The Sun. — London, England, 1846-02-13 00:00:00

rbirb XZlttion SUN OFFICE, Seven o' Clock. LONDON AND BIRMINGIIAAI RAILWAY.—(THIS. DAY.) MEETING OF THE PROPRIETORS. The half-yearly general meeting of the proprietors of this railway was held at the Company's offices, Luston Station, this day. The meeting was also a special, one for the pur pose of submitting to the shareholders the drafts of several Bills proposed to be introduced into Parliament during the present session for the formation of railways mentioned in the advertisement convening the meeting. There was an unusually large attendance of shareholders, and near the chairman we observed Joshua Procter Westbead, Esq., the chairman of the Manchester and Birmingham Railway Company. GEORGE Cann Goystte, Esq., the Chairman of the Board of Directors, took the chair at twelve o'clock precisely, and commenced the business of the day by calling upon Mr. R. Creed to read the advertisement, which, having been done, the chairman, with the consent of the meeting, affixed the seal of the Company to the register of the proprietors, and also to the register of the holders of 201., 25/., and 321.. shares. The Secretary then read the minutes of the last meeting, after which The CIIAIRMAN said that he believed hon. proprietors were aware, from the advertisement which had appeared in the newspapers, that although this was the usual half -yearly meeting for the passing of the accounts and declaring a divi dend, it was also a special general meeting for the purpose of laying before them Acts of Parliament in which this Com pany was particularly interested. Ile had proposed, consi dering the value of the time of those present, particularly at su.h a part of the day, to make a few remarks upon the matters which would be brought under their corisis derstion at the special general meeting, as the Bills had already passed the standing orders of the House of Lords. However, before he did that, he would say a few words with regard to the dividend which would be shortly proposed for the last half year. The Grand Junction Company had declared that the amalgamation entered into with them last half year was sit• isfactory to them, and he believed he might say that it was also satisff e tory to this Company.—(Loud applause.) Since he had had the honour of occupying a seat in the board of this Company, he knew nothing that was so cal culated to give satisfaction not only to the parties concerned, but also to the public at large, as that amalgimatior.— (Cheers.) He sincerely rejoiced that it lied fallen to his lot to be a director when that amalgamation was carried out. —(Hear.) But with reference to the accounts it was rigl t that they should know that a very satisfactory result had fol lowed the recent reductions which had been made in the fares. both fur passengers and goods. However the dividend for this half-year would not be so large as the dividend of the corresponding half-year in 184.5, because they would all be aware that the last year was one of the most extraordinary excitement, and the number of passengers and the amount of traffic passing along the different lines in England was greater than might be expected for some time to come. That remark applied especially to the amount of goods passing along railways. They were aware that since the commencement of this year, as regarded passengers, there had been a very large reduction in the fares, and the directors were also determined to Make those rates still lower as soon as it was deemed prudent. It was, however, quite impossible for him to enter into that subject now. They were determined to show the public that their policy was to do everything that might advance the interests of the public at large con sistently with those of themselves.—(Cheers.) Indeed, that was the course which they had pursued for years, and he did not, for his own part, see that a proper reduction in the fares for both passengers and goods at, all prejudiced the in terests of the Company.—( Hear, hear.) He did not mean to say that the first of such reductions would to a decrease in the income of the Company, but he did not think that any reasonable man would deny that those reductions, under the proper regulation of Parlia • 'Trent, eventually tended to the interests of a Company. But whilst they made reductions cn one particular article of traffic, they should also take care that a corresponding de crease was made in the rates on other articles. He believed that they might learn a lesson on this head from other railway companies. Foreign Governments took great care upon this point. They took care that the public should have the advantage of as low rates as possible, but that was not effected by giving their sanction to competition. They effected the object by Parliamentary regulations, and that he believed was the only way in which, in point of fact, the object could be carried in concerns of the nature.—(Applause.) And although he was not one of those who were willing to subscribe to the doctrine quoted by some people, namely, that the cost of a passage from London to Dover should be more, mile fur mile, than the cost of a passage from Ostend to Bruxelles, he yet believed that the cost of the different articles of food, tec , in e :eh county should be taken into account in regulating the rates of fares to be puid for passages on a line of railway. It must be recollected, that- although the cost of a passage from London to Dover was as much as was paid for a journey on a French railway from Ostend to Bruxelles,, yet all the in cident, I expenses eventually made the cost as large as the fare from London to Dover. If the rates for passengers in the foreign lines were small, those for luggage were enor mous—(fiear, hear)—and in point of fact made travelling by railway precisely as expensive as it was in this country. It was an extraordinary tact (and he did not mention it merely for the purpose of showing the cheapness of the fares charged by the London and Birmingham Company, but merely for the purpose of showing the extraordinary reduc tion which had taken place in the fares of pas•engers and goods since the formation of railways), it was a fact he re peated of the most extraordinary character, and had been communicated to him the other day by a large carrier—that when the Grand Junction and the London and Birmingham Companies first commenced operations, the cost of one ton of goods between Manchester and London was 41. lOs , and the cost of a similar quantity of goods now between London and China wa.s only 3/. ss. (Great laughter end applause.) He did not say that this Company could take to them s elves the credit of that reduc • tion which they hoped to make still more marked, but still it eai a remarkable fact in the statistics of this country as showing what a vast change had been effected by the reduction of fares by the Cifforent railway companies. It would be clear to these present, that, looking forward as they did to the great increase in traffic which, in point of fact, must yet deverof itself. though those reduced rates, the accommodation which the Company had at present for its re ception would not be sufficient. They had, therefore, made a very large and considerable purchase from the Duke of Bedford, tor the purpose of increasing the accommodation at the Euston station, and the directors would now ask the leave of the proprietors to complete that purchase. The directors also proposed to enlarge the accommodation provided by the Company at Birmingham, if power were given to them by the proprietors. The proposed site would be in the very best position in Birmingham, especially in reference to the traffic which was expected from Wolverhampton and Dudley. It wes proposed to expend rather large sums in the erection of the two contemplated stations. Those proposed additional accommodations would, he made solely for the purpose of meeting the increased requirements of the public; and that would show the public that they were determined to de serve their confidence. This liberal conduct on the part of the Company, he felt satistied, would also gain the sanc tion, rather than the discouragement, of Parliament. As regarded the different projects which the directors had in view, he thought he need not enter into a great discussion about them; but he would draw the attention of the pro prietors present to a few of them which called for some brief remarks. One of the Bills which would that clay be brought tinder their consideration was, " A Bill for authorising certain arrangements between the London and Birmingham Railway Company, end the Company of proprietors of the Birmingham Canal Navig,at ions with reference to the purchase, leasing, or - use of the said navigation." He made mention oft his Bill first, because the directors some time ago thought that such an arrangement would contribute considerably to the prosperity of this Company, and they were not now at all (if:posed to disturb that arrangement or alter their views. Tne next projeet to which lie would refer was also one which he believed would be most advantageous to the Company if carried out, and that w the formation of the Bu c ki ng h ams hi re Railway. There avers too Bills for that project. lie mentioned that fact be cause he believed that some honourable proprietors, then pre sent, had complained that the directors had prot'ostd the in troduction of an unusually large number of Bills into Par-• liament during the present session. Now, the fact was, that in some instances there were two, and in some instances, three and four Bills for one and the same project, 4 step which had been recommended by their Parliamentary advisers. The Buckinghanishire line would connect this Com pany's main line with Banbury, Buckingham, and Aylesbury. It would also connect this Company's line with the Warwickshire line, which would form one of the very best communications between that part of the country and Cheftstsibam ; it would also give the best and shortest cam- Inrsiication b etween Leamington anti Warwick, as well as ssuckingliam and the metropolis. The next line in which this Company was engaged was the extension ef the line into the town of Leamington, which was in point of fact a mere local line, but it was one which the inhabi'ants were very anxious to have made. The remuneration arising cut of the Alta& on that line would be exceedingly: small. The next trojett would be an extension to wnich he had already A laska, viz, the extension of the line into the heart and centre of Birmingham. The next was the Bir mingham, Wolverbatrp`on, and Stour Valley Ri i!