The Sun. — London, England, 1846-04-07 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE. SOUTHWARK. Jam es Anderson was brought before Mr. Cottingham, chir".ged with breaking into the house of Mr. Robins, in Ber m amdsey, sad stealing a quantity of plate, consisting of silver Fctioons, a fish slice, and other articles. Policeman Noakes, 104 M, stated that between two and three o'clock that morning, while on duty in Bermondsey, in passing the premises of the complainant , hearing a seise within, he ascended the roof of a low building attached to the dwelling-house, and discovered that the tiles had been removed, and a hole sufficiently large to admit of a man's body had been made. He applied his bull's eye lantern to - the opening, and distinctly observed the prisoner below busily engaged in forcing open a writing desk. The moment the rays of light from the lantern struck upon the prisoner he attempted to escape through the hole he had made in the roof, when he was encountered by the policeman, and a fierce struggle took place between them, during which they both tumbled off the roof together, and fell into a deep and muddy ditch, adjacent to the premises. The constable, however, still retained his hold of the prisoner, until assistance arrived, and they were both pulled out of the ditch, completely im mersed in mud aid water ; and in the prisoner's possession 'w found a handkerchief, in which several articles of plate taken from the house were found. The prisoner, who stood shivering at the bar in his wet clothing as he was pulled out of the ditch, complained that he was allowed to remain so many hours in them, and said that he already felt serious effects from it, and that he hoped the magistrate, instead of keeping him locked up at the rear of the Court, would send him off to gaol, where he could change his wet garments. He added that be had nothing to say in answer to the charge, further than that he was in great distress, and that being without food or the means of procuring any, he had entered the premises as de: cribed. Evidence was then adduced of the prisoner having been pre viously convicted, he wes therefore remanded, and directions were given to convey him to gaol as speedily as possible, in order that he might be provided with clothes, in lieu of the wet garments he then wore. Seven boys, the oldest not more than 16 years of age, were charged with destroying their clothes in St. George's workhouse. The defendants were all admitted into the casual ward on the preceding night, and the next morning it was found the chief part of their clothes was torn up, so that it was necessary to supply them with others in order to bring them up to this Court. The chairman of the board of guardians of St. George's parish attended, and in forcible terms described the heavy burdens thrown upoe the rate-payers owing to the numbers of such persons as those before the magistrate, who applied, and were admitted into the workhouse, no less a number than 8,000 having been relieved during the last year. That the influx of such persons to the metropolis was principally at tributable to the conduct of the parochial authorities in the country, who, instead of seeing to the wants of the poor, by relieving them or procuring them work, which they were bound to do, advised them to cone to London, and this ac counted for the vast numbers of wretched beings who were to be seen wandering about the streets by day, and sleeping in the different unions at nig,ht. He then instanced the case of a poor boy affected with a sore leg, who had come up from Bath in consequence of the refusal of the parish officers to relieve him, and upon their advising him to come to town, he applied and was admitted into the casual ward of St. George's, where he represented the circum stances mentioned. That this poor boy was in such a condi tion, owing to the distance he had travelled, that they were obliged to send him to the hospital. The conduct of many of those casual paupers in the workhouse was of the very worst deicription, and was calculated to increase the discom= forts of the aged poor who had claims and were inmates of the house. That amongst the casual paupers disturbances and breaking of windows were of common occurrence, as the ma gistrate himself could testify, and their numbers and audacity rendered it a matter of impossibility for the officers of the house to prevent it. Every method they could devise having failed to produce any kind of subordination amongst those unfortunate class of persons, the matter had, in fact, now become of so serious a nature that the board of guardians deemed it indispensably necessary to communicate the facts to the magistrate, in order that through his instrumentality some plan might be devised to lessen or abate the evil. Mr. COTTINGHAM Perfectly coincided in the observations of the chairman of the board of guardians, with respect to the gross misconduct of the parochial authorities of dif ferent towns and places in the country, in advising those who applied to them for relief, to come up to London at the risk of receiving any aid ; that such conduct deserved the severest reprehension, they having an undoubted right to support or obtain employment for their own poor. He was fully aware of the great 'umbers of these unfortunate per sons, from the fact he daily witnessed of so many being brought before him. That he would advise an immediate application to be made to the Home-office, detailing the whole of the circumstances, with a view that the matter might be taken up by Government, and a remedy for the evil obtained. He, however, would suggest, in order to pro duce a proper degree of subordination in the casual ward, that an officer should be stationed there throughout the night, and those who misconducted themselves, or attempted to destroy their clothes, should be instantly taken out of the place and given into custody. Mr. Borer said that the officer who would be appointed to such a duty, would run the risk of his life amongst such a daring and vicious class of persons, and that it was found they were quite unmanageable, as far as the present work house regulations were concerned. Mr. COTTINGHAM offered another suggestion, that if an aperture were made through the door of the ward, so that a person could see from without what was going forward within that the risk of such persons would be obviated, and that then the parties offending could be seen and pointed out and punished accordingly. That until other regulations for the maintenance of proper rule and order in the workhouse were adopted, he thought such a plan practicable, and likely to lead to the observance of better order amongst the unruly characters the parochial authorities had to deal with. He would also suggest that the trial of a more soothing disci pline towards those unhappy persons might be effected, as he found that sending them from from the workhouse to the gaol had the reverse of a beneficial effect. Mr. Borer said, that the suggestion with respect to a com munication with the Government on the subject should be attended to, and that also regarding an aperture being made, so as to give an opportunity , of witnessing the misconduct of the inmates of the casual wards, and having thanked the magistrate for his attention and advice, the chairman then withdrew. LAMBETH. John Tapson and John Beard, a middle-aged man, who was described as a clerk to Mr. Buchanan, of Basinghall street. solicitor to the Society for the Prosecution of Fraudu lent Debtors, were put to the bar before Mr. Elliott, for re examination on a charge of stealing a portmanteau contain ing a variety of property. Mr. Justins, formerly clerk to Mr. Hobler, but now of the office of Messrs. Maples and Co. solicitors to the Great Wes tern Railway _Company, attended to prosecute, and Mr. Collard, the superintendant of police en that line, also at tended to watch the proceedings. Before entering on the case, Mr. Justins complained of the non-attendance of Mr. Whistler, of the firm of Whistler and Edwards, pawnbrokers. in the Strand, and for whose appearance his worship had granted a summons on the last examination. A large por tion of the property stolen, he said, had been taken in at the shop of Mr. Whistler for a mere trifle, and his conduct in not complying with the summons was both disrespectful to the bench and detrimental to the ends of justice. Mr. Whistler's shopman replied, that the reason his master did not attend was that he knew nothing of the transaction with the prisoner Tapson, as it took place between him, the shopman, and the foreman. Mr. ELLIOTT ..!bserved, that it was certainly extraordinary that Mr. Whistler did not attend in compliance with the summons that had been served upon him, and said that be (Mr. Elliott) would have been perfectly justified in sending a warrant to compel his attendance. The first witness called was the little boy Weatherdon, who had been previously examined, and who stated that on their way to the Great Western Railway the prisoner called at a coach-yard, where the prisoner Beard joined them and got. into the cab, and they were all then driven to the rail way station. Witness was sure it was the Great Western Railwat , for since the last examination he had been taken there by Mr. Collard, and had a perfect recollection of the place. The prisoner Tapson was first about to take a carpet bag out of the carriage, but while doing so a gentleman claimed it as his property. He then took up a portmanteau, and after looking at the address, desired him, as he had be fore stated, to take hold of one end while he took the other, and they carried it Letween them to the cab. The prisoner Beard aid not assist in taking the portmanteau, but was close by at the time, and got into the cab with them im mediately after. The cab stopped once on the way to hi. father's house, when both the prisoners got out, and went into a public-house, leaving him in the vehicle with the port manteau. Miss Mary Weatherdon, sister to the last witness, deposed that, some months ago, she was on a visit to some friends in Cornwall, and there made the acquaintance of the prisoner and his friends, who lived in the same neighbourhood as her relations. About the middle of the week before last, Tapson called at her father's, 16, Princes-road, Lambeth ; and, in consequence of some attentions shown to her at his father's, in Cornwall, he was requested to stop for a few days, and was accommodated with a bed in the house. Heard the pri soner ask her mother's permission, on Tuesday morning last, to allow her little brother to accompany him to the railway :station, as he expected to meet some friends on that evening. Her mother gave her consent, and the prisoner and her brother left home about II o'clock in the forenoon. Between 9 and 10 they returned with the prisoner Beard, and the cabman delivered a portmanteau to the servant. Taps on carried the portmanteau up stairs, and B ear d rema i ne d in the kitchen till he returned down stairs. Be ar d u lti ma t e l y went away in the same cab that had brought him, Tapson, and her brother, but before leaving had made an arrangement to meet Tapson on the following day, to take him to hear the trials at the Old Bailey. The ove facts, as well as that of the prisoner Tapson asking for a knife to cut open the portmanteau, saying at the time he could not open it with his key, were corroborated by Mr. Weatherdon and his servant. Joseph Davy, a sergeant of police on the Great Western Railway, No. 120, deposed that on Tuesday evening last, he saw both the prisoners and the little boy on the platform at the Paddington terminus, when they asked him several ques tions about the period at which the trains would arrive, and particularly the cheap train, and said they were waiting for a friend they expected. John William Myers, a porter in the employment of the Great Western Railway Company, at the Paddington ter minus, corroborated the testimony of the last