The Sun. — London, England, 1846-02-06 00:00:00

,t2:btxl) 9iatition SUN OFFICE, siren o'Clock. LATEST PRICES OF SHARES. IN BANKS, ASSURANCE, AND OTHER COM PANIES' STOCK. From tie Official List, P MOWED ETIDIT TUESDAY A.,.ND FRIDAY AVAIIIAG LONDON, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 6. ZOXNT-STOCIL Dividend Amount Name of fionipany. per of Paid. Price. Annum. Share. . -- - -- -- A a. d. £ s. 0. Australasia .• •• • • .... 61. per cent. 40 0 0 40 0 0 27 Britsh 11 will American 41. per cent. 50 0 0 50 0 0 45M Connasercia of London 5/. per cent. 100 0 0 20 0 0 23 Colonial bl. per cent. 100 0 0 25 0 0 16 Londn and Westmlnstr 61. per cent. 100 0 0 20 0 0 26% 'London Joint-Stock .• • 61. per cent. 50 0 0 10 0 0 14 Metropolitan - 25 0 0 710 0 Provincial of Ireland • • Si. per cent. 100 0 0 25 0 0 25% Ditto, New. Rational of Ireland • • 5/. per cent. 50 0 0 20 0 0 Is Nat. Provncial of Eng. 51. per cent. 100 0 0 35 0 0 35 Ditto, New. •••• • • • • 5/. per cent. 20 0 0 10 0 li Union of Australia •• • . - 25 0 0 25 0 0 26 Union if London. •• .. 5/. per cent. 50 0 0 10 0 0 12 11013117211. N CZ COMPANIES. Dividend Amount IC ISCO of Company. ...per of Paid. Price Munn. Share. -- ------ -_„.-- A s. d. A s. 41. Albion •••••••••••. al. 10s. 500 0 9 60 0 0 74 Alliance Brit. and For. 6 per cent. 100 0 0 11 0 0 19% Ditto Marine,...... 6/. per cent , 100 0 0 50 0 6% 5 0 0 16 Atlas .•••• • • • • ..... - las. 6d. pr sh. 50 0 0 British Commercial .. 7s.per share 80 0 0 50 0 7 6 1 Cleriel,Med.kGen.Life 51. per cent. 10 0 0 0 2 al. 10 0 00010 1 0 0 Crown .............. 1 6917.5,r:9.1 40 0 0 5 0 0 - Eagle • es, 50 0 0 50 0 5% Economic We peros et.s,l 1. 3.b. 1000 9 0 250 0 0 Eng. is Scot. Law .•• • • • 51. per cent. 50 0 0 20 0 2% European Life ••• • • • 5% per cent• 20 0 0 All raid. 20 Freemasons' .. •••• • • • • 51. per cent. 20 0 0 3 0 0 Globe - las Guardian •••••• • • • • • • 51. per cent. 100 0 0 36 10 0 48 Imperial Fire •••• • • • • 121. per cent. 500 0 0 40 0 0 241 Imperial Life •••• • • • • 12s. 100 0 0 10 0 0 15% Indemnity Marine •• • • 11. sh. & bs. 100 0 0 513 1 29 Law Life ...• •••• • • • • It. Ss. 100 0 0 10 0 0 51 Legal and General Life - 50 0 0 20 0 6% London Fire •••• • . • • 10s. 25 0 0 12 10 0 15% London Ship •..•• • • • 108. 25 0 0 12 10 0 15% Zlarine -.••• • • • • • 51• per cent. 100 0 0 15 0 0 10 . '4 Med. Invlld & Gen. Life - 50 0 0 2 0 0 3 /lational Loan Fund.. 51. per cent. 20 0 0 210 0 214 Z. - rational Life. ,a per cent. 100 0 0 6 0 9 9% Palladitim Life Ol. per cent. 50 0 0 2 0 0 21. 25. Phoenix - - 2C5 Protector Life .. .. Provident Life •. • 4s. 50 0 010 0 4M Royal Exchange Si. per cent. Stock. - 180 Sun Fire - ..... .... - - 210 Ditto Life . 11. Gs. - - 49 6 15 0 18 Universal Life 1.75'1 1 01 1 SCO'X'TICSU COMPANIES' PRICES. Dividend Amount Name of Company• per of Paid. I Price. Annum. Share. ------- - A s. d. £ s. d Bank of Scotland lank of Scotland 61. per cent. - 100 0 0 162 Linen Company ii/' per cent. - 100 0 0 225 Commercial Bank - 100 0 0 166 National Bank ' 6l. per cent. - 10 0 0 _ 15% Union Bank of Scotland 7.S l. pr cent. -- 50 0 0 95% Western Bank 6l. per cent. - 50 0 0 84% North of Scotland Bank 61. per cent. - 50 0 7., Clydesdale Bank.. • • - 10 0 0 14% Eastern Bank.. ••• . • - 10 0 0 11% Caledonian Bank ....• NI. pr cent. - 210 0 5% Edinb.& Glasgow Bank 61. per cent. - 50 0 7M City of Glasgow Bank . Si. per cent. - 815 0 14% Scottish Union Ins. Co. 51. per cent. 20 0 0 10 0 I M Hercules Insurance Co. 71. per cent. 100 0 0 10 0 0 14% Insur. Co. of Scetlnd.• 5/. per cent. 10 0 0 All paid. 10 North Mithili Incur 5% /. pr cent. 200 0 0 10 0 0 n Caledonian Fire Insur. 101. per cent. 100 0 0 10 0 0 21% Edinburgh Life Insur. 61. per cont. 100 0 0 10 0 0 19% Edin. & Was:. Railway 6/. per cent. 50 0 0 50 0 0 76% Ditto, t 4 Shares •- • . 61. percent. 12 10 0 All paid. 19 Edin., Leith, & Grantn - 20 0 0 20 0 0 21% Gimpy & Ayrshir Rail. 5/. per cent. 50 0 0 All paid. 70 Glasgw&GreenckßaiL 2/. per cent. 25 0 e .111 paid. 21 Glsgw br Ganikirk Rail. Si. per cent. 25 0 0 All paid. 45 Dundee& Arbrothßail. 6!. per cent. 25 0 0 All paid. 33% wandard LifeAssunce.lsl per cent. 150 0 0 I 2 10 0 8 DOCKS. Dividend Amount Ai Name of Compaay. per of Paid. Price. Annum. Share. X s. d. X s. d. Commercial - Rwt and'West India 6341. pr cent. Stock. -135 U East Country - 21 Lyndon - 116 St Katharine •••• • • •• 5 per cent. Stock. - 10834 lionthampton ••-• • • • 4/. per cent. 50 0 0 50 0 0 30 C11.17./11,17. Names of Tii Dividend price Names of e., .; Divide nd efraPanles• 2 Per . Companies. Annpum. red Price' Annum. ... \ '7. X 1 X Ashtnlc 01.1 h 87 1 51.55. p c 70 Monmouthsh 100 81. 160 Ashby-d-la-Z 113 41. 72 Ainq,•emrysh 100• Si. 98 Barn icy •• .. 160 121. 180 Macclesfield. 100 - 95 Basingstoke.. 100 - - Neath -•• • • 100 171. 340 BrltrikicAbrg 150 57. 05 Nottingham. 150 12/. - Cromford .. • • 100 141. 150 Peak Forest. 7t M. 40 iyudiey...... 100 41. - Regent's •• • • 33 11. ss. 264 Derby ••• • • • ISO! 6/. 73 Rochdale ..• • 85 41. 64 EllsmrilkUbsll 3 3l 4/. 65 Shropshire • 125 8 /. - Erewash •• • !1001 321. 300 Somrset Coal 150 71. 10s. 130 Forth & Clydi 1001 41. - Do.Lk Fd St 12 01. p. c. 11 GrandJunctn 100! 71. 95 Stffrd&Werc 140 28/. 300 Wand Union 100! 11. 105. - Shrewsbury. 125 15/. 230 Glamorgnsh. 172 13%1. 210 Stourbrldge. 145 201. 270 Glstr &Brkly 100 - - StrttYd on is 79 11. 10s. - Grantham • . ,150 121. 100 Severn and 26. IL Bs. 32 Utaddersileld.l 57! - - W3:e Rail. Kama 86 Aviv 39 1 7s. 6d. 22 Trnr& MI 50 MI. - Lancaster ... I 471 1/. 10. - sey, 34 sh. Leeds& Livrp,lBo 341. 520 Thams&Mcd 19 - - Leicester .. ,, !140' 10/. 105 Worcstr Ir.. 78 2/. 44 Lelcstr& Nth! 83 4/. 60 Birming. j -Loughboreghilp! 701. 850 Milts &Brks 67 11. 11 V VITATEIM-V701171.8 Dividend Amount 'cane of Cempfety. per of Paid. Price. Annum. Share. Nast Leondon..• • • • • • • • 81. Urand Junction •• •• • • 31. 141 s. Kent • • •• • • • • • • • • • • • • 21. les. Vauxhapt• •••••• • • • • • 5 /. per cent. West Middifsex •• • • 51. ss. pr cnt, a. s, 100 0 0 4513 4 ' 140 0 0 100 0 0 63 12 9 ggiußsE OF EXCII/ Autittripm ......c.r 12 9 1 , Ditto, at sight • • l2 b3§ itattardam .. • ... 2 U 12 10 Antwerp Erarnburzh .• ....M.D. 13 14 Altona • Paris, 3 ,lays' tight .. •. 25 75 Ditto, 3 m0an5...... 26 Marseilles ~.• •• • ..... £6 15 Bourdeansf. 26 25 Prankft . tnn Maine.... 122 Y• ,Peter 4o h, 3Us .... • . .L. Berlin.• ...... .. •• • • Viernt2, effoo.flo.• •• • . 10 10 Trieste, ditto.... • ..... 10 10 4111adrid .... ...... .... 36 221 1,0 65 57 130 LNGE.-- HIS DAY. Gibraltar.. .. • • .. Leghorn . Genoa ....... 3rilan . Venice ....... Naples .. • • . 40 Palermo, per oz . 11914 Lisbon. • .. Oporto . • ..... •• .. 5231. Rio Janeiro • • Bahia ... Buenos Ayres ........ New York, 2l days' sight Oad;4 : Barcelona .. .. t'hil tdelphia .. Sevllle . rnicEs OF BULLION, FEB OZ. Foreign Gold In bars.. £3 17 9 Portugal Gold Coin .. 3 17 5 New Doubloons 0 0 NPIY Dollars; •• • • 0 4 9 • Silver In bars .... •. • . 9 4 11% EXCHEQUER.-(THIS DAY ) THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL L. PYM AND OTHERS. Continued from our Afternoon Edition.) John Somerton, another paper maker, corroborated the evidence of the last witness. On one occasion he recollected that fifteen reams sere taken away in a waggon, which were not entered in the book. ' This closed the case for the Crown. The SOLICITOR. GENERAL, in conformity with a suggestion of the Court, consented to drop the case against Francis Pym,on the ground of there being insufficient evidence to connect him with any superintendence or management of the Mr. VALENTINE LEE, on the part of two of the I yms, addressed the jury for the defence, and contended that no case whatever had been made out against his clients. There was not a scintilla of evidence to satisfy any jury that either Francis or T. B. Pym were partners in the concern, and un ieee the evidence proved partnership in the mill and consent on the part of all the defendants in the charges alleged in the records, it would be irnpwsi ble to bring in a verdict of guilty. With regard to the obliteration of the stamps the evidence was equally deficient. How could the two clients whom ho represented be fixed with acts which were committed in their absence? They were in London at the time when the alleged offences were said tit ho committed. Me concluded by calling on the ivory to reject all surmises and suspicions, and look strictly to the evidence adduced, and not take any of the con structive or mystified evidence which had been given to criminate the defendant. It was the duty of the Solicitor- General to prove the case clearly. He contended that he did not do so, and under these circumstances he called fora verdict of not guilty. THE ScL•CITOR-GENERAL replied. TlleLogb.CineF BARON then summed up, and, after ping osier the principal points of tiro evide nce , conc luded by sayi ng Atat a verdict of " not guilty" must pass for Francis Pym ; trut that. with regard to Edwin, the question would be whether he had an interest in the partnership, and if so, he oust be found guilty—if not he would be entitled to an acquits al. With regard to Thomas Pym and Arnold Bedford, It they believed the evidence, the several cases were clearly proved against them, and their duty would be to find them guilty. The jury, after a short consultation, returned a verdict of guilty of the five offences against Thomas Bedford Pym and 'Arnold, and of not guilty against the two sons. This sti the only case tried during the day. Th e penal !glee amo ed to 2,700/. The Court adjourned till ten o'clock to-morrow. SECONDARIES.-(THIS DAY.) There were onl two cause set dawn for hearing this dit n ng on bills of ex y change, and undefended. SHERIFFS' COURT.-(THIS DAY.) (Before Mr. Commi:,sionec ByuocK.) lA.