The Sun. — London, England, 1844-07-12 00:00:00

_+-% : LA R. !en and Po: r i ng in a P,. Royal "r ' ' ; N ISUre group of Kent at eleven oi.,j D uc be>!' rogmore. Prince A l Net°, pony P raiting to m els Buck \%'siting, ~~ S 3 Pagqt , open returned it ess Royal ig, i n the f t tbee 4; Kent, t o. e 'a Maria JP: tie at 011 Jjvrse Guiol 40 1 d P i " ' an ,bri , d a y at ue - r , ess of Sc the Mli r q u i4 uis and 31 0/ 11 nby, the f or , Countess d )re, the countess oa illes, Cev hiid as Vin, duce. d;Palho ICE• t a i Y. n t su (fid e ; t y :enters o w , ne there those w rd . eg re ?ling °` ve in inning ; er e ntees pej e lain ts my .7 „ c o, been P of iat 5011°e d it a nd a , fr t, " o f incenle n ' t he fl i ng to cease, le lade previ.i` A he bu' lrj ' - ft cry nar"r° t o 5 01 a k e n ._ 0 Wier of s to 25°4 Len V i r a r d l i. Wi n g folio lger °, Victoria, isP T n:- -- , d a' ow' Pcale OP as ielr -3 to 1 621 Labir• U for at ing 1 14)9v T . y.C. Inn) •ds's 3 •••• ii nd w° cr old Las at) ....-- - THE NEW ROYAL EXCHANGE. GOVERNMENT SCHOOL OF DE- This noble edifice is rapidly approaching completion, and SIGN.—SPITALFIELDS BRANCH. at. present no obstacle is apprehended that will delay its The third annual distribution of prizes awarded by the Com - being opened beyond the early part of September. The mittee of the above Institution took place on Wednesday, in Gresham Committee have not as yet appointed the day, al- Crosby Hall, Bishopsgate-street. The Marquis of Normanby though preparations are going on to celebrate the event, so in the chair. The Noble Marquis was supported by Lord as to render the ceremony of an imposing and interesting Robert Grosvenor, John Dillon, Esq., and other warm friends character, it being clearly understood that her Majesty, ac- of the schooL The ancient and beautiful hall was crowded companied by her 'august c msort, will honour the city of to excess. London by opening it in person. The exact arrangements The Marquis of NORMANBY was enthusiastically cheered have not been as yet determined ; it is. however, known on taking his seat. The Noble Marquis said that he would that a grand banquet will be served in a spacious pavilion not occupy the time of the meeting at much length by any erected in the area, and that the whole proceedings will be remarks he had to make, -as the objects of the Institution conducted in an unusual degree of splendour well becoming b a d b een recently described by a very warm and tried the opening of certainly the finest commercial building in friend. He had only to congratulate the meeting on the pre the country. At the recent meetings of the Committee molt sent success and future p ros p ec t s o f t h e I nst i tut i on, espe importdnt improvements h ave b een arrange d, w hi c h will daily as regarded the great increase in the number of pupils render the structure far more attractive th an was anticipated, and their advance towards perfection. On matters of.taste the original intention being that it should be free from all. he would say nothing, because on such a subject there were decorative and sculptural embellishments. In the centre of no general rules, except those which by their own fitness the quadrangle will be raised a beautiful marble statue of the pleased the eye ; to inculcate the study of such rules was the Queen. Feelings of delicacy and loyalty prompted the Com- great object of the promoters of the School of Design.-- mittee to leave the choice of the sculptor to her Majesty, who (Hear.) Fashion, it was true, was constantly changing, has been pleased to name Mr. Lough. The Committee have hence novelty was considered in part to be a merit; granting allowed 1,100/. for the execution of statues. A new statue this, he sincerely hoped that what was really good, refined, of Sir Thomas Gresham has also been decided on. It will be and elegant in the arts, though old, would never become ob - 15 feet in height, chiseled out of Portland stone by Mr solete. Without referring to that vexatious question the Behnes, at a cost ef 5501., and when completed will be placed hours of labour, it could not be doubted that the best way of in the niche at the eastern end of the Exchange. imme- spending the hours of relaxation after labour had terminated diately under the tower. The old statue of the for the day, was by following a course of study in such an wealthy founder that withstood the ravages, of the fire at Institution as the Government School of Design afforded. the burning of the former Exchange , has been safely pre- For his own part, he felt highly honoured in being called served, and will be erected in anothr part of the building. upon to preside over the meeting. Hear hear.) New statutes of Sir Thomas Whittingt o n and Si r H ug h The Rev. Mr. STONE, Rector o Spitalfields, then read the Itlyddelton will also decorate the area—the artist selected report of Committee. It was very satisfactory, and set for the former being Mr. Joseph, cost 4501. ; and the forth atetn April last the number of pupils in the school latter, Mr. Crewe, cost 4301., who has also been appointed amounted to 238, which exceeded by 122 the number at the to execute the royal arms that will adorn the western corresponding period of last year. The amount granted by entrance. Amongst the most important decorative improve- the Council for teaching was 250/. ; last year it was 150/. meats is the painting of the whole of the roof of ,the mar- Several warm supporters had contributed, by subscriptions chants' colonnade. It is termed encaustic painting ; the and otherwise, the sum of 450/., the interest of which was to colours being mixed with molten wax instead of oil, and is a be expended in prizes annually. The report went on to state style entirely new to this country. It is materially diff-rent that the Committee entertained no doubt whatever that the ll'om fresco, the latter being laid on while the cement or manufacturers of Spitalfields, by care and attention, could Plaster is in a wet state, while the former is effected on the compete successfully with those of France. In conclusion, Walls when perfectly dry, after having undergone a strong th e report stated that the amount of fees received for the la.Yer of oil paint.. The artists (14 in number) are all fo- past year was I.; and that Mr. Octavius Hudson, formerly a pupil in the central school, had been appointed master of te...igners from the vicinity of Munich, under the direction of M. Langs. Him Royal Highness Prince Albert, on his re- the Spitalfields branch, at a salary of 100/. per annum.- - tarn from the Infant Orphan Asylum at Wanstead, a few (Cheers.) The Rev. Rector, in moving the adoption of the ,I,3's since, visited the Exchange privately, and expressed report, stated that the working classes would never be really himself highly gratified at its appearance, the effect from the benefited by the exercises of a morbid philanthropy, but by open area beneath being brilliant in the extreme. Portions the culture of their own mental endowments. of it are inlaid with gold, and the principal designs comprising Mr. GRAHAM seconded the motion, after which the report the arms of England, Hanover, France, America, Russia, was unanimously adopted. Austria, Prussia, Spain, Portugal, Belgium, Gieeee, Saxony, The Marquis of NORMANBY then, in a very affable and Netherlands, and the rest of the nations, so as to correspond condescending manner, delivered the prizes. Several of the With the shields above the colonnade. That of the royal successful competitors were exceedingly young—fine, smart arms i of England is under the western s id e of th e arcade, in a little fellows, nine or ten years of age. Besides twenty pupils h oe with the grand entrance. In addition to the arms, there who received prizes, one, unhappily deaf and dumb, received ar e a iiroftlSiOn of devices characteristic o f th e prod uc e of the a prize of a book, for regularity of attendance and general sev eral countries. The sum, we believe, voted to the artist good conduct. for tbi, Mr. DILLON, in moving a resolution, to the effect, that the novel and superior work of art is 1,740/. The whole of the which formed the pavement of the area meeting viewd with satisfaction the success of the Society : Turkey stones !end4l the old Exchange having been saved, it was at first in- and the progress made by the pupils, observed that the Com ed they should be relaid in the present area. Within the mittee felt grateful to the Government for the assistance it 'Mt three or four weeks, however, that determination has had given to such societies as the present ; but great and per , rescinded, and the quadrangle is now to be paved with manent usefulness was only to be achieved by the labour, LemPltessellated pavement, at a cost of 700/. The tower is quite care, and patient industry of the pupils. He had lately been eted, and in a few days the peal of fifteen bells, at in the city of Lyons, and he was sorry to acknowledge that 44easrs. Mears's, in Whitechapel, will be raised. The clock he certainly witnessed an advance—a temporary advance, it and chime work, by Mr. Dent, of the Strand, is also ready for was to be hoped—in the arts of design over his countrymen, P l acing, the tune being now under the consideration of Pro- because the people of Lyons were educated in the arts ; it %or Taylor. Mr. Westmacott's sculpture has been fixed was not from any natural talent over the English that the e ver the grand façade, and workmen are now engaged in Lyonese excelled ; it arose simply from the accidental cir- I completing the work and cleansing the masonry, when it cumstance of education. Let the English pupil study dili gently the beautiful models exhibited—let him listen atten tively to the instructions given to him in these schools, and, however poor his parents, that pupil will ultimately rise to wealth, honour, and distinction.—(Applause.) Mr. Wirsox seconded the resolution, and bore testimony to the progress of the school. Thanks to the Committee were then voted unanimously, and several gentlemen addressed the meeting. Lord ROBERT GROSVENOR proposed the thanks of the meeting to the Noble Chairman, for the good taste, good •feeling, and ability with which he had presided. Had it not been for the Noble Marquis there would have been no such institution as that which had called them together; or if there had, it would have been one of very limited usefulness as compared with the present. The Noble Marquis, when one of her Majesty's advisers, suggested and warmly sup ported the Institution, which had continued to prosper and increase in usefulness. The motion was carried by acclamation. The Marquis of NORMANBY briefly returned thanks, and having descended from the platform, with much apparent sa tisfaction, examined the various specimens for which prizes had been awarded. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. PolrrsuouTlT JULY 9.