- way. This project he mentioned to them in August last. The directors had arranged that the Birmingham, Canal Company, and the Shrevtbury and Birmingham Rail way should have a third of the interest in that railway, anti this Ceonpany two thirds. That project was also sanctioned at the meeting held in August last. The next Bill which would be laid bdfore them was one for formally carrying out the arrangement to which he had alluded, and which had given so much satisfaction to all parties, viz , the amalga mation of this Company with the Manchester and Birmingham Company. That subject, he was sure, would not require a single observation from him. He believed he had now gone over all the Bills in which they were themsslves imireliately con cerned, and he would, therefore, proceed to make some ob servations with respect to those projected undertakings in which they would became partners. The first of those pro jects was the Rushy, Leamington, and Warwick Railway . That was a short li ne , an d very strongly supp orted in tha t . part of the country, and was one, he believed,which would prove vary advantageous and remunerative to the C ompany. The Bill had already pa:se I th e s t an di ng orders in thelltute f Lords.Theeapital which this Company Would have to subscribe n would be4so, 000/. The next proj ec t was the No them bury, and Cheltenham Railway, which w ou ld pa L io , as they might be aware, through a very extensive district of the country; the _capital to be subscribed by this Company would be 300,00 0 /. The line he had reason to - be lieve would be a very remunerative oi.e. The next project would be the formation of a railway from or near the Blisworth station to the towns of Banbury and Cheltenham. He bad spoken upon the advantages of such a hue at the meeting held in August last. It was one which would he very cheap in its construction and was called for by the inha bitants of that district. There was also another line in the formation of which they would receive a considerable amount of support from other parties, and that was the proposed line from Rugby to join the Midland Comities line at Stamford. The district through which it would pass was a very rich one, and the traffic was considerable: they would, in point of fact, realise such advantages from that undertaking as they had already reaped from the Peterborough line. The next line mentioned in the advertisement was the extension of the line at Camden-town to Farringdon-street. At present the directors did not sanction the extension of the line into the heart of the metropolis, on account of the enormous expense which the Company would subject themselves to in pulling down property to tarry out that extension. That project would, therefore (for the present, at any f a t e ), be abandoned.—(Applause.) e Tia re was another Bill, which would be laid before them, to sanction, the extension of the main line, the West London line, which the directors recommended to the ap proval of the The next wastheWatford, St-A ban; h ati n Dlins otice ta were _b e• ''l lmPli r et°ll.ll 6 o firat, nly e tzo r ot her Bit Is which rem Lined for of a small branch jive at or near Wolverton, to th e le t T akin g ton ' t v` o 'li cis o e f ed N on ea . vp r or h i e P e a h gn ai e r l . sad the pond from Northamp ton man then proceeded to animadvert on the observations which ' had been made by Mr. Russell, the Chairman of the Great Western Railway Company, at a meeting of that body on the previous day, with respect to Oxfordshire and Birming ham line; and in the course of his remarks stated that Mr. Russell had said that it was not till the London and Bir mingham Railway Company had been connected with Mr. Hudson in the purchase of the Bristol and Birmingham Railway, that they (the Great Western) consented to have anything to do with the Oxford and Birmingham line. This was the first time he (Mr. Glvnn) was aware that the Company was connected with Mr. 'Judson in purchasing the Bristol end Birmingham Railway. He thought that Mr. Russell might to have ascertained what the real facts of the case were, before he ventured to connect the Midland with the London and Birmingham in this transaction. But he would now advert to what was really the pith of the whole matter. He would for himself and his colleagues say, that they had ever exhibited the most anxious desire to keep on terms of amity with the Great Western Company. In fact, as :far as they c.msistently could, they conceded for the sake of peace. And now he would inform the meeting how the negotiations, which had for some time been pending between the two Com panies, were somewhat abruptly brought to a close. Two gentlemen, one high in the confidence of the Great Western, and the other connected with the London and Birmingham, conducted these negotiations. The gentleman who represented the Great Western, referred from time to time to his principles, and at last, after ten days pawed in arranging difficulties, the negotiation was apparently brought to a close. He (Mr. Glynn) held in his hand a paper containing the terms of the arrangement. Those terms, he repeated, were accepted by either negotiator, and yet they found Mr. Russell stating that the terms which were proposed by the London and Birmingham Company were no less than that they (the Great We:tern) should sur render every advantage that they had obtained by the arduous struggle of last year, and that tha only equivalent offered was "peace, peace," which at least would be of as much be ' nefit to the London and Birmingham Company as to them felyes. And this announcement seemed to be received with loud cries of " hear." They would not wonder, therefore, that these terms were declined, and that there was no longer any negoitations between the Companies. This was, indeed, very true, for on the night before last the nego tiations were broken up.. And what did this rupture all turn upon? They wished to have the tra ffi c from Leamington to London.—(llear, hear.) Now let the meeting examine the comparative merits of the lines cf the two Companies. Even as the London and Birmingham then stood, even now, by their circuitous' route by Coven try, they were three miles nearer than the Great Western Company, and they gave to the town of Leamington the advantage of a close station. The Great Western was longer, and they did not approach the town at all. But how would matters be improved, when their line through Bucking hamshire was comi leted? Then, instead of like the Great Western having a line of one hundred and six miles in length, they would have a line of only eighty-nine miles long. He must do the gentleman who represented the Great Western the honour to say, that he at once abandoned the point that the traffic of Leamington belonged to the Great Western. But the Great Western asked that the town of Dudley should be given up to them.—(Cries of "Oh, ob.") That proposition not being conceded, the Great Western would not attempt to enter upon any other arrangements. He thought that Mr. Russell should have inquired calmly into the facto, especially as he must be well aware that they would be explained at that meeting, instead of making statements other than those that were justified by the real circumstances of the case. He waa sorry that he had been obliged to occupy their time so long, but he felt that it was only due to himself, to his cal leagues, and to the shareholders themselves, that the London and Birmingham Company should be put right before the world. He had not had an opportunity of going through the whole of Mr. Russell's speech, as the newspaper which contained it had only been put into his hands just before the business of the meeting had commenced, but he had referred to these points in order to - satisfy the minds of the gentlemen present that no efforts had been left untried by them to bring those negotiations to a peaceful termination. He should now propose that the report be read by the secretary. Mr. CRET:D, the Secretary, then read the following re port : '• The directors, in conformity with the resolutions of special general meetings of the proprietors of the London and Birmingham awl Grand Junction Companies, held on the 7th of November last, by which the Agreement of Amalgamation, concluded by the respective Boards, was approved and confirmed, have laid before the present meeting a statement of the Accounts of this Company for the half year ending on the 31st of December last, with the Amalgamated Account of both Companies appended to It. On this first occasion of meeting the proprietors in their altered position, the directors are gratified in being able to exhibit accounts which afford such satisfactory evidence of continued prosperity; for although, in consequence of greatly reduced rates and fares, there has born a large accession of traffic at low prices, with an addition of charge proportioned to the increase of business; the net receipts con siderably exceed those for the half-year ending on the 31st of Decem ber, 18.14, amounting, for the London and Birmingham line, to 83,8191. With their limited experience, however, the directors are not yet able to give a decided opinion as to the result of the recent reductions in the working expenses of the railway, and they would, therefore, still wish to regard them, in some measure, as an experi ment, which they hope may, in benefiting the public, work out fa vourably far time proprietors. "The directors recommend that from the common fund of the Amalgamated Company, a dividend be declared to the proprietors of this Company at the rate of 101. per cent per annum, clear of pro perty-tax, being the same rate of dividend that the directors of the Grand Junction Company will recommend to their proprietors. " The payment of this dividend will leave a large surplus of profit to the creditor the current half-year, but not more than the directors of the amalgamated Company consider requisite to maintain the same rate, under the circumstance of an unequal receipt in the half years ending in July and December, and with the possible contin gency of a check in the increase of traffic, against which it is wise to make timely provision as essential to stability in the value of the Company's capital. " The union of the two Companies having happily placed them in a position to act in perfect accord on matters affecting the accommo dation of the public, whose interests are necessarily associated with their own, the directors of the Amalgamated Company have not been backward to profit by the advantage. " They have already adopted a uniform and reduced mileage rate of fares for the passenger traffic, and are occupied in the considera tion of the moat effectual means of conveying both goods and passen gers with the greatest punctuality and • expedition consistent with safety, and at the lowest prices wilich the fair remuneration of the proprietors will admit of. It would be premature to enter into details eommected with this subject, whilst the Bill for giving a legal sanction to the amalgamation is yet:before Parliament ; but the directors of this t ompany may be allowed to state, that with a view to the in creased and increasing traffic, they have thought it expedient to adopt measures, of which the following is a summary :• " The enlargement of the Euston and Camden stations and ap proaches, and the establishment of a more central station at Birming ham, for Which a Bill is now before Parliament. " A second line of rails from Northampton to Peterborough, which they expect will be completed this summer. " The establishment of coal stations at various points of the line, and the construction of additional shed room for the goods traffic gAterally ; " And an increase of locomotive and carrying stoek of all descrip tions, to an extent which, when the contracts they