-BRIDGE AND AN,THE:I V. MULLETT. The plaintiff's in this action are attorneys, and the de fendant was a farmer in Somersetshire. The action was to recover the sum of 51. Is. 7d. the costs in preparing the lease of a firm. The defendant pleaded that he was not indebted. The lig intiff had changed the Pence from Somersetshire to Lon , and had successfully resisted an application to return it to the Sheriff's Court of that county. The facts of the case are these :—ln August, 1811, defendant I tiT tt, ofo lease a farm from Mr. Wm. Gregory Ga rdin e r, a tbeen brot her_ one of the plaintiffs, on the same terms as it had i n. " l °uslY held by a person named Besley, and defen - Ain t was to pay one half the lease. The lease was ar T.Psd. but two Mann, and defendant refused had refused been taken off from the and said he could n ot lie did not think to execute the lease, it f a i r the rent ; he also said that he mast takt°' take the fields off the fa bat he su pposed 5, it. He took to the farm, but would $f not keep up his rent , rm, ekf {he lease, had it been' weh:etted . and defendautotileietyn Mr. have been a forfeiture iAbsequently told defewlant th at h . o b.,,a r ' C "gor Gardiner Of the expenses of preparing the le ase,- not paid bis rn • mid that he knew it; he would pay. very • Mr. EDWARDS, for the defendant, considered l.otl24 ca v e preeeive ou the part 0 the plaintiff to dri it --4 "' and his witnesses upwards of 150 miles, when the matter could have been tried at Taunton, and where the custom of the country with regard to leases would have been better known. He then contended that Mr. Bnrrldge was acting as the agent of the landlord, and that supposing the contract to have been entered into, the plaintiffs were bound to look to the landlord, who could recover against the tenant. In the next place, if there had been a contract with plaintiffs to prepare the lease, it had to be established that the lease had been drawn in acordance with his instructions. He called witnesses to show that defendant had always re pudiated the lease, and refused payment.—Verdict for the defendant. BANK OF ENGLAND. (From this Night's Gazette.) &n Account, pursuant to the Act 7th and Bth of Victoria, oap. 32, for the Week ending on Saturday, the 31st day of January, 1846. ISSUE DEPAIITILENT. Notes i55ued........ 26,587,355 X 26,587,355 Dated the sth day of February, BANKING D: Government debt • . 11,015,100 Other securities •• • • 2,981,900 Gold coin and bullion 11,028,945 Silver bullion ••• • • • 1,518,410 A 26,587,355 4. MARSHALL, Chief Cluthicr. 846. 14,553,000 3,451,151 pErARTBLENT. Government securi ties (Including Dead Weight Annuity) .. 13,137,047 Other securities •• • . 21,466,957 Notes ••••••• • • • • • • • 8,112,8(10 Gold and silver coin.. 700,989 £40,417,893 Iff. MARSHALL, Chief Cashier. 146. THE SUN. LONDON, FRIDA EYENIN FEBRUARY 6, 1846. RAILWAY BUSES'ESS OF TIME HOUSE. The Earl of DALHOUSIE, in rising to move the suspension of the 224th standing order of the House, said it would be net: essary for him to direct the Lordshirs' attentian to I.he fact of the Committees hav ing been appointed, one 3 by the other House df Parlia ment, and the other by their Lotdships, to consider the best means of disposing ; of the railway businrss of the session. These Comm ittces were of ato o-fold charac ter. The first object 't o be considered by them was the finding time to gv,t through the railway busines, and the ether tb e expediency of allowing so large an amount .of capital which these railway schemes would require to be diverted from the usual and ordinary sources of commerce. Beth Committees met the clay after their appointment, and all the infor mation which the Got - ernmeet had in their possession upon the subject was laid before them, and tlfb Committees t .onsidered generally the two questions which had . been referred to them. In the first place, they suggested that a certain altera tion should be made in the mode of arranging ana dis posing of the privaf .e business of the two Housts of Par liament ; because they thought it would tend to facilitate the transactions of business of either House, and while it would be convenient to those interessed in the conduct of that business, sb onld at the same time be productive of advantage to tl , e public interest. Their Lordships were no doubt aware that according to the invariable prac tice of the House, railway business had commenced in the other House of Parliament, and, as a necessary consequence, durii g the first to o or three months of the session their Lordships were left entirely without private business, and when it did come before them, they were so overy Ihelmed with it at a late period of their sitting, that it ws a quite impossible for their Lordships to give it tha due attention which its im portance &mar ded. Their Lordships' Commit tee had, theref ore, determined to recommend an alteration in the existing standing orders, and to meet this arrangement no doubt, their Lordships would have perceived that tl se Committee of the other House of Parliament had 1 eported to the House a recommenda tion that during the present session a certain por tion of ralway business should be commenced in their Lordship's House. It was, therefore, for them to consider what would be a convenient division of th a business. But the Committee recommended that the Railway Bills connected with Ireland should bss considered by their Lordships' House in the first instate e. There could be no objection urged to this course, and their Lordships had a strong reason for adopting it, in the fact that it would facilitate :the legislation connected with Ireland. Under the present circumstances of that country it would be extremely desirable that such a course would be adopted. Auy Bills, therefore, that were to be brought forward and considered beneficial fur Ireland should be passed us speedily as possible. The report of the Committee int the House of Commons on the same subject had recommended all railway Bills for Ire land to be cowarienced in that House. There was a charge of 5 per cent. required to be paid on all Railway Bills ;in the House of Commons, bnt in that House there was .an alteration to ten per cent. An ex ception was proposed in the other House with regard to certain Bills after the 10th July, and a similar altera tion was proposed in that House, but their Lord ships refused to acquiesce in it. They proposed that ten per Dent. should _be paid on every Bill. Now a very large proportion of the Irish Bills fell under the exception referred to, and it would be hard to say that this should stand in the way of their consideration. It appeared, therefore, to the Committee appointed by their Lordships, that an altera tion might be made to obviate that inconvenience, and they had unanimously recommended that those Bills on which a deposit of 5 per cent. had been made, but that before the third reeding of the Bill the remaining 5 per cent. should be paid. It had beers said that this alteration held out an encouragement for railway speculation; but by admitting the consideration of those railways which paid 5 per cent. they would not be placing the promoter in a better condition than if the Bill had originated in the other House Under these circtrustances, he would strongly recom mend their Lordships to come to a speedy decision, as it would afford a fAcility of giving employment to the people of Ireland. LORDS' SUMMARY. The LORD CHAN - CELLOR took his seat on the Woo; sack at Five o'cicelk. Lord BEAUMONT asked a question with respect to the detention of a gentleman named Graham by the Sar dinian Government, notwithstanding his passports were regular. The Earl of ABERDEEN explained that the detention had taken place in consequence of a mistake, and that he thought there was no necessity for his demanahg any pecuniary indemnity. _ _ Lord BEAUMONT asked if any apology had been made by the Sardinian Government? The Earl of ABERDEEN believed that there had been none, and, judging crom the style of Mr. GRAHAM'S communication, he thought it was unikely the Sardinian Government would be inclined to make an apology, which, under other circumstances, they might have done. The EARL of DALHOUSIE then rose to draw the atten tion of their Lordships to the railway resolutions which he had laid on the table last night. The Committee of the other House had recommended that during this session a certain portion of rail way Bills should be initiated in their Lordships House. It was proposed, in accordance with this re commendation, that all Irish railway Bills for the pre sent session should be originated in their Lord ships' House. The Noble Earl then went into a history of the standing orders of both Houses in relation to the per centage required to be paid up on the de posits, before the Bill could be entertained. The House of Lords required a payment of ten per cent.