witness. Mr. Collard, the superintendent of police, deposed to having apprehended the prisoner Beard at 77, Basinghall street, City, on Saturday morning. The prisoner, in reply to his (Mr. Collard's) question, denied being, at the Great Western Railway station for a whole week, until this (Saturday) morning. He also denied all knowledge of the prisoner Tapson, or having been to the Princes-road on the Tuesday' night. Dlr. :fasting here said this was all the evidence he should at present offer, and upon it he would request a remand to a future day. He had written to the clergyman in Wales to whom the watch belonged. for its number and description, and he hoped by the next examination to be able to trace it. He should also advertise for the cabman who had been em ployed on the occasion, and had no doubt of his being in at tendance on a future day. Mr. ELLIOTT remanded the prisoners, as requested, and gave peremptory directions for the attendance of Mr. Whistler, the pawnbroker, and his foreman, to be in attendance at the next examination. THE LATE LOSS OF LIFE AT YAR3fOUTH. — The coroner has at length registered the d ea th o f th e unfortu nate crea tures who perished by the falling of the bridge last May. But he did not do so nutil the Registrar-General threatened him with an action in the Court of Queen's Bench. This delay on the part of the coroner is, we believe, attributable to a quarrel between him and the bench of magistrates, for his fees upon the Inquest he held. LECTURE BY A RETURNED CONVICT. —On Tuesday night last a lecture on the horrors of transportation w as d el i vered in the theatre here by a returned convict. The lecturer, who is a man about forty years of age, appeared in the dress of a Norfolk Island onviet —half grey, halt yellow—and gave a painful recital of the manifold miseries ix which the transported criminal is subjected. The sufferings and hardships they exdure he described as being wors e than those of absolute slavery, and to get rid of such a miserable existence murder and - suicide were frequently committed. The limited attendance showed that the subject was one in which the people of Ayr took but little intereet.—dyr Adverb , e'. RAILWAY COMMITTEES. (YESTERDAY.) GROUP VIII. This Committee met at three o'clock to-day, for the purpose of settling their report on the Edinburgh and Peebles branch, which being done, they adjourned till Wednesday, the 29th instant. GROUP IX. This Committee met to-day at twelve o'clock, Lord Worsley In the chair. All the members of the Committee were present. WEST OF SCOTLAND JUNCTION. The evidence on behalf of this Bill was then resumed. Mr. Joseph Hume, M.P., was recalled and examined, in continua ion of his evidence of Friday last—He had not seen the letter in which it was represented the Admiralty did not intend interfering with the promoters proving their case before the Committee. He could hardly believe, from what he knew of the sentiments of the Admiralty, that such a letter was a correct representation of their feelings. He would wish to hear the letter read, and the name of the writer. (The letter was then read, which was to the effect that the Admiralty would not interfere with the Bill proceeding before the Committee, and signed by Mr. Law.) The witness said the signature was that of Lord Ellen borough's private secretary. He thought that yet the whole area between Glasgow Bridge and Stockwell Bridge, fifteen acres in ex tent, would be thrown open into a large dock for the accommoda of shipping ; and the Glasgow Bridge be made of two arches, with a centre arch capable of being opened for the passage of vessels upwards and downwards. He thought that it would be much better to carry a railway over the Clyde, above Rutherglen. If the West of Scotland viaduct was passed, the im provements be proposed in the river would be at an end. He had presented a petition, signed by 26,000 persons, against the Bill; also a petition from the merchants' house. Cross-examined—No man in his senses would incommode the navigation of the river by crossing it with a bridge, when all the ad vantages of the junction could be obtained by a short detour. • The tidal course of a river was a public highway, and ought to be kept clear for their accommodation. Mr. Sprat, a director of the Glasgow and Garnkirk Railway, de posed that the proposed abandonment of the mineral branch on the north aide of the river, would be a great inconvenience to the rail way which he represented. The directors of that line had obtained powers to form a union with the junction scheme, which, if the harbour branch was given up, would be rendered nugatory. Mr. Anderson was examined generally as to the proposed viaduct over the river being - an " eye-sore" to the beauty of the river at that place. It would obscure the view altogether of the present handsome bridge. Besides he did not think it could be built without interfering with its foundations. Cross-examined—As a trustee of the Glasgow• bridge he would not object to the proposed viaduct if it did not endanger the present bridge. He believed that the majority of the trustees decided not to oppose the Bill, providing the crossing of the river was effected be low, and not exactly over, the present bridge. He was in the minority on that resolution. To Mr. ARCHBOLD—He did think it would be of much advantage to take large vessels above the bridges. It would, in his opinion, be best set apart for small vessels. Mr. Charles Atherton, civil engineer, said be had carried on the works of Glasgow-bridge as resident engineer at the time it was building. In boring for the foundations he found that a great por tion was quicksand, especially on the south side of the river. Mr. Telford considered the building of the bridge a work of great difficulty. The,expense of that bridge under water-mark was greater than above it. The piers of the existing bridge were so light, in order to give as much water-way as possible, that if the piers of the proposed viaduct were to be but a continuation of them he could not see how they could stand with such elevated arches. The Committee at the close of this witness's examination ad iourned till to-morrow at twelve o'clock. GROUP XIV. SOUTH-EASTERN. The Committee met to-day at twelve o'clock. Present—Mr. Protheroe (chairman), Lord Emlyn, General Lygon, Mr. J. O'Con nell, and Mr. Grogan. Mr. Sergeant WaANGUAM resumed the examination of Mr. George Bidder —The witness stated that there is a road running between the South-Eastern Railway and the Arsenal at Woolwich. That road by the Arsenal is 10 feet above the level of the rails of the proposed South-Eastern Railway. The branch line to the Arsenal would therefore be 10 feet under that road. There is also a road running between the Dockyard wall and the South-Eastern line. That road has various levels, it is in one place from 10 to 12 feet above the level of the railway. The worst gradient on the South-Eastern, between London and Woolwich, is lin 121. The ruling gradient is 1 in 150. The gradient of lin 121 is a mile and a half long. The worst gra dient on Mr. Vignoles's line, between the same points, is 1 in 118. That is not the ruling gradient. The South-Eastern line to Wool wich is U chains longer than the North Kent line. Last year the South-Eastern line was to cross the Croydon Railway upon a level, but it was to be altered. Mr. Vignoles proposed to go under the line. The South-Eastern Company propose to form their line under the Croydon line this year. Mr. Vignoles' line passes from cutting to embankment between Crayford and Erith. A station there would necessarily be on the natural surface of the ground. A station at that point wesld be most inconvenient and remote from the heavy traffic. Cannot say whether the South-Eastern line, as proposed this year between Dartford and Stone, is the same course of line as the one proposed last year by Mr. Vignoles. Has not seen Mr. Vignoles' plan since last session. Had agreed with the Rochester bridgewardens to make such a bridge as the one proposed by Mr. Vignoles, or, rather the one proposed by the Admiralty. Has not seen any letter from the Admiralty to the bridgewardens, requiring a bridge to be made according to the plan by Mr. Vignoles. The bridge proposed by the South-Eastern this year differs from the one pro posed by them last year, but only in consequence of the wish of the bridgewardens that the bridge should be made of stone and more or namental. Cannot say if the South-Eastern crosses the river in the same line as the North Kent, as proposed by Mr. Vignoles. Cannot say what number of level crossings occur ma the South-Eastern Com pany. About 52 occur in the length of 53 miles. When the train stops at Canterbury, on the South-Eastern line, it would have to start up a gradient of 1 in 79. By Mr. DAWSON (who appeared in support of a petition by Mr. Evelyn against the proposed line)—On leaving the Greenwich line the South-Eastern Railway will cross Mr. Evelyn's land en an em bankment. Knows a road called Coney Hall-lane; that lane need not be lowered. The line will pass over it an elevation of 20 feet. It is succeeded by rime garden ground, over which the line passes on an embankment. There is also a lane called " Loving Edward's-lane," which will be lowered three feet, and crossed at an elevation of fif teen feet. _ . . _ . . By Mr. CALVERT (who appeared in support of a petition presented by Mr. John Sydney Smith and Mr. Angerstein against the proposed line)—Mr. Smith's land is by Lewisham, near Mordaunt College. The land is passed by a cutting of twenty-five feet in depth. The wall of the residence is also affected, or is within the limit of deviation. There is a tunnel at about one hundred and fifty yards from either property, which is a very pretty ornamental villa and grounds. Mr. Augerstein's property is a little fhrther on. It is called Woodlands. Woodland House is about a quarter of a mile from the railway. The lixe is a tunnel on entering Mr. Angerstein's property, and continues 600 yards. It then opens into a cutting 60 feet deep, on emerging from which it proceeds 90 yards on the surface, and again descends into a cutting 180 yards long and 40 feet deep. Does not know how Mr. Angerstein's house and property is supplied with water. The ground rises from Mr. Angerstein's house. By Mr. Btu° (wbo appeared in suppert of a petition by the Maid stone and Rochester Navigation Company, against the proposed line) —The river, near Maidstone-bridge, is to be crossed by a viaduct of 780 yards. There will be five arches over the river, and three or four piers will be in the water. The viaduct is about 77 yards from the bridge. That distance does not include the limit of deviation. The piers will be formed of brick or stone, and will be six feet in thickness. The coffer dam required would not be more than two feet from the work. Would not attempt to form all the piers at once, so as to obstruct the river. It is abso lutely necessary that the river should be crossed by the railway. If the Committee were to refuse to allow the South-Eastern line to cross the river, their Mid Kent scheme would still demand the same powers. By Mr. MENEWETIIEI (on the part of the promoters) —The line and viaduct will not affect the navigation of the river. The line doe., not actually cut through the ornamental property of Mr. Angerstein. The field traversed by the line is separated from the ornamental pro perty by a public road. Mr. Sidney Smith holds his property under Earl St. Germans. Ample compensation would be given to them, and ample accommodation would also be given to Mr. Evelyn. With regard to the branch line to the Arsenal, it could be worked by locomotive power, if such should be the wish of the au thorities. 