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HOUSE OF LORDS.—THURSDAY.
The British Possessions Abroad Bill went through oota-
mittee, and was ordered to be read a third time on Friday.
In committee on the Railways' Bill, Lord CAMPBELL
moved the insertion of a clause forbidding the locking up of
carriages on railways without the consent of the passengers.
After a short discussion the clause was rejected by a ma-
jority of 35 to 31.

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The remaining clauses were then agreed to, and the house
resumed.

The Queen's Personal Protection Bill was brought up from
the House of Commons and read a first time, on the motion
of the Duke of WELLINGTON, who gave notice that he would
this day move that the standing orders should be suspended,
in order that the bill might pass through its remaining
stages this evening.
The Earl of DEvoN moved the second reading of the
Mines' and Collieries' Bill, and in doing so urged upon the
house the necessity of putting an end to the practice of em-
ploying women in mines, particularly when they were thus
employed in a manner disgraceful to humanity. This part
of the bill he trusted that their lordships would agree to, al-
though he understood that some noble lords wished to post-
pone even this important portion. With respect to the em-
ployment of boys he had no objection to having the age at
which they should be allowed to work in mines fixed at ten
years, and he proposed that their apprenticeships should not
last beyond eighteen years of age. The clauses regulating
and limiting the hours of labour for children he should not
press, and he found himself very reluctantly obliged to give
up the point respecting the employment of persons at the
engines under twenty-one years of age. He found the prac-
tice was general of employing lads of fifteen and sixteen years
of age, but he bad heard no sufficient reason to convince him
that the persons so employed should be in any case under
twenty-one years.

Loid HATHERTON said be must have objected to this bill
if the alterations had not been made which the noble earl had
announced ; because from the practical knowledge he pos-
sessed he knew that the working of many valuable mines in
the central part of England must have been abandoned had
the bill in its original shape passed into law.:
The Earl of RADNOR suggested the postponement of the
bill until the next session of parliament.
The Earl of GALLOWAY supported the bill, which he hoped
would not be postponed. He regretted the concessions which
had been made to those who were opposed to the measure.
The Duke of WELLINGTON supported the bill, and said
that he believed there was but one noble lord who contended
that legislation in this case was unnecessary. He would
vote for the principle of the bill, and when the details came
before the house it would be time enough for him to state his
views respecting them.
The Marquis of LONDONDERRY expressed his fears that a
compromise had been entered into between Lord Hatherton
and the promoters of the bill, or he would not have given up
the intention of moving for a select committee. The noble
marquis moved that the bill be read a second time that day
six months.

Lord WHARNCLIFFE said his objection to the details of
the bill was, that he felt it necessary that, in legislating, they
should not have been carried away by mere feelings of huma-
nity, but should have taken time to consider if the means
proposed to remedy the evil were not in themselves pregnant
with greater evils than those which they were intended to
care. The House of Commons, he must say, had passed it
on an impulse and without taking time properly to consider
of the great capital and interests which the bill would most
injuriously affect. Their lordships had taken the details into
consideration, and the bill as now altered he was enabled to
support. _ _

The Bishop of GLOUCESTER said it ought to be their ob-
ject on all occasions to promote morality as much as possible
by legislation, and protested against the doctrine laid down
by the Earl of Radnor.
After a few words from Lord CLANCARTY,
The Duke of BUCCLEUCH said that in his mines in Scot-
land no women were employed. He supported the bill.
After some observations from the Earl of MOUNTCASHEI„
the gallery was cleared for a division, but none took place,
and the bill was read a second time.

The other orders of the day were then disposed of, and the
house adjourned.

HOUSE OF COMMONS-THURSDAY

Mr. HUME called the attention of the House to the report
of the select committee on national monuments (in June,
1841), and moved an humble address to her Majesty, praying
that she will be graciously pleased to give directions to the
trustees of the British Museum, and of the National Gallery,
to the authorities having charge of the armouries and jewels
in the Tower of London, to the commissioners of Greenwich
Hospital, and to all other persons having the management
or direction of public edifices and cathedrals, for the
adoption of those facilities and improvements recommended
in that report.
Mr. EWART seconded the motion.

After a few observations from the Chancellor of the Ex-
chequer, Sir R. Inglis, Mr. G. Knight, Mr. Wyse, Sir H.
Peel, Mr. C. Buller, the Earl of Lincoln, and other hon.
members.
Mr. HUME withdrew his motion.

Mr. EWART then moved the following resolution :
" That it is expedient that the Government School of Design
be formed into a central normal school for the instruction of
teachers of design, in communication with other schools of
design throughout the country ; and that the general recom-
mendations of the committee, which reported on this sub-
ject in the year 1839, he adopted."

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Dr. BOWAING seconded the motion.
Mr. GLADSTONE said that the recommendations of the
committee of 1836 were being gradually adopted. Schools
of design were to be established in Manchester, Birming-
ham, York, Coventry, Norwich, and auother town not yet
fixed upon. In the present state of the experiment he
thought it would not be advisable to adopt the motion.
After some iurther discussion, Mr. EWART withdrew his
motion.

Sir R. PEEL obtained leave to bring in a bill to continue
for one year the act for the trial of controverted elections,
Lord Mahon withdrawing the amendment of which he bad
given notice, to the effect that the tribunal should not con-
sist of members of parliament, as the right hon. baronet was
only proposing his bill for a limited period.
On the motion of Mr. SHELL, various returns were or-
dered, connected with the clergy reserves in Canada.
Sir J. EASTHOPE, at the request of Sir R. Peel, post-
poned his motion for returns respecting church-rates, owing
to the illness of Sir J. Graham.

Mr. HUME then moved for a copy of the last patent con-
stituting the commission for executing the office of Lord
High Admiral, with a return of the names and rank of the
officers constituting the commission, their services, and
various other particulars connected with their promotion.
The motion was negatived by a majority of 99 to 23.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER obtained leave to
bring in two bills—one to regulate and reduce the expenses
of the offices attached to the superior courts of common law
in Ireland, payable out of the Consolidated Fund ; the other,
a bill for abolishing certain offices on the revenue side of the
Court of Exchequer in England, and for regulating the office
of her Majesty's liemembrancer in that court.
The other orders of the day were then disposed of, and
the House adjourned.