—the House of Commons a payment of five per cent. Now, in order to facilitate the transaction of business the Committee recommended that for a payment of five per cent. the Bill might be admitted, provided the deposit had been made on the 6th of February, but that they should rot be admitted to a third reading until an additional five per cent. should be paid; this would place them nearly in the same position which they would have occupied if they had bean originally intro duced into the House of Commons. This propo sition gave no encouragement to railway projects, nor did it remove any obstacles which had been interposed by the measures of last session, With regard to measures which had passed last session in the Commons, and which had been dropped in the House of Lords, it was proposed that they should pass m a t t o m el o yo n ,r s iagoi p nd r a o tthe f a o ti r ne n iotitmh, competing Li d o ogrcdposrm.o projects ,cr b t h e s feo shouldr N e o t b h l bee eb e L L o o p r er d r i it m .mh i °fli tte eC d doi concluded by moving a resolution founded on the report of the Committee. Lord MONTEAGLE considered that the proposed altera tion would have the effect: of greatly benefiting the Irish labourer, by bringing the railway works in that country into earlier operation. He would suggest the propriety of permitting the promoters of rail way Bills to prove their compliance with the standing orders simultaneously before both Houses —a better course still would be, by bringing them before some tribunal before the meeting of Parliament, the report of such tribunal to be laid before both Houses on the meeting of Parliament. He also thought that the promoters of railway projects should be permitted to make the deposits in public securities as well as in money. The Earl of STRADBROKE urged the necessity of giving precedence to Bills connected with the south of Ireland, as the distress there was most imminent. The resolutions were then put and agreed to. Lord DENMAN brought in a Bill to give the Courts of Law power t) mitigate penalties in criminal cases. Lord BEAUMONT gave notice, that some day next week ho would move for a Select Committee to consider the peculiar burdens affecting landed property. Lord CAMPBELL suggested that, as some Railway Bills were to originate in the llouse of Lords, it might be ex pedient that the Government should originate some of their own measitees also in the House of Lords. The Duke of WELLINGTON would take care that the suggestion should be catried to the proper quarter. After a few words from the LORD CHANCELLOR, complimentory to Lord CAMPBELL, on his recent pub lication, which proved that he knew how to employ his leisure with advantage to the public ; and an acknow ledgement of the compliment from Lord CAMPBELL, Their Lordships adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS. The SPEAKER took the chair at Four o'clock precisely. RAILWAY PETITIONS, Numerous petitions for leave to bring in various rail way Bills were presented, of which the following were among the most important, viz.:—The L ee d s , York, and u io o M anc h e ster; the York . and North Midl an d J unc tion ; ; the South Wales; the W es t e rn; the Moumouthshire; the Liv e rp oo l an d Leeds ; the Cambridge and Lincoln; and the Great Western Extensions. the Eastern Ruby Counties and li E n xt t e tn i f i d n n s ; the Great Eastern and A great number of other railway petitions were pre sented, the nature of which could not b e h ear d i n th e gallery, owing to the noise which prevailed in the House. They were all, however, referred to the Committee on Private Bills. NEW WRIT. Lord RENDLESIIAM moved for a new writ fur the election of a knight of the shire for the Eastern Division of the county of Suffolk, in the room of Lord Henniker, who had accepted the stewardship of the Chiltern Hundreds.—Agreed to. I?: A ILWAY BUSINESS. Lord GRANVILLE SOMERSET called the atten tion of the House to the resolutions of the Select Corn mitten appointed to inquire as to the best mode of facilitating the railway business before the House. The first resolution was to the effect, that a portion of the railway Bills should be allowed to commence in the House of Lords ; and that in the case of all Bills thus commencing in the House of Lords this House should not insist on their usual pri vilege with regard to the clauses fixing and regulating the toll rates in such Bills. The Committee also considered it necessary, in order to give increased means of employment to the people of Ireland, that facilities should be given fur the early introduction of Irish railway Bills. Now, in order to facilitate the passing of those mea sures, this proceeding was recommended, and therefore he trusted the House would not hesitate to adopt the report. Ho did not know that it was necessary for him to make any further observations upon the subject. He begged leave to move the adoption of the report. 111 r. F. FRENCH—The resolutions proposed by the Noble Lord were of such a nature as to affect two classes of Bills, viz., all Irish Bills, and all such other Bills as were in the position of that of the London and York. The Noble Lord had recommended that all Bills thus circumstanced should go at once before the House of Lords; but this, he contended, would be a most inconve nient course for the Irish Bills. And here he must observe, that he could —not so the necessity for announcing with such a flourish of trumpets that the Irish Bills had been peculiarly favoured ; at least he, for one, was at a less to see that they were in any way favoured heyond the English Bills.—(Hear.) Indeed Le could show pretty deafly that there was no substantial benefit whatever conferred on the Irish Bills by this arrangement. He found, in going through these resolutions, that if the Committee report that the standing orders have not been complied with, the Bill is referred to the Stand ing Orders Committee. Now this was most unjust. lie contended that they should be allowed to do so, as they thus put the opposing parties to renewed expense, just as if they had not made out their case. There was one faciiity for the passing of Irish railway bills which could have been recommended, but which had been unnoticed by both Houses. There was a difference in the practice of the House of Commons and the House of Lords; in the former, in Irish bills it was only necessary to prove the service of the proper notices by an affidavit, sworn before a judge or an assistant barrister. In the House of Lords, however, it was necessary to. bring over every person who had served these notices, in order to prove them, and sometimes between 60 and 70 persons were brought to London in order to follow out that rule. Now if the practice of the House of Commons was adopted, a very material saving would be made. Mr. BERNAL was not prepared to give any preference to Irish schemes until he saw the justice of such a preference, for when they con sidered the number of English schemes at pre sent, and the mystery that was everywhere prevalent as to their ultimate success, they would see that. such a preferedce was contrary to justice. He behaved that it was known that the amount of deposits irrespective of Irish or Scotch schemes, but merely on English ones, was about eleven millions and a half. The report recommending such a 'preference would assuredly disappoint the public. Ile did not think that Ireland and Scotland would jump at this preference as a great boon, for they knew that if the English rail ways were first attended to it would cause an influx of Irish navigators, who would be well employed. He did not think that a railway running to the southern part, or any other part, of Ireland would be any r e medy f o r the destitution that prevailed - there. He also thought that the Noble Lord on the Committ ee m i g ht b e pre pared to come to this House with some scheme which would alter the enormous expense attendant on these railway schemes, and some better way of disposing of them. Would it be believed that in the present year they were so little able to cope with th e difficulties of these schemes. These inquiries might be as well con ducted by means of some commission appointed to take these matters into consideration. The O'CONNOR DON wished to make a few obser vations in answer to what had fallen from the lion. Gen tleman who had just sat down. The Committee who drew up tho present report, considered that it would be most advisable to give employment to the people of Ireland during the months of the coming summer, when it was feared they would suffer most from the failure of the potato° crop - , viz., the monthscom mencing with March and terminating with August. Under those circumstances they recommended in their report, that for the purpose of giving employment to the Irish poor during those months precedence should be given to the Irish railway Bills, and that they should be introduced in the first instance into the House of Lords. The Hon. Gen tleman who had last spoke seemed to• say that it would be no be no benefit to the Irish that preference should be given to the Irish Railway Bills for this reason that the Irish poor could obtain employment in the formation of the English railways. Now he (the O'Connor Don) for his own part felt that it would he much better to give the Irish labourers employment in Ireland, inasmuch they could then share with their families the products of their labour.—(Hear, hear.) notwithstanding the statements that had been made with respect to the potato crop in Ireland, he could essure the House that in the county of Sligo especially the blight on potatoes had been almost universal. Mr. AG LIONBY opposed the adoption of the report. He perfectly agreed with the objects which the Com mittee had in view, but he could not consider how those views could be carried into effect by compelling Irish railway business to commence in the House of Lords, ho thought it more desirable that they should be allowed the option of commencing in the House of Commons if they were quite ready so to do. Sir GEOiZGE CLERK did not know of any impe diment which would be thrown in the way of Irish rail ways, by compelling them to commence in the House of Lords. On the contrary, he thought mucch benefit would be the result. In the case of two competing companies one might commence in this House, and the other might be brought forward in the House of Lords. The Com- mittee Of this House might sanction one of the schemes, and the House of Lords would possibly consider the other company as deserving of support, the consequence would necessarily be, that instead of facilities being afforded, the whole concern would be brought to a staud still, and one House would say to the other you must not pass this Bill until you have sent it to us, in ordor to decide upon its merits as to the other competing line. Mr. AGLIONBY—Suppose there should be no com peting line ? Sir G. CLERK did not consider even in that case that any substantial iojustico would be inflicted u p on th ese Bill s . Th ere were standing orders of both Rouses which must be complied with, prior to obtaining their powers. He did not therefore consider that any possible inconvenience could arise from the adoption of th e course suggeste d by the Select Committee. He believed it was the intention ;of his Hon. Friend the President of the Board of Trade, to introduce resolu tions which would have the effect of doing away with any standing order that would be productive of inconve nience to the public business ; and this he believed would have the effect of obviating the diffi cu lties appre hended by th e H onoura bl e Members for Cockermouth and Roscommon. Owing to the peculiar position of Ireland, the Government were anxious that every facility should be given to the passing of all Irish Railway Bills, with a view to giving the labouring population of that country namely, in th e mon th s o f J u ne and July next ; and ho employment when it would be most wanted , did believe that doing so would confer one of the greatest benefits upon that country.