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Sure would tend to remove; and there was a growing intelli. duties of his situation during his long attendance at the table of Lord STANLEY x had m uch ‘satisfaction i in saying, that in propor. 
gence among the natives of the East Indies, hehe made this Lag ebedh tion as th porte eased on railroads, and "those who. had 
im ‘to satisfy them — their interests are equitably co Mr. Go onded the motion, and several members in | charze of ‘thom Loin ed experience, the number of acciden’s 
sidered by the governing cx mse uccessio Hs None Testimony to thé merits, acquirements, and thie: timinished ; nevertheless on newty-established ites, he believed 
Mr. Ewart heped that the subject would be treated with re- fatigable zeal of ag a. the interference of Government mi¢ht be ben: ficially exercised, 
ference to large views of commerce.— Mr, GouLnuen desired to otion was motsly agreed to. ‘After a few words from the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Mr, 
himselr till the st honld be more frlly before the iad ahaa pedir ae the report i f suppl Piumptre, and Mr. Warburton, leave waseiven to bring in the bill. - 
Medes) but Mr. Hume an r. Hoce avowed their disappoint- | It was ordered to be pn on Frida Lord J. Russe, moved for leave to brinz in a biil for the Re. 
ment that oan comical its pro to this single topic, Thu r. Gu. E took ty m of liamentary Electors, and stated, th é enact. 
id of embracing the whole su ‘fe ercial restriction. Mr. Hix Seanad that t vio “cnet ‘cone per cent | ments of this hj!l were nearly t s e bill intro. 
Sir J. Hosnovse pleaded the difficulties which impeded Go- the subscribed capital be deposited ace to the introduction of | duc: y him last year. He propo-ed a a bunal 
vernment in thi ption, the operation | any Rvilway Bill, be m by the substitution of five per cent. | fift isters, witn a Court of Appea! consisting of three 
of interests, ernment ght to consult the interests | forten. The motion was opposed uchere, Mr. War- | judges, instead of the present system. —The ion was agteet to, 
not of the east or of the west, but of the empire ve. urton, and Mr. Br rton, and rej y a majority of 144 to 15. Lord Joun Russzety moved for a sel mmittee e acts 
Mr. OXCoNNELL announced his intention of proposi-g some Sir J. C. Hosaovss, in answer to questions from >ir R Inglis, | respecting South Australia. made-2 stay = some fength 
guard against slave-grown produce, sent hither from the West | explained what progress had been made in Aprsten 4 the civil and | to show the position in which that colony is ed, and ex. 
Indies.—In this object Dr. Lusaisctron Saetaaea ue nema military servants of the Indian Government from any connexion | pressed an opinion, that it would be found docears to ae er 
and gave previo pe @ motion for the abolition of East In: with the ie ceremonies practised in that country. The | some = mein acts of Pa liament now in force relative to bos eolony. 
slavery. ‘grim in Bengal been wholly abolished, and, except in The on was agree! ett ; and some routine business hay; ving 
Lord Stantey then moved for leave to bring in his bill for the | the Presidency a of Madras, the instructions sent out in 1833 had | been t satitict House adjourned. 
Registration of Irixh Voters. He could not anticipate a been fully carried into effect. The attendance of Christian troops Fr ide ay.— Petitions were pre-ented against the New Poor Law 
after the unopposed introduction of the same measure last sessi at heathen festivals, and of Hindoos or Mahometans scisece of bane in favour of universal suffrage, and for irs Telease of the 
and the sanction it then received in its progress. There was s either faith, which would wound their prejudices, was dispensed aitist convicts.—Several notices of motinn were then given 
universal conviction, that the abuses of the franchiseimperatively | with; and if in any instance the orders issued at this effect had net STaNn3ey, that he w tat on Monday 
dem&nded some legislative remedy. is se would be | been ‘disregard led, steps would be taken to ensure obedience for taqnu lat eto the alleged apprehension of Mr. M'L od 
mainly the same as last year. That measure had to abolish | th future. y the authorities of the state «f New York, and the communica. 