—The Ca m p er d own, 10 4, C aptain It • • ' ~ ertin, came into harbour this ev en i ng a t s i x o ' c l oc k P.M. tter powder, shot, shells, and a proportion of her stock were Z t aken out at Spithead to lighten her, as it was supposed she ttNlld draw too much water, if fully equipped, to pass over e e bar at the mo u th o f t h e h ar b our. She was towed in by , Echo steam •tug, not a breadth of air stirring at the time eliable her to unfurl her canvass. She would have come 1 ; direct a ft er anchoring off the Nab light, last evening, but the wind fell, and the tide was unfavourable: she conse. r % ly anchored at Spith ea d, wh"re she made the necessary raweParations for towi ng i n . Sh e i s cons id ere d a goo d s hi p, is expected to turn out mach better as a two-decker, li nwo Y d. do pfficient service as an 80-gun ship, as the Col .4 111 a11 3' of the cre w o f th e St. Vi ncen t h av i ng neg l ected t ir i e peter" were l e f t b ehind on that ship sailing, the to Lra,ld tender h as consequent l y b een di spatc h ed with them %rl). r nouth, where th e St. Vi ncen t will touc h at en route to and Tangier. R e " books o f th e Q ueen, 1 10, C aptain Sir Charles Sullivan, p.(!learly ready, an d s h e w ill b e pa id o ff on Th ursday, when tie :leral transfer of officers and crew will take place from 'amperd own ' on her re-commission. QUESTIONS PROPOUNDED FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF THE JUDGES. The following are the questions propounded on Wednesday to the Judges at the close of the arguments in the case of the " Queen v. O'Connell :" " The attention of the Judges is requested to the record and proceedings hereafter subjoined, with reference to the following questions:— " 1. Are all, or any, and if any, which, of the counts in the indictment bad in law, so that, if such count or counts stood alone in the indictment, no judgment against the de fendants could properly be entered upon them? "2. II there any, and if any, what defect in the finding of the jury upon the trial of the said indictment, and in enter ing of such finding? "3. Is there any sufficient ground for reversing the in dictment, by means of any defect in the indictment, or of the finding, or entering of the findings of the jury upon the said indictment ? " 4. Is there any sufficient ground to reverse the judg ment by reason of the matters stated in the pleas in abate ment, or any of them, or in the judgment upon such pleas? " 5. Is there any sufficient ground for reversing the judg ment on account of the continuing the trial in the vacation, or of the order of the Court for that purpose? " 6. Is there any sufficient ground for reversing the judg ment on account of the judgment of the Court overruling and disallowing the challenge to the array, or any or either of them ; or of : the matters stated in such challenge ? " 7. Is there sufficient grounds to reverse the judgment by reason of any defect in the entry of continuances from the said trial to the 15th day of April, regard being also had to the appearances of the defendants on the said last named day ? "8. Is there any sufficient ground to reverse or vary the judgment on account of the sentences, or any, or either of them, passed on the respective defendants, regard being had particularly to the recognisances required, and to the period of imprisonment dependent on the entering into such re cognisances ? " 9. Is there any sufficient ground to reverse the judgment on account of the judgments in the assignments of error coram nobis, or any or either of them, or of the matters stated in such assignments of error, or any or either of them ? " 10. Is there any sufficient ground for reversing the judg ment by reason of its not containing any entry a s t o th e ver dicts of licquittal ? " 11. In an indictment consisting of counts A, B, C, where the verdict is guilty of all generally, and the counts A B are good, and the count C is bad, the judgment being, that the defendants, for the offences aforesaid, be fined and impri soned, which judgment would be sufficient in point of law, if confined expressly to counts A an d B, can suc h judgment be reversed on a writ of error? Will it make any difference whe ther the punishment be discretionary, as above suggested, or a punishment fixed by law ?" LOSS OF THE MANCHESTER. :4 TO THE EDI7'OR OF THE SUN. 4b„ r" - "I observe in your respectable journal of last evening 4teagrapli relating to the unfortunate loss of the Manch . ester trirr, Which contains an intimation that the awful catas ti,bn v e i was the result of a defect in the mode of her constru l:stil'e'tnel';':: she was wall-sided, and in consequence of this cleiT t inctilt to bring round in stormy weather, and that Principally occasioned her speedy wreck. ' No st eame r t:'eati be more remote from the truth, nor could any Sea thul better formed to contend with a storm or high 14 g. 48 - 2` le was, and she was at all times under good steer theßiv. -11 i ncontrovertible proof of this she procpededrfr:nrll - Weser to Liverpool, in ballast, to receive her sWeat4 c * , and durin 4 that passage contended with stormy itc h er, but in no instance did she refuse to answer her Sid e ' a nd go quickly about; nor did she lay down on e xt : as wall-sided vessels do, when on a wind to a dangerous 184' n t• She has plied between Hull and Hamburgh since i s _ 1 , in all seasons and in all weathers, and proved herself to s't,l!nost excellent sea- boat and a fast vesseL 4 1 .. it is not for me, as her builder (who possess all the draw- Jp:fi, 3 and specifications of her form, with certificates of her ,ble Cons truction), to gi ve an o pi n i on as to t h e cause of 4,,, andering, but I may be allowed to surmise what that Was. iC ie questing your insertion of these observations, in reply to st atements referred to, I am, Sir, your most obedient servant, SOLOMON COOK, N.A. 11, n ermuda.street, Jamaica-street, Commercial road East, June 10,1844. Nr R ti k ,_ AR/NG IN OF QUEEN'S COUNSEL AND SER t4OZ.ts-AT-LAw.—At a quarter before ten on Wednesday s of the bar were sworn in as (Itieea!g the following me Pa r , l , l 8 Counsel ounsel before the Lord Chancellor , Lo _ s, in his Lordship's Lords, namely :—Mr. John tten",,%ooni in the H \Vet.hrtodson, of the Oxfo se rd Circuit ; Mr. Charles H?iv . ard Ale'"urst, of the Midland Circuit ; Mr. John William Yitr-4,...0der, of the Oxford Circuit ; Mr. Robert Charles Hild thtcli'?iarthern Circuit, and who is also Queen's Counsel for e folowing teat' Du e t kern of Lancaster ; and Mr. J. Parker. t ile r ern en were also sworn in bef,re the Lord C as hancellor and Sergeants at, . 41 `' ° I'd Chief Justice of the Common Pleas , '4,, e t:--Mr. Edward Bellasis ; Mr. John Alexan c de h r ad li w in ic g ; !on ' s. ',. the Western Circuit ; and Mr. Charles ~at tak i e ' 4 °l the Rome Circuit. In consequence of the swearing "et i o g Place out of term, the newly-made sergeants were tik- vested with the coif, as is the case when the promotioa d ctions of the 144:elace in term. After the u 1 I h s a a n a e l ello n r tro to u their learned 14.1.°4thrs:etihgeejiidgesbyoPithe Common dC Pleas, the rings were %Il i It `ei by the newly made sergeants to the Judges of h 4 „„olc)P e °II an u s , also to the Lord Chancellor, a T n h d e t la r t o t u e g r h w t e h re e "t 4 v„ earned Lord to her Majesty. ..ettao4lY,massive description, made of pure gold,.eiviiittha custom,blue ' r e is e "., ground, on which, according to ancient tht -semed the motto, " Paribus legibus. ' rings to The ade aletlifiebregeants and the counsel.with whom the newly-made )3 4ri n r a Of the coif used to he engaged are plain gold rings, Nrs C '' h owever the same motto. As' law Lords in til lLL re engaged in the House of Lords, a number theof p . 0 of the legal profession were present on the occasion. lb 14. n., ri` w Wedne.day the Royal ‘egi rri ..,Ar IN jaypE-pAR-- . ' ' it' . Weleini,t,af Grenadier Guards, Colonel . his Grace the Duke_ 4 14. iff,ton, had a grand field-day in the Review-ground, nos Park The morn i ng being remarkably fine, the nu ttleNe'aeut had the effect of drawing together a very 1 .11414ssemblage of persons. li, -,.7.itRISING p pERS. ' God _We often ..i.e hrs..- a ' , Cell, irl,7r: and A ;ho is prison discipline of the Dun there that will not respond qv* "" we tell him of the I was day , guardian. of ' h " '''m ' ' resolved last Satur- Irob,V the, 1%-..- ''''crur .• ..gentlemen, that all the it .'hi - " lnane, • isrlatlgn .ri se Were t o b a cropped , , , their hair cut It as. e cro p' ) d oles and porridge! Ivy gradation and poverty, shave p ,s I , 4 forth,, w if e h a d not 1 4 ,_. - P . 4 e - resolved, that, if t e lle ho m u es se te b r y the Bth (this , p l'4l'l4l:lrearer tf : e f ' otit he iV ir e l or ti k i Examiner. -„,leZ,ti: -l ike of Rutland — 4 at present enjoying a 'Nvs -:° extursi: His Grace is a.acompanied by several t ,„ . ‘.1%. re 0 ,. . ill, tli the ' los family , and is not expected to return to town ,_Tu e e nd of the present month. s i'sr. sn.;II,TE ATTEMPT TO MURDER IN 1 3 10LR0 2 7 8: 14 4 11 1 1.4.0; t 4 , the proprietor of the s o h n o c ot e ir• g all ery, h the brother of Ilt. a t ,„ ll ,..ley,l'Zo was shot by f ont. k, . t i t ": (.. stat '',fildieftYh,ailcl s,..tiltli:n a l c eT l h os e e ep t i o tel ih ee e d sp in in a e, v a e n rY d 1 3 'tt tl titr4 of the back, withaat izt ve . l e 4 urc, • the baiZ, although they touching a vital part. , al l • glade ...tor,* cannot trace Iti•! t h' , e 'eY eff ort to do so, in order to extra e it as M w r. toi l be oZtration respecting tig affair has been tak it i n, th e g eto attend at aw , atirteit (Friday), . ,isti°htlfie shaei,ased will be again brought uE , to morrow Is,otwith_s e tan was d- N tf t af °e- M r• tkaith sustained by t a iiitillnd,,fl of his I . l fif t .° tii..tar_receiving it, to walk, with the alsttins. , " I s it t l i 'letl: ea l ) that conveyed ii:al 0 the hospital. He is ii ho B te -404t e . 41- , 444 has a wife and two gyps. Lord Audley te al , , in bi, si h Nl hi„!•rgeon his f:erdah's own medical Atta r .. ~. act,,,ations to Mr. Smitti f Besides the qq , 4 f„", • Ass,eg ,no reason can he e ak... lit Vibe-h inricflerousattempt ; nor as canyet t ryiy whi ~,it laaced of his insanity beyond the art itself. _ 4.D.•4,0DEL or I , TExcE.—On Wednesday t e n: Iltlale inter DEL model of the; eiti , li, Isom ao-mall, Was brought t be, of Venice, rece t n l t k li essrs. le llt 'stp e , 444 Jarvis's Auction-gahirinh el to be tt l , v lrti B i _,;t• The time announced for the n. 4 Al _1 me g:a a ville-row, 'Vitkii(le(i by eh,ck, but long before that hour the galltaerynle een ] 3' 'rely respectable company. a ssisted Four le by several eminent artists, t itiP,Oo o tle e, t iied 14 years, and been at owl eXpellse " are said tc! . 4 as 4; 4 e k ei L., in producg this beautiful model, waif 3 " f .,. 