— (Hear, hear.) Mr. ROSS said it would be well ithat . all Bills not having to encounter competition should be at once sent to the House of Lords. Mr. GREEN said that those Bills which should have been declared to have complied with the Standing Orders it was recommended should be sent at once to the House of Lords, and that would greatly facilitate the business. Mr. W. COLLETT said that he did not think that the benefits supposed to follow the passing of the Irish Bills would be realised, because such Bills as shold not have passed before June or July could not be brought into operation for soine months after. He considered that the Government ought to take some means for expediting the Bills which had once been reported to have fulfilled the standing orders. The SPEAKER having then read some extracts from the report, Mr. E. B. DENISON said that it would be a very h ar d case should they resc i n d th e or d er of the 7th July l as t, an d it was right that he should ca ll t h e i r attention to what that reso l ut i on was . I t provid e d th at Bi lls which had passed the or d ea l o f t hi s House should be entitled to go into thQ House of Lords j us t as they stood. Meaning those Bills which had passed the Standing Orders Committee. Now that was the case of the Portsmouth group, and the London and York. Would it not be very hard indeed if these companies, after having gone to such enormoua expence should be precluded now, and have to commence de novo. With regard to the London and York line, there were other lines to compete with it, and the House of Lords would have to take these schemes into consideration. There was the Direct Northern Railway, and also the Cambridge line, which would decidedly take up a good deal of time in getting through. He considered that if the Committee would act more impartially, it would be beneficial to the interests of railways generally. Mr. WARD said that at the close of last session there were great complaints with regard to the ,time occupied in the discussion on railway Bills. There were several parties who had been for eighty days _before the Com mittee of the House of Commons who were never heard, and who were afterwards told that their place of refuge was the House of Lords. That was a position in which a Committee, although acting im partially, eould not avoid placing them. The question was not with regard to the intereste of a particular company, but it was a question as to what decision the legislature could come to as to which line was the best, and it was fit, just and proper, and wise, that the House of Lords should have an opportunity f mature consideration on that subject. Mr. E. DENISON said that the scheme referred to by the preceding speaker was not a new one, and there fore the arguments made use of on the present occasion against the measure did not apply. Lord G. SOMEHSET did not consider that the House would be committing any injustice by adopting the report. After a f,w further remarks from the Noble Lord, which were inaudible in the gallery, Sir H. W. BARRON said it was quite impossible that any railroad, the bill for which might be passed during the present session, could give employment to the Irish people for several months to come. He did not say this from any opposition to the measure, but merely for the purpose of undeceiving the House on this subject. He hoped the House would not depend too much upon the present project, as likely to be of great advantage to the people of Ireland. Sup posing a Bill for a railway had passed buth Houses, and received the royal assent, he need not tell the House that notices must be issued for calls, and those calli must be made in the first place ; in the next place they must get p6ssession of the line, which all would know was a task of no ordinary difficulty. — After that it was necessary to advertise and enter into contracts. All these things would occupy a'great deal of time, and the House would be very much deluded if they they thought that they would be giving early employment to the Irish poor. He could assure the House that it would be August or September next before any new railroad could be commenced in Ireland. After a few words from Mr. W. COLLETT and Mr. FonsTER, which were inaudible in thereporters' gallery, The SPEAKER put the motion, which was agreed to. COMMONS' SUMMARY. The Housse:met at Four o'clock. This was the last day for receiving petitions on private Bills, and in conse gmlnce, a vast number of petitions were presented for and aga;nst railway Bills. Sir JOHN YARDE BULLER brought up the report of the Belfast and . County Down :Railway and Newry and Warrenpoint Railway:,Bills, reporting that the standing orders had been complied with, and leave was given to bring in both the Bills. A new writ for the eastern division of the county of Suffolk was ordered, in the room of LORD HENNIkER, who had accepted the Chiltern Hundreds, Lord GRANVILLE SOMERSET then proceeded to call the attention of the House to the first Report of the Select Committee on Railway Bills. The Noble Lord believed that by originating Irish Bills in the House of Lords the best results would be effected. t Mr. F. FRENCH did rot believe there would be any advantsp to Irish Bills by having them originated in the Lords, on the contrary, he thought it would con duce to the passing of Irish measures to originate the English ones in the other House. Mr. BEaNAL believed that the proposition of originat ing some Railway Bills in the House of Lords was good, but he thought in preferring Irish and Scotch Bills great injustice might be done to the English measures. He did not think that any party would consider the report of the Committee a great boon. It was a fallacy to suppose that such a proposition would supply the wants of the poor of Ireland. The first consideration for the Committee was to see if they could not adopt a lass dilatory proceeding in Committees with respect to rail way Bills than at present existed. The O'CONNOR DON believed that the suggestion of the Committee to give precedence to Irish Bills would be productive of the best effects, as its adoption would give employment to the Irish labourers at their own doors which they so much wanted. Mr. AcmoNny thought the best course to be adopted would be to allow those Irish measures to commence in the House of Lords that would be benifitted by so doing, but not to compel all Irish Railway Bills to commence there, if with greater success they could be proceeded with in the House of Commons. Sir G. CLERK said the adoption of the suggestion of the Hon. Member for Cockermouth would be attended with the greatest injustice in competing line. After some observations from Mr. Ross, Mr. GREEN, Mr. W. CoLLErr trusted that in &ma fide measures some course would be adopted to facilitate their pro. eeedinp through the House. Mr. BECKETT DENISON thought that if some of the suggestions of the report were to be adopted, the greatest injustice would be inflicted upon those measures that had undergone the ordeal of the House of Commons, and had been stopped in the House of Lords by the termination of the session.. These observations were particularly applicable to the London and York Railwap. Mr. WARD could not see the justice of the remark of the Hon. Member for Leeds. He thought the House of Lords ought to have the measure competing with the Londcn and York before it ere it decided in favour of any one of them. Lord G. SOMERSET was convinced the public would be benefited by the adoption of the report of the com mittee. Sir H. W. BARRON denied that employment would be given immediately to the p ogle of Ireland by passing Irish railroads, be• cause nothing could be effectually done before Angus next. After some further discussion, the report was agreed to. Mr. BUSFIELD brought in the Leeds and Bradford Railway Bills, which were read a first time. LEFT SITTING. MARKET INTELLIGENCE. We: are compelled to omit the markets from the Price Current, in consequence of the late hour at which we re ceived them. Tim LONDON GAZETTF (THIS EVENING.) PRINCE OF WALES' COUNCIL-CHAMBER, SOMERSET-HOUSE, FEB. 4, 1846. Christopher Henry Thomas Hawkins, of Trewlthen, in the county of Cornwall, Esq., has been appointed Sheriff of the ' county of Cornwall. DOWNING•STR EET, FEB. 4. The Queen has been pleased to appoint Joseph Gibson Gordon, Esq., to be Provost Marshal for the Virgin Islands. CROWN-OFFICE, FEB. 6, 1846. MEMBERS RETURNED TO SERVE IN THIS PRESENT PARLIAMENT. COUNTY OF SUSSEX—EASTERN DIVISION.—CharIes Hay Frewen, Esq., of Northiam, in the county of Sussex, in the room of George Darby, Esq., who has accepted the office of Steward of her Majesty's Chiltern Hundreds. City of Cork—Alexander 111tCarthy, Esq., of Upper Fitz . william- street, in the city of Dublin, in the room of Francis Stock Murphy, Esq., who has accepted the office of Steward of her Majesty's Manor of Northstead. Borough of Ripon—The Honourable Edwin Lascelles, of Harwood House, in the county of York, and of Belgrave square, in the county of Middlesex, in the room of the Right Honourable Thomas Berry Cusach Smith, who has accepted the office of Master of the Rolls, in Ireland. County of York—West Riding.