have entered into are fulfilled, will, they expect, be fully adequate to every emergency., "The I drectors contlue to receive satisfactory accounts of the prlr greys made in the construction of the railwas s with which the Company is directly connected, comprising the Lancaster and Carlisle, Chester and Holyhead, Trent Valley, and Bedford and Bletchley lines. "As regards the Chester and Holyhead Railway In which the Company's stake is the largest, the engineer, Mr. Robert Stephenson, reparts that the experiments which have been made for the purpose of testing the efficiency of his plan of bridge over the - Menai Straits, having fully verified his calculations, the construction will commence at an early period. The reports of the Directors on that line are equally gat sfactory as to the progress made with the other works. "lit addition to Bills for projected lines in which this Company is interested, and the objects of which have been already stated to the proprietors at former meetings, the directors have considered it ex pedient that a branch shall be made to unite the town of Stamford with the main line at Rugby, in the view of completing, without whi the public accommodation in that district would be imper fectly provi ed for. " The directors have also taken a portion in the line for connecting the Camden Goods Station with the East and West India Dock, for which a Bill is now before Parliament. " The directors, in pursuance of the fourth resolution of the last half-yearly meeting, have elected the following five directors, viz.: Hon . Colonel George-Anson, M.P., John Beabow, Esq., M.P., John Ellis, Esq., Edward Tootal, Esq , and Joshua Proctor Westhead, Esq. ; and they have also elected Frank Somerville Head, Esq., to fill the vacancy caused by the retirement of Robert Garnett, Esq. " The following directors go out. of office at the present meeting, and are re-eligible :—Pascoe St. Leger Grenfehl, Esq., David limns son, Esq., Joseph Frederick Ledsatn, Esq., Captain Constantine It. Moorsom, lt.N., John Lewis Prevost, Esq., and Thomas Smith, Esq.' , Resolutions receiving the report, and confirming the divi dend announced therein, were then pu • t from the chair, and carried unanimously. Mr. Amrlizesr, in connexicn with many gentlemen from the north, moved, in terms of a notice Oven at a previous meeting, that the shareholders residing in the country 'should he permitted a free passage to attend the meetings of the CAuparty, and as it was sometimes impossible that they could arrive in town and depart on the same day, that they be permitted to come up on the day before the meeting and leave town the day after. The resolution was seconded. A long discussion ensued, the great body of the meeting affirming that this system was likely to lead to abuses, and that as the dividends were sufficiently ample, the share holders should pay their fares. On the question being put, the resolution was negatived by an immense majority. Mr. SrAnnow thought that while so many improvements were in contemplation, the providing of a larger board-room should not be overlooked. - - - The CHAIRMAN intimated that when the extensions at the station were completed, this evil would be remedied. Mr. DICKENSON complained of the retention of goods at the Crewe station ; imputed no blame to the managers ofthat department at the Euston station; their arrangements were perfect, but he thought that a little surveillance would im prove the stansynw further down the country. The CHAIR3IAN said that they could not always control private carriers, to whom the goods might be consigned after leaving the railway, but he would make inquiry into the matter complained of. This completed the business of the general meeting, and the shareholders formally adjourned. The meeting was then made special for the purpose of ap proving the Bills referred to in the Chairman's address. The following Bills were then severally put from the chair and unanimously approved of by the meeting : Three Bills to authsrise the construction of railways from the London and Birmingham Railway ; one of such railways from cr near the Harrow Station to Aylesbury; another thereof from or near the Tring Station to Banbury; another thereof from or near the Bletchlcy Station to the city of Oxford. Three lulls to authorise the construction of railways from the _ _ London and Birmingham Rail ivay ; one thereof from or near the Hampton Station to Banbury ; :moth r thereof from or near the said 'Hampton Station to Join the Birmingham and Gloucester linilway, in the parish of Ashchurch, in the county of Gloucester; and anoth: r thereof front or near the Weedon Station to the city of Il'orcester, with a branch to the town of Alcester. A Bill for making a railway from the London and Birmingham Railway, at Coventry, to join the line of the Trent Valley Railway- in the p•.riah of Nuneaton. A Bill for making a railway from the London and Birmingham Railway, In the parish of Weedon Beck, to join the Blisworth awl Peterborough Railway in the parish of Ilardingatene. A Bill for extending the line of the Coventry and Leamington Branch of the London and Birmingham Railway to the town of Lea mington Priors. A Bill to authorise the extension of the London and lairmingbarn Railway to Navigation-street, in the town of Birmingham. A Bill for making a railway front the London and Birmingham Railway at Rugby to the town of Leamington. ABil u Bill or for making a railway from the London and Bir minghamy, in the parish of Aston juxta Birmingham, to the Grand Junction Railway, in the parish of Buabbury, in the County of Stafford, with branches to Dudley. And also to authorise certain arrangements between the London and Birmingham Railway Cotnpany, and the Company of Proprietors of the Birmingham Canal Navigations, with reference to the pur chase, or leasing, or use of the said navigations. A Lill or Rills to authorise and empower the union and consoliaa tion into one undertaking of the London and Birininglutin Railway, the Grand Junction Railway, and the Manchester and Birmingham Rail:l - ay; or for erecting such amalgamation separately between the London and Birmingham and Grand Junction Railway Compauieq, and the London and Birmingham, and Manch es t er an d B i rmingham Railway Ccanphnies respectively. A Bill for mating a railway from or near the Bliaworth Station, on the London and Birmingham Railway, to the towns of Banbury and Cheltenham. A Bill for making a branch railway from the London and Birming ham Railway, at or near Rugby, to the town of Stamford. A Bill for making a branch railway from the London and Bir mingham Railway, at or near Wolverton, to the town of Newport Pagnell, and thence to join the line of the Bedford and London and Birmingham Railway. A Bill to authorise the purchase of the Aylesbury Railway, rd, t a o y s f t r . orn A ban the s L a o d d o p n u a n t t l a i b 3 o r , m w i mg- A Bill ilw fo a r , m , ham Ra a branch to Litton. at aki o n r g n a e b a i t a l n V e a h t f r c a Lon don Railway, and extend the same t o t h e river Thames. A Bill to empower the London a nd Birmingham Railway Com- A Bill for making certain alterations in the line of the West uare andat Camden pan yto enlarge their stations near Easton-Sq , town, in the cowaty of MicialeSez• In the course cf these proceedings, and while the. qution that the Bill to authorise arrangements between the London ' and Birmingham Railway Company and the proprietors of the Birmingham Canal Navigation was before the meeting, The CHAIRMAN of the latter Company stated that the arrangements between these Companies were calculated to be highly satisfactory, not only to those interested in them, but to the country generally. A very great increase of traffic would flow on to the Birmingham and London Railway; in consequence of not less than four million tons of iron having been conveyed upon the canal in the course of the past year, and this amount would probably be greatly increased on account of the readier access to the great mar kets of the kingdom. He deprecated the contests which were constantly arising between great companies, and belicvEd that a majority of the ephemeral schemes of last year owed their origin to these disputes. Mr. LEDWORTH thought that they ought to reduce their freights to the utmost, tor not only hid they to compete with the Great Western but with another powerful Company, the Direct Manchester, and when he said that the promoters if that Company were business men, he need only mention the fact that many of them belonged to the L ague. The CHAIRMAN was not aware that the supporters of that line were members of the Anti-Corn-law League. Ile did know that they were Manchester merchants, who looked more to the facility that would be given for the transmis sion of their goods than to the comfort of their passengers. Mr. CnosswAmnc proposed a vote of thanks to the Chair man and Directors, which was carried unanimously. The CIIAIR3IAN then briefly returned thanks, and incident ally stated that the London and Birmingham fares were, in the year 1846, as compared with 1844, as follows t—Fint class passengers paid now exactly what they had in 1844 paid for a second class conveyance. In 1544 they paid to Birmingham for the first-class 605., and in some carriages 655., now they paid 265. 4d. ; while for the second-class they paid 50s. and 405., which was now reduced to 18s. 6d. After some further observations the meeting separated. RAI LW AY COMMITTEES. (THIS DAY.) Sub •Committee No 1. THE LEICESTER AND EIFIDFORD. (Continued from our Afternoon Edition.) Mr. BURKE next proceeded on the petition of a Mr• Turner. a landowner on the line. Mr. CoATES objected to the petition being gone into. The petitioner Mr.:Turner, had on the previous evening petitioned the House of Commons to have his name withdrawn from the petition—in fact lie was not now an opponent. • Mr. BURKE said that he had to complain of a non-compli ance with the standing orders on a point which affected the public. The survey of the property belonging to Mr. Turner was not properly executed, inasmuch as the fences or boundaries of the property was not shown on the plans and sections. This, in fact, amounted to a very grave breach of the standing orders, inasmuch as the plan was drawn from a wrong survey, and was calculated to mislead the Committee and the public. The property so drawn must have been wrongly described in the books of reference. Mr. COATES pressed upon the Committee the fact of the petitioner having withdrawn the petition against the Bill. The room was then cleared, and upon the parties having been called in, _ _ The CHAIRMAN, after having consulted with Sir William Heathcote, chairman of Sub-Gummi:tee No. 4, said that the Committee had given the point raised their most serious consideration, as it was one which might arise in many other inquiries. rile Committee were of opinion that the allegation, in to far as it applied to the public, should be entertained. Mr. BURKE then called a witness to prove that several fields divided by fences were shown as one field, the fences havi:.g been altogether omitted. Mr. COATES would again press the fact of the petitioner having withdrawn his