4°114h qt: 1 1) „,,, f 1-540th part of the real dimensions. t erg s.Ne 7 sin,"4, churches, 122 towers, 1740 bridges, 135 large ~N„,44l4,l,Terpalaces, 471 canals, and 18,4 w houses. After '''tNel, - tarn the auctioneer, 20 guineas were Affered for 1k1t . 4 1%, he said that sum would Merely compensate 43,9 2 It ka 1.i,, - A , Le hat sustained in having the model open to the 4110%.,,,iar nearly a , week. An advance of bidden 5 guinea: t i Pt. t ar.h e :i i t a ° aue, and after four other biddlngs 4 .1 11 Pn ta,. th e ,r_ model was knocked down to 11. Ir. W . l alP . If klii4aB'lsrietor of the Royal Surrey Zoological Gaide4s, ti k tl / 4 4 11 , N ; , r r ' t A' ' ' l4l .4 o ('-') u tivr 10. —The latest arrivals at this litVik.ll,-dvatering-place comptise the Duke and Duchess y t tett,, peue Marquis of Lorn, Lady te,, Campbell, Lady I ,Av i .Sir c r , IrYtt, Lady _Nurse, Sir John and LaiejichamP" ' 4' 1 . ' 1 41 tir -- : tge 4 ' 1, 1 I lady Sitw ll the Countess ot 4..- tkiltl,:sci ily:Blll,!lni,Thina.i, G L ene e raiand Lady Susan Reves ' 1 1,,, 'eft i r ''s.-Irt Eustace Prince and Princess Polignac ' , 41/, f or th e c•i A Ii tOttnent;, Sir ThOliaaa Hawker, Major ,,at zi tz.l.lll toe, B, e. :litil'sdvvil. x'raAORDINAZY,_On Thursday last, 044 iil e. „'. soo er Henry paat..,•ck, Esq., solicitor, was '(° tt 'aeh P°44 near this town (11. a , f , am) ; he hooked a t l k t ZLl: t t e as ' q w o h i o i k el i t W 3.8 instant l y ' seized . by a perch and the 15.,1544 a great twallowed by a jack. After some consi- Qk er li t ta d rct , l4 3 -l e the three were safely brought to land, and curiosity to many parsons.--Bright on , tO*4'o3T-Ork, N 4 11 4t it 4aIPE I!lE.—The Stamford Mercury t te ji„ lle the po t . 01: two since a .gooseberry pie heyt it h a, Si: J- 4 ° ._ 11 • For the sake . of those_wh W o " ate ee ?t, ;„.. James had no fin er n it, the Home Secre gi _ . '''''4°Tr) not the diluted of hand. —runch• "AN ENGLISHMAN'S HOUSE IS HIS CASTLE."— The truth of this soul-delighting saw was beautifully illus trated, two or three days ago, in a court off Gulston-street, Whitechapel. A poor man, named Leeson, owed ls. 6d. f or rent ; yes, he w as one week in arrear, having before been punctual with his eighteenpence. Ills landlord, named Martin —may seraphs harp the syllables I—forced the room door off the hinges, dragged a girl of 15 by the hair of her head from the bed, then her brother, a boy of seven, and, lastly, removed an infant, which he placed on the ground outside the door I The poor girl had prepared some food for the babe, which the merciful Martin, in the fulness of his powers of distraint, refused to let her have. One Lyons, a Jew broker, dwelling at 4, George-court, Stony-lane (an apt address), Houndsditch, then left the following document, which was handed in to Mr. Norton, of Lambeth-street : " Rent, 3s. ; levy, 3s. ; and man in possession 2s. 6d.," making altogether Bs. 6d., though all that was due was one week's rent, Is. 6d. What a luxurious thing is English law, even when it visits the hovels of the poor I For Is. 6d. debt, law asks 7s. costs! Mr. Norton, however, sent word to the landlord and the Jew that they must immediately restore the goods free of expense. He had better have sent his warrant for their apprehension for the assault, and punished them ac cordingly. However, Leeson may, as a Briton, have this satisfaction—his house is his castl e , so l ong as his landlord and a Jew broker refrain from breaking into it. Punch. EXTRAORDINARY ARRIVAL OF LETTERS AT THE GENERAL POST-OFFICE FROM INDIA.—On Wednesday morning an unusual number of letters and newspapers arrived at the General Post-office, by the ordinary mails from Egypt, Greece, India, China, the lonian Islands, &c., via Southampton. There were 52 boxes of letters, containing together upwards of 12,000 single packets, and 5 bags of newspapers, most of which were in perfect files. SUDDEN DEATH ON THE CROYDON RAILWAY.— OR Wednesday Mr Joseph Payne held an inquest at the Green Man Tavern, Tooley-street, on the body of Mr. Thomas Anthony Fenton, aged eighty, of Finchley-park, Ripley, Surrey, It appeared in evidence that deceased had come to London by the Croydon train on Tuesday morning, and having transacted business at the Bank of England, the East India House, and Ransom's, he was returning by train at twenty minutes to five P.M., and had just taken his seat in a first:class carriage with two of his sons. As the train be gan to soa-p his sons observed him lean forward, and on a closer inspection ciiaggyered that he had become suddenly in disposed. They caused the train to be stopped, and deceased 4 conveyed from the carriage to a waitmg-room, and Mr. Cfq.riFe, f surgeon, of Tooley-street, was sent for. On his arrival he prommprod deceased dead, most probably from the rupture of some hiCood-vessel i caused by over-exertion at his advanced time of life. Verdict-,..n Natural Death." LICENSED VICTUALLERS-111 the Court of Excise on Tuesday, Mr. Jonathan Hawkins, proprietor of the Red Lion, Lower-road, Rotherhithe, applied for a return of six copths' duty on licenses, under the following circumstances : —The iiix..otes for selling wine, spirits, beer, and tobacco were duly paid on the 19th Qetober last up to the 10th October in the present year. During that time the house was pulled down, and a much larger one erected, partly CM the same wri. In consequen ce o f t h e new house being much er ;6 44, Mr. Hawkins was compe ll e d to ta k e out a fresh set of licensiii, 4 which the officers of Excise refused to grant until the old ones ri;xgiven up. The o ld h ouse was phut up on the sth of April Fail, *rad 09 pew Red Lion opened on 044 following day. Several witnesses having fully proved the above ".4.tpient, Sir J. Mortlock ordered the amount of ,duties paid for tlAe Pl 4 Red Lion, from the sth of April to the Oth of October nex4 - P 49/gurned to Mr. Hawkins. L L OAfftN ON THE EIGHTOy .RAILWAY.--Great excitameut prevalkad at the Brighton terrew 4 4 Nonday, by the n o n.syypia tkel. train from ,ondon, awl after the lapse of about half an hour a pilot engine was dispatched up the line to ascertain the cause. It appear 4 thilt when 'war the Hayward's Heath station, one of the tubes of the boiler i,41,!.5t. and the train was enveloped in steam. A messenger woo thsf4Pjled up the line for an engine, but before he re turno- the iron Brighton arrived, and propelled the train for the 7oralkindef At it-OPKIIPY?4Or a delay of an hour. No one was injuret7..7 the e 3 9 1030 4= THE POLITICAL PECEO,FE.—We httir t ) hea.pd Mr. Charles Dickens is about to apply f 0 the Court of Chan. eery for an injunction to prevent Sir Robert Peel c- 4 4tinhing any longer to personate, in his capacity of Premier, the cha racter of Mr.Pecksniff, asdelineated in r Martin Chuzzlewit," that character being copyright. We hope this rktpwi , Ls' unfounded, as the injunction would certainly be rgihaecl. Sir Robert Peel is in a condition to prove , that thg part_in question _has been enacted by him for a long series of years, and was so long before any of Mr. Dickens's works appeared; in short, that he, Sir Robert Peel, is the original Peckaniff.--,. Punch. I IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT HOUSE OF LORDS, July 11. Their Lordships met at Five o'Clock. Lord SANDON appearedat the bar with a message from the Commons, praying their Lordships to tvlow the Earl of Fortescue to attend and give evidence before the Postage Committee of the House of Commons.— Leave given. Messengers from the Commons brought up several Bills. DISSENTERS' CHAPELS BILL. The Earl of RADNOR presented a petition against the Dissenters' Chapels Bill; also petitions in favour of the Bill. The Noble Lord took that opportunity of complaining that copies of the evidence taken before the Committee on Gaming had not been circulated generally. The copies had only been circulated amongst the mem bers of the Committee. Earl FITZHARDINGE presented a petition from Gloucester against the Dissenters' Chapels Bill. Lord CAMPBELL presented a petition in favour of the Bill. The Noble Lord took that opportunity of alluding to a rumour which had gained ground, that many Noble Lords had changed their opinion on the subject of this Bill. The Earl of WICKLOW said he had been originally opposed to the Bill, but as it had passed both Houses of Parliament, he did not feel justified in attempting to throw it out upon the amendments which had been made by the Commons. A somewhat noisy conversation then ensued upon the subject, during which several Noble Peers attempted to speak at the same time. The petition was ultimately laid on the table. The Earl of MOUNTCASHEL presented several petitions against the Dissenters' Chapels Bill. Lord BEAUMONT presented a petition from Man chester in favour of the Bill. Lord FOLEY presented two petitions against the Bill. The Noble Lord said he did not concur in the prayer of the petitions. • Earl FOR TESCUE presented similar petitions. SEES OF ST. ASAPH. AND BANGOR BILL. Earl POWIS then rose, and said that it was his in tention to withdraw this Bill, in consequence of the report of the Committee which had been appointed on this subject being against him. He had also since the last discussion upon this Bill, been in communication with the Noble Duke near him (Wellington), - as - to - whether it was likely that her Majesty's consent would be obtained for the pass ing of this Bill. The answer of the Noble Duke was that such consent would not be given ; and, under these cir cumstances, he (Earl Powis) felt constrained to adopt the course which he had just intimated to th e i r L or d s hi ps . The Bishop of SALISBURY recommended her Ma jesty's Government to reconsider this question. He very much regretted that the Noble Earl had been compelled to withdraw this Bill, for he felt that if it had been passed it would have been found to be a very beneficial measure. He trusted, however, that the Government would in the next session of Parliament introduce a Bill themselves upon this subject. The Earl of MOUNTEDGECUMBE regretted that a decision of a majority of that House had been put aside in a manner by which the majority on the second reading of this Bill bad been rendered ineffectual. He felt that it would not be more for the benefit of the country than her Majesty's Government if _they were to re-consider this subject, and render it unnecessary for the Noble Earl to bring in his Bill again in the next session of Parliament. The Duke of WELLINGTON defended the course which had been taken by her Majesty's Government. He contended that the repeal of the union of the sees of St. Asaph and Bangor would cut away the foundation of all those Acts which were passed in 6 and 7 Wm. IV., upon the recommendation contained in the report of the Ecclesiastical Commissioners. By these Acts certain powers were granted to her Majesty, and