—George William Frederick Howard, commonly called Viscount Morpeth, in the room of the Hon. John Stuart Wortley, nowßaron Wharncliffc, called up to the House of Peers. WAR OFFICE, FEB. 6. 4th Dragoon Guards—Leutt. T. Jones, from the 15th Light Dragoons, to be Lieutenant, vice Souter, who exchan g, Feb. 6. 7th Dragoon Guards—Cornet P. Bunbury to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Arkwright, who retires; N. De la Cherois, Gent., to be Cornet, by purchase, vice Bunbury, Feb. 6. 15th Light Dragoons—Lieut. R. Souter, from the 4th Dragoon Guards, to be Lieutenant, vice Jones, who ex changes, Feb. 6. Ist (the Royal) Regiment of Foot—Capt. W. Webster, from half-pay Unattached,' to be Captain, vice R. Blacklin, who exchanges, Feb. 6. 45th Foot-:-Lieutenant IL W. Woodbine Parish to be Captain, by purchase, vice Lucas, who retires; Ensign L. T. Cave to be Lieutenant, bypurchase, vice Parish ; F.R. Grant ham, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Cave, Feb. 6. 52d Foot—Ensign 11. M. Archdall to be Lieutenant by purchase, vice Hawkins, who retires ; T. H. Vyvyan. Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Archdall ; G. H. Dundas, Gent, to be Assistant Surgeon, vice Skene, deceased, Feb. 6. 56th Foot—Lieutenant G. W. Paten, to be Captain, by purchase, vice Smith, who retires; Ensign G. S. Hanson, to be Lieutenant, vice Patey ; W. W. Bassett, Gent., to be En sign, by purchase, vice Hanson ; Feb. 6. 57th Foot—Lieut. E. Stanley to be Captain, without pur chase, vice Lynch, deceased,.Dec. 29, 1845. • 78th Foot—Assistant Surgeon J. Leitch, M.D., from the 94th Foot, to be Assistant Surgeon, vice limes, appointed to the 4th Dragoon Guards, Feb. 6. 92d Foot—The Hon. W. Charteris to be Ensign, by pur chase, vice Carnegie, appointed to the Grenadier Regiment of Foot Guards, Fels. 6. 97th Foot—Lieut. M. A. Obert to be Captain, by purchase, vice Garforth, who retires; Ensign E. D. Harvest to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Obert; T. E. Jones, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Harvest, Feb. 6. Ceylon Rifle Regiment—Lieutenant-Colonel H. Simmonds, from the St. Helena Regiment, to be Lieutenant. Colonel, vice A. Montresor, who retires upon half-pay unattached, Feb. 6. St. Helena Regiment — Dieutenant-Colonel J. Ross, from half-pay unattached, to be Lieutenant-Colonel, vice Sim monds, appointed to the Ceylon Rifle Regiment, Feb. 6. BnEvEr.—Surgeo n A. lt. J ackson, M.D., Surgeon of the East India Company's Depot at `Parley, to leave the local and temporary rank of Staff-Surgeon of the First Class, while so employed, Feb. 6. UNArrActrED.—To be Captain, without purchase—Lieut. W. Webster, from the Ist (Royal) Regiment of Foot, Feb. 5. STAFF.—Lieutenant A. G. Moorhead, from the 26th Foot, to ba Adjutant of a recruiting district, vice Mason, whose ap pointment has been cancelled, Feb. 6, 1846. HOSPITAL STAFF.—Staff Assistant• Surgeon F. R. Waring to be Staff-Surgeon of the Second Class, Dec. 15, 1845. Mr:mouaziEum.—Captain C. S. S. Evans, 76th Foot, and Lieutenant H. A. G. Evans, 22d Regiment, have been per mitted to assume and bear the name of Gordon, is addition to and after that of Evans. The name of the Assistant Surgeon, appointed to the 94th Foot, on the 28d January 1846, is James Leitch, M.D. and not Lutch, as previously stated. Erratum in the Gazette of April 11, 1845-91st Regiment of Foot—For Einign R. 11. Howard to be Lieutenant, with out purchase, vice Harding, who resigns, April 11, read En sign R. H. Howard to be Lieutenant, without purchase, vice Harding, deceased, Jan. 13, 1845. OFFICE 'OF ORDNANCE, FEn. 6. Royal Regiment of Artillery— Second Captain C. H. Burnaby to be Captain, vice Shepherd, deceased First Lieut. C. J. B. Riddell to be Second Capt a i n , vice Burnaby; Second Lieut. H. Mercer to be First Lieutenant, vice Riddell, Dec. 12, 1845. MEMORANDUM.—The dates of the promotion of the under ientioned officers have been altered as follow :—Captain J. file; Second Captain J. IL Lcfroy ; First Lieutenant R. 'helips, Nov. 30, 1845. Corps of Royal Engineers—Major-General E. W. Darn ford to be Colonel Commandant, vice Sir F. W. Mulcgster, deceased, Jan 29. Commission by the Queen East Kent Regiment of Militia—C. Winter Esq., late Captain in the 60th Regiment of Foot, to be Adjutant, Dec. 31, 1845. Commission by the Lord -Lieutenant of the county of Oxford. R. P. C. Grenville Marquis of Chaudos to be Deputy- Lieutenant, Feb. 3, 1843. Commission by the Lord-Lieutenant of the county of Kent. West Kent Regiment of Militia—Captain T. G. Mony penny to be Major, vice Dalison, resigned, Jan. 20 ; Captain T. T. Hodges to be Major, vice Bingham, resigned, Jan. 21 ; Ensign M. H. Dalison to be Captain, vice Tyssen, resigned, Jan. 20; F. F. J. Morrice, Esq. to be Captain, vice Baldwin, resigned, Jan. 1846 ; G. Perkins, Esq., to be Captain, vice Moneypenny, promoted, January 22 M. H. Jenner, Esq., to be Captain, vice T. T. Hodges, pro moted, Jau. 23; J. Coveney, Gent., to be Lieutenant, vice R. Hodges, commuted his half-pay; Jan. 20; C. G. King, Gent., to be Lieutenant, vice How, deceased, Jan. 21; R. T. G. G. Monypenny, Gent., to be Ensign, vica.P o tt er re signed, Jan. 20 ; J. M. Wils on the younger, Gent., to be En sign vice Dalison, promoted, J an . 21 ; W. Sankey, Gent., to be gurgeon, vice Sexty, deceased, Jan. 31. East Kent Regiment of Militia—Ensign W. A. Munn to be Captain, vice E. 11. Darell, resigned, Jan. 20 ; C. A. Mount, gent. to be Lieutenant, vice Payne, resigned, Jan. 21; W. Leith, gent. to be Lieut., vice Baker, resigne,l, Jan. 22; 11. Maxwell, gent. to be Lieut., viceCumming, promoted, Jan. 23 ; 23 ; T. Abbott, Gent., to be Ensign, vice Love, promoted, Jan. 29; J. Abbott, Gent., to be Ensign, vice Perrott, pro moted, an.3o. Commhsions by the Lord Lieutenant of Berkshire. Royal Berkshire Regiment of Militia—Lieutenant E. Virheble to be Captain, vice Bacon, promoted, Dec. 29 ; H. Pole, Gent., to be lieutenant, vice Itilleble, promoted, Dec. 30. ' Commissions by the Lord-Lieutenant of Perthshire. Royal Perthshire Militia—Captain R. Graham. late Cap tain in the 68th Regiment, to be Captain, vice J. S. Menzies, resigned; F. N. Menzies, Gent., to be Captain, vice A. But tor, resigned; J. Isdalc,, Gent., to be Lieutenant, vice D. Ro b3rtson, deceased ; Feb. 3. Commissions by the Lord-Lieutenant of Caithness-shire. Ross-shire, &c., Militia.—T. F. SinclAir 7 Esq., to be Cap. , tain, vice John Sinclair, resigned, Jan. 1 ;J. C. Laing, Gent. to be Lieutenant, vice A. Henderson, resigned, Jan. 27. WHITEHALL, JAN. 28. The Lord Chancellor has appointed Thomas Amphlett, o Sutton Coldtield, in the county of Warwick, Gent., to be a Master Extraordinary in the lligh Court of Chancery. WHITEHALL, FEB. 2. The Lord Chancellor has appoinled James Philcox, the younger, of Burwash, in the county of Sussex, Gent., to be a Master Extraordinary in the High Court of Chancery. BANKRUPTCY SUPERSEDED. John Pickles, cotton manufacturer, Preston. John Smith, warehouseman, Creiceut, Jewin-steet, Crip plegate. BANKRUPTS. John Roberts, clothier, Kidderminster. Samuel Noller, carrier, Debenham, Suffolk. Hon. Francis Henry Needham, New Bond-street. Richard Charles Turner, builder, lioundsditch. Robert Gunn, corn dealer, Clare, Joseph Henry Nock, outfitter, High-street, Poplar. Alexander Inglis, diaper, Portsea. George Duckbarn, butcher, Newport. 'John White, wine merchant, St. Benet's-place, Grace. church-street. Edward White Baxter, ironmonger, Coventry. Francis Ward, rag merchant, Batley, Yorkshire. John Wm. Frost, coffee dealer, Back-lane, Kingsland-road, William Stockbridge, tobacconist, - Wandsworth. John Hill, currier, Birmingham. James Duke, brick-maker, Newark-upon-Trent. George Handel Openshaw, power loom cloth manufacture: . Over Darwen, Lancashire. John Burbidge, jun. and John' Burbidge, sen., cabinet makers, Tysoe-street, Clerkenwell. Charles Moyle, linendraper, Whitchurch, Shropshire. PRICE OF SUGAR. The average price of Brown or Muscovado Sugar, the produce of the British possessions in America, computed from the returns made in the week ending :Feb. 3, 1846,; is 355. lid. per cwt. SUDDEN DEATH AT TUE DINNER TABLE.— Yesterday Mr.' Wakley, M.P., held an inquest at the Coleridge Arms, Princess-street, Lidson-grove, on the body of Jaseph Vining, aged 59, a tobacco-pipe maker, at 12, Sandford. street. On Sunday last he sat down to dinner, and hig wife having said grace, he responded fervently " Amen." Instantly after wards, he sank down in his chair, and having moaned three times, expired. He was latterly in good health, though partly disabled by a previous paralytic attack. Verdict— " Accidental Death." The Secretary to the Conamander-in-Chie; transacted business yesterday at the Foreign-office. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS, Thursday, Feb. 5. There Lordships met et Five o'cl , :ck. The Earl of STRADBROKE presented several pets Lions from various places in 'Cambridgeshire, the Isle o► Ely, and the county of 'Suffolk, against any change being made in the present protective system. POOR-LAWS (IRELAND). Lord CLANCARTY moved for the appointment of a committee to inquire into the laws relating to the re lief of the sick poor and destitute in Ireland. Ile would lay before their Lordships the grounds upon which he would ask Noble Lords to grant him this committee. LOoking at the present condition of the people of Ireland and the accounts of the agrarian disturbances, assassinations, end systematic attacks upon private pro perty which constantly reach us, circumstances which might no doubt be attributed to other causes, but which in his opinion were mainly attributable to the destitution at present existing in that country—looking at these things, he thought that the Committee ought to be granted It was important for Noble Lords to inquire into the operation of such laws as were designed for the benefit of the poor of Ireland. The Medical Charities and the Poor-law Bills, be considefed, deserved their most serious consideration. The Poor-law Bill, in order to be efficient for its purpose, should not only afford relief to the destitute, but should also place persons above destitution. And in such a country as Ireland it might ex ercise, if properly conducted, a most beneficial influence. If their Lordships would turn to a report which had been laid on the table, they would see the abuses end defects of the existing law for the medical relief of the poor. They would see in that report abundant argu ments for legielative interference. Ile would likewise refer their Lordships to the report of a committee of the House of Commons, which had laboriously investi gated the subject of medical charities. That Committee was appointed through the instrumentality of the Hon. !Aera tor Roscommon. His Noble Friend, the present Post master-General, who was then a Member of the House of Commons, was upon that Committee, and he would correct him (Lord Clancarty) if he were wrong in stat ing that the committee were unanimous in their opinion as to the importance of legislative interference with re spect to . the medical charities of Ireland: They were unanimous upon that point, but unfortunately they could not agree upon any other. A reference to the poor-law statistics of Ireland would show their Lordships that the workhouses though formerly designed as receptacles only for the destitute bad practically become hospitals for the treatment of chron.c and other disorders, and boarding schools, as it were, fur the children of the paupers. He trusted that their Lordships, in looking iute the abuses or rather the inefficiency of these institutions, would legislate in such a manner as would remedy the evils he had to complain of. In Ireland there were three institutions for the benefit of the- poor. There were the iatirmaries, the fever hos pitals, and the dispensaries, but they were so scattered , apart that they were not of that advantage to the poor which the necoesity of cases demanded. Now these institutions were partly supported by grants from the counties, and subscriptions from the chari table. There was also a grant to many of those charities from the Government, but the amount at dis posal was not only insufficient, but it was not eo advan tageously disposed of as it could be under a well-ma naged system. In 1843, a gentleman spent much of his valuable time in looking into the present state of the medical charities of Ireland; he meant the Hots. Member for Roscommon. He could assure their Lordships, that that Hon. Member would give all the assistance in his power to any reform which legisla tion on the question would bring about. lie (the Noble Lord) was of opinion that a rate should be paid by all parties who were rateable, for the support of their re spective districts. He would have the means of medical relief within the reach of every poor man's cabin in Ire land, and t!lis would be attended with the double advantage of affording a speedy. recovery in slight and easy cases, and of saving the valuable tiene of the medical men. This object could be effected by establishing a number of fever hospitals, and so placing them is every poor-low union, that they should be, as it were, at tile' door of every poor . man. The jurisdiction of a poor Inv union in Ireland, ranges from within ton to twelve miles he believed twelve miles was about the average radius, and it wculd not be doing too much to establish a local fever hospital in each of these unions. And he would suggest also that each union in Ireland should have an infirmary. Now, with regard to the building of these establishments, it might be done in many ways. He had already alluded to an Irish Act of Parliament, which gave the medical practitioner in each union workhouse a salary of 100/. a year. and he would propose that the sum of 100,000/. should be raised partly by public, partly by. private subscription, for the building of infirmaries, and that their medical officers should be transferred to the new establishments. This he thought was the best mode of placing the medical relief of Ireland on a safe and cure footing. It only remained for Lim to state the manner in a hich he proposed that these infirmaries and hospitals should be governed. At present the local dispensaries were under the control of the inedicalofficers appointed to them by the local autho rities. Now he wouldpropose that the power of governing t4e new hospitals and infirmaries oiould be ow. ••••••••••• jargeS t ferred to a board, to be constituted of the rate-payers in the parish in which the iustiti: tions were situated; and that a donation of 20_1. or an annual subscription of a smaller sum, the institution, should entitle the donor to be elected 0. this Board. This Board, conjointly w i t h the Boardof Poor-law Guardi ans , he w ould suggest, should harcer the power of electing medical officers as well a s o g auditing the accoun t s ; and when it lye, necessary that a patient should be admitted 01nra the infirmary, th e b oar d of rate-payers sh decide whether his treatment should be at the exPe il l f ; Cif the institution, or of the patient hire s ,, e .,l Having disposed of the principal matter of delim s i he now came to the consideration of the propriety o f establishing a central medical nffice, for the purP e l e e laying down regulations for the gu id anc e of the l s ie authorities, and for the inspection and auditing ea accounts, and confirming the general Pr °c6 , t eig ings of the local b oar d s . An officer of sort would have ample information an d S t io cient -- means fur reporting from time t o ge upon the sanatory condition of the country. t bsa could not conceive a subject of more importance in that of the appointment of a general board of hea, l , t t i o a Ireland, and he would s u g ges t th a t a central /est:Lilo of this sort should be established in Dublin. st sure, however, that the subject would receive eve r J ere e tention from those who would be called upon t° sseg on the committee, and that proper means wou ld be yip gested of affording proper medical relief to those s • stood so much in need of it. He did not think it eeioa, sery- to refer to the . lunatic establishments of Ir s r,d because they were under separate and distinct law s ; !ti le did not, in fact, come within the compass of th ject with which he w as d ea li ng . H e did not, lnYivveolue agree with the o pi n i on o f th e N o bl e Lord (Lor d i s ed, eagle), wh o w as an a bl e a d voca t e o f t h e poor of Iretheir and who did everything in his power to a lleviate ree e, sufferings, because his plan s wou ld entail, he t be i l eowe unnecessary expense on that country. Lie won% with ever, take that opportunity of saying a few we! r % t est respect to the Irish population. H e did not bel le rea d' there existed in Ireland at th a t mo ment, notisies o th ing the unpopularity of the Act amongst certain Pt ono sans of the people, and notwithstanding the,! terms which had been applied to it, a reckless eg o to tion in favour of its abolition. He had taken 1°3 4/ 0 inquire into the date of opinion in Ireland with o b j e ct, to it, and had received several letters on the s u „;; s of which he should submit to the Committee, ne T i f - bad which was in favour of the repeal of the law. -1 1 ) 1. 1 bla l before him a report of a meeting held e' ke l of in 1843, under h© presidency of the teinster, and attended by real and influent le e for owners, and at which resolutions were passed es11:111be a Parliamentary inquiry, in order that the law l e e l eitig carried out in a more official manner, but not eui" bees to the principle on which it was founded. It ha— -107 bead said, with much truth, that the poor-law had b% se duetive of drying up all the sources of charity r tbal nevolence to the poor ; but they should recodtse for ire this was the natural consequence of a law haying w oe object the efficient support of the poorer classes , e t, toe' such charity might, in the estim a tion of some , a bsd col; applied. A Right Rev. Prelate had stated that for lections in the churches fur the benefit of the P c , r ,, ° s bie, materially fallen off ; but he (Lord ClancartY) vr 7 5 11 0 to state that collections for other charitable objec`doplAt increased instead of diminished. There was 11 ,. ° ,801 e ` about the law being looked upon with a great, state' prejudice ; but it would appear from this that t`,!'"clsti°", ment that the law had dried up the springs e ` esete' thin charity was without foundation. ele eo n 05 that the poor and destitute should not be tur- sorti l l outcasts on society, or be left as mere objec ts si eeree casual display of Christian benevol e nce. He e t . °ll , - teriVs that the proper field for the exercise of " e sav was outside the walls of the workhouse. Th er e r fo e r°o, o t s e e it e , be ample opportunity afforded f u r the p of the duties of Christianity i n a s il e nt and I ! )3 B s ei° t " bilious manner, even though these i n stitutions di el h e He did not think it right that the country s b°v tete I covered with the sick, the maimed, and the de s ": ore and for that reason he considered these asyll'ebere • perfectly necessary. In a c o un t r y like Irelair t ee l the sustenance of the people was chi e fly depenn a , v b e efo' manual labour, and where the relation between ' o re pie) er and the workman was only of a temporal e n t he admitted the full. force of the argument. t S I OSP' idle should be supported by the i n d us t r ious. li c