the system of certificates ; to substitu eye an enya ve revision! Sag the The Arrornery-G an ERAL, in reply to Sir E. Wilmot, stated that | tions which ha‘ passed thereon between Ifer Majesty’s G 
registry asin England; to require, as in England, due notice of | in his measure for the improvement in the administration of j jus- nt and that of the United States.—Lord J. RussELL moved the 
each voter's intention to register; to cons'itute a regular airetit tite, he had pacer no tribunal for the trial of juvenile offenders. | thank t obert Stopford, Commodore Napier, 
for the purpose of the registration, instead of leaving it, as at Lord Morrretnx moved for leave to bring in his bill to amend | and the cther officers and men employed on th ee Ms Sy 
present, a part of the business of quarter sessions ; to withdraw | the law relating to the qualification and registration of parlia- ti or lor bi ded by Lord Sraniey, and unani mously 
the question of the validity of votes from election committees of | m' voters in Ireland. He first stated the — on which he | passed.— nt TALFoURD moved the second. reading of 
the House of Commons, now nd sole ne against an unduly was disposed t ‘o agree with Lord Stanley. He was ready to abolish | the Copyri meee Bi iit, ‘which was defeated by & majority of 7.~Lord 
admit e! vote; and to constitut ead of that appeal, an ap. | certificates as a test for the right of voting, because they afforded Moneers: s Irish Registration Bill wr: read a first t time, and 
peal to a judge of assize, who should h ave the power, not only of tae for Larisa mation, and afforded no check upon the con- red for a second rss on Friday week. 
allowing a vote improperly rejected, but of disallowing a v: of vi on the ie registry after they had ceased to be ate 
impro,. path admitted. He had before proposed to leay € the costs qualified. ‘Te whewiating also to allow of a periodical revision 
bos donc _— Acme th ‘0 the discretion of the judge ; but, in order | of the registry, and that that revision should take place once a 
‘0 provid st even a possibility of a hardship, he tad now | year instead of once every eight years, as was now the oath ar ck Exchange, F rid ‘Yy. The fands left off less favour- 
aod a clause aiitewinae costs to the voter, where the ori. | would also allow an appeal both to neers ae to claim: shy: than bare ea was owin 
nal decision had been in hisfavour. He adverted to the Liberal | but before he consented to these changes, he must first have the accounts from t' e Uni ted States. ‘Peaks closed at 883, 
Association of Ulster. They had declared themselves in favour peng clearly de: a Nor could he agree deprive C3. Tri aoe pers t: E ch ‘4 
of ballot, of extended suffrage, and of other liberal objects. On tt of the fac’ wipe a add enjoyed, of a quarterly money, accoun xchequer Bills, 3s. to 
every part of his bill, he could cite the authority of this asso. | to the sumre oe Sie So tant barrister. When once the ae ay ee 5s. prem. ; ; Bank Stock, at 164 to 
ciation; and he proceeded to quote their admis~ions upon his | placed poets ecg he was willing to allow the title to <a ee 
leading : cints. He was desirous to adopt the opinions of the SSE 4 es annually called in question for mre gis li Vi 
House as int/mated in the divisions of last year; but there was | nulled or altered in the original qualification ; but if nm “ etropo iS any its If intt D. 