there fore the present Bill materially affected her Majesty's prerogative. Her Majesty had, therefore, not been ad vised to give her consent to this Bill. It was Ithe duty of the Ministers of the Crown to abstain from ad vising her Majesty to give her consent to a measure when they believed that that measure would not be condusive to the public good. The Bishop of SALISBURY having explained, Lord LYTTELTON said that the meaning of the consent of the Crown, was the consent of her Majesty's Government to the discussion of this Bill. He thought it would only have been a matter of courtesy to his Noble Friend, wbo had introduced this Bill, for the Go vernment, to have given the consent of the Crown to the measure. He thought the Government were not justified in the course they had taken. Lord PROUGHAM. defended the course which had I been adopted by the Government. There were certain Bills for Parliament to discuss; to which the consent of the Crown, by a rule of Parliament, it was necessary to obtain. This Bill now under their Lordships' conside ration was one of those Bills, and therefore it was the duty of the Government, if they thought fit, to interfere when a discussion of the measure was brought forward, and they could do this at any stage of the Bill. The Marquis of CLANRICARDE said that this was the first instance in which the consent of the Crown had been withheld for the purpose of preventing their Lord ships passing a Bill. He said that the consent of the Crown in this case had been refused, because the con stituents of the Chancellor of the Exchequer were favourable to this Bill, for if the Bill had gone down to the other House, it would have bee n r a th er i nconven i ent for the Chancellor of the Exchequer to vote against it. Lord WHARNCLIFFE repelled this imputation, and said that, if *hat the Noble Marquis had stated was correct, then that Noble Marquis knew more about the intentions of the Government than he (Lord Wham cliffe) did. Lord MONTEAGLE was of opinion that the Go vernment were justified in the course they had taken.. The Bishop of BANGOR expressed his regret that the Noble Earl had been compelled to withdraw this Bill. The Duke of WELLINGTON briefly explained. Lord CAMPBELL blamed the Government for al lowing the Bill to be read a second time before they in terfered; and withheld the consent of the Crown. The Bill was then withdrawn. DISMISSAL OF MR. O'DRISCOLL. Earl FORTESCUE postponed his motion relative to the dismissal of I‘fr. O'Driscoll till Tuesday next. PAUPER LUNATICS (IRELAND.) Lord MONTEAGLE then rose to call the attention of the House to the state of the pauper lunatics in Ire land. It was a common practice, he said, in that coun try, to commit pauper lunatics to rison in order to their being kept in safe cu s t o d y . -He t hought it was the duty of the Government to establish a central asylum for lu natics in Ireland, similar to that which existed in this country. Under the present system both criminal lu natics, and lunatics who were guiltless of any crime,were all herded together, and the manner in which they were treated was anything but what it ought to be. He contenderl that it was in the power of the Government to remedy the evils which had been so loudly com plained of, and it was with this object that he had taken the liberty of bringing the subject under the consideration of their Lordships. Huma nity called upon them to take this subject, into their serious consideration. He asked for nothing more than was at present done in England; and in doing this, they would be only carrying out the recommendations of a Committee which had been appointed to investigate the subject. He could not conclude without expressing the regret he felt for the loss of his lamented friend, Lord Fitzgerald. Had Providence spared him to the country, he (Lord Monteagle) would not have been under the necessity of bringing this subject under the consideration of their Lordships. He trusted, however, that, out of respect to the memory of that Noble Lord, his colleagues would now adopt the suggestion which he (Lord Monteagle) was about to make, which was, that an address be presented to her Majesty, praying that she would be pleased to give directions that steps might be taken to ameliorate the condition of the pauper lunatics in Ireland. Lord WHARNCLIFFE apprehended that, in order to carry out the recommendation of the Noble Lord, an Act of Parliament would be necessary. He however would take an opportunity of consulting the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the subject, and he could assure the Noble Lord that everything which they could con sistently do would be done by the Government to meet the Noble Lord's wishes. Lord MONTEAGLE, in reply said, that everything was provided for by the Acts which were already in existence, and the only thing that was now necessary, was a disposition on the part of the Government to carry out the provisions of the existing Acts. The address was put, and negatived without a division. The Bills on the table were then advanced a stage, and their Lordships adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS, July 11. The SPEAKER took the Chair at Four o'clock. Lord CLIVE presented twenty petitions from South • wark, Hereford, and other places, against the union of the sees of St. Asaph and Bangor. POST-OFFICE. Lord SANDON moved that a message be sent to the Lords, requesting the attendance of Earl Fortescue on the Committee on Postage.—Agreed to. Mr. T. DUNCOMBE presented a petition from Mr. Mazzini, stating that he had been informel that certain accusations were likely to be brought against him before a Secret Committee of that House then sitting upon the subject of opening letters. He felt it due to himself to state that he was prepared to repel any charge which might be brought against him, and he hoped that if such charges should be brought against him, that he would be allowed to be examined before the Committee. Lord LINCOLN obtained leave to bring in a Bill to improve the drainage of the city of Westminster. Mr. HAYTER moved for returns of all moneys re ceived by or on account of the Society of King's Inns, Dublin, in each year, from the Ist day of January 1794, to the Ist day of January, 1844 ; distinguishing the amount respectively received from students, bar risters' apprentices, attorneys, and the portion of stamp duty received on attorneys' indentures ; also, distinguishing the amount received under or by virtue of statute law from th a t on ly rece i ve d by order of the . benchers of the Society of King's Inns. Of the expen diture, ordinary and extraordinary, on account of the Society of King's Inns for each year during the same period, distinguishing —, Of the expenditure, on account of the Society of Kinga's Inns, during the same period attendant upon the dinner •system, including servants, porters, &c. ; and distinguishing the expenditure for wine and liquors from that of the culinary department. Of the expenditure, on account of the So piety pf King's Inns on foot of their library during the same periß4; clistinpisbing respectively th e amount ex pended for buildings; 1)904, qffieprs,' salary,. &e. 'ln detail,.of all expenditure, d ur i ng the sin g sperio4 fof or on account of he. Society of King's Inns in the promotion legal education in Iretar4. l -,--e2rclusive of any expense 440katipi-i to the library, b u ildi ngs, and culinary pariment of Of the number of years during which an allowance has been received by or on account of the goeiehi of ltig'sltin lieu iy copy • . right, and the annual and gross ' amount of such eoeipts, c*.T.r THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY MORNING, JULY 12, 1844.1 with ret urn o f t h e manner and periods in which the same has been expended. Of all moneys and other property of which the Society of King's Inn is now possessed, or to which it is now entitled, distinguishing how the same is circumstanced, invested, or secured."—Ordered. JOINT-STOCK COMPANIES REGULATION - - --------, admitted th a t muc h m i g h t be said ; but with re- !anioney at four per cent. for the construction gard to third-class fares much had been done to ;of their railways, whilst the return was only better • the accommodation of the working classes , two and a h a lf. H ow was the difference made up ? who were conveye d b y the third-class carriages. I Undoubtedly by public taxation.—(Hear, hear.) On For some years past there had been a very great im- I all these grounds he objected to this Bill, and he believed provement, and the directors of railways had come to i that if it were passed, the result would be a competition the opinion that the interests of railway proprietors were I most unfair, most intolerable, most ruinous to the rail identical with those of the public. Under all the cir- ,! ways, most unjust to all classes, and most productive of cumstances of the case, and considering that the railway ' jobbing and mischief. He could not consent to give any companies expressed their willingness to meet the Go- ivote except one of direct negative to the motion before vernment fairly and openly, he thought the the House.--(Cheers.) Government would do well to consent to post- I Mr. WALLACE said he had been one of the first to pone the measure until next session. In conclusion, . complain in that House of the monopoly of railways, and he must say he did not think it was right to cast slurs his objection to the system was now rather increased on railway proprietors with respect to the opposition to . than diminished. It had been stated that the public took this Bill.