ftthr that true policy, as well as humanity, would sugee s clesei a provision should be made for the sick, poor, an e " As; tut© of Ireland, as well as for those of. Engleau' es sid e ; the only question now for their Lordships to e r rs lie" was, which was the best mode of affording tb a 'ssill i : and most consistent with the interests of thecae:- t Happily the case of England was a warning ag s j, ns lst e : ilicting upon the Irish people a system e s ' D ste)e' to demoralise the people of that C O ' ' t to' It had been urged against the poor-law that n e te ,.:ol .li ; destitution would dispose a man to resort to teee e sfes house; and on the other hand, it had been ou'e - el that no extent of workhouse accommodation we': goo' sufficient for the numbers that would demand sti c° , l :l Both those objections had certainly been met 1-9 0 15 . ; realm Experience had always shown that the w 1 ( test of destitution was as available in Ireland es ,eoe in England. He could stat e f rom his own obsers's,gee that the workhouse did afford to the - infirm, the esk er and the destitute, a comfortable asylum. T'e; tint o i children were trained and educated in a mannt'ir. them for an after-life of usefulne ss , a nd the er , eta° able-bodied poor found the means of refuge in til e e ego of their distress. He only regretted that, as it ha 1.15 1 found necessary to have a cen t ra l b oar d o f r e "e - so' Commissioners . in Ireland as in England, they b s : i llo 0 '; obtained the confidence of the Irish people. Gre at -9 , antes should be made for the gentlemen who welneer, over to Ireland to introduce and to telul e re° a law such as the poor-law, when it was coat ot el that, as Englishmen, they were wholly Isneee l ee e with the people of ! that country. With r e i,e4 to the difficulty of collecting rates in I rc 'ei 3 their Lordships would remember that the reporgeteo on the table of that Hou se s h owe d th a t the e°,. 1 ,1 0 1t9 of those rates was frequently resisted. This n'se's was owing to th e f ac t of the rate-payers beevii,l,f tbJ disappointed in th e i r ex p ec t a ti ons o f the eue e e c e etpe • law. They were led to believe that a poor - le`' remove the miserable objects wh o cr owded the , s t, and highways, but the contrary was the res' this moment Ireland presented as much misery"d, tr i the introduction of the poor la w s ; and, in d , c h e e fee l ; objects which presented themselve s to excite `" ings of the charitable were in many i ns tance s si oa degrading to the country than th e y were lb t s fiesee years before anything like a poor-la w existed. - e l / 4 ,. ' rote; The system of rating land in Ireland for the r u n jy was, he thought, greatly to be depl o red, but v t s ° ,l o class of men had had the courage to complain f l ipc that being poorclergythen of the E s , t „ ab el r b e l Church, were, in his opinion, very seriously ln.h7 t r ,(l the system. The value of the land, when r 1 0 7:1 parish tithes, was always under estimated, but IP01:;" lord took care to increase it w h en hi s d o ing s° s• !'eh , to relieve him from a portio n o f t h e p o or-ro" -. 0 , 13 ,c ,", hoped, however, befcre long to see the oarrfer s A OIL had been raised up between the landowners °Lid', tenants on account of difference of creeds w ' s - e e s , s l broken down, and that no more of those s e ' st,'` f bloodshed and violence u hich disgraced the eer°lle,ft' would occur. He hoped the proprietors 0, r e el) ye e would do nll in their power to allevi 2l- 0 11 : . sufferings of the people of that country. 01 , e s 'etier s another point to which he wished to call their ut`; It was this—that persons of the Protestant rel i g, i° ,te ' tl es bi were compelled to go into the unions, were tevee - e t the other inmates on account of their quently there were mo Protestant clergymen ili n Afe fr A and that many of the childr e n of Protestanttdesie, were handed over to the tuition of th ose who P r ' 0 05- the Catholic religion, without any reference t° t he o i who alone should exercise parental control O'er The Noble Lord then read a stat e ment f r om a ?re l i t / ie. ( clergyman, setting forth that num b ers o f childr e v r ote' thus removed, and calling on the r aci e r tent religion to put an end to such 1) , 0 In South Dublin Union Workhouse there w e es r - t loh i r existing, which he would bring . under their -Vi n o J t s notice—be alluded to the classification of t h° narl't by their religions. Roman Catholics were re from Protestants. He could not consider a een re able consequence co u ld poss ibl y ar i se, t h an the s a e9r. tion which exists in this otherwise well condu ct :l l o ose s ; lam. lie considered it necessary, that in all 1 00 ' 11 ' 0 1d" so where there was a Catholic chapel, that there 5 ,, of, t h 's also a Protestant chapel. He considered the do t) `P'", guardians ought to be more defined - than at prese`jei of Lord concluded by moving the appoin tive of P % Select Committee to inquire into the operati ee s lat iv s Ist and 2d of Vic., cap. 16, and the other laws r- j 015- to the relief of the destitute poor in Ireland ; e f i - l e as e i e it to inquire into the operatics of the medical ehai'a-el 1 " Ireland, which are supported wholly or Pa rt de grants from the county cess. A te" L e Lord BROUGHAM said, the N o ble Lord haee e t V A ' an unfounded charge when he said his motion Plibeid been sufficiently attended to. Why he had bi lase e tb' e s listening to the Noble Earl for th e l a st hour I v ey e r s quarters, and what was the moti on after all ? ot had made an unopposed motion for the appointtn e rt cote; Committee, and was it likely that a motion for . e larg o mittee would draw their Lordships together 7goboi numbers ?—(Hear, hear.) And what had e t li e v be l' es Lord done in moving for the Committee ? WnJ c i is stated everything he intended to bring forwar e l es 0 , 0 " Committee. Why the Noble Earl had d ject in letting out there what he intended l e Go; issued from the Committee. He would urg e t i e - bri e l' c e featee t o le vernment in the strongest words he could use de rY:i forward those measures which were really ?e c , e ,, s - ise the peace of Ireland, which were alluded to In t 7 t rusi e f ' from the throne.—(Hear, hear.) He hoped ti v no or 03 , 1 that they would be brought forward at once, - ol d i ti l s had ample time and opportunity to discuss there , an d was sure they would meet with full attention ;:ositioto ventured to say they would pass withou t °P i i i ; e 4sur oo Every body seemed to be of opinion that the s e r isen t o iyei,-; absolutely necessary, and he bad D ere wit b° o say that lie was quite confident they would P a . s ee we° . any opposititet ; if framed as he had no doubt to th e be, in a spirit of wisdom and mercy. hid cc , The Duke of WELLINGTON said he o _ oe ittee slightest objection to the appointment of the cc for OF or to the appointment of any other Couraglu same purpose. t he COO The motion was then agreed to, and appointed. PUBLIC WORKS (IREL AND) 13-eis'L-Lay.° rend This Bill was brought up from the Cenustw' a first time. Their Lordships92l. rs Feb . 5. daY• ROUSE OF COMMOA S, T 4 ,u„ s. 1-toth IRISH SPIRIT I e leheh t s e s. Sir H. W. BARRON wished to ask t bes see posed by which the landed in set estsr i see n Baronet opposite whether any alter.antiforueis`7l.o:ooldl7ii, the benefit of the British market for 11: 1 1 1 1 - b• 1 1 % to reason he asked the question was, te ca norprll o ` that it was the intention of tue Proprietors' capital Rest ••• • • • Public derosita (In cluding Exchequer, Commissioners. of Rational Debt, Sav ings-banks, and Di vidend accounts) • • 4,389,810 Other deposits ••• • 17,036,830 &even day and other 987,102 X 40,4 17,893 Dated the sth day of February, RAILWAY COMMITTEES. (THIS DAY.) Sub-Committee No. 1. NORTH STAFFORDSHIRE (CHITP,NET VALLEY) RAILWAY. (Continued from our Afternoon Edition.) _ Mr. William Challenor was then called to prove the signa tura of the petitioner. Mr. BunKE would submit that the petitioner was not pecuniarily interested, and therefore his petition could not be received. Mr. GRRGOItY—That could matter but very little, as Mrs. Mary Challenor, who received the rents, was also a pe titioner. Mr. Bunxic would request that the petition of Mr. Edward Challenor should be withdrawn. This was agreed to, and the petition of Mrs. Challenor being in the same words, it was taken by at once calling witnesses. Mr. Leather, a civil engineer, was then called to speak to the incorrectness of the datum level, as taken from Bolling bridge. Mr. GREGORY would ask the witness if be understood what was meant by the soflett of an arch, and whether there was any specific point from which a level could 1.. e taken on the term - soffett) Witness—The soffett meant the whole of the centre of the arch, and not any specific point. Mr. BURKE—CouId any engineer be mistaken in the mean- in~of the term soffett ? Witness—An engineer might certainly take it to mean the centre of the arch ; but it was by no mauls a correct term for a point of level. Mr. Hoskins, Professor of Architecture , in King's College, exa mined by Mr. GREGORY — T he centre of a curve would be called the crown and not the soffett. The soffett meant the whole or any point of the arch not specified. The soffet not only applied to an arch but to a ceiling of any room, whether horizontal or curved, but it did not literally mean any fixed point; it meant the whole or under surface of any part of architecture to which it may be applied. Mr. BunNE—Suppose you were to find the word soffett in any construction to which your attention might be called, would you mistake it for any part of the arch, or would you not at once see that it meant the crown of the arch? Witness—l should, no doubt, after consideration, learn that Vie term was misapplied, but I heuld not be able to affirm that soffet was meant