one amendment then carried, to which (if it meant that a party | that sort had occurred, he would be content to abide t . the & first The 7.—During the week. the weather has un- 
once registered, however unduly, should remain on the register inquiry exacted by the Irish Reform Act, for he could not agree a ae ho dw eee 
for life provided there was no change in his qualification) he | with the noble lord’s scheme, to allow a right one e recognised to one A Fema € change, an water gain re- 
¢ He Promgarparmd are the oe ought to be re- | be yearly cal fed inte. question. He eae propose the institution suse with considerable severity 
ovable from the register, on proof en by the objector it @ new Court of appeal, and here he would retain the same pro- e W micenk sk “* to NE the 
ought never to have found its way thither at all. It not his ton as had introduced last year. into the bill of the Irish ies oe me bega i 0 fall ; ac a mide ht “the = 
intention ‘o introduce any clause defining the Parliamentary fran. Attorney-General, and the same that would be found in the bill e320 Bo 
chise. That subject, he thought, could not conveniently be for Engiand, to be brought.in by the Secretary for the Colonies. hardened, 
— with the — phn gnenere as the en had last ier! Em bay rbot Court w reas copie of pres barristers, to sit at | and the = covered with ice. On T’ day so 
by a majority o ‘oO to one e in’ D ublin, be appoint ie Speaker of the House of Com- rece * 
such a definition would raise discordance in the House, which | mons. He now came to the question of the franchise. On this shih he ms cared ne 4 net Bceaagacs a in Regents A P ark 
would cut him off from the chance of passing any bill at subject the opinions of the judges and assistan isters were | “ 'D 5 
Lord Moarsrs said Lord Stanley had shown himself so ena- | divided; the opinions of the leaders of the two great parties were | induce eee to ventur On n Wednesday skating 
moured of the -ubject, that he had not been able to resist the | also divided; nay, from the speeches of the Duke of Richmond, | was resu with v vigi ur he a a the ice having 
of it again, notwithstanding the notice Stanley, Lord Melbourne, and the Marquis of Lansdowne, materially increased in strength through the intensity of 
given by Gover: ment of their intention to bring ina bill on the | it appeared that the very framers and authors of the Irish Reform ) Suprise BE EARONS ty 
same matter. However, after the recertion which Lord Stanley's | Act were divided i opinions respecting the franchise. The | the previous night’s frost, and during the day the numbei 
c in their m1 r 
bill had last Raed men ba would not oppose its introduction | noble lord then detailed the results of a careful inquiry that had | of skaters amounted to nearly 5,000; in, the Regent’s- 
own bill on Thursday, The'Ulster Ascociation had semctioncd-the | law niece oe nee ene constituency na variety of poor- park. Weeks, Weep .apayt ,the,eane, nomber...Theee. pee 
appeal both ways, but not on matter of fact, and not without a | many individuals were found in possession of the franchise with. with- few immersions, but no material accident occurred. 
definition of the franchise. In the bill whict he intended to pro. out being fairly entitled to it.. He entered into voluminous sta- The pmmepe ‘Society, who discharged all the icemen 
pose, a clause of defivition would be contained. tistical details to show, that while the population of Ireland was a week since, under the imp ression that the skating 
Mr. O’Connext wished Lord ‘Stanley per an por sae on the increase, the constituency had been rapidly o Larennty hm and ‘ 
many were the fictitious voters he was so to sweep from | it was his pire’ mabe the Kenchipe depen: on the valu. 
the register. Cork contained 713,000 inhabitants, yet its whole | ation to the poor-rate to the new P beiae: He | them; and every other preparation has been made fora 
o werretnesena was keene Bh ied age tg 710,000 inhabitants, bt eg a fix the standard s by franchise at the same ava A at | new winter campaign. The roads pisat pathways pet 
¥ voters were upwards of ks * present franchise was Poor- es the ity of the rate-payer. at 
a fraud on the anes ‘Stanley was its author. Lord } standard would be a 5/. rate; and he would proposes that the bean getremcty a LATS srgre pe i wails. 
Stanley would not even give the country the fair play of waiting | franchise should be obtainable for a tenement rated to the poor SUMig e . 