—(Hear, hear.) He believed that the opposi- no interest in that question, but he held in his hand a tion was general ; and it was increased by the circum- petition which showed that that was not the case. It was stance that the Government seemed so exceedingly 1 the petition of a num b er o f merchants, manufacturers, and anxious to pass th e Bill at t h at l ate per i od of the session. ! tradesmen in Birmingham, complaining that a most He should certainly vote for the amendment that the 1 grinding monopoly had been established by railway Bill be read that day six months. I companies, and that they had interfered most materially Lord SEYMOUR said all the railway committees with the free sending of goods to different parts of the had come to the conclusion that the interests of the rail- country. He believed there were good grounds for way companies were not sufficiently identical with those making more extensive changes than those proposed in of the betapubic. He thought it was very expedient that there the Bill. Having read that extract from the Railway DISSENTERS' DISABILITIES. should Mr. CHRISTIE said he had given notice of an amend- necessarily involve an investigation into their profits. tial paper, the Times itself. (The extract contained a ment to a Bill, not now before the House, for the purpose With respect to the provisions of the Bill for carrying complaint of the treatment which travellers by the third of enabling Dissenters to practise as advocates in the the poorer classes at a cheaper rate, he thought no one in class trains experienced at the hands of the railway di • Courts of Doctors' Commons. The Bill had been dropped, that House would do otherwise than approve of it. That rectors.) From the first time that these companies had asid the opportunity o f putti ng the amendment was taken provision itself showed the proper and reasonable spirit been established they had constantly ground the face of away. Beside s th e disabilities to Dissenters practising which prompted the Bill, and the only consideration for the poor. They had systematically contrived their ar ia the Courts of Doctors'-Commons, they also laboured the House would be in what way that object could be rangements to compel people to take the first or second under further disabilities as to admission to the Inns of best secured. With respect to the enactments regarding class carriages instead of the third. Court, which had the privilege of calling to the bar, the conveyance of the mail, he considered it a power An HON. MEMBER then moved that the House be shorter residence being demanded of graduates of the 'that ought to belong to the Government, not only as re- counted, and the gallery was cleared, but there were Universities than of Dissenters. He quoted the opinion garded future but all existing railways. Then as' to found on counting to be a sufficient number present to of Sir R. Peel at Tam worth, in 1834, on this subject, the patronage which it was said would be make a house. On our re-admission we found and asked whether the Government had taken any steps vested by this Bill in the Board of Trade, Mr. WALLACE going through a statement of the towards exercising their influence with the authorities of he must say he saw very little in that various rates of charges per mile upon the several rail those Inns for the removal of the disabilities and disad- objection. Whatever there might be in it, ways in Great Britain and Ireland, but it was impossible vantages under which Dissenters laboured ? however, he was willing, as a member of the Committee, to make anything of his statement taken up at the close. Sir R. PEEL said his attention had not been called to to take his share of the responsibility along with the The working classes could traveat an expense on the question s i nce t h e period the Hon. Member had Government. He could not, on the whol e , see t h e one farthing a mile betw een he f t wn which he of repreely alluded to. He believed that the difference as to resi- slightest objection to the principle of the Bill ; and as sented and Glasgow, whereas between those great em dence, before being called to the bar, was to the machinery, whenever it might be desirable to alter poriums of manufactures, Birmingham and Manchester, not •applied as between Dissenters and the mem- and amend that, it could be best done in Committee. the charge was 2d. per mile. He advocated an entire bers of the Ch urc h o f E ngland, - b ut between those Mr. BERNAL said the present measure appeared to change of the system, whi c h was at present constructed who had taken degrees and those who had not. him to be so peculiarly important in its probable conse- in favour of the few and against the many. He should, His general opinions on this subject were in conformity quences that he could not refrain from offering therefore, give the Bill his best support. He was de with those which he had before expressed, but he thought a few observations upon it. He would pass by cidedly in favour of competing lines ; and he could not it would bo for the benefit of a ll parties that whatever the attempt at insinuation that had been made guess any reason why there should not be competing was done should be done with the cordial consent of the that all parties opposed to this Bill were supposed lines in every direction. The railways from London to presiding authorities instead of attempting to force to have an interest in railway property. For his Liverpool paid 12 per cent. Why should there not be compliance by legislation. own part he never held a share in a railway, or two lines, with 6 per cent as a sufficient remuneration? 'Mr. FERRAND wished to know from the Right canal, or an assurance company in his life, but he did Now, with regard to the conduct which the Post-office Honourable Baronet (Sir James Graham) whether not presume to say that those who did so were not had experienced from the railway companies, he thought he had any objection to l a y on th e table of the bound to give the results of their experience there. must be a very strong impression on the public House the evidence taken befo re th e corone r at Bolton t o those less informed upon such subjects. mind.—(Hear, hear.) He could give many instances in relation to the loss of life from the bursting of a steam- The present was a measure that depended upon its de- wherein the necessity of some decided restraint upon engine? ; tails. He willingly asse n t e d to h av i ng th i rd-class car- them was proved to be absolutely necessary. Whilst SirJ, GRAHAM said he was not aware that it was in riages for the purpose of giving facility to the tra- upon this subject, he might be permitted to say tat the power of any authority to compel the coroner yelling of the poorer classes ; but before railways it had been stated the Scottish people were willing lotto to produce the evidence taken in his court, but were established, how did the poorer classes travel— have mail-trains on a Sunday, in order to avoid the de he would make inquiries on the subject, and if the why, by waggons. For his own part, he knew no secretion of the Sabbath. This was all nonsense—all Hon. Member would repeat the question, he would en- class of pe rsons w h o were more likely to be benefited by absolut e ly un t rue . A f ew persons, calling themselves) deavour to reply to it. railways than the poor. As to the option to be given the people of Scotland, said his countrymen Were against Mr. WODEHOUSE wished to call the attention to the Government or the Board of Trade, which was Sunday travelling ; but these were only such persons as of the Right Honourable Baronet (Sir James Gra- the same, to purchase any railway, he believed it was the Sir Andrew Agnew, who knew nothing at all of the real ham) t o th e case which had ,occurred at the first time such a proposition had ever been put forward, feelings of the people. To revert, however, to the Bill last Spring A ss izes in Norfolk. Two persons named When first the question of railways was brought for- before the House, he had only one objection to it, and Knowles, after s being tried before Lord Abinger, ward in that House there was some degree of negligence that was that it did not go far enongle-e(Hear, and and se n t ence d to 15 years' t ransportat i on, ha d re - on the part of the Government ; but they no w pro- laught er .) N o, h e repeated, it did not by any means go ceiv e d a complete pardon and returned home. He had posed to crush the hopes of rising railway companies. far enough. Still, so far as it did go, it was a most excel no r i g ht whatever to ask on what ground the royal The contingent patronage incident to such a control as lent measure, calculated to do a great deal of good, s t ud mercy had b een extended to these parties ; but the Lord it was proposed to give to the Government would be to reflect very high credit upon the Government. He Lieutenant of Norfolk was placed in a situation of pecu• attended with great inconvenience, if not danger. It trusted Ministers would not heed anything the directors liar responsibility 'it was his bound en duty tomaintain the w ou ld b e necessary at length to make it the law that no might do, but go on firmly with their measure, whi public peace, and if the Governm en t w i s h e d i t he was person having an i n t eres t in a ra il way, or an employment certainly should have his very best support. ch sure the office would be placed in. their hands without a in one, should votein theelectionofaMemberofParliament Mr. C. BULLER said he could not 61p remarking sigh. If the Lord-Lieutenant wer e i n d ee d to reta i n h i s There was a complication of clauses which would destroy upon the animadversions which had been indulged in by situation he wished to have an ans wer to hi s quest i on the effect of the Bill. He believed that the tid e o f com - t h e Ri ght Hon. Gentleman, the President of the Board from the Right Hon. Baronet They asked no more munication would be checked by the Bill, and he there- of Trade, as to the motives of those gentlemen who than justice—they wished for nothing vindictive. fore advised the Right Hon. Gentleman to be cautious. opposed this Bill, and the self-laudation with which he Sir J. GRAHAM said he was:placed in a somewhat The Bill was compulsory in its object, in its intent, and had spoken of the conduct of the Government. That embarrassing position, as the lion. Gentleman had sat in its language, and he called on the House to reje c t it. Right Hon. Gentleman really seemed to suppose that down without asking him any question—(Hear, hear)— Mr. COLQUHOUN defended the vote he gave on a the opposition to this Bill had been got up from the although he had made a kind of attack upon himself for former occasion with regard to the Bill. He objected to basest and most interested motives, and that every the mode: mode: in -whiCh lie had administered.his office. With the tone of the Right Hon. Gentleman the President of sentient from the views of the Government was influ respectat4 the cases under consideration, he had given the Board of Trade. When he saw the Member f or enced in his opinions and actions by those Parliamentary the advice which he had done because he felt satisfied South Lancashire and the Member for Reading, agents whom he had taken upon himself to denounce in that the ends of justice imperatively demanded it. and when he saw Mr. Saunders and Mr. Hudson, such strong and unmeasured terms as the most active He had received from the Noble Lord the Lord Lieu- whom the Right Honourable Gentleman praised so and formidable opponents of the Bill. He (Mr. Buller) tenant of the county of Norfolk the greatest assistance, much, meeting in London within two days after the must confes ad heard so much of this self-laudation and the Noble Lord and himself had discharged their Bill came out, and expressing their strong opinion s that he was s uiteqsick of it, because his experience told respective duties in the most harmonious manner, against it, could he suppose that such men—men of him that when Government did array great masses of the THE RAILWAYS BILL. such intelligence —were played on as