opposition. • Mr. BURKE. said that it was a point of practice where a petition was presented to the House for withdrawing a pre vious petition, unless the House referred such petition to the Committee, it could not weigh in the inquiry. Mr. COATES then read the petition. The CHAIRMAN said, that it was clear the petition was not referred to the Committee, which was the usual course. _ Mr. COATES said that the petition was only presented the previous evening, ►►hen it was ordered to lie on the table of the House, so that there was not time to have it referred to the Committee. The room was then cleared, but the decision of the Com mittee was conveyed privately to the agents. The point was no doubt decided in favour of Mr. Burke, as he was allowed to proceed on the allegations. Mr. BuriKE called other witnesses to prove that the fences on the property of Mr. Turner were not shown. The allegation was sustained, and several others were al lowed. • The Speaker having been announced at prayers, the Corn mittce adjourned till twelve o'clock on Monday. Sub-Committee ..tio. 2. WEST Rl= G UNION. (Continued from our Afternoon Edition.) The room was then cleared. On our re-admission, The CHAIRMAN said the Committee were of opinion that the parties were not at liberty to give evidence with respect to the level of the scales, and that the standing orders iu this case had not been complied with. The remaining allegations were of a similar character. The CHAIRMAN said the Committee were of opinion that in the case of the West Riding Union Railway the standing orders had not been complied with. The Committee adjonrned till Tuesday, at twelve o'clock. Sub-Committee No. 4. BLACKBURN AND PRESTON AND Ee ST LANCASHIRE AMALGAMATION. (Continued from our Afternoon Edition.) In this Bill the standing orders were complied with. SOMERSETSHIRE MIDLAND. The object of this Bill was to make a line from the pro posed Wilts, Somerset, and Weymouth Railway at Frome, in the county of Somerset, to the Bristol and Exeter Rail way, with which it will form a junction at the High bridge station. Mr. J. R. Hill is the engineer, and Messrs. liulmer and Durnford arc the Parliamentary agents. The estimated cost i 5350,000/., the length of the line being thirty one nines. There were several objections raised to this Bill. The datum line was not diatlnctly referred to any fixed point— which omission was fatal to another Bill, before mentioned. The proofs of service of notice were insufficient, in consequence of the absence of one of the witnesses, but a certificate was produced to show that he was absent on account of illness. It was said, that if the case were adjourned, acknowledgments of the service of these notices could be produced, and ultimately it- was agreed that, on account of this and other oifficulties, the case should stand over to Thursday. GREAT WESTERN AND WYCOMBE. The parties to this Bill not being in attendance, the case stood over. The Committee then adjourned to Monday next. BANK OF ENGLAND. (From this Night's Gazette.) in Account, pursuant to the Act 7th and Bth of Victoria, Gap. 32, for the Week ending on Saturday, the 7th day of February, 1846. ISSUE DEPARTMENT. Notes isstted........ 26,63,620 Government debt • • 1 I ,eisooo Other securities •• • • 2,984,900 Gold coin and bullion 11,140,210 Silver bullion ••• • • • 1,5! - 8,410 £ 2G,608,f,20 M. MAESIIALL, Chief Cashier. Dated the 12th day of February, 181 G. 26,695,620 BANKING ] PreprZetors' capital.. I 4,N.53,001 Rest ••••••• • • • • • • • 3,462,767 Public deposits tin eluding Exchequer, Cominksioners of - _National Debt, Say ings-banks, 1111 d Di- _ . , IMAILTNIEN T. Government securi ties (Including Dead Weight Annuity) Other &entities • 13,137,047 • 2'2,9081,61 • 6,263,626 • 637,(;25 Gold and silver coin. vidend accounts)• • 6,04,438 Other deposits •. • 18,912,415 Seven day and other hi 115•..... •... 4 42,34G,358 Z 42,916,348 d. MARSHALL. Chief Cashier. 1846. Dated the 12th day of February, COURSE OF EXCEL Amsterdam .. C.F. 12 9 1 , Ditto, at sight • Rotterdam .... 2U. 12 10 Antwerp • • .. Ilamburgh .... • • M.B. 13 11% Paris, 3 days' sight .. • • 23 75 Ditto, 3 months...... 26 Marseilles .. ...... 26 10 Bourdeaux..... . Frankfort on Maine.... 122% Petersburgh, 3 Us Vienna, effee.flo•• •• .. 10 10 Trieste, ditto-- • .... 10 10 Madrid • • .. • • .... 36 LINGE.--(THIS DAY.) Gibraltar.. ....... . • • .. Leghorn ........ •.. • . 30 75 Genoa 26 10 Milan Venice.... Naples .. ~ •• •• ...• -...- Palermo, per oz I I 9X Lisbon.... • . Oporto • . Rio Janeiro .. Bahia . .. Buenos Ayres ........ New York, 2l days sight Philadelphia .......... PRICES OP BULLION, PER OZ. Foreign Gold In bars.. £3 17 9 Portugal Gold Coin .• 3 17 5 New Doubloons ...... 0 0 0 :New ptillara ••..• • • • 0 4 5,§ Silver in bars ...... • • 0 4 111,4 Cadiz .. • Barcelona • • • • ........ THE LONDON biAZETTIe. (THIS EVENING.) ST. JAMES'S PALACE, FEB. 11, 1846. The Queen was this day pleased to confer the honour of knighthood upon Roderick Impey Murchison Knight, of the first class, of the Imperial Russian Order of St. Stanislaus, &c., Fellow of the Royal Society, V.P.G.S. and R. Geogr. S., Member of the Imperial Academy of Sciences of St. Petersburgh, Corresponding Member of the Institute of France, Honorary Member of the Royal Society of Edia burgh, and of the Royal Irish Academy, &c., &c. ST. JAMES'S PALACE:Fan. 11. The Queen was this day pleased to confer the honour of Knighthood upon Doctor John Ilichardsoa, R.N. F.R.S., Medical Inspector of Hospitals and Fleets. DOWNING-STREET, FEn. 13. The Queen has been pleased to appoint Sir Charles Augustus Fitzßoy, Knt., to be Captain-General and Governor-in-Chief in and_ over the colony of New South Wales and its dependencies. Her Majesty has also been pleased to appoint Clarence Thomas Wylde, Esq., to be Clerk of the Peac2 at Swellen darn in the settlement of the Cape of Good Hope. Her Majesty has further been pleased to alipoint Walter Harding, Esq., to be Crown Prosecutor for the district of Natal, in South Africa. CROWN-OFFICE, FEE. 13. MEIIbERS RETURNED TO SERVE IN THIS !'RESENT PARLIAMENT City of Chichester—George Charles 112nry Gordon Len • nos, called Lord George Charles Henry Gordon Lennox, in the room of Arthur Lennox, commonly called Lord Arthur Lennox, who has accepted the office of Steward of her Ma jesty's Manor of Hemphol inc. Borough of Bueliingliam.—R. P. C. G. N. C. Temple, com monly called Marquis of Cbandos, in the room of the Eight lion. Sir T. F. Fremantle, Bart., who ha 3 accepted the office of Steward of her INTakty's Chiltern Hundreds.. WAII•OFFICE,FEr. 13. 2d Regiment of Life Guards---:Cornet and Sub -Lieutenant H. S. Lumley to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Lucas, who retires; 11. Johnstone, Gent., to be Cornet and Sub-Lieute nant, by purchase, vice Lumley, Feb. 13. 3d Regiment of Foot—Capt. E. W. Stephenson, from half pay Unattached, to be Captain, vice P. Dore, who ex changes ; Lieut. H. P. Chambci I:iiu to be Captain, by pur chase, vice Stephenson, who reti res; E ns i gn A . Fitz -G erald to be Lieutenant, by purchase. vice Chamberlain ; Gentle man Cadet . C. Taylor, from the R o y a l Mili tary College, to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Fitz Gerald, Feb. 13.. 4th Foot—General Sir T. Bradford, G.C.8., from the 30th Font, to be Colonel, vice General J. llccigson, deceased, Feb. 7. bkh Foot—L. Fitzgerald, Gent., to be Second Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Candler, promoted in the 89th Foot, Feb. 13. 30th Foot—Major-Ueneral U. Marquis cf TAN ae.tdale, K,T , to be Colonel, vice Sir T. Bradford, appointed to the 4th Foot, Feb. 7. 32d Foot—Ensign H. J. Davies, to be Lieutenant, by pur chase, vice Townsend, who retires; 31. Turner, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchaee, vice Davies, Feb. 13. 49: Foot—Lieut. D. Setcn, limn the 93d Foot, to be Lieu tenant, Vice Ross, who exchanges, Feb. 13. 80th Foot—Second Lieut. W. H. Candler, from the sth Foot, to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Riley, promoted, Feb. 13. 89th Foot—Brevet Major W. Hope,' from half-pay Unat tached, to be Captain, vice 11. Wmlyard, who exchanges; Lieut. H. Crawford to be Captain, by purchase, vice Hope, who retires; Ersign C. Richardson to be Lteutenant, by purchase, vice Crawford, Jan. 23 93d Foot—Lieutenant R. L. Ross, from the 49th Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice D. Seton, who exchanges, Feb. 13. 49th Foot—Assistant-Surgeon J I). Grant, from the staff, to be Assistant-Surgeon, vice Leitch, appointed to the 78th Foot, Feb. 13. GAIIRISONS.—Brevet - Colonel fir Hon. G. Cathcart, on half-pay unattached, to be Deputv-Licutenant of the Tower of London, vice Colonel J. Gurwoo:l, deceased, Feb. 13. BREVEL—Captain E. Stephen n, of the 3d Foot, to be Major in the army, Nov. 23. ADMIRALTY, FEB. 9. Corps of Royal Marines—Genth.man Cadet A. 0. L. Lewis to be Second Lieutenant, vice Tucker, promoted. Commissions by thC Lord lieutenant of Durham. Durham W. Eden. Bart., to be Major, in the room of B. S. Surtees, resigned, Feb. 9 ; C. Skinner, Gent., to be Liieutent, Feb. 9. BANKRUPTS. James Young, ship owner, Salcott, Essex, to surrender, Feb. 20, at half-past twelve, and March 27, at half-past one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Alsagcr, official assignee, air chin• lane ; Marriott, New Inn. _ _ William Chessor, cooper, Commercial-read, Stepney, Feb. 20, at two, and March 27, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Whitmore, official assignee, Basingball-street ; Brown, Marten, and 'Thomas, Mincing-lane. William Sibson Alderton, steal pen manufacturer, Chan cery-lane, Feb. 24, at half past eleven, and March 24, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Belcher, official as signee; Mayhew and Son, Carey-street, London; Hawood and Co., Birmingham. Robert Kent, Victualler, Elstree, Hertfordshire, Feb. 24, at two, and March 24, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Edwards, official assignee, Frederick's-place, Old Jewry •, Lloyd, Milk-street,l Cheapside. George Prentice, fishmonger, Tollesburv, Essex, Feb. 28, at half-past two, and March 24, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Groom, official assignee, Abchurch-lane, Lom bard-street; Compigne, Bucklersbury. Thomas Reynolds, cheesernonger, Cow Cross street, Mid dlesex, Feb. 24, at one, and March 24, at twelve at the Court of Bankruptcy. Turquand, official assignee, 01(1 Jewry-chambers, London ; Turner, Mount-place, White chapel- road. Richard Widen Cronk, groc-a, Seal Kent, Feb. 20, at eleven, and March 21, at half-past eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Green, official assignee, Aldermanbury; Wa terman and Co.. Essex-street, Strand ; Carnet!, Sevenoaks. Frederick Jones, wine -merchant, Canterbury, Feb. 26, at one, and March 28, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. F diet, official assignee, Sambrook-court, Basinetall- street ; Lawrance and Plews, Bucklersbitry. Charles Oswald Robson, plasterer and builder, Finsbury street, Finsbury-place, F e b. 20, at eleven, and March 28, at twelve, at. the Court of Bankruptcy. Green, official assignee; Reed and Langford, Frid a y- s tr e et, Cheapsi:le- Charles