—, what the Government bill would = sate bill ought to | at five pounds a year, provided the possessor had an interest in | face of ice. Travellin ng in the outskirts has Ney ag 
the table before the introduction 6 Fut, at least, | the original holding, for a period of not less than fourteen years. cult, and many severe pb ries have occurred. The 
= el of ill-usage to Ire cae ‘an additional ar- _Lord SranLey expressed his conviction that it would be impos- Lea B idg and Waltha t ds have been ver 
ent fi If it were desirable to avoid repeal, Ireland | sible for the noble lord to pass his registration bill in the present yee hah Be a . ais xi Ags SATS PEED very 
should have English rights and be Sh liberties. He asked why | session, saddled as it was by aspecies of postscript, which com. | dangerous } t suburbs have been 
— np mnt = ami = the re wen a in rer home’ prised all the oe ofa new Reform Bill. He felt much | obliged to have additional hoses ae mails have been 
e defects of w el ae admit at the confirmation given to his own statements b 1 
He conel ded by tines Dwg that this debate be pe agers the statis! details rea the ie Secretary for Ireland. He 3 ay oe ae in their arrivals. fyoui the counkry,; she 
Thurs rsday ; which y Mr. Hume, and su: peaseaee appealed to the noble § the Colonies to say whether | S¥ard of the Devonport mail repo had 
Mr. O'Brien, ents a adn ibliahantiaag eesigasr — Grey’s ov manent, wines =a Irish Reform Bill, | accumulated to some depth in parts of Salis i: y pier 
Lord USSE aght it rema ng the pa e chise on property rather than on popula- | and all the western coaches too late for arriy 
with whom Lord Stanley Mears: that he should neglect the nu- | tion. It had been thought they had gone far enough when they by the usual ering In Essex Ads show appears +4 have 
nbsonid ablbise tat the Engli-| ge gp ner and address | gave the franchise to 102. householders in counties; but now it yt is P 
himself solely to the Tish, It a great etjertis to this deluge the counties with 5/. householders! He en Geers mies light, but in some parts of Kent there 
remedy, that it worked solely by way way or restriction. The Roman | cid not intend, however, to offer any  igerarr to the introdnc- | has been conde fall; at Wye ane. + ‘Sitngbora 
the franchise the’ present Bw sae oe come Nactonr aa md Bod tion = the noble lord’s bill, which he would leave to tell its the poe was al eel es of the 
‘ bill. wen narrw it still further, r 
tne bine bet day said that to him, in illustration of ais ows ithotnced Ms determination to give his so tres—On Seturday pornos. # = broke out in the 
rietions, ‘ a vote to every lal. ae, but | concurrence to so much of the measure as related to the premises of Mr. Ames, ge ag 8 » opt tete West- 
i ow "make i its a "onion ~— ee — —_ nstruc — if minster, near the Almonry. For t threatened 
rst aaniey es comme re- r.O"C th tunity ti 
striction that the last words of old the « mnity,” | its hig aged ma ge passing rad: ie the whole neighbourhood with destruction “put a large 
reat be the ji Se had ee porter iously. ad bis eam Sn poweite ¥ at ist iA oA ith Seve party: pad k ec x i flort, the ed t 
uages, . qu © made a powerful ap} to the Conservative ept in ec. ns ite of every e et,; t continu ‘O 
tendency to restriction. Care should therefore be taken that the | upon them to secure the attachment of Ireland, by the perform- ~ a abou t5o lock, ee the roofs 
bar against the fictitious voter does not preve of | ance of an act of justice. They did not know in the targa ara all th erty 
the genuineone. Hethen enlarged on the difficulty which fre- | of Europe how soon they might have occasion for Ireland, and s fe the prop 
quent appeals might impose on the voter, t discou- | was now for them to make their choice between the curse of sg » fe was on ike e premises sto the pa at 1,500/., having 
razement of him and his - The question c»uld not be | land, and Lord ees bill on the one side, and the blessings of | been d. royed. Mr. eines is partly insured. 1s 