to apply to the highest part of an arch. •The word soffett, in architecture, was from the Italian, and not applied to an arch, but to the under surface of any horizontal part of the building. Mr. Tight, Mr. Errington, Mr. Locke, and Mr. Gregory, architects and engineers, were called on the part of the oppo• nents, and they concurred with Mr. Hoskins that the term elsofett " did not apply to any fixed point. Mr. BURKE called Mr. Stephenson, Mr. Vignolles, and Mr. Bull, who said that amongst engineers the word " sofett " was invariably applied to the highest point of the archis ay. Mr. BURKHI, in reply, said that there were three points to which they could alter their datum level, and as this was but one, there were yet two others which, in the event of the Committee deciding against him, he would contend for. He must say, that this was the first period in! his experience where he found an objection raised to a phrase so constantly used and understood by engineers. The room was then cleared. After a brief conversation the parties were called in, when The CHAIRMAN said that the Committee, after consider ing the argments on both sides, were of opinion, that, al though the word " soffet" had been used in many ways, yet that it was so commonly used in engineering construction as well as in many Acts of Parliament to represent the crown or height of arches; the standing orders had been complied with. — _ _ _ _ _ ~..... Mr. GREGORY said, that as, the Committee had come to such an opinion, he would tot proceed with the other petitions. This closed the case. T7ilM NORTEK sTArronnrail - RM (POTIM RIES TANI ), Mr. Buaxa appeared for the promoters. The formal notices were then proved. Mr. COATF:S said he appeared for Mr. John Joseph Key, of Regent's-park, a petitioner against the Bill. Alr. BURKE would object to the petition being received. The petitioner, he submitted, must be a party in terested, so as to be affected by the proposed line of railway. The CHAIRMAN wished to know upon what standing order the objection was taken ? Mr. BunKE—Upon the ninth standing order. Mr. COATES—That standing order applied to merits; now he was about to object to the subscription contract. lle would prove that there was no subscription contract, inas much as the one submitted to the Legislature was invalid. In a petition against the subscription contract it did not require the petitioner to be a party interested within his Learned Friend's meaning of the 9th standing order. When a contract was attached any one of the public had a right to petition, inasmuch as an imposition upon the Legislature was a public injury. Now he could show that the petitioner in the present case was personally interested, but he pre ferred taking his stand upon the broad grounds of a public right. The CHAIRMAN, after reading the 9th standing order, said he was rather inclined to think that a petition against so vital a part of the measure as the subscription contract did not come within the meaning of that standing order. The room was then ordered to be cleared. 'f he CHAIRMAN, having consulted the Speaker, returned, and the parties were called in, when the following decision was given by The CHAIRMAN—The Committee had to inform the agents that having given their best consideration to the point of ob ji.ctien raised against the petition, they were of opiLion that the 9th standing order was not sufficiently' specific to be bound by it, and they were therefore of opinion that the ob jection should be overruled, and the petition received. The Speaker was then announced at Frayers, and the Com mittee till twelve o'clock ou Monday, when the allegations in qu:stion will be submitted. Sub• Committee, No. 2. (Continued from our Afternoon Edition.) NEWCAS ILE AND DARLINGTON crzgrnsit AND WALTON 11$11117C11) JUT lON RAILWAY. YOILH. AND NORTH MIDLAND RAILWAY. These Bills were unopposed, and the Committee were 01 opinion that the standing orders had been complied with. CADVEIRIDGE and OXFORD RAXLIATZ.Ir. There was a petition against this Bill from the landowners through whose property the line would pass. The petition stated that the line passed through their property to the detriment of the same, and that the standing orders of the House bad not been complied with. Mr. Eilicumbe, agent for the promoters, said he objected to that petition. The facts of the case were that those gen tlemen were members of a corporation interested in certain lands, as stated in the book of reference, but such was not the case. The corporation could only appear in a case like the present, under their corporate seal, and not as individuals. Mr. Pritt, agent for the petitioners, said that the present was the first time that he had ever heard of its being necessary for the parties petitioning to prove that they were entitled to do so. But, even admitting that such were the case, he considered that his clients were entitled to be heard, for who was the first of the petitioners? why, the head of Brazenose College, to whom the property belonged. The CHAIRMAN said—We are of opinion that Mr. Pritt bas a right to be heard on the petition. The Committee then adjourned till twelve o'clock on Mon day next. SnL-Committeo, No. 3. (Continued from our Afternoon Edition. LIVERPOOL, ORDISRERK, AND PRESTON EZIILIXTAY. The next case brought before the Committee was that of the promoters of the Liverpool, Ormskirk, and Preston Rail way, with a branch to Southport. The object of the scheme is to afford a direct communication between Liverpool and the Great 'Western Lines, and to open a route to the manu facturing districts of Yorkshire. The line passed the stand ing orders last session, but was thrown out in the Com mittee on the Bill. The formal proofs of th© deposits of plans having been given, the Committee declar e d t h at the standing orders had been complied with. ETRILINTILLOCH and lIILIMSTTIE The Committee, after hearing formal proof in favour of this railway, decided that the standing orders had been complied with. The Committee adjourned at half-past four o'clock till Monday. RAILWAY DEPOSITS. This being the last day for paying in deposits, we have heard that the total amount is about 11,000,0001. ELEVEN MILLIONS. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT (THIS EVENING.) HOUSE OF LORDS: 1 The Earl of SHAFTESBURY took his seat on the Wool. sack at ten minu Five. CRIMINAL LAW. Lord CAMPBELL moved fur a copy of the last report of the Criminal Law Commissioners. He had spoken to his Noble and Learned Friend the Lord Chancellor on the subject, and he had no objection to the production of NEW the report. ZEALAND. Lord LITTLETON presented a petition from New Zealand, praying that a humble address be presented to her Majesty, praying her Majesty to adopt some mea sures to mitigate the evils resulting from the increase of convicts in that colony. THE INCONVENIENCE OF A NAME. Lord BEAUMONT wished to call the attention of the Noble Earl opposite (the Earl of Aberdeen) to a a subject on which he had p resented a petition last week. The petitioner was a gentleman of the name of Ms. Henry Graham, who bad travelled in Italy and whose passport was regular]) revised at Marseilles by the Sardinian Consul-Genera L After this, how ever, the petitioner was detained by the police at Nice for twenty-four hours, and, whet i allowed to depart, no explanation of the cause of deter .tion was given to him, further than that his name wa s Graham. He threat ened to complain to the l3ritish Consul there, and afterwards to the British Minister at Turin. No apology bad yeit been made for his detention, and no reason had. been :assigned for it, ex cepting that he bore the odious name of Graham — (Laughter)—acrd therefore it was th at he (Lord Beau. mont) wished to call the attention of the Noble Lord opposite to the subject. He wished to know, as that Noble Lord had thought proper to have some correspon derce with the Sardinian Gor ernment, whether there was any prospect of being inde miffed for the loss he had sustained by this detention ? The Earl of ABERDEEN s aid that it was perfectly true that the Sardinian Govern ment had detained a per son of the name of Graham, as stated by the Noble Lcrd. He had been detained and subjected to st me in convenience on account of his name. He (the Earl of Aberdeen) would say then 3 was no better name in Great Britain ; yet, ate the same time, there was no name sufficiently g',od, that would not be cccasionally in disgrac- e. It appeared the detention in the present calm arose from a person of the name of Graham, in Brusnels , in Belgium, had been guilty of forgery or swindling, and having fled, the Belgium Government cowainnicated with the different parts of Europe, and amang others, with the Sardinian Government, desiring then to take any person of that name that might pass through their territory. In consequent a of this, Mr. Gra ham was detained Wm rs in his own hotel. but as soon as the mistake 'vas known he was dismissed. His carriage was raid, and. :the other expenses incidental to his detention were sent, and beyond these, he (Lord Aberdeen) was not aware a f any loss he had been sub jected to. The Sardinian Government explained to him the mistake, apologised ..for his being detained, and made good any loss be might, have been made to suffer. The gentleman had declare al that the detention arose from persecution on accow it of the name of Graham, and claimed a pecuniary i ademnity, but under the cir cumstances be (Lord Abwrd een) could not make any ap plication to the Sardinian 'Government. That Govern ment had done all that - was r squired—they had explained the mistake, intimated tbs . t the detention was uninten tional, and paid the incidental expenses, so that he must decline doing any thing fur ther in the matter. The Duke of BITCCLEUCH laid upon the table of the House certain returns relating to gaols in Irelend. ll till ect tit of, 1111(