James Biker and Edward James Eastwood, ware housemen, City, Feb. 20, at half- past one, and March 27, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Johnson, official as signee; Reed and Langford, Friday-street, Cheapside; Sale, Worthington, and Co., Manchester. Robert Lambert, chemist, Liverpool, Feb. 27, and March 24, at the Liverpool District Court of Bankruptcy. Turner, official assignee, Liverpool; Cottrill, Throgmorton-street ; Messrs. Fletcher and Hull. Liverpool. John Ross and Enoch Burton, flour dealers, Newcastle upon-Tyne, Feb. 23, and April 7, at the Newcastle-upon yne District Court of Bankruptcy. W-altley4fficial assigne, Newcastle-upon-Tyne; Storv,Newcastle upon-Tyne ;Plump tre, Temple. Henry Moore Naylor, haberdasher, Birmingham, Feb. 26, and March 18, at eleven, at the Birmingham District Court. Bittleston, official assignee, Birmingham ; Heywood and Webb, Birmingham ; Mayhew and Son, Carey-street, Lin coln's Inn, London. Gilbert Brown, banker, Shiffnal, Salop, Feb. 26 and March 21, at eleven, at the Birmingham District Court. Whitmore, official assignee, Birmingham ; Hodgson, Birmingham ; Vin cent and Co., Temple, London. Ricl.ard Lewis, woollen manufacturer, Wootton-under- Edge, Gloucestershire, March 5, and 30th, at twelve, at the Bristol District Court. Hutton, official assignee, Bristol ; Timbrell and Merrick, Bradford, Wilts; Jones and Blaxland, Crosbpsqua re, London. William Bradley, flax spinner, Richmond-hill, Leeds, Feb. 24, and March 16, at eleven, at the Leeds District Court. Kynaston, official assignee, Leeds ; Robinson and Co., Essex-street, London ; Ward and Son, Leeds. William and Samuel Iloldsworth, millers, Adwalton, Yorkshire, Feb. 24 and March 17, at eleven, at the Leeds District Court. Freeman, official assignee, Leeds; Nether sole, New Inn, London ; Foster, Bradford ; and Cariss, Leeds. PRICE OF SUGAR. The average price of Brown or Muscovado Sugar, the produce of the British possessions in America, computed from the returns made in the week ending Feb. 10, 1846, is 85s. M. per cwt. MARKET INTELLIGENCE. (From the London New Price Current of Feb. 13.) SUGAR.--TO-day there was no public sale of any descrip tion of Sugar; West India Muscovado was sparingly dealt in by refiners and grocers, the quantity sold amounting to only 160 hhds, &c., but the rates obtained were generally the same as en Friday. liErnim).---l'ofday although refined goods could be pur chased upon further reduced rates, still little business was transacted. Mavairius.—Although the market continues to be well supplied, and still chiefly with the better descriptions, yet the rates previously established have been supported, and a good demand has been experienced for all qualities. EAST INDIA.—The supply of Foreign East India Sugar being scanty, prices keep up, but there has been little busi ness transacted privately hi any description, and none has been submitted to public competition. FOREIGN.—To-day there was no public sale Of Foreign, and the principal operation for the week has been that of 600 boxes of fair yellow Havannah, but not strong, at 23a for Refining here under bond. COCOA.—British Plantation has been sparingly dealt in, but holders are unwilling to further reduce their prices, and at public sale 312 bags of Trinidad were taken in at 42s for middling dark red, and at 40s. for common quality. In Etireign little business has been transacted, but prices cannot be quoted lower at present. RlCE.—Bengal has been sought after; and full rates offered, but business has been checked by the small supply at market. Madras is wanted and the parcels disposed of privately were at firm rates. Java is wanted at 15s to 17s 6d, but there is little in the market. Italian and Spanish are held for 18s to 20s for white. COFFEE.—i Lis afternoon there was no public sale of Coffee The business transacted in Ceylon privately was upon a more extensive scale; good ordinary pale Native brought 48s to 495, and low ordinary 46s to 47s Tisa.—The demand was very limited for black and green Tea at the large public sale, which commenced on Thurs day, and concluded on Monday : of the total quantity offered, amounting to 42,800 pkgs., the very small proportion of only .4,200 pkgs actually found pu: chasers, the principal portien boxes and datfurged, and the rates taken were rat h er under those that prevailed by private contract. SninTs.—Thera are now sellers of Jamaica Itum generally upon lower terms; but an business transacted has been ex tremely limited in all kinds. Leeward Island is wanted. Although Calcutta can be purchas'd upon rather lower terms, still there are few buyers. Demerara has been sp ar i ng l y . dealt in. There has been a demand for Brandy this week. Holders have evinced much firmness. Geneva is held with firmness. The value of English Corn Spirits is 108 6d per gallon nett cash. Ixlnco.—A fair business has been transacted in Bengal and the rates paid have been equal to those of the last Quer te.ly Sales, and in some cases rather aboVe. Madra s i s s till attracting attention, and fetch previous sale's prices, indeed the inferior kinds still command 2d to -id per lb advance. The kin is most in request are those from Is 6d t o 2 s 6 d per lb . Spanish is little wanted, and prices keep very low. SPlCES.—Nutmegs have been in much better demand, and the rates paid exhibit an advance of 2d to 4d per lb. Mace has met with little attention, and a decline in the value has occurred. In Black Pepper the business transacted privately has been upon a more : extended scale ; still prices do not improve. Of White several parcels have been sold privately at 3i-d to 4d, and good to fine 41-,d to 6d per lb. The demand is increasing for Cassia Lignes, but prices at present cannot be quoted higher. Pimento is held with firmness, but the demand has been only for small parcels at 3id to 3411 per lb. Cinnamon h a s s us t a i ne d l as t Quarterly Sale's prices. Ginger is not to be had on lower terms. OILS —This afternoon at public sale 21 tons of Sperm and Headmatter were offered, and sold, British Sperm at 731 to 781, Headmatter 791 105 to 80/, Foreign Sperm 76/ Fnurr_—This market continues in the same unsettled state, and prices in most instances nominal. From the bad condition of Valentia Raisins there are sellers at almost any price, but good and tine maintain the highest quotation : for Denias in baskets there' has been rather a, better demand this week at the reduced quotation. For Currants of an in ferior quality, and damages, there is more inquiry at a low price. Greek Figs (in the absence of Fcro) have been in re quest at the present low price. TALl.ow.—Thii afternoon at public sale 189 pipes 114 hhds of South American Tallow were sold at 38s 3d to 42% 6d for low to fine quality; 382 casks of New South Wales, tine, 42s 6d to 43s 6d. good 41s tid to 425, middling 39a 6d to 40s, low 36s 6d to 38s ; 27 casks of East India 42s 6d ; 46 casks of Archangel at 41s 3d to 41s 6d, low 39s 34 to 40s 8d; 139 casks Petersburgh second sort yellow candle 41s 6d to 1 6 10 d w t0 3 4 9 0 5 5 9. 6 1 d t . 0 1 4 t s h r9adaseoda soap tallow a 4.0 s 6d, inferior 38s to 89s 6d, THE EXPRESS TDITION• SUN-OFFICE, Hcqf-past Eight. HOUSE OF LORDS. At Five o'clock, neither the Lord Ciancellor nor the Earl of Shaftesbury being in attendance, Lord BROUGHAM inquired if there was any ob jection to Lord Denman officiatfng instead? • No objection being tal:en by their Lor.loiips, Lord DENMAN tools his seat On the Woolsack. PROTECTION TO AGRICULTURE. Earl SOMERS presented two petitions from occupiers of land, and other persons residing in the county of Here ford, against the proposed withdrawal of agricultural protection. The petitioners stated they were apprehen sive that great evils would, in consequence, fall not only on the agricultural interest, but on - all classes of her Majesty's subjects. ADMINISTRATION OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE. The order of the day was then read for going into Committee on the Administration of Justice Criminal Bill. The Bill then pa , sed through Committee, and the report was brought up and agreed to. RAILWAYS. The Earl of REDESDALE presented a petition, complaining that several names were attached to rail way schemes w hich were not sanctioned by the parties whose names were thus attached. He considered that in a matter of such vast importance the standing orders in Committees ought to be carefully attended to and enforced by their Lordship;. He (Lord Redesdale) would suggest that where names were attached to any such scheme, security should be given that the parties had actually given their consent to such pro positions. _ - The Earl of DALHOUSIE then rose to mwe the adoption of the resolutions contained in the second report of the Lords' Committf e on Railways. He had to mote that certain alterations should be made in the standing orders 219, 220, and 224, in order to facilitate the passing of certain Bills, which were to originate in that House during the present session. The Noble Earl then entered into a detail of the altera tions intended. (These have been already given in the resolutions inserted in our yesterday's paper.)—Agrced to. The Earl of CLARENDON wished to ask his Noble Friend the Secretary for Foreign Affairs whether he would have any objectiol to lay on the table any cot respondence between himself and the Spanish Govern ment on the subject of Cuba sugar? The Earl of ABERDEEN said that he could not have any objection to produce the correspondence re ferred to. Their Lordships then adjourned until Monday. LORDS' SUMMARY. Lord DEN MAN, in the absence of the Lord-Chancellor, took his seat on the Woolsack in the House of Lords, shortly after Five o'clock. Earl SomEns presented several petitions against any alte ration in the corn laws. On the motion of Lord DENMAN, the Administration of Criminal Justice Bill went through Committee. The Earl of IZEDEDALE presented a petition from an indi vidual complaining of the course pursued by many parties with respect to railway Bills, and praying that their Lord ships would make it a standing order of the House that all parties, before they should be permittted to introduce railway Bills, should be bound to prove that the provisions of the Registration Act had been complied with. The Earl of DALILOUSIE moved the adoption of the resolu tions contained in the second report from the Lords Com mittee on Railways, which was agreed to. The Puhlie Works Ireland Bill went through Committee, and was ordered to be reported en Monday. In answer to a question from the Earl of CLARENDON, The Earl of ABEnDESN stated that he had no objection to lay on the table of the House the correspondence that had taken place between the Spanish Minister and himself rela tive to the duty on Cuba sugar. • The Marquis of LONDONDERRY gave notice of his inten tion, on Tuesday next, to ask the Noble Duke (WELLING- ToN) the cause of the dismissal of Mr. GUNSIONE from the Poor-law Commission in Ireland. The Duke of WELLINGTON said he would take care that the Noble Marquis should have the information he required on the day he had stated. The House then adjourned till Monday. HOUSE OF COMMONS. The SPEAKER took the Chair at a