th ‘roughly or justly settled without a se’tl“ment of the fra Ireland -and Lord *s bill on the other. 4 Prey heen aeadenter A fi i Ke out on 
Iso. The effect of this bill would be to all but those who | Mr. Suaw was not surprised at the satisfaction of the hon. and"| SUPPose pi (fers aaa pie dag segs fire r, Mil 
— ‘ul ba bt ers. ~ core ‘er the sanction | learned gentleman with the bill. It was all but universal! suf. | the same m the premises of Mr. Budd, g >it 
given last year ouse, he woul now oppose t frage ; it was certainly household suffrage. apt 
troduction of the bill, nor support the adjournment of the debate. Mr. John O’Connell, Mr. Hume, Sergeant Jackson, and several aies Considerable born d bes experienced i ry a 
r. Lucas wished a different sort of qi which should | Irish members addressed the House, those on the Conservatve Th ht 
be frre from the doubis attending the present ; side unanimously condemning the adoption of so low a standard | Phe eas (ee were entirely destroyed.— On Monday nig 
did not wish a definition to be comprised in the registratio: —— a by Lord Morpeth for the franchise, and those on in the premises of Mr. me 
insure. 4 berat side, with the same unanimity, expressing thei is- 
Colonel Rawoow vindicated the. Ulster Association tron the faction with all the eading principles of the bil ney recs, | Camneners eed 2a Meme, OF Sh Prpeaeees 
impatation of concurrence in the principles of this bill. Leave was then given to bring m the bill without a division. ¢ ed 
‘Fhe House _ ae. ,and the —— of hence at Mr. Lanovcuzre moved for leave to bring in a oat for the | the adjoining premises much injured. The fre commenc 
peat Segatived by a majority of 190, lex to bring in tees regulation eof = The sae Object of his = in the workshops, but from what cause is pet tab ere 7 
tare of railroad travel ; but thou, ; - 
Wed: —A new writ was moved for Albans, in the id demand for Government such ponure as viv marecitotand “d he ce: “F a of hay, belonging to pho 
> Gilienten. whi has accepted the Chiltern Hunarede whl ne Be the interest of the public, yet he should not take | bers, butcher, at Ealing, was discovered to be on fire. F 
motion of Mr. Barves, returns were ordered of the | away the responsibility which now rested on the railroad pro. | portion only was s aved. _ Fro the frequency of fires © 
nm ep we the whole, mode of conveyance so | this d ge, it is supposed that they are 
pace ter eae a as Sib accident bran ses hes are — acts of an incen nary. —On Tuesday, at 10 o'clock, @ 
trifling they mizht be m comparison with the amount of traffic, e broke out on the Laban es of Messrs. Painter, eabinet- 
it was not to be wondered at that they produced great excite- ptr ae s, Finsbi rcedak, which occasioned the 
"| ment. a 1g, by ludicions regulations, to make acci- | total destruction of that spared building. ‘The area o¢- 
frequi shoul a system by which no ck be 3 re, it is 
enzine- aoe would ‘be allowed to act without: a license, und | C&Pled Dy it was alm, cr ex ie sh in 
thas, yaar elieved, 5 important check would be obtained against | supposed, arose from the boiling over of some varnish 
Le mtscinr 9 Brg te the warehouse, which was situated under the roof. 
onel Sts: » described railroads as public fraad and pri- | : is Cait +: i icated 
‘ee saa ne a he always looked with great jealousy at inflammable prope: “= of the iesvdernai Ls ares daadihed 
everything that fell from her Majesty’s Government, an: xpressed | to Other isin the room, when it became evide 
@ suspicion that the licensing system was proposed mei pore ¥ y with a | that no effort could arrest the progress of the flames, which 
— toawell sone revenue, and enuble the Chancellor of the Ex- | ryshed from floor to floor with amazing rapidity, and, pass 
scl Man demoareteacet te nh acini "ankruptised,” ing out at the windows, carried them across the street, 
“ud more rational system of travelling substituted : which is about 200 feet wide. vi engines from 