'I here is no road at Woolwich which would be at all in jured by the line. Last year the Seuth-Eastern proposed to cross the Croydon Railroad on a level. The atmospheric pipe has since been laid down to the South-Eastern. Consequently it passes under the line this year. If Mr. Vigneles' line were in the centre of the vil lage of Crayford the approach to it would necessarily be extremely Inconvenient. Mr. Vlgnoles approaches Rochester-bridge on a curve of 10 chains radius. Any great degree of velocity would be unsafe on such a curve. The approach of the South-Eastern line is under more favourable circumstances. The lines near Chatham run very close to each other as there is only one course for a railway to pursue in that neighbourhood. Re-examined by Mr. AUSTIN—The area of the London-bridge sta tion is four acres, exclusive of the Greenwich station. That includes the approaches. The South-Western station is five acres, but there is an acre and a rood that may be made available in case of enlarge- ment. His estimate for the metropolitan property to be occupied by the North Kent line is correct. It is impossible to estimate the cost of acquiring what may appear trumpery property. At the junction of Mr. Vignoles' line with the Croydon, there is a gradient of 1 in 74, and also a gradient of 1 In 100 near Woolwich. There are also gradients of I In 100, and also of 70 and 80 on Mr. Vignoles' al ternative lines, and witness believes that one of the alternative lines is to be adopted. Witness considers that good gradients or spots where there is heavy traffic are very desirable. Would lay out 100,0001. to sure a good gradient on any spot where heavy traffic is concentrated. The cost of working on the southern loop of the South-Eastern would not be 4 per cent. on the cost of the North Kent expenditure on the Boughton-hill cutting. Ile (Mr. Bidder) had so adopted his gradients to the localities as to derive a considerable advantage to the mo mentum of the trains on arrival and departure. The South Eastern would, therefore, have a decided advantage over the North Kent. Is decidedly of opinion that the South Eastern could be worked in a manner in every way superior to the North Kent. In the first year of the opening of the Gravesend and Rochester Rail way, the number of passengers carried was 395,000. The weekly returns of this year show an increase of 70 per cent. on that number. The Committee then adjourned until twelve o'clock to-morrow. THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, APRIL 7, 1846 GROUP XIX. The Committee re-assembled this day at the usual hour. Present, Lord Harry Vane, (chairman), the Earl of March, the Hon. Francis Scott, Mr. D. Morris, and Mr. Philip Bennett. BRIDGEWATER AND MINERZAD RAIL— WAY AND PIER. The consideration of this proposed line of railway was resumed. Mr. Thomas Morle, Mr. Stadowiek, and Mr. Buller were called, and severally examined. These parties are residents, and carrying on business in places through which this line Is proposed to run. The testimony of these witnesses was to the effect that the connexion of Minehead with Bridgewater would be advantageous to them selves and to the agricultural community of that part of the country. Mr. James Murray, a civil engineer, had had great experience for the last fifteen years in the erection of piers and bridges, and con sidered that Minehead was the most eligible harbour in the Bristol Channel for the erection of a pier for the accommodation of the public. He thought the estimate which Mr. Harnett, the engineer of this line, had produced, was in every respect sufficient for its con struction. Other witnesses won produced, who spoke to the amount of traffic existing in that district. The written assent of the Admiralty to the proposed pier was put in. This closed the case of the promoters. Mr. TALBOT, Q.C., (who appeared In support of the interest of Sir Peregrine Acland, a landowner, through whose property the proposed hue would run) proceeded in a speech of considerable length, contending that the present was a scheme got up to serve the ends of private individuals, regardless of the injury to property and the useless expenditure of money. Ile contended that the trade at present existing with Bristol and the south of Ireland would not go to Minehead, as endeavoured to be proved by the promoters of this scheme, even if the proposed railway and pier were completed, but that Milford would be eventually the port for the importation of Irish produce. The Learned Counsel concluded his address by call ing on the Committee to decide that the preamble of this Bill had not been proved. Mr. King and Mr. Boyle, the former an agent of Sir P. Aeland, the latter a solicitor, were then examined. . It being now four o'clock, the Committee adjourned till twelve o'clock to-morrow (Tuesday). GROUP XXI. LONDON AND OXFORD. (Continued from our Afternoon Edition of yesterday.) The room was then cleared in order that the Committee alight formally vote on the subject. Parties were admitted in a few minutes, when the decision of the Committee, that " the preamble of the London and Oxford Direct Railway had not been preyed" was announced Mr. HILDYARD said, after the decision of the Committee, he should withdraw all opposition to the branches proposed by the Great Western Company. All otleer opposition having been withdrawn, the Committee pro ceeded with the 'VITYCOMBE AND MAIDENHEAD (GREAT WESTERN BRANCH)• Mr. Robert Wheeler, the deputy chairman, and who had carried on business in Wycembe for 40 years, gave evidence in favour of the line, and testified to the advantages which the trade of the districts through which it was designed to pass would derive from it. Mr. Neale, agent of Lord Carrington, Mr. Venables, and Mr. Rose gave similar evidence. Mr. Gibbs, C.E., surveyed the branch in 1844, and again surveyed it Imt year. There were no engineering difficulties. The estimated cost was 134,6531., with a surplus of 15,0001., making the capital 150,000/. It would be 9 miles and 54 chains in length. ITXZErDGE BRANCH (GREAT WESTERN). This branch was then proceeded with. Mr. Brunel, who was examined by Mr. TALBOT, said its length would be 2 miles and 47 chains, and the estimate 50,0001. The works were very light, nearly the whole of the line being on the sur face of the ground. There was a short curve at the junction with the Great Western DECISIONS. The Committee then declared the preamble of both the Bills to have been proved. The Committee then adjourned until to-morrow, when they will take the clauses into consideration. GROUP XXIX. This Committee re-assembled this morning in room No. 19 Present, the Right Hon. H. Labouchere (chairman), Sir 3. Duck worth, Sir W. Moleaworth, Mr. J. A. Smith, esti Celonel Bowdon. RUGBY AND AIINTINGDON. Tho evidence as to the traffic expected by this line from Kettering in the event of its being constructed, was resumed by Mr. Warren, counsel for the promoters, calling OR Mr. George Gill, an ironmonger and seedsman, living in Ketter ing, who confirmed the evidence as to traffic (which we reported at length on Friday last). Witness confined himself chiefly to the great accommodation it would afford to the inhabitants of Kettering. Mr. Bryan Smith, a timber merchant, brickmaker, &c., confirmed the testimony of the last witness. Mr. Douglas, the solicitor to the promoters, in the course of his ex amination, proved the existence of an agreement entered into between the promoters and the Duke of Buccleuch to make certain deviations of the proposed line, for the purpose of making a nearer approach to the town of Kettering, provided the landowners through whose pro perty the proposed deviation would pass would consent, or, if not, tkat the next Parliament would consent. Mr. AUSTIN here made an application to the Committee for the purpose of moving that the Bill do not proceed further, and pro ceeded to call their attention to a case where an agreement had been entered into two sessions ago, between the promoters of the Coventry and Nuneaton line, and Mr. Newdegate, Member for South Warwickshire, covenanting that a portion of that line should not be constructed, and which agreement was held by the Committee, by whom the merits of that line were considered, to be fatal to the further progress of that Bill. The present case was an analogous one, and the same objection would apply Mr. MacauLav and Mr. RAWLINSON followed on the same side, and the former gentleman read a decision given by Lord Denman in the ease of Howden v. Simpson, in confirmation of the views of the case as laid down by Mr. Austin. Sergeant WRANGHAM, with Mr. Waaairf, on the part of the pro moters, contended that there was no identity whatever between the two cases ; and the former gentleman adduced the sass of the com petition between the South Western and Great Western Railways the session before last, when an agreement for a similar deviation, dependent on the assent of the Duke of Wellington, was not con sidered to be fatal to the project of the former Company by the Com mittee of the Lords, to whom the rival lines were submitted. Mr. AUSTIN replied, and contended that no answer had been given to his objection, and that the Committee could not grant powers which might never be exercised, and which required the subsequent assent of landowners on the line, and failing that a subsequent appli cation to Parliament. The room was then cleared for the deliberation of the Committee. On our re admission, The CmAmur; announced the decision on the point :—" The Committee have determined that the promoters of the Bill do pro ceed with their case." Other witnesses were then examined to show the amount of traffic which the line would give along the towns on the western extremity. Formal evidence was then given as to the stoppages of trains, po- pulation returns, &e., when the further consideration of the case was postponed till to-morrow. The postponed clauses as to tolls, &e., of the RUGBY AND smantronn _ . - were then agreed to, and the Committee adjourned till twelve o'clock to -morrow, when the engineering evidence of the Rugg and Hunting don line will be proceeded with. Sub-Committee No. 1. (Continued from onr Afternoon Edition of yesterday.) WEST L.S.,NCASIURII. The object of the Bill is to connect Liverpool with the watering town of Southport. The length of the proposed line is 17 miles ; the cost is estimated at 200,0001. The engineers are Mr. Bidder and Mr. J. Lowe; Messrs. Parkes, Castes, and Co., are the Parliamentary agents ; and Messrs. Earle and Barry, of Manchester, are the solicitors to the Bill. Mr. Pitirr appeared in support of a petition from five persons, con taining the usual allegations as to defects in the plans, sections, and book of reference. Mr. COATES, for the promoters, opposed the reception of the peti tion, on the ground that four of the petitioners had presented to the House a counter-petition for leave to withdraw their names from that which Mr. Pritt now proposed to press upon the Committee, the fifth petitioner, Mr. Johnson, the solicitor to an adverse railway company, not being an owner or occupier of land within the limits of deviation, nor otherwise having any interest which could entitle him to be heard against the Bill. After some lengthened discussion the room was cleared, and the Committee deliberated. On the re-admission of the parties, The CHAIRMAN announced that the Committee decided to hear the petitioner, and Mr. PRITT proceeded with the allegations. After hearing evidence in support of the petition, the allegations were sustained in several instances, and the standing orders were declared not complied with. The Committee then proceeded with the case of the SOUTH DEVON (No. IL.) The object of this Bill is to authorise certain alterations in, and extensions of, the South Devon Railway, and the formation of branches therefrom to Tavistock, Brixham, Kingswear, and several other places. There are in all seven branches of lengths varying from fifteen to twenty miles. The engineer is Mr. Brunel ; the agents are Messrs. Burke, Pritt, Venables, and Co. ; the solicitors are Messrs. Howe and Hunt, of Whitehall, London; Messrs. Whiteford, Hervite, and Tucker, of Plymouth; and