the tools of lawyers people against them, it was sometimes done quite as On the order.of the day for the adjourned debate upon and agents out of doors ? — (Laughter.) The Right Ho n . much by their own folly, as at other times by their own the Railways Bill being read, , Gentleman said he would not allow thisßill to be postponed ; honesty and public virtue. And he thought, when he Mr. BRIGHT saidehat he was one of the Members of he would not consent to a postponement of the Bill, recollected the course pursued durin the long period that House who, previous to the discussi on of the Bill, stating that it was founded on the third report of the of ten years by those now in power, but then in op , it . . . • • h , came to the conclusion that was not a measure advan- Committee, which was a short one, and published many position—when e recollected that for all that period tageous to the public, and that it would give the Govern- months ago. He did read that report, and his ob- they had organised into a conspiracy against the public ment powers d ange rous to the country. He had listened jections to it were as strong then as before the good all the private interests of the nation, it was, to say with the greatest attention to the Right Hon. Gentleman measure was introduced ; and to show that all was the least of it, somewhat presumptuous in any Member opposite (Mr. Gladstone) speaking for two hours, and in not approval on the part of the railway companies with of the present Government to indulge in the self- appro the whole of his speech he only disguised, in- respect to this measure, he quoted an extract from the bation and cant of which they had for the last few days stead of explaining, the objects of the Bill. The Railway Chronicle warning them of the consequences of heard so much.—(Hear, hear.) For his own part, he Bill consisted of forty-eight clauses. He would, for thiaßill. What'were the words of an enlightened man candidly acknowledged he did not participate in those the sake of making himself more clearly under- who, in one of the journals, had made observations upon feelings of animosity, distrust, and suspicion, which were stood, point the attention of the ,House to some of this measure—the words of a man who, from his posi- attempted to be raised against the railway interest of the clauses where this power was given. Clause 7 had tion, must be supposed to have watched the immediate this country.—(Hear, hear.) He must own that when already been alluded to, wherein the -Lords of Commit- effects which it had produced ? Why, he said that there ever he had to travel by railway he travelled in a most tee are empowered to purchase any future rail way after could be no doubt but that the immediate effects of this agi- comfortable and commodious carriage, at three. imes the the expiration of fifteen years, and after giving one tation had been to depreciate the value of shares in the speed he formerly could, and generally for the same rate month's notice. The , Bth clause confirmed this power market. The Right Hon. Gentleman said that an im- of fare as on the top of a coach. He could not then but Now he could not understand what was the mean- pression had gone forth among the public, that this think them a great good, and he thought it but fair in ng of the words in these clauses, unless they measure would give to Parliament the right to purchase any one not to look too harshly upon any imperfections, went to sanction the purchase of railways. Fur- any railway it pleased, and had complained that such an which it was not to be wondered at should exist in so ther on , these powers were again confirmed impression was a very erroneous one, because the men- new a system.—(Hear, hear.) The general argument as in clauses nine, twelve, fourteen, and many others. sure would not give to Parliament the power to purchase on which he intended to found a few observations, was He wished to know how Acts of Parliament were to be railways, and therefore he had contended th a t th e fears this—that they should not rashly interfere with the interpreted—whether they were to be construed by their of the railway companies were without foundation. But present system of railways, for by them the public had own words, or by the explanation a Minister might he would ask, suppose, when the Poor-law Bill had been obtained the greatest increase of power and comfort that choose to give of their intention ? The Right Honour- first proposed, in 1833, the Government of that day had had taken place in our time. And before they started their able Gentleman (Mr. Gladstone) had argued, the proposed all the clauses of the Poor-law Bill, except that plan of interference, he thought it but right that the other evening, that the Executive could not of it- clause which would bring the Bill into operation by en- House and the public should have the opportunity of self buy up railways, but that Parliament must abling rates to be levied—suppose all the machinery for contrasting that which they proposed, with that which be appealed to on the subject, as Parliament bringing the Bill into immediate operation had been pre- was now in existence.—(Hear, hear.) There was no would have to find the money. They all knew Parlia- pared, and left in a state of abeyance, but that that doubt evils in the management of the present system, ment would have to find the money, and they also knew machinery, by a single vote in the estimates, could, at but he asked them to satisfy his mind that there were no that if this Act were passed there would be very great any moment, be called into action; would not the oppo- evils in the plan which they proposed to substitute ?If difficulty, at a future day, in dissuading Parliament from nents of the new poor-law have considered that as a the evils were so great as stated in the present system finding the money to put into force the provisions of great step in advance on the part of their adversaries ? of railways, it behoved that House to give a very at an Act deliberately sanctioned by' the Legislature. Or suppose in the case of the Factory Bill of last year, tentive consideration to the subject before they deter- Besides, let them look at the effect of this one all the machinery had been prepared, except the funds, mined what alteration should be made in it. He con month's notice. Was it t o be supposed that which could at any time, by a single vote in a Committee fessed, howeverethat his great objection to the present this one month's notice would furnish sufficient of Supply, have been procured, would not the opponents proceeding was, that they should be called upon to legis time for the Parliament to inquire into the desirableness, of the principle of that measure have considered it as a late on such a subject in so short a period of and confirm the policy of the purchase of a railway ? serious advance towards a system of policy which time. Were they, on the first intimation of evil Did it not rather read thus :—that the Executive was they all deprecated? —(Hear, hear.) The policy might to adopt any plan or remedy Which the Government, at to decide the question of purchase or no purchase ;that be right or it might be wrong, but if they passed this that late eiod of the session, might choose to point having determined on the former, they gave the month's measure, they would have advanced an important ste out to them e ? Were they to be called on in the month notice, and then came to Parliament for the money, ex- in their scheme of railway legislation.--(Hear, hear. of July, for the first time, to pass a Bill, founded on petting that it would be voted as a matter of course ? If they passed this Bill, the Government might come five reports, which he, for one, candidly confessed he He would maintain that this Bill, sanctioning the prin- down on any day when there was a Committee of had never read?--(lronical cheers from the Treasury ciple of purchasing railways, was erroneous. Whatever Supply, propose an estimate for the purchase of a par- benches.) He did not think it necessary to plead guilty the intention of the Government was, no man could read titular railway, with all the forces of the Government to to any dereliction of duty for not having read these vo it without coming to that conclusion, and that was bear on that particular question—(Hear, hear)—say it lames, for the House had been most fully engaged on the conclusion the Railway Directors and the was a question on which they staked their own exist- various subjects of the highest importance, and there public had come to. He did not believe that ence—(lmmense Opposition cheers)--he did not say this had been quite sufficient to fully occupy the mind of the principle of purchasing these great works was with reference to past e vents — (Renewedcheering)—b u t every Hon. Member. And it, moreover, had never en one that was deemed by the public to be any Government which possessed the confidence of a tered into his mind to conceive that any Government, at advantageous. Private enterprise had done more for large majority of that House would always have such a period of the session, would call upon the this country than the Government or the Executive had such an advantage as no particular railway —as House to legislate upon a subject at once so ever done. He thought thes e measures should be left not all the railway interests united --could overcome, large and so important.—(Hear, hear.) Well, then, to individuals. If the great change proposed by the The Bill gave great power and patronage to the Board this Bill, first of all, went to interfere with Bill was to be made, he wished to know upon what of Trade, and consequently the Right Hon. Gentlemen, private property in such a way as never was before heard principle it was to be made, and why? No case had been the present and the late President of the Board of Trade, of in that House—(Loud cries of " Hear, hear")—in a made out hitherto for the adoption of the course proposed supported the measure.