few minutes before Four o'cic•ek. PETITION FROM THE CITY—CORN -LAWS. The Sheriffs, of London, Messrs. Chaplin and Laurie, appeared at the bar, clothed in their insignia of office, and presented a petition from the Lord Mayor, aldermen, and citizens of London, in Common Council assembled, in which, after stating their approbation of the general policy pursued by her Majesty's Ministers with respect to the commercial interests of England, ri'gretted that the total repeal of the corn-laws was to be delayed for a period of three years. - NEW WRIT. A new writ was moved for by Mr. BERESFORD, for North Nottinghamshire, in the room of Henry Gaily Knight, Esq., deceased. RAILWAY BUSINESS. . - ------- Lord DUNCANNON brought up .the report on the Manchester, Matlock, and Buxton Railway Bill, which was ordered to be read a first time. The following Railway Bills were read a second time, and ordered to be committed:—Wakefield, Pontefract, and Goole Railway (Methley, Askern, and Oakenshaw branches) ; Sheffield, Rotherham, Barnsley, Wakefield, Huddersfield, and Goole Railway ; Leeds and Bradford Railway (-alteration of levels in Bingley). Mr. STIVUTT brought under the notice of the House the fact that several petitions for private Bills had been received by the House in consequence of some irregu larity which they contained having been overlooked. There were several instances where the standing order, 111 A, had not been complied with. Mr. GREENE gave a notice of motion to the effect, that in all cases of private Bills no petitions should be received unless they had been prepared and properly signed by the parties themselves. Mr. ENT WISLE said, that complaints had fre quently been made of the operation of the standing orders in reference to matters of a minor and very trivial nature, and parties were often put to enormous expense by being compelled to attend here, and then all that was lest by reason of the Bill being thrown out. upon some ,matter of a very trifling nature, and they were told that they had been defeated by a non-compliance with the standing orders. With regard to what the Hon. Member for Lancashire had said, he would just make this observation, that the number of petitions was so great thot that it was quite impossible fur this House to take cognizance of the con tents of the whole of them. It would be well, there fore, if some measure were introduced to prevent this useless expenditure of thousands of pounds before a 8111 had passed the sanding orders. Mr. STRU TT said his observations did not apply to the Standing Orders Committee, but to the commissions of this House. Mr. E. ELLIS said that much inconvenience had a-isen by reason of the vague manner in which the standing orders required the notice of a Bill to be in serted in the " first part" of the petition, withcut defining the particular part. Mr. GISBORNE said he could not at all understand on what grounds his Hon. Friend had submitted his motion to the House. The House itself had established certain rules, and they were neither few or unimportant, with which all public companies were compelled to comply. He believed they amounted to about 120 or 130, the slightest infringement of any one of which was suffi cient to cause the rejection of their petitions ; and now there were petitions presented to them by parties who had only two standing orders to comply with. He thought it, therefore, extremely unreasonable to ask for this indulgence in the House, with out any notice having been given of the intention to present them, although they concerned property to a very large amount, and when in fact the House knew no more about them than if they had just dropped from the clouds. He could see no reasen for assenting to the proposal of his Hon. Friend, and if his motion was persisted in, he should certainly divide the House against him. Sir W. HEATHCOTE begged to explain that the resolution upon which the Committee had acted was one which had been imposed by the House. It was not founded upon any general apprehension of the standing orders, but was a specific direction of the 111th clause. ) Although many directions of the standing orders were general in their character, yet, whenever any particular rule of proceeding was to be observed, it vita clearly laid down, as was the case in No. 9. The Coin noit!ce, therefore, could nut dispose of this case, and he conceived the Hon. Member for 1)( rhy was perfectly right in repeating it to the House, instead of disposing of it summarily. After a few observations from Sir GEORGE CLERK and Mr. Gisnonem, which did not reach the gallery. Mr. R. HODGSON said if the parties ie ferred to had made a mistake, they might petition the House to allow them to rectify-it. The case was precisely similar to one which occurred in the House a few nights ago. The 27th order required that a list of the assents and dissents to a Bill should be delivered to the Clerk for Private Bills, who was desired to endorse the fact of their receipt on the back of them. In the case to which he referred, this endorsement had been omitted. The parties petitioned the House to permit them . to rectify the mistake, which was granted. The case was perfectly analogous, and the parties in this case might adopt the same course. The r 4 port was then ordered to lie on the table. Sir JOHN YARDE BULLER presented a petition agains:. the Birmingham and Leicester Railrvey Bill. Mr. BARRY BALD WIN presented a petition against the Direct Union Railway Bill. Mr. VILLIERS gave notice, that he should, on - Wednesday next, move — for a return of any direction of the Poor-law Commissioners for the incorporation of the parish of Farnham, in Surrey, with other parishes in a poor-law union, and the copy of any memorial that may be presented against it. LORDS OF THE ADMIRALTY. Mr. FERRAND gave notice that he would, on Mon day next, put a question to the Right Hon. Baronet at the head of her Majesty's Government, (if he should then be in offiee)— (A laugh)—whether it was his inten tion to fill up two offices lately vacated—he alluded to the offices of Lords of the Admiralty—(Laughter)— as, in the event of his: not doing so, he (Mr. Ferrand), should more that the offices be abolished as being quite useless to the country.—(Renewed laughter.) LANDLORD AND TENANT. Mr. SHARMAN CRAWFORD gave notice of his intention to put a question to the Right Hon. Baronet the First Lord of the Treasury, as to whether it was the intention of Government to propose any measure on the subject of landlord and tenant in Ireland. 'MERCHANT SEAMEN'S SOCIETY.] An HON. MEMBER inquired whether it was the inten tion of Government to bring forward any measure in the present session in reference to the Merchant Sea men's Society, as the matter had been strongly recom mended td the consideration of the Legislature by two Committees appointed on the subject? Sir G. CLERK replied that he had been for some time in communication with some of the most eminent merchants on the question, end he hoped in a few.days, to be able to give a satisfactory answer to the question. Mr. FORSTER said he had no doubt the petition spoke the sentiments of the Ship-owners' Society. He must, however, protest against these parties coming for ward in the way they had done of late, and stating that they spoke the sentiments of the great body orship owner.s That society had been invariably opposed to relaxation.--(Cheers.) He was . not, however, opposed to discussion on the subject of which they complained, as the more they entered into the in vestigation they found that they had no reason to com plain. Mr. LIDDELL said he was not desirous of bringing on a discussion then, hut he could not allow the re marks of the Honourab:e Member for Berwick to pass without a reply. It was his intention to make a sub stantive motion to the effect, that the petition be printed, when it would stand before the House on its own basis. The chair man of the General Society of Shipowners had signed the petition, and he believed it expressed the opinions of the whole of the members of that body. It was a matter of little conse quence to him whether Hon. Members said the petition was got up or not.— (Hear.) By printing it, it would be placed before their observation. He should take an early opportunity of re f;r►irg to the suljcc.. Mr. WALL, said he was prepared to support the allegations in the petition. _ The petition was then ordered to be printed. RAILWAY DISTURBANCES. _____ _ _ Mr. JAMES asked the Right Hon. Bart. the Secre tary of State, if he had received any official account of a savavage affray which had taken place at Penritb, in the county of Cumberland, • between a number of Irish labourers, who were armed with knives, sticks, and other weapons, and to such an extent had this been carried, that it had been difficult, with the assistance of the yeomanry cavalry to preserve the peace of the district. Sir J. GRAHAM said he had received no official . _ information on the staject. Mr. EWART wished to ask the Right lion. Gentic man the I'reside•nt of the Board of Trade, whether he had taken into hip considerati-n the necessity of obliging railway Companies to make some provision to prevent the recurrence of such acts, and thus to protect the public against the injuries likely to be sustained, by Laving some hundreds of these labourers scattered over the country. Sir G. CLERK made a remark across the table, whibh was inaudible in the gallery. WESTMINSTER•tRIDGE. Sir R. INGLIS said he had given notice of his inten tion to put certain questions relative to Westminster bridge and the in w Palace at Westininster. At the close of the last session of Parliament he put several questions upon these subjects. The Right Hon. Gentle man the First Lord of the Treasury then said he bad received certain communications on this subject. He now wished to ask w hether those communications comprised the amount of money which bad been expended in the repairs of the House, if such a word could b::applied to such an object, and whether the Government Isere prepared to appoint a Commmitte or object to the appointment of a Committee upon the subject. Mr. CARDWELL said that the subject had been carefully and fully considered by the Right Ho nourable Gentle-man at the head of her M*s. ty's Government, and after considering the report of the Commissioners who had the care of Westmin ster- bridge, he did not think that there was sufficient reason for building a new bridge. Instructions, however, were given to the Commissioners to inquire into the state of the bridge with respect to its security. The re port of the Commissioners did not recommend any alter ation in the bridge, nor did it recommend any further steps to be taken. Under these circumstances, seeing:that ample care had been taken with reference to the safety of the public. He (Mr. Cardwell) hoped the Hon. Bart. would not think it necessary to move fore Committee Sir R. H. INGLIS was not at liberty to say more than he thought the answer most unsatisfactory. He would now, however, ask %Olen it was likely that the New Houses of Parliament a ould be ready to be occu pied ? He did not mean the room only in which the Legislature was to meet but the committee-rooms and the other parts of the buildin g . He wished to know when they would be able to have their accommodation in the new Houses of Parliament—not merely into the room where they were to sit, but also when the other apart ments w• old be in a state of readiness. If the expectation which had been held out that that the new Houses wonld be ready a t th e commence ment of the session of 1837, would not be realised. He would also wish to know whether her Majesty's Govern ment would consent to appoint a Committee to ascertain the cause of the delay. Mr. CARD WELL—I have some reason to entertain a doubt that the expectations with regard to the readi nets of the new Houses at the commencement of the session of 1847 may possibly not be realised.