Messrs. Button and Kennaway, of Exeter. The formal evidence having been gone through, Mr. PARKES appeared to support the petitions of the Rev. Mr. Searle and Mr. Watts. . . „„,..... The allegations were not sustained. In consequence of the absence of witnesses on the part of the pro moters, the further consideration of the case was postponed till to morrow morning. The Committee then proceeded with the consideration of the DIRECT NORTHERN. The object of this Bill is to form a direct line from London to Tork, with branches to Bedford, Huntingdon, Peterborough, Newark, Lin coln, Sheffield, and Leeds. The length of the line, with the branches, is 263 miles. The cost is estimated at 5,400,0001. John Millar is the engineer. The agents are Messrs. Webster and Co.; and the solicitors are Messrs. Johnstone, Farquhar, and Leach. The formal evidence having been received, The Committee adjourned at four o'clock till twelve o'clock to- INOITOW. Sub-Committee No. 2. STAINES AND HENLEY. (Continued from our Afternoon Edition of yesterday.) Several allegations were sustained, and the further consideration of the case was postponed till twelve o'clock to-morrow. LONDON AND nrsiivEnwasam (ST. ALBANS AND LUTON BRANCH). PETITION FOR ADDITIONAL POWERS. The farther consideration of this Bill was also postponed, and the Committee adjourned. Sub-Committee No. 3. WORCESTER, HEREFORD, ROSS, AND GLOUCESTER. (Continued from our Afternoon Edition of yesterday.) The Committee was occupied the remainder of the day in consi dering the allegations of the petitions against the Bill, some of which were sustained, and the standing orders so far not complied with. Sub-Committee No. 4. LAUNCESTON' AND BOUTS DZVON (No. 11. (Continied from oar Afternoon Edition of yesterday.) These allegations having been disposed of, the Committee declared the standing orders not complied with. EAST AND WEST or ENGLAND JUNCTION. This Bill was called on, and the formal proofs occupied the Coin• mittee up to the time of their adjournment. The Committee rose at a quarter past three o'clock, and adjourned, as we understood, until after Easter, but did not lla their day of meeting. Sub-Committee, No. 6 . IPSWICH, NORWICH, AND YARMOUTH. (Continued from our Afternoon Edition of yesterday.) This is a Bill to connect Norwich and Yarmouth with Ipswicti, at which place it will form a junction with the Ipswich and Bury line. Its length will be seventy miles, and the cost is estimated at 855,0001. The engineer is Mr. Rennie, and the agents are Messrs. Dorrington. Mr. Coates appeared as agent for several petitions against the line. The first allegation against the Bill was that the point to which the datum line was referred was not sufficiently described. Several wit nesses were called to prove that they could not find the point in Question, amongst others, Captain Morrison and Mr. Bruff, The point to which the line was referred was " fifty feet below the flat stone by the parapet of the bridge over the canal on the Ipswich and London road, and level with the crown of the said bridge." It appeared that there was no other flat stone near the summit of the road-way of the bridge, and the principal point in dispute was, whether the " crown of the bridge " meant the summit of the road way, or whether it applied to the road at the whole length of the bridge. . - - The Committee then declared the allegation not proved, and the standing orders complied with, but the Chairman observed that a better datum line might well have been chosen. All the allegations up to the 94th were withdrawn. This allegation, and those following it, occupied the Committee up to four o'clock. They were, however, of no public interest, referring chiefly to questions as to whether certain roads were public or private roads ; and similar points, on some of which the Committee divided for and on others against the promoters of the Bill. Having been occupied the whole day with the evidence and die. missions on this 13i11, the Committee adjourned at four o'clock til twelve o'clock to-morrow. STANDING ORDERS' COMMITTEES. HOUSE OF LORDS. rd s Earl Theirof ShaftesburyLo hi ps m(eitntthhise chair), t L h o e r d app sß o ed in e te sd d a h i o e u a r n . Present, Haward e n t e "yat DUBLIN, DUNDRIT3I, AND INNISKERRY. This case eame before the Committee on second reference, in order that the promoters of the Bill might prove the second lodgment of per cent. in the Accountant-General's hands, and the signature of the directors. Toe certificates having been proved, the Committee decided that the Bill had passed the standing orders. MIDLAND GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY OF IRELAND (MULLINGAR TO GALWAY). This cave came also before the Committee on second reference, in order that the promoters of the Bill might have an opportunity of [roving compliance with Lord Wharncliffe's standing order, proofs of which having been entered, the Committee decided that the stand ing orders had been complied with. MIDLAND GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY OF IRELAND (LIF FEY BRANCH AND LONGFORD DEVIATION). This case came on for hearing on the same point, and the proper proofs having been put in, the Committee ieeided that the Bill had passed the standing orders. BRIGHTON, LEWES, AND HASTINGS (EASTBOURNE HAIL SHAM) RAILWAY. This was the next case which caine before their Lordships—it was unopposed, and the usual proofs having been gone through, the Com mittee decided that the promoters of the Bill had complied with the standing orders. NEWRY, WARRENPOINT, AND ROSTREVOR RAILWAY. The hearing of this case was adjourned until the 23d instant, for the production of further proofs. TEMPLEMORE AND NENAGII RAILWAY. The deposit of 10 per cent. having been proved to have been lodged in the Accountant-General's hands, and the other usual prooPs having been entered, the Committee decided that the standing orders had been complied with by the promoters of this line. THE LONDON AND YORK RAILWAY. This case, which had been so frequently adjourned, came on before their Lordships and occupied their attention for a considerable por tion of the day. It may be in the recollection of our readers, that we stated a question arose as to whether the money deposited in the Accountant-General's hands, under the original deed of the Company, was available for the Company who came before the Committee with a new deed, there being many new names to it, and a portion of the former promoters having declined further connexion with the Company. It was argued that the pre sent Company had no legal claim upon the fund in Court. The Attorney-General and Solicitor-General having given their opinion that the fund was available for the present Company, Lord SiterrEsisuar intimated that the Committee coincided in that opinion, and they therefore decided that the standing orders had been complied with. BRIGHTON AND CHICHESTER RAILWAY (STEYNING BRANCH). This case, which was formerly adjourned for want of proof of com pliance with Lord Wharncliffe's order, was decided to have complied also with the standing orders. The Committee adjourned at five o'clock. Last week there were about 2,000 head of cattle con veyed from this city and Yarmouth by the trains for tk. London markets.—Y•ru Afortury. NOVEL METHOD OF RELIEVING THE DISTRESSED... The following method of relieving the unemployed operatives has been adopted by Mr. Abraham Bairstow, of Horton. A square yard is chalked out on the causeway, on the highway-side in front of his house, and he will pay one shilling a day to any man who is destitute of employment if he will stand within the square six hours a day for twenty days, viz., from nine o'clock in the morning to twelve at noon, and from two to five o'clock in the afternoon. One man has already accepted this benevolent offer, and is attracting a large aura. ber of spectators every day.—Braefford Observer. ACCIDENT TO RIGBY IV ASON, ESQ.—We learn with regret that Rigby Wason, Esq , of Corwar, late M.P. for Ipswich, while out inspecting some improvements on his estate on Tuesday last, met with a severe accident by falling from his horse on some rough stones. Dr. Wilson and another medical gentleman were speedily in attendance, when he was discovered to be much injured about the head. We are happy to learn, however, that the wounds, though severe, are not considered dangerous.—Ayr Advertiser. Sir Harry G. Smith, who commanded the British and native troops in the recent rngegement against the Seikh army, is a son of the late Mr. John Smith, surgeon, of Whittlesea, Cambridge shire, and brother to Charles Smith, Esq., captain of the Whitt'e sea troop of Yeomanry. Sir Harry served in every action of the Peninsular war, except Talavera, and he was a staff officer at We terloo.—Limerick Chronicle. FATAL OMNIBUS ACCIDENT IN THE WALWORTH ROAD.— OH Saturday morning at an early hour, John Conden, aged fifty years, who met with frightful injuries by being thrown from on of the Atlas omnibuses in the Walworth-road on Thursday forenoon last, expired suddenly in the accident ward of Guy's Hospital, not withstanding every aid that medical skill could suggest on the part of the house-surgeon, Mr. Walling. The prise of 50/. offered by the Royal Agricultural Society for the best report on the farming of Cambridgeshire, has been awarded to Sapttei Jonai, Leg., of ickletoo, near Saffron Walden.— ..Ma &wax* IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. ifOUSE OF LORDS, April 6. The Earl of SHAFTESBURY, in the absence of the Lord Chancellor, took his seat on the Woolsack at Five o'clock. INDEMNITY BILL. On the motion of Earl ST. GERMANS, the Indem nity Bill was read a third time. THE MIDLAND AND GREAT WESTERN (IRE LAND) AND THE CORK AND WATERFORD RAILWAYS. Lord MONTEAGLE, in rising to present two peti tions front shareholders in certain railways, said that they both illustrated a mistake under which the public laboured with respect to the power and right of share holders in railways generally. These were both petitions from shareholders who objected to the further progress of Bills in which they themselves were interested ; and the misapprehension that he alluded to was, the common mistake that shareholders could not petition against Bills to which they had given a previous assent ; so that it was perfectly competent, and, in fact, was in the power of the shareholders of a railway, if they sub sequently saw reason to alter the favourable opinion which they had formerly expressed with respect to it, to take steps to prevent its receiving the assent of the Legislature. Ile could not bring himself to believe that the allegations contained in these petitions were un true, because they appeared to be supported by good grounds. The first petition was from a num ber of shareholders in the Midland and Great Western Railway of Ireland, and was signed (as we understood) by one of the Members of the city of London, and set forth that a great number of those who had signed the contract deed were not persons in a condition to do so, as immediately before depositing the list several persons subscribed their names for very large sums in which the shareholders admitted no deposit was paid by them, and that it was their belief that they had no intention to subscribe the amount of the capital which they had so engaged to pay. If this were true, and ho could not doubt it, the Company, in the event of obtain ing their Bill, would be left without the means of completing their works. He therefore trusted the Noble Lords to whom the Bill had beea re ferred would take the trouble to read the petition in order that they might ascertain whether it contained any just grounds for impeding the progress of the Bill. The other petition was from the city of Cork, against the amalgamation of the line with the Limerick and Waterford. _ _ _ _ _ The petitions were ordered to be referred to the Committees on the Bills. LONDON AND YORK (EASTERN COUNTIES). The Earl of HARDWICKE presented a petition