... MONDXY, MARCH 6.-The Earl nf Shaftesbury, Lord Fal- mouth, the Bishop of JAncotn, Lord Iiedesdale, the Bishop oj Hereford, &c., presented fifetitions against the abolition of Church-rates.. The illarqitess (at the request oftbe Marquess of Lansdowne), deferred the moving of his resolution ieg;:rding the adoption of a standing order requiring provision to be made in each railway bill for a ...

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... CORN LAWS.—Amongst the majority who voted against Mr. Clay'. motion for a committee to consider the propriety of admitting a free importation of foreign corn on payment of a duty, were, Lord G. Somerset, W. A. Williams, J. Bailey, H. Baring, W. Baring, T. Baring, Hon. C. Berke- ley, G. R. Bowles, P. Bothwick, Lord Clive, Hon. C. W. Codrington, Lord Eastnor, E. Foley, T. Hawkes, Lord Hotham, ...

... The Pope has been perfectly lesfored to health, through lh ...

... MONDAY, FEB. 27.—Lord Clarendon and other peers pre- sented petitions praying the house not to listen to any proposi- tion for reducing the church-rates and the Duke of Cleveland and other lords presented petitions against the rates. The bill to consolidate and make uniform the law regarding wills went through committee, those clauses being deferred to which there was decided objection. It was ...

... MONDAY, Fl-u. 27.—Mr. Stanley (Anglesea) and Lord Hilfshoiough (county Down) took the oaths and their seats. Mt. H. Fleetwood with reference to the disclosures regarding the Dover Railway Company, expressed the hope that the in- quiry would be prosecuted as speedily as possible, especially as the honour of some members was impeached. Mr. Sergeant Jackson complained of remarks upon him and his ...

... FRIDAY IO.-Numerous petitions were presented on the leading subject of Church-rates. Mr. Duncomhe brought in his bill for the repeal of so much of the Reform Act as made the payment of rates a necessary qualification of voters in boroughs.—The bill was read a first time and the second reading fixed for the 10th of April. Mr. Sergeant Jackson asked the noble Lord (Morpeth) whe- ther he had ...

... THURSDAY, MARCH 2.—OXFORD RAILWAY.—Lord G. Lrm- nox presented a peiition from Captain Pechell against the Ox- ford Railway Bill, stating that if it took effect he should be completely ruined. CHELTENHAM AND OXFORD RAILWAY. After several petitions had been presented Mr. Praed then rose, and said that as there appeared to be so many petitions against the bill being allowed to go into committee, ...

... All the present judges in law and equity, except fou*, educated at Cambridge. Mr. Robert Holland, who has started on the Liberal inte^ for Hastings, made his first debut in public life, in Mr. continental balloon. j FIHES IN 1836.—The total number of fires in London durij? the last year was 564 in 33 instances the premises were tot*§ destroyed in 134 they were seriously damaged; and in 2W ...

... Marshal Clausel is a muscular man, of middle stature and rather inclined to corpulency his forehead is hioh and promi- nent, and thinly covered with grey hair. His look is animated, bold, and piercing- On his fare is imprinted a seriousness and an energy which at the first glance show a man of no ordinary bearing his countenance has an air ofdignity and haughtiness. The marshal s voice is ...

... THE DEVONSHIRE ESTATE, AT BI.ACKAWTON, AND ON TIIF Rivin DART.— hieter, Feb. 21.—The power of steam, it should seem, was not sufficient to get the five pluns of this ex- tensive property completed in time—the consequence has been that the sale has been delayed from the lltli to the 18th of March. The following aie preliminary remarks, made by Mr. Robins, with a view 10 enlist the attention of ...

... TUESDAY, MARCH 21.—Some railway bills underwent discussion. GREAT WESTERN RAII.WAY. On the order of tha day for the further consideration of the report on the Great Western (Paddington) Bill. Sir T. Fveemantle presented a petition against the bill on the ground that it crossed another railway precisely on the same level, from which it was feared dangerous lesults might ensue. Mr. Hall wished ...