— (Laughter.) I ant aware that some causes of delay have occurred with regard to them, and: in consequence of those causes some postponement may take place, but I can assure the Honourable Gent:eman that every exertion will be made to bring the works to a completion without any unnecessary delay. And I hope, in answer to the last part of the Don. Gen tleman's question, that should the Houses not be iu a state of readiness at the expt cted time, he will not ap point the Committee to which he referred. Mr. COLLETT begged to ask the Right Hon. Secre tary of State for the Home Department if the statements which had lately appeared in the public papers in refer ence to an alleged loss which the revenue had sustained by a flaw discovered in the recent Corn-law Act were true, and if so, what course the Crown intended to adopt in reference to the parties concerned ? Sir J. GRAHAM said that different constructions had been put on the Act in question. The first ch vision was in favour of the Crown. The parties afterwards appealed from that decision, and by the judgment of the Judges in the Court of Exchequer, that decision was reversal. Now, whether. the case would proceed further he was not prepared to say ; but the case, as stated in the newspapers, was considerably exaggerated. It was then agreed that the House at its rising, should stand adjourned till Monday. CORN-LAWB. Lord MORPETH presented a petition, numerously signed, in favour of a total and immediate repeal of the , corn-laws. Mr. RAIKES CURRIE presented a petition from Northamptonshire in favour of a total and immediate repeal of the corn-laws. Mr. SPOONER presented a petition against the abolition of the corn-laws. Mr. HUME presented, several petitions from dif ferent places, one of which was from the linen reanu facturers of Reading, praying for a total and immediate repeal of the corn-laws. The petitioners stated that the Legislature afforded no protection to their trade, and they, therefore, did not think it was just to protect agriculture. Mr. L ABOUCHERE presented a petition to a similar effect. Mr. B. SMITH presented a petition from the city of Norwich to the same effect. Sir J. M'TAGGART presented a petition to the same effect. An IloN. MENDErt presented twelve petitions from Hampshire in favor of protection to agriculture. Sir W. IIEATIICOTE presented a petition, pray ing for total and immediate repeal of the corn Jews. Mr. AGLIONBY presented a numerously signed pe tition from the inhabitants of Cockermoutb, in which the petitioners stated that, although the proposal of Go• vernment was in many respects defective, yet as a whole they looked upon it as a good measure, and they therefore prayed the House to pass it into a law. He had also another petition from the inhabitants of Egre mont, in Cumberland, praying for a total and immediate repeal of the corn-laws. Mr. E. BARRINGTON presented a petition in favour of agricultural protection. Mr. G. BANKES said he had a petition to present from the inhabitants of the county of Dorset. That petition was agreed to at a public meeting of that county, regularly convened after a long notice, and the meeting was ofso extensive a nature, that no-hall in the eounty-town, or street in that county-town, w as ca p a bl e to contain the number of those who attended.—(Minis terial cheers.) The consequence was, that they ad journed to a plain without the town, and at that meet ing the petition which he was about to present was agreed to. Mr. P. lULETT SCROPE presented several petitions in livour of a total repeal of the corn-laws. Mr. B. ESCOTT presented several petitions from Suffolk in suprort of the Government measure, with the exception that they pra3ed the repeal of the corn-laws might be immediate. Sir A. BROOKE presented a petition from Lanark in favour of a repeal of the corn-lawn. Mr. PHILIP MILES presented a petition from the county of Devon against the commercial policy of the Government, and stating that the present corn laws had entirely answered the end for which they were pro posed, and praying that no alteration be made in them. Mr. BRIGHT presented, petitions from the county of Durham and Wiltshire in favour of a repeal of the corn-laws. Sir R. PEEL presented a" petition in favour of the Government measure, from Sunninghill ; also one from Fifeshire, for a total repeal of the corn-laws. ADJOURND DEBATE. On the order of the day for the adjourned Debate being read, Sir HOWARD DOUGLAS said that he was sure the Right Honourable Gentlemen at the heed of her Majesty's Government would understand his objec tion to the measure now before the House. It was his intention to vote against the measure for the purpose of protecting agriculture. The present combination of parties was a significant circumstance. Ile had uniformly voted against a repeal of the corn laws in the House, and he (Sir Howard Douglas) had no r.ason to regret his having done so, although he had re-considered all he had said and beard stated on that measure. He had nothing to regret, except that be could only imperfectly speak his sentiments on that subject, to which he had given his most dispassionate considera tion. He could not, in consequence, concur in the measure of the Right Hon. Baronet, on which he would take leave to make a few observations. It was true there was a stop put to the exportation of British and Irish produce in the year 1844. The period which the Right Hon. Baronet had tak. n was that of the lowest depression, he meant the year 1842. It was very material to inquire what were the causes of that depression. He believed that the solution would be found in the system which prevailed in their manufactures, and the extension of mechanical power ; but with, respect to the corn-laws the Right Hon. Baronet had himself admitted that no alteration of the corn-laws would remedy evils in separable from the commercial system he had already referred to. Tllll9, ho admitted that the corn laws were not the cause of the depression. In 1844 the exportation to foreign countries was not so great as in many years. With respect, f r instance, to Russia, it was greater in 1837, and as regarded France, the case was nearly similar. He ehould be sorry to attempt the repeal of protection, or the relaxation of restrictive duties. When he first appeared in Liverpool, and avowed the principle of pro tection, he admitted his readiness to alter and modify it so as to make it of advantage to the general interest, and as little hurtful as s sible to individual rights; but he was now calisd upon not to modify or surrender protection, hut abso lutely to extinguish it. Protection had neter been de voted to the interests of any particular class of persons, and fe,r less had it been devoted to the interest of any class which he had the honour to represent. It war; his principle to protect all classes of artizans without distinction—to protect labour when. the I:tbour market was in that state of severe (le- pressi.on which it so frequently experienced. n he perceived tee Government about to rush into a measure by which native industry, unprotected. was made to compete with the protected industry of fore:7;n states, without even much capital to prot ect i t , he felt it necessary to enter his protest. He was not , going to discuss the relation—if there was indeed any relation—between th eprice of food andithc price oflabour. He would not take up much time, ho would leave the! question in abler hands, but he was prfeetly qoavinced that a repeal of the corn-law would displace the produe!. Lions of British manufactures in every market nth world to which the British merchant had access. lie found another remarkable deduction, from the reef to tvhich he had referred, and that was; an unlimited importation of corn did not by any mia ns . produce a cotemporaneous exportation of manufac'uree: The fact, then, was, that it would be quite apparen t from this statement that the truth of the axiom, that n England was England's best customer, forced itself ups their minds, and that the great cause of their recent prosperity was the activity of the home markf.s. fie would now say a few words upon the dt,, advantageous position in which freo trade laws won o i n a place this country. He would ask would the posil l e e of the country be such as the Hon. Member °N osi e r , had depicted ? Would it alter their position in l eer!: to France or Germany or the United States.: Thee had often evinced a disposition towarq, France to relax the English tariff; but the I' o .' ll _ l ' eas only to make France enforce her prate totes with a still more stringent hand. The United Sta t e ., would do the sem", for be would contend for it that on)), Pre:iilent of the United States from Washington (I°.:ir. had evinced a disposition for protection ; end to e P Bt's last message stated that he would be Pr e Pi o p, • • recommend a reasonable amount of protreuto tie thought it was necessary to trice every prec a or i before they made this great alteration—to ma ke be fore trial for impr o vin g th e con diti o n of the country to they made this plunge. -For what were they abet:jot _do ? They were about to enter into a corapetithe c i e d, hostile tariffs—not with h os tile tariffs, foe , no tariffs could be hostile but with rival to educe And the effect of that competition would be tn,r bol e the products of British industry and British a t tho se a hich was the chief component in the value of reins projects, not to the level, b u t a b ove the level, of tn 7,10 articies. The liberality was to be all on this side •yeets water, for it could hardly to supposed that for el e,b e ir would purchase articles of British production in owe own markets, at a higher price than-those of tbe i l r oft ee manufactures, when of equal quality. If, inst ead co uld scheme now laid before the House, and which h a the designate in no other way, t o sa y the least of itt,witre height of imprudence, they had l o oked to the tloll,oete resources offered to them in immense variety and im eion of our foreign possessions, they would h av de ra' proved and extended the market without t t eio ciating its value. But now, by entering: in : o M' competition, they would on ly prove 6 ' 0 0 , fel by rendering British labour choopertioo it now was. It was evident that by this red i t . ou e the import duties they would be reducing the rel : e i • bi eulS the country, and they could only restore the ((ltr i l b a l it of its finance by annual grants. He contendsl t hat on was not of the slightest interest to lay heaVY ` lll 3 in s articles of importation when foreign tariffs ac te Wtss similar way towards British exportatioes• lie was the advantage he wished to know et e t he agreed with an obscrvaton which fell last night °coil,' Noble Lord who represented the West Riding of If e , r ie stisg that it was necessary to provide food for an ° fa - t e t ; population. The populatinn was increasing to a L g - , s tbe), tent, and the question then naturally arose lo nn s ti a; were to be fed.