against this line, and praying, in the event of its passing, that proper clauses would be inserted in the Bill for the protection of the property of those through which it would pass. SCOTTISH GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY. The Marquis of BREADALBANE presented a pe tition from Glasgow, in favour of this line of railway. He also presented a petition from the Presbytery of the Free Church of Biggar, in Lanarkshire, complaining of the proceedings of the labourers employed on railways in that neighbourhood, and the desecration of the Sab bath. The petitioners prayed for an investigation. LIMERICK HARBOUR. The Earl of CLARE presented a petition from the Bridge Commissioners of the city of Limerick, in favour of the deepening and improving of the harbour of that city. The Noble Lord, in doing so, called the attention of the House to a report of the Tidal Commissioners, setting forth the great necessity for the alterations and improve. ments prayed for. 85,0001. had been expended on the harbour of Cork, and about half a million on the upper estuary of the Shannon ; therefore, he thought some thing ought to be done for the harbour of Limerick. Lord ELLENBOROUGH said he was not prepared then to give an opinion. He believed that gross abuses had hitherto prevailed in the management of that har bour, but if a Bill was introduced to effect a change, or carry out an improvement of it, it would receive every attention from the Board of Admiralty. The Noble Lord then presented a petition from the corporation of Newry against the Newry and Roscommon Railway. He was only made acquainted on Saturday night that the Bill was before Parliament, and he was informed (and he believed correctly so) that it would be read a third time to-day. He was at the same time informed that the consent of the Admiralty had in the usual way been given to the passing of the Bill, but that a report had appeared directly adverse by the Tidal Commission ers. He (Lord Ellenborough) had requested the en gineer to make a report on the subject ; that re port had been presented, and it was favourable, and as the consent of the Admiralty had been given to the Bill, perhaps the best course would be to allow the Bill, which has gone so - far in that House, to pass, and when it had been sent down to the House of Commons, inquiries could be made during the recess into the true merits of the Bill, and such amendments could be made as might be found advisable. Lord MONTEAGLE thought it was not consistent with the wisdom or decorum of their Lordships' pro ceedings, to allow Bills to pass a third time, which would have to be amended in the other House. He hoped that this Bill would be postponed until the Admiralty should be put in possession of the reports and plans on this subject. lie thought that a wise and wholesome control on the part of the Admiralty was necessary to secure the interests of the public. He knew from his own knowledge that many mischief's had arisen from the inefficiency of public works with re spect to tidal harbours. Their Lordships sometimes passed Bills, leaving out certain parts to be under the control of the Admiralty and the Board of Public Works for the time being. Now, although he (Lord Moriteagle) had every respect for these Com mittees, although he had every confidence in the mode in which they exercised their functions, yet he thought that every Bill which passed that House, should be • perfectly complete, and that no public office should have it in their power to alter or amend it. The Earl of ELLENBOROUGH said that he would have no objection to adopt the course recommended. The Board of Admiralty had then before it the report of their own engineer, in favour of the railway. An other report had been presented to himself personally, by a gentleman against the Bill, and, under these circumstances, it would hardly be fair for the Admiralty to decide either one way or another without further investigation. He might state for the satisfac• tion of his Noble Friend, that an officer had been ap pointed for the purpose of examining into these matters; he reported afterwards to the Bo ar d o f Ad m i ra l t y, w h o decided on a full cons iderati on of the case submitted to them. ROSEBERY The Earl ofthat tha tg, given e s n it Chairman theiru of the Committee befor e which this Bill had been inves gahtitons,ay had and no Com m i ttee o f t h e i r Lord ships,heconsideration, he was sure, could have taken greater pains to com pare the evidence with the view of arriving at the truth. Captain Washington had been examined by the Com mittee previously to the Committee having come to a decision. He thought it necessary to say these few words upon the subject. Lord ELLENBOROUGH underatood that Captain Washington was present when Mr. Walter was ex amined before the Committe ; he, however, dissenting from the opinions of that gentleman, had volunteered his evidence upon the occasion. The Earl of ROSEBERY had no recollection of the circumstances alluded to by the Noble Lord. The Marquis of LANSDOWNE thought it was a case calling for the interference of Parliament. The motion was then agreed to. THE LATE VICTORIES IN INDIA. The Marquis of LANSDOWNE rose, pursuant to the notice he had given, to ask a question of the Govern ment upon the subject of the great and glorious events which have recently taken place in India. Before he put that question, he would however perhaps be per mitted to express personally the regret which he felt at not having been present upon the former occasion. It was perfectly impossible for him to attend upon that oc casion. He thought the motion had been brought on without sufficient notice, owing to the circumstance of their Lordships not sitting upon Wednesday. It would have been impossible for him or any other person to add anything to the valuable testimony which had been borne upon that occasion to those great and glorious services by the Noble Duke connected with her Majesty's Govern. ment. The Noble,Duke (the Duke of Wellington), who had been on the scene, and had won those victories which added honour to his name, hoped he had lived to see the maintenance of our territory on the banks of the Sutlej brought to a final consummation by the gallant victories which had crowned the exertions of Sir Henry Hardinge and Sir Hugh Gough.—(Hear.) Know ing this, and confirmed in it by the expressions of his Noble Friend (the Earl of Auckland) who sat behind him, who, from his acquaintance with India was well able to estimate the difficulties of that service, and who, on the occasion of passing a vote of thanks to the army, confirmed, in a most clear and satisfactory manner, the statements then made. Having ventured to say this, in excuse for himself, he begged to ask a question, whether any communications on the subject would be produced, or that they might have some additional information to that supplied in the newspapers ? Was it the intention of her Majesty's Government to produce all the papers re lating to those military transactions ? But he was par ticularly desirous to know whether the proclamation of Sir 11. Hardinge, the Governor-General of India, after the last and decisive battle and the treaty which it was stated he had concluded with the Seikhs, after the battle of the 17th of February. t (hpa, wouldso:klmade et eyah adsor b : f,e question hhho l eee a oa i sGfr d t:i van n efdrrw t ano h ti mm e it oh Government b ohtn l feyi e of the napindyustkah that eitcinhu H goaaft o rtt u whe s r oo Wellington.) ?el objectionablefi npt He ghs petoewnr d s ; rtdol could to no . —hne t the contrary, if he felt any anxiety to see those papers produced, it was because they contained the proclama tion to which he had referred, which was issued by the Governor-General on entering the Seikh territory, and because he felt his policy would be found satisfactory • to the Parli ament and to the c ountry.—(Cheers.) He felt satisfied that this great conflict was not produc ed b y any invasi on on the part of the British.—(Cheers.) It had always been the safety of the Indian Govern ment to depend on the satisfaction and protection which they gave to the natives of that quarter of the world, the prosperity given to their trade and commerce, and the improvement effected in their social existence. (Hear, hear.) Next to that should stand the fact that all the nations of Asia should tinder stand that the Indian Government were not desirous o f conquest, b ut security ; aw l th a t it was not with them a qu es ti on b eyond t hi s , w hether those Go vernments were p er f ect or i m perfect, Mahometan or Hindoo ; their on l y d es i re b e i ng t o recognise them as allies, and to t reat t h em as equals.—(Hear, hear.) He felt, therefore, peculiar satisfaction when he saw those , principles laid down in the proc lamation alluded to.— (Hear.) No doubt i n d o i ng so the Governor-General had ' but acceded to the views of her Majesty's Government ; and in doing so they (as a Government) might challenge the world for an example to such a course.—(Loud cheers.) So much it was his duty to state on the present occasion ; they would see that security and not conquest was the motive that led to the late great and glorious results. He was aware that the reports had reached Government, and he was consequently surprised that no mention had been made respecting rewards to be conferred upon the several officers engaged in these operations. He hoped that some such communication as that to which he had alluded might be made in that matter as to set every one at rest with regard to the intention of Government, and that no long time would elapse before her Ma jesty's most gracious intentiors were communicated to the House. He wished that the unusual course which had been pursued in this lasiness, of making a communi• cation to this House without laying the requisite papers on the table, had not been adopted. The Earl of RIPON said that it was impossible to express his regret at having been unable to enjoy the benefits of his Noble Lord's attendance when the vote of thanks to the officers of the Indian army was so unanimously and satisfactorily carried through the House. The facts were that he had asked this question on Tuesday evening, at which time the official accounts had nut reached her Majesty's Government, and when no answer could be given. Those accounts were received on Wednesday morning, and, as the House of Commons were sitting on that day, it was thought better to give notice in that House, and so to depart from the usual course. He was not at that time aware that his Noble Friend was out of town, and he had addressed a letter to him accordingly, but, on discovering that fact, he had added another communication to his Noble Friend, who was confined to his bed by the gout. That was the reason why sufficient notice had not been given to his Noble Friend (the Marquis of Lansdowne) of the motion for Thursday evening. He was truly rejoiced to find that the conduct of the Governor. General, and that of the several officers associated with him, had met, as it deserved to meet, with the full approval of his Noble Friend. With respect to the question which his Noble Friend had put, he might say that, in point of fact, all that had been received up to the present time was that which had been already pub• lished in the Gazette. All the arrangements however with regard to the remainder of the intelligence had not been reduced to proper form, but as soon as they were care would be taken that they should be immediately laid before their Lordships. Until those documents were ready, it would be impossible for him to lay any further intelligence before them. With respect to what his Noble Friend had asked as to whether any communication had been re ceived from her Majesty with regard to the honours to be conferred upon those great men who had achieved those great victories, he could only say that at the present moment he was not authorised to make any statement upon that subject, but this he could say, that no sooner had her Majesty become aware of the events which had occured, and the services which those two individuals had rendered, then she gave her commands for the patent of Sir Henry Hardinge and Sir Hugh Gough—(Cheers)—a proceeding which would confer honour not only upon; those two individuals, who had so richly deserved it, but on the country for which they had fought.