory further than it now-extendA beyond
the Indus. With respect to the revenues• Scinde and
their sufficiency to meet the expenses of the armament
required for i.s subjection, he was not in a tosition to give
information required by the noble marquis.
The Fad of RIPON then moved the committee on the
Bai.k Charter Bill, and entered into a lengthened state-
ment w tie various detaili of that measure.
A discussion ensued, in which Lord Nlonteazle, Lord
Ashburton, and the Earl of Radnor took pelt, after which
the hill went through committee.
Some bills on the table were forwarded a stage, and
their lordships adjourned.