--( Hear.) His (Sir Howard 1 11 ; a 1. 0 0 conviction was that if agriculture continued to be n o n ° there world be no di ffi culty in satisfying the wants ow duc tio° increasing population, for he was satisfied that any section in the price would be followed by a corresponding re" o f fre e ; the price of wages and provisions. There was a seeel es sa olas; trade which might be introduced with great a dvantage,.. - cana", i ourselves.—( Hear, hear.) When he voted for tr tha ti l i ' s Corn Bill, he imagined that the principle on erhicu„ - e rtic' e f was founded would be carried out with respect to of '., sa le produced in our colonies, from whieh he believed the this country would derive great a dv an t age . The iebtlehl the colonies might also derive g r ea t a dv an t a ges, from sc tad wet e now shut out, by being a market in which they 1007 their produce at the best price it could realise. f a ," that Australian earn ou g ht t o b e a d m itt e d on the Home ietl it ciple as the Canada corn, and h e cons idered tha t e s Canada Corn Bill should b e car ri e d ou t t o a gr eater e ( leor , ought to have included P r in ce Ed war d's Island. so s • hear.) That Bill (th e C ana d a C or n Bill ) Coon" solemn compact made between this country ands GO; and when the measures proposed by her 510.1e5,,,. t i t - of meat should be passed, it would have the eu i e- na t • - so " mediately abolishing that solemn compact; anu_ sn - Id _;;;1 would it act thus towards Canada, but it si ,7 na lor n , extinguish the colonial system itself.—(Hear.) " - frbil l a is system is nothing more than a system of protection• lea se ment byou abolish the differential duties you re s aaar l :,.. colonies from the necessity of dealing with the Per on o Briti.h goods, and also of our dealing • with them l e e $ The it glorious flag might still fly—there might be, ou titfl, would wish to die under that fl ag in support of tb e° rights-that flag und e r which h their ance s tors a t 1 ' ) of but he (Sir H. D oug l as ) wou ld t e ll them, tt trlj ships might * guar d th e i r co l on i a l coasts , a nd Ill °. 0 0 0 -might garriso n t h e country , b ut t h e i r coloni es 1 . le c be useless to the m . Thi s country would n 1 ° 46 105 co any right to regulat e th e comm erc e of the They la go Mr. Huskisson's Acts were not free 'trade Acts. ltttt for their object rather the protection o f agrieu" Woo found the colonial trade in a srate of monopoiit estilts brought forward his Acts of 1824, for the f o r 'et sli ,l'e, of colonial trade. The obfect of his ; trl h ' er direct, was prevented, except that of the eoo t ' il a ° t ide ' was to allow the Colonies to have fr ee-trade w f 3 ree ar er countries that were independent States, but ti ll . a els r o e intercourse with the mother country, either o r , They had taken off the timber duties here.—(Het r ' n 'prd, • the American colonies laid a tax upon the West In°, l3 ,set' ! : —they had a perfect system of free trade amongst ws tose r , and the German States had also a free trade a mongst e i g e but by a compact they had a protection against the for te , r e 0 ports. It could not be denied that the German S t h s eia sel:s pered by the protection they had fenced t s ",fact u i he with. We had introduced our cotton rnar se - a into India, and by so doing we had rn" - he l " no ' native • manufacture of that country.—(Flesre, e t ; The manufacturers of this country had superseded tir ed ar lr facturers of India, and thereby render the ma nufact o. ) ch s in that country mush cheaper.—(Opposition cheeTisel; • Huskisson in a speech which he delivered in tile t i on the Bth April, 1826, clearly pointed nn, t L' e a dangers which this country would render itself b si a "„ e ol c- c h making itself dependent upon foreigners for the OPT, sf e ' 7 6a The Hon. Gentleman here read an extract from t' I bs in question to the foregoing effect, stating that s ince ,oler s A a up to the period of the war, we had been to a 1 . extent dependent on foreigners for the supply of f °° , a rrli e r we had paid sixty millions of money for a sea t: 1 1 000 corn ; and yet, though we had parted with our and currencies, Europe had shut its ports against tio s ot te_f b i and America laid an embargo en its produces The statesman to whom he (Sir H. Douglas) stated, that if this country was made to depend c i er ier,de' foreign nations, improvements would stand s till, in en ds' would go to waste, and the nation be subjected to the), dine. He (Sir H. Douglas) considered their 'see protect the colonies so as to proveide for ° l ' d P o . and defence. Honourable Members s hot! a 1 oro listen to the theory which would put an end to coloilt:e'vcisve; tion, en which depended the safety and commercial s -c to rer o d of Great Britain ; and least of all should they listeencority anadllu?,lo%es, 1 sentations evincing disregard to the na tion's!, sr , peace, and maritime ascendancy in war.- - ( P e s - ro c '; 0 0 Fie alluded not to what other nations were rels,t'bei He believed they had a sincere desire to cultivate tbhe the ) ho t of peace ; still he was sure that thoSe powers, thetig.,„trlSs no immediate intention of going to war with this ee c ' eca rt(l,4 an intention, whenever a a favourable opportuni l Y e i e et Is 'ee the future, of giving it a stab. Their ultimate Is the eeis to deprive Great Britain of the dominion of. h t He felt that he had trespassed long upon the fOu se , ies t th at tb < and cries of " No, no") - but he h o p e d a nd ear ( ' r e sts ° o ats Right Hon. Friend, who was as devoted to the irate bin' t o , a ot country as his judgment and his experience r 11 . ‘ ll would see grounds for changing his °pinkie —( " - e a e'iee Siscerel did Le hope that the opinion' , e" o r• (Si: K o waed Douglas) professed might t 31 ,;i 5 be erroneous, but under the strong conviction that h jeee' r e or cannot be carried out with advantnee to the Bri u 'i s atot e l ot e and that agriculture will be injured', and that man? 10. 1 c ote commerce would not be improved, he would gt c- ferls; against the measure.— ( Hear, hear, and c heers: i d t es c r e r respects he (Sir H. Douglass), reluctantly 011)°: e nf , se o ut e bue on the whole, he gave a confident, conscientiothe r ee ls it sistent vote against it, for it appeared to him that; was an unnecessary and dangerous experiment* c n ea was a movement from which the r e was no retrea ; ;rail t s a it depended in a great measure the prosperity' , th honour, and the glory of this great country or d - c ael is tes ruin.—( The Hon. Gentleman sat down amidst 13 " the ,$ 0 Lord VILLIERS said that on appearing be f°r h e is t' es ths s on that occasion it was his intention to ear eE6 r son iji ebi eeg i s briefly as possible.—( Hear. ) Was not every' P e a i d s s . o ir, House aware that protection would always re` p r t e a P e rl i eve; of contention, and could he conscientiously OPP - th at ‘ 1 "0 0 , e ; of that character. He would be bound to saP ri a t $ ' ef opinions he had entertained upon this ettes ll° , r iette e s oes period had been completely changed by the elP",rl ie be l e e , lest few years.—( Hear, hear, ironical c heers , o of sta y " Oh, oh.") He would repeat that the en:Perl a oc t E° O few years had established beyond a doubt that tbtry b y th e longer necessary to the prosperits , of the O u t ° o e n dbi r , a ; opposed to the opinions advanced on the las / bola t A P Honourable Baronet the hlember for r I° , l o o tll that the prosperity of the last few VI; r , abundance of capital originated not in "e t . f irre(lo% of the Right Honourable Baronet, but - P". rt b '- harvest and the employment afforded by failvssr;eo a b l e coo; Mess) contended that railways had not 1;1 - • j i e l capital, but that capital had given rise to railw a ,A a r ea le: tended further that the reduction of trast s `i v el to necessarily imply a fall in the revenue. lillelsitfistle:tcor country rise from a condition pregnant wi t : e big er state of comparative prosperity. He s hould gl' 0 5 nt e dial support to the measure.—(Clieers.) Ines had b a re Mr. F. SCOTT said, that when this Ine s he , that f i e b te e st sit e u i3 3) s9 o; brought forward' by her Majesty's Governmen" a sigu' sa V ni down toHouse with the hope been enabled to afford it his (Hear.) He had always given his " ice ble o iset, to the measures of the Right Honour: o o ther t oil He regretted that he was now compelled to d 0 10%00, with to t hi own principles and the inf err ,,, e i c en 2°3 ;1 5 ,14. with his constituents. Although be had net hi b be the i a F - se tl ple.ages to them, his principles in 1846 et° ll " .. n dids te s otP!, , as those be had avowed when an unsuccessful _., cl he . In 1841, he addressed them with more success,',"s„sc o c `,, t ir t (r e their suppert. When he again entered that r7 its r , i' on _ O O tainted the same course from a firm convictiotn.°Je` o t e r id_c n a and a belief that he could not follow a sa.f .l . - Right: Honourable Baronet, whose oPin c Todeciee a ete e n e pee, on the subject lie knew from so we t a eo n'tairns:.ott) se `h e n whom he had always regarded with rest otti on d ta r 1,0 ration. Thcso feelings bad increased tbe reien d M oa n °,, hs d to utt % :a a l l ,e" til'i which he had felt when he heard that h is ; te a tho ne ( ;0 ,1 round on all his former opinions, and had dose hear. ) arra had placed him in his high position.—( a ft fi ig r h un t c l o l n on vie S tio a n ro t n h e a t t ) i h t ad wa n s o in d c o u u m b b t ei fe t l o t course, and to hoist another flag. Ile o, l „ r n ie n etl l le, ' I ever, felt it his duty to deliberate what tar s in i s era or ealf o ce. He felt that although he appeare V d er n Z ijige oeo f h a compared to the Right Hon. Baronet in Ls cent ion city;, " yet he would yield to no man in his Pe ti his country. London i l: I l' e e s H itni o e t fr i asi Sheriff 0 0 0l f ifr C C o U n 3 l ri no l t ( a ) s N s S a t S a U t 14;foror:::11oc. froth- the ci 1 . ' t way Bills were committed, new Ivri t: room of Mr. G. fo liN r I\ ici ' L or o fe n aa d dr o e n ap epsareleco.!oefuntdtheedt corn -la rpiele:t.l taai:oansoe s r s r 0b, ,. area t° and Bu t x o to b n e ordere d, oirrr:h, fef.iisnegdi.aamslire wag hest ° Diti lle Lord DUNC a 0 15 " ordered -rie.zaaNdiulfasyebcoroDnudilglh;itnw,ii,ehn.ictbhev3Latloek, _. 4 , Mr. ST p u -ri b an -- - roug,ht under the coraideration.o for $ r ' . irregularity that had taken place in a p'tit.ol f 11 W a y Bill, IviiiCh led Oho= diMlE5b2Py iA the °Pile° read f to 000. a. -.-,./.. THE SUN, LON DON, FRI DA Y EVE N I NG, FEBR UA lt, Y 13, 1846. 6............ Mr, effect the 11 • o 1 cop . ritt Cat Pre