—Cheers.) THE POLISH INSURRECTION. Lord BEAUMONT said that he had given notice to the Noble Earl the Secretary for Foreign Affairs that it was his intention to put a question to him to-day, and he understood from him that he had no obection to his doing so. The question that he intended to put to the Noble Earl regarded recent events in the provinces of the Austrian empire. In putting that question, he should not apologise to their Lordships for bringing it before them, nor should he pause to ask them to reflect whether there was combination, any treaty, or any international custom which gave him the privilege of bringing the subject before them in that place. He claimed the privilege and the right to do so on far higher grounds ; be claimed it on the ground that he believed that all European states had entered into a tacit compact to advance civilization, and to arrest the continuation of any barbarous custom or law, which had hitherto existed in Europe. A re volution had recently occurred in some of the Aus trian provinces, which all must deplore.—(Hear.) The subject he did refer to was the practice they had there established of creating a kind of servile war, by the authorities encouraging the pea san t r y t o r i se aga i nst t h e i r mas t ers . A series of wholesale slaughter against their lords and masters had been the consequence, and he found that in the province of Galicia, at the instigation of the Prefect of Tarnow, the peasantry, and even the very serfs, had advanced against their lords, and in the expectation of a reward for every head, they had committed murders by wholesale, and castles had been wasted. Now he might be required to give his authority for those statements. At the present moment he confessed they were founded on private letters, and on the public statements contained in twenty or thirty of the continental journals. But there existed no doubt on the minds of any person who had at tended to the subject, that the cases thus put forward had not been exaggerated, and with their Lordships' permission he would read a short extract from one of those letters. It was published in the Journal des Debats, a journal which he scarcely need remind their Lordships, admitted no statement of this character until it had taken measures to ascertain whether it were correct or not. It stated that in the third circle, one of the most dense in the whole province, there was scarcely a single landed proprietor to be found—their lives had been taken, or they had been compelled to flee, leaving their houses to be pillaged. The writer then went on to mention the names of those who suf fered. He proceeded subsequently to state, that in some places the peasantry had proceeded with certain forms, which seemed to show that they had been tutored for the purpose. When they presented themselves before the chateau of —, they told the proprietor to come out ; and when he, who had been a father to the district, did so, they told him to prepare to die. He asked time to fulfil the duties of a Christian, to which they assented, and after he had confessed to the priest, they killed him with blows from pikes and poniards. They then assailed the chateau of the Countess —, and murdered her brother, her mother-in-law, and other relations. She darkened her children's faces with soot, dressed them in mean clothes, and concealed them in a loft. She managed to escape, and;hid herself in a wine-shop. They forced her thence, and then committed on this young and fair woman, the most infa mous of all offences. They afterwards, when she was insensible threw her into a ditch, where she was found by an Austrian offi cer. He has found similar scenes repeated in different journals, he could not, therefore, consider that they were altogether un founded. He had looked in several papers on the other side, to see if there had been any instance of the parties being punished, or whether the Government had disapproved of this conduct or no. He had found instead a proclam at i on encou raging this state of things , and he did not thank that such language, as had been used in these proclamations should be addressed to troops who had acted in that manner. He would ask if they had received any information as to the truth of what had taken place in Austria ; and if so, whether they have taken any means to let them know the pain ani disap proval with which these things have been viewed by this country. The Earl of ABERDEEN would be happy to give the Noble Lord the information be might require upon this or any other subject. In the present case, the multitude of asser tions, and the contradictory statements were such that it was very difficult precisely to state what was the truth or falsehood. The subject was one in which this country was not directly concerned, neither were British subjects or 13ritish interests effected by the events, whether true or false. With re ference to the accusation, that the Austrian authorities had excited the peasantry of Galicia against the propietors of land. He had the happiness for a great many years to live on terms of intimacy and friendship with the eminent person by whom the Administration was represented in this country, and he could only say that he felt certain that policy of that kind was as impossible for the Government to adopt as any of your Lord ships. It was undoubtedly true that the Austrian Government in Galicia had always been the friend of the peasantry ; to them the peasantry had always looked for protection. It was now seventy or eighty years since the province of Galicia came under the Austrian dominions, and he believed that during that time the condition of the peasantry had been improved by the reforms introduced by the Austrian Government. During the time of Joseph 11., and his predecessor, their con dition was greatly improved compared with their condition in life when they ascended the throne, and, therefore, it was na tural that they should apreciate all the advantages of their form of Government—that they should enjoy everything that was liberal, humane, and considerate which prevailed under their sway. Was it not natural, then, that they should feel that loyalty and attachment to the Government to which the Noble Lord had referred in his address? He (the Earl of Aberdeen) had, however, very little information on the subject beyond that posses se d by their Lordships. Besides, he did not think it was incumbent on him—he did not think it was the duty of this country to interfere in the administration of states, situated as Austria was at the present moment. A revolt had broken out, and her Majesty's Chargé de Affaires in that country had, from time to time, no doubt, sent him ac counts of the transactions which had taken place ; but the statements which they contained were very different indeed from those which the Noble Lord had referred to as having recently taken place. He would read extracts from two or three of the statements contained in the communication which he had received. Mr. Maginus, writing, Feb. 28th, said, " The peasantry of Galacia have shown themselves most opposed to the revolutionary movement, and have resisted the threats of the proprietors and their followers to join them ; and al though unsupported by military forces, have in many places opposed the insurgents with force of arms, and have made pri soners of many of them who wished to use them to acts of vio lence, and have denounced their proceedings." Again, on March 3, he said, after speaking of the re vo lt at CraCow, The peasantry continue to assist the s o ldi e r s an d t h e Govern. ' ment to arrest the leaders of the insurgents, and the number of prisoners is so great as to cause seri o u s em b arrassments to the Government ; and if they did not remain in captivity, al though they had many opp or t un i t i es of escaping, they uld be massacred by the peasantry, thus increasing the embarrass ment to amuch greater extent." Th e l ast accounts wh i c h h e had rece ived . from Limbe rg , th e cap i ta l of G a li c i a , were very satisfactory. " The peasantry continue to evince ,the best disposition in support of the Government, and in arresting the instigators to the revolt." In many places the peasantry established guards to protect the property of parties, thus showing their disinterested conduct. There was nothing in these letters to show that th e Aust ria n Government deserved the stigma . of the Noble Lord. The revolt,. and peasantry had proved themselves faithful duringem life, but there in doing that they may have taken was nothing in their efforts to w arre a n w t ay su s ch condemnation as said so much, he wa s had been made against them. a n not prepared to say what a mount H of v t l ise g reports circulated w ere true, and what were false. . What he sa id was on the faith of the nformation he had received from the party alluded to. Lord KIN NAIRD thanked the Noble Lord for what he had stated in reference to the matter, and agreed with him that the accounts were very conflicting. He was forced to state that the peasantry of Galicia hart been peculiarly well treated by the Austrian Government; different from what had been the case in the provinces under the other Governments. But that the Governor of Galicia had issued a proclamation, offering a reward for bringing in the nobles, dead or alive, could not be denied. In doing so he believed the Governor was acting en the authority of the statute law of Austria. There was ono statute law which declared that all deserters should be brought in dead or alive, and another law, declaring that all rebels should be treated as deserters. Still he hoped, for the sake of the character of Austria, that the Government never sanctioned so barbarous a proclamation. He was also glad that the matter had been brought under consideration, as it would be shown that the feeling of this country abhorred such barbarous proceedings. Lord BEAUIIION T thought that the reason assigned by the Noble Lord was anything but sufficient to account for or to justify the outrage that had been committed; for it was his firm belief that the Noble Lord would have preferred remain ing in captivity to being subject to such violence as they had endured. If such were the state of the law, he trusted that it would soon be assimilated with the law of Turkey. INTERFERBNCE WITH PRIVATE PROPERTY. Lord DENMAN presented a petition from a gentleman of the name of Smith, which purported that on the 19th of December last his private house had been invaded by three persons of the Excise department, who stated that they came in search of a private still. The offence was aggravated by the fact that the gentleman whose premises had been intruded upon was a special pleader. There was nothing to justify this offence, for it had been committed under the authority of an anonymous letter. Now, this gentleman was aware that he had no redress by an action at law, for the authorities seemed to think that it was not contrary to the law, and he was there fore aware that he could obtain no damages. Such being the case bethought that his only remedy was to petition that House, and he trusted their Lordships would entertain its prayer with a view to an amen d men t of the grievance of which this gentle . man complained. if the law were permitted to be enfo - rced in its present shape, no man's property would he safe. He would on a future day bring forward a Bill to amend this law as it stood at present. The Earl of DALHOUSIE said, that if this petition had been received merely on the statement that