—(Hear, hear.) This Bill was way, too, contrary to all our habits, all our institutions, The Right Hon. Gentlema n h a d s pok en of high profits founded on the third report of the Committee, but the and the spirit of British enterprise ; for this Bill directly and per tentage, but there was no proof of large incomes Right Hon. Gentleman admitted that many important proposed to give to the Government the power of taking h av ing been made. Those incomes had probably not suggestions in it were taken from the fifth report, an the railways into their own hands. But the Right Hon. averaged more than 5 per cent From a statement now additional reason why the House should not proceed President of the Board of Trade said they could not act before the public, four only out of seventy railways with the Bill during the present session. He conjured upon the clause which gave this power. Then why was nt. There was made 10 per cent., nothin and all of th em var i e d f rom 6 to 3 per the House to c ons id er t h at nothing could be more dan- such an inoperative clause left in the Bill ? Clauses one, ceg to show that railway proprietors gerous than hasty interference with such important inte- seven, eight, and others he could turn to, all gave or were grossly exacting from the public, or that the public rests. He thought the provisions of the Bill regarding confirmed the powerof purohase, and the sixteenth clause were suffering from high charges. The Right Hon. third-class carriages, and indeed regarding conveyance not only says railways may be purchased, but actually Gentleman had spoken of third-class trains. Now, no generally, were judicious, and would prove useful. It was enacts in whom they are to be vested when they are pur man more than himself wished that the working said that railway companies enjoyed a monopoly. Why, chased.—(Hear, hear.) Then there was the 38th clause, classes should have every accommodation on rail- that was the case of all companies with very an exceedingly stringent one, by which Government was ways, and his opinion was, that to no class large capital and very-large investments. Such was the to get a control over all existing railways, as well as had the railway companies given more facilities case with dock companies, water cempanies, and gas those hereafter to be made ; therefore the public were of travelling than the working classes. The Right companies. —(Hear, hear.) It was said that when cum- quite right in the interpretation which they had put upon Hon. Gentleman in his speech had no less than four panies had a monopoly, they would be extortionate, but the clauses of the Bill. It would not alarm the public so times adverted to the monopoly by railways, he thought all companies, and railway companies among them, had much if the only power the Government had was that of that that statement came with a bad grace from one who the dread of competition before their eyes, and this was purchasing the railway. But the Government was ems had sanctioned monopolies of every description. Railway quite evident from what transpired before the several powered by the 38th clause to make contracts with ox companies had conferred a great benefit on the comma- Railway Committees ; the directors feared competing isting railways. nity ;it gave them a cheaper and more safe mode of tra- lines, and they knew that the üblic a Mr. veiling. There were no establishment s i n t hi s country car- once raise their voice against p extortionatewould de- t not so. W. E. GLADSTON E o b serVed that that was ried on with such admirable management and arrange- mands. He could weary the H ouse b y a Ine s Mr. C. BULLER said that if that was not so, he did ment as the railroads. There was nothingin the Govern- tition of railways that kept d own th e i r f ares b y not know the meaning of the clause. If any railway ment establishmentswhich could compare with them in the the fear of competition and by the wholesome dread of company wanted to increase its powers, they had not to nicety and admirable propriety of their management. public opinion. He did not think the Bill otthe Govern- come before Parliament, but before the Lords of the Government 'ships were not so well managed. No ment would be effectual in reducin g f ares . Th e Bill Committee, and so, in fact, to come before the Board of person who went in Gevetaament packets could conferred an inquisitive power into the affairs of a pri- Trade. It was on this ground that he obected to this say but that the conduct which' he met with on board vete company hitherto unparalleled, and than which no- measure. It seemed to him extraordinary ) that at the those packets was inferior to what was to be thing could be more odious. The seventh clause wa s present day parties should get up in the House of Core met with in packets under the management of public still more objectionable than the third, and gave the mons of Great Britain and defend private enterprise, companies. The ma nagement . of the Post -office was not Government a power of buying up railways when the which had made this country the greatest in the world. placing in the hands of profit exceeded ten per cent. after a certain time of It appeared to be the wish of the Board of Trade c y on t v h e e y m an l c n e of asses eras.— formation. He did not believe that anything could be to interfere as mach as possible with the grime t s h u e ch G a o s ve w rn ou m l e d n j t u th st e if What a long time h a d passed by before a reduction in the more unreasonable or unfair to private individuals, th an vete enterPrisos of her Majesty's subjects, He rate of postage was obtained. At that very moment the provisions of this clause. He considered the Bell did not know where this interference was to end; the mails from L on d on to Manchester were sent by a was an unjust interference with mereantilo industry probably by and bye they weak{ have an assistant corr.l-. round-about, c i rcu it ou s way, instead ofoing by a way and mercantile enterpri§o, Suoh legislation had missioner to cut their meat for them, because :;ne ; and all the always failed, and deserved to fail.—(Hear, hear.) vernment Co}})d do everything better than any one else. Go representations and Chamber Take the example of the Royal Canal, which had been Let them look at the turnpike err of this country. which of Commerce of M anc h es ter were neglected. But there in existence for about 30 years. In would cb n m v a e d y e t them the an Corporationhou r earlier 1811 it had pro,. They had been made withoet the assistance of the Go were other considerations connected. with this ones- dosed 16s. Bd. in one nailer, and from that . tirae up to vernment. The roade ia Prance had been made under tion besides that of the economical one.---(Hear, hear.) the present hour the Inctnale had been nil What was the superinteodeasee of the Government, and he would, There was a cons id era ti on of muchpolitical consequence, the numbae of tons of coals carried by this canal in leave At to those who had travelled in France and in The London and Bir m ingham Railway alone empleyed 1836? Eighteen tons.—(Laughter.) Captain Leave; Vngland to say which were the best.--(Hear, hear.) persons, With salaries varying had told them that railways might be coniolooted by the The lighting of the towns in England had been accom from 1,500 to 2.000 spent more than 200,0001. Government at a saving of 25 per cent., and so delighted plished lay private individuals, and where, he would variety of other expendi- was the Right Hen, Baronet with this gentleman that ask, where were there towns better lighted than in this f f o ro r m wa 7 g o e L s. to sto l r ,oo es, O t l. o , o a ls n , d a t n h d ey a tare. The Great Western Rail,aY Must pay lie had reselved to have further information on this sub- country? Even the buoying and lighting of the coasts more than this, and if all this influence ject. Captain Lewes proposed that the Governme n t of this country was not left to the Government, but to fell into the h an d s o f the Executive Government, should buy uP the railways in this country, alleging, as the Trinity House, and where was T he ist better lighted would it not affect t h e f ree d o m of the constituencies of the reason, the great sa v i ng of expense. He was afraid than than of Great Britain? great Bedford those places th roug h w hi c h the railroads passed ? there were some parts of the country which, without Level, that was the work of private individuals, (Hear, hear.) The constituencies of those pieces would Government interference, would never be supplied with Hew were all the colonies of this country planted ? be under the th um b o f Government, and they would railways, and this he said in the face of the example Why, by private companies, and not by the Govern possess the influence of- the same description of the Belgian railways.—(Hear, hear,) In that , merit. Such being the case, why should they put them which the Government of the day i 4.Ways 134(1 iii country th e Govern men t confined the communication I selves into the leading -strings of tho Government, and taken from his duty that he I might think of this proposal, but it appeared tst hh 4) , flees of this country had been accomplished ? As to ensi- Devonport, Roch es t er , an d Pembroke. 'What happened to the great towns. He did not kno w wh a t th e Hous e the Itelde those great principles by which the great candtuete, whose opinions I from comparison, the most unjost 4 en. 11140 pro, I gration, he did not think that the Noble Lord's plan had m at ig K h e t n v d o a t l e , w f.o h r e t r i e ip a G g o u v a e r r d nm wa e s ut h e did not approve of, would happen at those places, 1 coral that could be made. It vas S inaPOSSilkle to pittee 1 effOeted- so much as the persever ame of pri va t e indi -4 postmasters-general. Look at the For the last t wo years h e had traveled as much by . the railw a y s o f E ng l an d and France, or Belgium, on , viduals. It was absurd te Attempt to put railroads under railways a s any mao, an d f or civility, propriety of cone; the same footing. If the French Government desired duct, and fairness in every respec h t, e could say that 'to have a particular railway, they had nothing to do , inefficiency that had been shown lay such officers—an the surveillance no iiistiNtions could stand a coniperistin with the railway but tq carry out their object; there was no expeese ; Inefficiency that he would venture to say would never esteblishments of E ng l an d, But even if there were Sien) . except that of construction.---(Hear, hear:), -In this have taken place under the control of private indi evils, the remedy propo s gd lay the li,ioi Tion;Presidens of county y they woOld heve tO, come into contact with , viduals. Then, again, there was the Admiralty, a por the Board of T ra d e was an inefficient one. It was powerful private interests. They had, by private capital, don of the Government, he would venture to say, that well known that G overnm ent establishments were worse covered 2,000 miles of this country with railroads, rind had been more backward than any other in adopting int managed than any others. The constitutional principle they carried twenty-six millions of people ye,arly by provements. Would they have got rid of the )poseof the Bill was also a dangerous one, and he should op- railways, which originated in private enterprase.