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HOUSE OF LORDS.-THURSDAY.

Their lordships met at five o'clock, and prcceeded with
the usual legislative business, no judgment in the O'Con-
nell writ of error having been pronounced, as had been
expected.

*Earl Powis said. in consequence of the consent of the
Crown having been withheld from the bill relating to the
separation of the sees of St. Asaph and Bangor, be, after
mature deliberation, had thought it advisable to withdraw
the bill rather than press it forward 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 been found to be a very beneficial measure.
He trusted, however, that the government would inte
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 Lyttelton and the
Marquis of Clanricarde to fasten a charge of unfairness
on the government in the course it had adopted in respect
of this bill, which charge, however, was rebutted by Lord
Brougham, Lord Wharncliffe, and Lord Monteagle; after
which the bill was withdrawn. _ _

Some other business on the paper was then disposed of,
and their lordships adjourned.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.-THURSDAY.

On the motion of Sir G. CLERK, the Assessed Taxes
Composition Bill was read a third time.—ln answer to a
question froin Captain Pechell, Sir G. Clerk said the
present measure was a mere continuance bill.
The Colonial Postage Bill was read a third time and
passed.
Mr. FERRAND wished to know whether there was any
objection to lay on the table 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 adjouined 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 Mr, Wortley
laillt/tat ". my.
qubonn, Mr. Charles Buller, ;ha Air. Milner Gibson for
the amendment.

Sir H. PEEL was very merry at the expense of poor
Mr. Gibson; whom he designated as " Ingenui roultus
puer ingenuique pudoris."
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 'Lusts (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, HOPE obtained leave to bring in a bill to
continue an act of the 10th Geo. IV., for providing for
the government of her Majesty's settlements in Western
AuAtralia, on the Western Coast of New Holland."

HOUSE OF LORDS.—FRIDAY.
In reply to questions from the MarquisAY.
Oa e ..,LANRI-
CARDE, respecting the collection forces under Sir C.
of
Napier on the frontier of the Punjaub,
The Earl of Rivorf said, that the rumours which had
recently reached this country from India, to the effect
that an army of 80,000 men were collecting on the banks
of the Sutledge, for the purpose of invading and conquer-
ing the Punjaub, greatly exaggerated the truth. The fact
was, that it was necessary to have a large force concen-
trated in the north-western provinces, which were there
most likely to be suddenly attacked, and in the present
distressed state of the Punjaub it would be nothing short
of insanity to leave that portion of our Indian frontier
unprotected. There was, however, no desire on the part
of the government, either abroad or at home, to add one
inch of territory to cur possessions in that quarter, though
it was quite possible that we might be called upon to

defend ourselves from attack. There was no intention to
enlarge our territory further thin it now extended beyond
the Indus. With respect to the revenues of Scinde and
their sufficiency to meet the expenses of the armament
required for issubjection, he was not in a position to give
the information required by the noble martinis.
The Earl of RIPON then moved the committee on the
Bank Charter Bill, and entered into a lengthened state-
ment of the various details of that measure. _ _

A discussion ensued, in which Lord Monteastle, Lord
Ashburton, and the Earl of Radnor took part, after which
the hill went through committee.
Some bills on the table were forwarded a stage, and
their lordships adjournini.