had been made that night, nothing would have been further from his thoughts than to make any reply to it, further than to answer the question put by the Noble and Learned Lord; but the petition which had been read by the Clerk at the table was, in point of fact, a direct attack on one of the public departments of the coup. try, which, if any of the departments were so, was well and effi ciently executed—he meant the Excise ; and when the Noble and Learned Lord the other night very kindly informed him that he intended to present this petition, and draw the attention of the House to the statements contained in it, he ( Lord Dal housie) took care to inform himself as to the whole of the sub ject. He found that the person whose name was affixed to this petition had had another presented to the Commons House of Parliament, very similar in substance. He found, however, that the petition that night presented to their Lordships was, as compared with the other, greatly modified in its language and statements. With respect to the facts on which the peti tion itself was founded, namely, that the petitioner's house was entered by an Excise officer, armed with a search warrant, that fact was undoubtedly true. He was quite ready to say so much with respect to that ; and with respect, also, to the con duct of the officer in obtainining the warrant, he did not wish to advance one word of defence. The conduct of the officer was blameable in the eyes of his . superiors, and they punished him. But the allegations in this petition did not merely attri • bute blame to the officer—they inculpated his superior officer also. The petitioner, in the first place, stated that the man, in executing what he called his duty, had effected a forcible entrance into his house, and when his warrant was demanded, he refused to produce it ; that these proceedings alarmed and dismayed the persons in the house, and that the health of the inmates was then, and was still, placed in jeo pardy. To each and all these statements, he (Lord Dalhousie) gave an unqualified contradiction. How stood the facts ? An anonymous letter was received by the Commissioners of Excise ; but no measures were taken, no instructions were issued on that letter. On the contrary, it was remitted to the officer of the district, with instructions to carefully inquire and report upon it. The officer did not report ; but from the cir cumstances connected with the letter itself, he fancied that there existed sufficient grounds for suspicion. He, therefore, proceeded to the nearest magistrate, to make, as the law re quired, a deposition. That magistrate was from home, and he then proceeded to the next, and procured a warrant, after making the oaths required by law. He proceeded with this warrant to the petitioner's door, which was not forcibly entered. The officer knocked, as he would in any other case, when it was opened. He inquired for the master, who did not happen that day to be at his chambers, and when he came, no warrant was asked for, because it was at once shown. They afterwards proceeded to look over the house. The Noble and Learned Lord said that any inquiry on the officer's part in the district would at once have proved that no suspicion could attach to this gentleman's house, but he (Lord Dalhousie) could inform the Noble Lord that this would be, in every case, very insufficient ground to go upon. He could tell the Noble and Learned Lord that in another house—a house of better appearance than this, and more like a gentleman's seat—a small still was found in full operation in the drawing-room. The officer, after proceeding through several of the rooms, did perceive that there was no cuse for suspicion, and he left. The family did not once see him. The gentleman happened to be at dinner, and when he offered to open the door of the dining-room, the officer said it was unnecessary, he apologised for the trouble that had been given, and then departed. This happened on a Thursday, and on the Friday Mr. Smith, the petitioner, addressed a letter to the Commissioners of Excise, complaining that no re dress had been given him—that no apology had been tendered, although the Commissioners must have been in pos session of the report of their affair. No such report had been made by the officer. The gentleman added that he desired an investigation into the proceeding. He said that if he did receive from them a specific assurance before three o'c ock on the next day that their officer would be reprimanded, he should take no proceedings, but otherwise he would place the matter in the hands of his attorney, and have public opinion on the subject. Now although it was perfectly necessary and proper that this subject should be brought before the Commis sioners, still it was equally necessary that 'the conduct of the officer charged should be inquired into, lest he might have been improperly impugned. To the petitioner's demand the Com missioners made answer on the same day. They stated that before pronouncing judgment on the conduct of the officer, they would call on him for an explanation, after which they would com municate with Mr. Smith without delay. The Commissioners of Excise, he considered, were right in their proceeding, be cause they did not wish to sanction proceedings of an unjust and arbitrary character. Nothing, surely, could be more rea sonable than that statement. Until they had ascertained the facts of the case they could not with propriety tender an apology. Why no, person would flog his hound until he had reason to believe that his hound had committed a fault, and surely they could not be expected to render less justice to a fellow man than they would to a dog. On the same day the Commissioners received a reply from the gentleman who peti tioned the House that night. He said that the reply the Com missioners had sent to his letter could not be received by him. The outrage perpetrated by their officer on a private gentleman had been one for which, as gentlemen, they were bound to make every satisfaction. He required, most distinctly, an ample apology from them ; and further, he would require 10/. before two o'clock to-morrow, to cover the cost of counsel, and other contingent expenses. Now he would ask what these expenses had been? This was written on the 19th, and on thellBth, the day before, the very transaction which had given rise to the correspondence had taken place. Now he asked again, what expenses had been incurred? The letters to the Commissioners of Excise had been written from the gentle man's own chambers. He had not even to pay sixpence to the messenger, because, in his former letter, be said that his clerk would wait the reply. Where, then, were the expenses? He (Lord Dalhousie) understood that lawyers had even a sort of charitable regard for one another, and that they prescribed for other's ailments in the same way that medical men did not charge those of their craft for attendance on their bodily ailments. Lord CAMPBELL seemed to express dissent. The Earl of DALHOUSIE said the Commissioners wrote Mr. Smith again, that his demand of an apology and 10/., was inadmissible ; and on the same day he, in a letter, charged them with having committed and sanctioned a gross act of tyranny. He (Lord Dalhousie) thought that it might have crossed the imagination of this Mr. Smith, of Hare court, Temple, (for he was anxious that he should be de scribed thus in his petition), that plain-spoken person, on reading his letters, might have called his demands an attempt at extortion, but he could not press this opinion upon their Lordships. A 'this happened upon the Friday. The Commissioners wrote again upon the Monday, stating that the officer had been severely censure d, an d regrett i ng th e annoyance to which the petitioner had been subjected. lie might inform their Lordships that the officer was a most re spectable man, who had served in the department for thirty or forty years; and he might further add, that the term " censure," carried in the Excise a much weightier meaning than their Lordships probably attached to it. It meant suspension from promotion for three years, and no re wards for any meritorious conduct. But this gentleman, on the 12th of January, changed his tactics, and taking up the cause of the officer whom •he had formerly been in such a passion with, he charged the Commissioners with the offence against him. He said that he did not wish the officer censured, because he had no doubt that he had, under the circumstances, acted with the view of pleasing them ; and on the idea that his conduct would be altogether ascribed to seal. But would their Lord ships believe, that immediately afterwards, this gentleman commenced attacking the excise-officer himself, that he de manded from him that he should sign an ample apology, and, in addition pay him a sum of 25/. On those conditions only were the actions to be stopped. Now, this officer had been thirty-two years in the excise, he had then a salary of 200/., out of which he paid his travelling expenses, so that his salary at the utmost only amounted to 1501., and yet this man demanded a sixth of his salary, and an abject apology. It was dated January 17th, yet an action was commenced on the 16th. Had thisgentleman not gibbeted himself, he ( Lord Dalhousie), would not have drawn him further before the House and before the country. The 251. were not paid, th f e ra m on hmodne the hmea w ed a ug s tioub i ib n tbli d bem e l e t a - ( d s.i tendered but not paid. The officer refused to s i gn t h e apology, aaNnnoddwt endeavoured gentleman would retad the e a po h g wroteoddefer a r tletterleoy settlements required,ay ing that the petitioner termed it, and he wou ld put it to the House to say whether Peter Mann,the excise officer, with 150/ a year was not the honester and th e b etter man than Mr. .Smith, in his house, Woodlane, Hi g h ga t e. H e had never heard of any charge against an officer of excise, and he questioned ii any of their Lordships had. He would give the Noble Lords the assurance he asked, that the department of the excise would not act upon any anonymous information ; they had not done so in times past , they had not done so then. These were the facts of the case, and he would leave their Lordships to draw their awn conclusions from them. Lord DENMAN said that he had known nothing of the sub ject matter contained in the petition, further than as he had been informed by some of the gentlemen connected with the Excise, who had called upon him yesterday. He should still, however, have felt it necessary to present the petition, if he had been asked to do so. He did not believe that the gentleman in tended to place the amount of money he had d e manded in his pocket ;he inte n d e d to give it to some charity. conclusion earnestlye h n e truterto inferior hopedroitr officers. t c h e e r. N . oble Lord would limit the powers RAlLWAY aitio O n F fr l o ß m E c L er A ta N io D. L G or R d E R A E T DE W s E D S A T L E E R petition Ireland, par ties the Great Western Railwa Bill connected with the Grand Cana r l e o comm praying itt that presented e s ent e Their Lordships then adjourned HOUSE OF COMMOI VS, April 6. The SPEAKER took the Chair at Four o'clock. SECOND READINGS. The following Bills were read a second time, and or dered to be committed, viz.:— Inverness and Elgin Junction Railway. Dunblane, Doune, and Callander Railway. Tramore Embankment. Sidmouth Market. • Severn Navigation. Manohester Markets. Caledonian Insurance Company, Carshalton Rates. Hull and Lincoln Direct Railway. Westruther Roads. Part Ellen Harbour. Edinburgh Paving. Leith Paving. Airdrie Police. Greenlaw Roads. Sligo Ship Canal. Hales worth and Norwich Railway. Sheffield, Buxton, Leek, Potteries, and Crewe Railway. East and West India Docks and Birmingham Junction Railway (by order). London and Windsor Railway (by order). ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH COMPANY BILL. Mr. HAWES moved the consideration of the report of the abovP Bill, when Mr. ROEBUCK objected that this was not a strictly Private Bill, and therefore he should oppose the con• sideration of the report. The SPEAKER said that the Bill, in his opinion, was strictly a Private Bill, although it gave extended power to the Company promoting it. Mr. ROEBUCK contended that notice ought to have been given to each Member of that House who repre- rented a borough of the provisions of this Bill. Wha had been the effect in London ? The Corporation of London had carried a clause to be inserted which ex empted them from the operation of this measure. He thought that similar justice ought to have been done to Bath and other cities. _ _ _ Lord MORPETH observed that he had been re quested to interfere with the progress of this Bill, so far as to ask that the evidence upon it be printed. He would ask that some Hon. Member who hail been on the Committee should state whether he thought, that in. justice to other parties who might be interested, this ought not to be done. Mr. HAWES said, if the House thought that the powers were too large, he, on the part of those interested in the Bill, would consent to any proper limitation of them, but he asserted that no public inconvenience would result from the passing of this me isure, as several Acts were already in existence which gave similar extensive powers. Mr. ROEBUCK contended that as this Act gave powers to enter into contracts with all railway comps' nies, it was decidedly a first or second, and not a third class Bill. He could instance a case in point, where the same objection was entertained by the Standing Orders' Committee of the House. The Railway Guarantee Incorporated Company was introduced into the House as a third class Bill, but as it gave powers to treat with all railway companies, it was held to be a first, and was therefore thrown out as a third class Bill. This Act, in a similar manner, gave the Company power to contract with the railways in the kingdom. The SPEAKER said, that in his opinion, the Bill was strictly a third class Bill. After a ft w words from Lord G. SOMERSET, which were not audible in the gallery, Mr. HAWES said he should have been better able to discuss the technical objections of his Hon. and Learneel. Friend, if he had given him notice on Saturday, that it was his intention to make them. But after what had fallen from the Noble Lord and the Speaker, he should postpone the further consideration of the subject until after Easter. Lord MORPETH also postponed his motion for the printing of the evidence adduced before the Committee until the same period. NORTH KENT RAILWAY. Mr. HUME said he had a petition to present fleet! Sir Isaac Lyon Goldsmid, the chairman of the Nort h Kent Railway, which was of a peculiar nature, but bee fore he presented it he wished to ask a question. I t stated that a petition had been presented by the lion' Member for Southwark (Sir W. Molesworth) against the Bill, aad expressing a wish that it might be take* from group 14, and referred to the Coat" mittee to be appointed in the City of Londe lie believed the line was not intended to cross the Thames, but to run to Camberwell, about two miles from the river, and was to have a terminus in Union-stree t ' Southwark. He wished, therefore, to ask whether, whoa the Bill had been classified with another, which propose d to make a line from Union-street to Southwark-bride e t it was competent for the House to take it from the CO; mittee and to refer it to the Commission to which hells" referred ? The SPEAKER was understood to say that it W 0 competent for the House to order a Bill to be so referred' WIGAN ELECTION COMMITTEE. , The following Members, appointed to serve on tb Election Committee, appeared at the table of the Houle and were sworn:—Sir W. Heathcote, and Messrs."' Denison,Trotter, Botfield, and Lambton LONDON AND NEW WINDSOR RAILWAY' Sir DE LACY EVANS presented a petition certain inhabitants of the city of Westminster, in faro cPi, of this line of railway; also one from the parish of Mary Abbot's, to the same effect. The following Bills were read a third time : Eastern Union and Hadleigh Junction Railway. Maldon, Witham, and Braintree Railway. London and Brighton Railway(Eaet Grinstead Brae° . Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway. Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock, and Ayr Rai Amendment and Branches (No. 1). Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock, and Ayr Rai lol Amendment and branches (No. 2). South Ea, tern Railway (N 0.7) (Extension of station° at Ashford). Brighton and Chichester Railway (Bognor and Litt le ' hampton branches). Scottish Grand Junction Railway. The Manchester Markets Bill was read a second t iiv on the motion of Mr. MARK PHILIPS. The third Reading of the London and Brighton (el-osol Grinstead Branch) and Brighton and Chichee Branches Bills were postponed till to-morrow. ST. GEORGE-THE-MARTYR RECTORY 1311- Ij s', Mr. KEMBLE moved that the second reading of George the Martyr (Southwark) Rectory Bill be 1 30 e ,e poned until Monday, the 27th day of April. 1 10 " o e regretted more than he did that there should be IA cause of division between the rector of St. Georg b e Southwark, and so respectable a body of people es eo g parishioners. If the postponement of the Bill leve, tend to have a good etiect, as he apprehended it WO' he hoped the House would concur in his motion. tte Sir W. MOLESWORTH opposed th e po,tponelli e b o some valid grounds ought to have been stated for sue r " course, and as that had not been done he did not o s, why they should violate the standing order of the W o e that there should n o t b e more than 21 d ays bett i o, the first and the second reading of any private f This Bill was to exempt the rector of the parish Il l i c it the payment o f ra t es . T o s h ow t h e excitement efßeei the Bill had p ro d uce d h e (Si r W . el o l eswort b)" 0 00 received a petition from the ratepayers, signed by 9 10 out of the 2,500 ra t epayers compos i ng t h e ent i re pr o against the Bill the petition was also signed bY t ei churchwardens, with all the parish officers. He eh ° therefore oppose the motion by the Hon Member. Mr. ANTROBUS supported the motion. Mr. HAWES considered, that as no valid reason been assigned fur the postponement, the House eh ° not depart from its own standing orders. Sir DE LACY EVANS was of a similar opinia• t er Mr. KEMBLE thought that the House was not P. bably awar e o f t h e prec i se ef f ects of the motion 10)001 he had m a d e . He would ask whether he was not W ea e to present a p et i t i on w h ich had been s i gned b y t he 1 ; e lf jortty of his constituents ? The rector 1111/3 0 had not the slightest apprehension that d el second reading of this Bill would be eroSe te n before Easter. A s regar d e d t h e sess i ona l ords t s he would remind th e H ouse t h at t h ey had several tins been set aide; and in the c ase o f thi s Bill h e ou gh t : d observe that it was only i n t ro d uce d en the 19srge February, and he thought, th ere f ore , t h a t the v e ld would not refuse w h a t a pp eare d to hi m se reaso ns' request as its delay. a be i Mr. HUME tho ug ht th a t no reasona bl e grounee,el been made out f or th e d e l a y. If a n H on . M em ber h" -- ,0 duty to perform to his constituents, he had ail o a duty to perform in obeying the orders of 0 01 House. The rector came before that House with e ;el it to serve his personal interests, and as was allovre: tr e was quite opposed to the feeling of his parishie"„ What reason was there, therefore, for the s us penstoP i e the st Hiding orders ? the business of that Hoare dtp to be sivisfecterily conducted the suspension of re, orders was not to be liehtty made, and he hoped th e t d fore that he object of this motion would not be grelgo Mr. SPOON ER thought th e or d ers i n t hi s case sl3,iftei be very well dispensed with, and there was sotne',,if of a claim for th a t request, as although the rectoidte peered as a sin g l e patty, yet there were severa l ° individuals of influence who were anxious respect r There was sufficient reason for the suspension of de s standing orders in the fact that, acceding to this 03° 00 would allay m uc h angry f ee li ng , an d l ea d to no iokir results. tear Mr. WARBURTON submitted that if the e„ assented to the validity of the reasons assigned "evil Hon. Member for hrineing in this Bill, Hon. 3lee l ,ipi would be in a worse position now than before the es s roi te, of the standing order that existed against such a ? h oes sition.—(Hear.) By the order being strictly su to, Hon. Members were aware that it it were n ot o s s plied with there was an end of every Bill in the o rs pi edirament; but if the rule be departed from would be an end to all certainty. Mr. J. COLLETT, amidst loud cries of " Di sit* divide," said he would oppose this Bill upon its O r es! for he considered it nothing more nor less than s attempt at jobbing, and if any additional instanc e d of wanted, this would supply it, of the grasping it°, e christian spirit of the clergy, who now sought woo, themselves exempted from any liability to the sup11;01 0 the poor.—(Hear, hear.) On these grounds, he give the Bill his most determined opposition. e el°, Alderman HUMPLIERY hoped his Ho n . F e i e ndl ee: withdraw the Bill, as it was quite clear th at i t wow ee ere, pass the House even after East er , and he had nos " 01 0 ! any one say a word in favo ur o f i t, w hi le it appea red all the parishioners were against it. 44 1 ) ;:i Mr. WILSON P ATTEN, amidst loud cries m e . r ie vide," was und ers t oo d to say he hoped his Hon . F r would bring the question before the House at onc e .e e et Mr. LABOUCHERE hoped that the House eless Choy not for one m oment li sten to the proposition of sl3eell What Member were opposite, a b sk u e t d ad to he d r o e ? to Itvhheystehses; were 00 10 sessional , to postpone th e secon d read i ng of a B i ll, no t °P ea tr merits, but b ecause o f i ts d emer i ts H e h ope d, leolk sake of maintaining the dignity of the Hous e ' f Members would not sanct i on suc h a proposal, A bet° Mr. GREENE suggeste d t h at t h e motion babe be withd rawn , an d not l et t h e H ouse b e pu t to necessary trouble of a division. icO g p Mr. KEMBLE was th e l as t man t o pu t the s iee to unnecessary trouble, and, after the strong exPr es e et opinion on both sides of the House with reap • the Bill, he should withdraw his motion. tbe The motion was acco r di ng l y withdrawn. v g • Mr. HUME und ers t oo d that, in withdra rg motion, the Bill dropped. t posi rl ° i Mr. KEMBLE said his moti o n was for Pn e— eos o the second reading o f th e Bill t ill t h e 27t h inet"oyeby course it would be comp e t en t f or hi m now to 03 „pp second reading within the twenty-one days. 11 :0 0 b i p hended, however, that the promoters, a cting ee Own advice, would withdraw the Bill altogether. RAILWAY BILLS. #tio itf o r Viscount SANDON em b race d t h a t WO" -ee, asking the ques ti on, o f w hi c h h e h a d g i v en o°7 T e b ie Jethro to the m anner o f t rea tin g r a ilway Bi ll9 seet t e occasion which the I-lon. Member for presented was a fitting oppportunity '" e eetw o , e , to do so. He would now therefore,a rote:4; a petition from merchants, bankers, ar' so i s e st e r e e of Liverpool, praying that Parliament would is 00074 for postponing the passing of any consideraoT., 0 ; 1 0 d nerebper pared of railway Bills this session ; and, in would ask Sir Robert Peel, whether he less t ote , 0 0 advise any course which should have that ene ate ee " ore p titioners stated that they had heard Os! . 00 00 0 great depression in all branches of commere! eo yer l e s e i Truman and Cooke, brokers, stated that Ln Ad . branches of commerce were severely depres i e u ` t it i o , only had there been a great fall in prices,traudo. demand for goods in the Indian and Chinn i ,. e iefert, principal cause of this, they said, was t