---- prejudice against steamers if they had been left ' it: With respect to a revision of fares, he (Cheers.) The Belgian Government ' httd b,omoved to the Lords of the Admiralty ? Look at the Halifax _- packets. They were called ceffins(and properly so, be cause they almost invariably scult.ithair, brawl - at an un timely grave. Look at the length' of time that they took to cross the Atlantic, and yet it had been asserted that it was impossible to effect a quicker passage than they did until the establishment of the Great Western team-ship, which proved the contrary!' London steamers, too, that were the property of private indivi duals, would carry parties from London to IfOulogne for far less than a Government packet would take parties from Dover to Calais. He thought the public right in supposing that private enterprise was the best'calculated to excite activity, and to ensure the public interest. They were equally right in supposing that whenever they put great branches of trade into the hands of a Government, there was apt to be great apathy upon the subject, and a considerable portion of political jobbing. He objected to this system of centralisation, because it was incon sistent with the national character, and made men act as slaves instead of free men. But then it was said that the provisions of part of the Bill were for the benefit of the poor of the country. That might be so, but he must confess that he certainly was not prepared for any Government providing for the poor, in the manner laid down in the Bill. The Bill, instead of providing for the poor man at the expense of the Government, did it at the expense of the railway company. Now, in his opi n i on , suc h a system was not worth the legislation of that House. He could under s'and how this clause was to work, although the distinc tions between rich and poor were to be drawn. For what had been the result ? Why, where the third class carriages had been made comfortable, gentlemen had gone into them. The fact was, they could not make a distinction between the rich and poor man, He should like to ask a question of the Right Hon. Gentleman the Secretary of State for the Home Department, and in doing so, he hoped he should not be considered in vidious—but he wished to know who was Jack Cade now?--(Laughter.) He thought that this dense came with a very bad grace from a Government who had charged them with being Jack Cedes, because they wished to lighten the hours of labour in factories. if II! understood rightly, Jack Cade tried to regulate the price of commodities. But here the Government wanted the railroad 'proprietors to pay the expenses of' convenience to the poor. When they on hie side of the House came forward to decrease the Lours of la bour, they were met by the name of Jack Cade by a Government who were endeavouring to interfere with private property in the unexampled manner proposed by this Bill. He thought there was one thing that ren dered the present time the most unfit to introduce such a measure, and that was because the whole plan of rail ways was likely to be greatly improved. Let them look at the proposition for atmospheric railways. Why, if that could be brought Into operation, there was not a single turnpike road upon which they might not have a railway. The Bill seemed to him to prevent the improvement of' existing r a il roa d s au much as it did new ones. He trusted hp had not occupied too much of the time of the House In bringing before it arguments, which he did not pretend to say ouzht to have such weight with the House as to iielacp it to decide on such a subject as H is, But he had presented considerations which had sufficient weight in his own mind to induce him to say that this H ouse oug h t to pause on such a question be fore it adopted the measure irrevocably at th e present period of the ;elision. He believed that the evils of monopoly with regard to the railways, that were so much talked of, were exceedingly hypothetical. They were looking rather at what the rail roads were ibur or Ave years ago, when it was considered impossible that so many competing lines could come into play. But it was the general statement that the country was now becoming coyered with a ' 4 uct-work" of railroad, which would always secure a large amount of competition. This competi tion would be the real safeguard to the public, and they ought not to deprive the public of that safeguard till they were perfectly sure, on the best information and fullest discussion of the subject, that they had hit upon some plan which would give the public a b e tt er secur i ty than it now_possessed, both for good management, secu rity, and cheapness. He perfectly admitted that rail ways required control and regulation—he perfectly ad mitted that. The law did control all private enterprise; he had never heard that trade was to be exempted from the operation of the law. 1,3 t them adopt regulations, then, for these establishments, but let them apply those restrictions by legislation, and not by the wholesale plan of transferring the whole of the railways over to the will of the Government. Surely a subject of this magnitude required the meditation of one recess, and the discussion of at least one session. Let them have a Bill, making all the restrictions neces sary, and to such a Bill he would give his support. But let them not pass, in such a hurry, a measure like this, which handed over the control of all the railways to the Executive Government. Mr. S. WORTLEY said he concurred in most of the observations that had fallen from the Hon. Member for Liskeard. He had passed a glowing eulogium on pri vate energy and enterprise, and none would more readily concur in the justice of that eulogium than himself. But the House was not called on to say that all private enterprise in this respect was to be sub mitted to the Government ; the measure only claimed a reservation of the power to control these lines at a future time. The Bill only reserved to the Government a dis cretionary power. He should vote for the Bill on the simple understanding that they were not about to inter fere with enterprise. He would admit that they had not the elements of the question before them ; if he thought that the Bill implied one-tenth part of what had been attributed to it, he would oppose it. But he be lieved those statements were totally founded on misconstructions. Among those assumptions were some very extraordinary ones. Honourable Gentlemen seemed to suppose that the whole management of the railroads was to be undertaken by the Government This was not the case; though it was not impossible that the Government might hereafter adopt a plan somewhat resembling that pursued in France, of purchasing the land for the line, and allowing private capital to carry out the work. He did not pronounce any opinion on this plan, but he thought it not unjust; for Parliament at the present period of railway history should have some degree of control. He had a strong sense of the benefits which the railway companies had conferred on the country. Considering the vast amount of their business, there was but little cause for complaint ; very great accommodation was afforded to the pub lic. But still it could not be forgotten that they had arrived at a point at which the greater part of all the necessary lines of communication were constructed, and twenty or thirty years hence they might have to interfere at great disadvantage. He confessed that, at first, he looked at the Bill with some apprehension--. (Hear, hear)—and he still objected to some of the clauses ; but that was no reason why the Bill should be prevented from going to the second reading. He had great doubts as to, the policy of the guarantee, as calculated to rew.'ove all motives for the good management of a line, The second clause was also a point for consideration. But these difficulties must be met now or at Some future time, or they must sit down quietly with their hands folded, and submit to all the consequences, however inconvenient to the public. Mr. GISBORNE commenced by saying that he never heard a speech which had so completely exhausted the sukjeet as the speech which he had just heard. He must say he was struck at the singular contrast which existed between the Right Hon. Gentleman and the Hon. Gentleman opposite. The speech of the Right ,Hon. Gentleman was, no doubt, one of great talent; but it was a slashing speech, full of attacks upon every person, and imputing motives, so that one might have thought that the speech came from the Colonial-office, though the measure came from the Board of Trade. He did not think the Right Hon. Gentleman was justified in saying that they endeavoured to stifle all discussion, and not to allow the Right Hon. Gentleman to introduce his Bill. The . present Government seemed to him to be very desirous of casting imputations on their opponents. So on the Bank Charter Bill, , the Right Hon. Gentleman at the head of the Government had said that he was a friend to . non-convertibility, because be opposed that Bill. But it was always the case with those who manufactured quack medicines to be very angry if they were not taken. Now what was the history of this Bill ? When the Right Hon. Gentleman went into Committee, he thought he was pregnant with a great scheme ; and when he came out he was no doubt disconcerted at his little abortion. The Right Hon. Gentleman produced his hypothetical outline, but it was sadly cut down, and he was obliged, to abandon it. Tho present Bill was supported by the late and the present President of the Board of Trade, but it was not a little curious that while one considered the power of purchase as the main provision of the Bill, the other thought that the revision clause was the ha.. portant part of it. Now, he would try the Bill by a - J ot unfair test. He would suppose a President of the Bo Ord of Trade living some years ago possessing, if th:„t w ere possible the united wisdom of both, and that the provi sions of that Bill were to come into operati:on now, how would.it apply to the London and Birmi,2,gliam Railway? With regard to the 10 per cent. clau,o, the London and Birmingham Railway Company would be too wary to divide a clear annual prot, atnonnting to more than 9Z 19s, In point of fe-t, the 10 per cent. clause was in operation at this Lioment. They thought it enough to have a divide,: m o f 10 per cent., and they refused the less palatah,le traffic, such as coals and minerals. They `reuld not dirty their hands with coal.— (Laughter and cheers.) They even laid a prohibition on the coals which were brought on the Midland Counties Railway, which could be brought, as he was prepared to prove, at three farthings per ton per mile. They could not deal with railways under the provision clause. Then it was said that they would purchase railways. Did any matt in the kingdom, who was left at large, believe in the practica bility of buying up those railways? There were 40 miles of railroad at Exeter, and 60 at York, and the manage ment of these was to be in a board here. The Right Hon. Gentleman, the President of the Board of Trade, called something a farce. He would use an equally ex pressive word, and say that the right of purchase was all gammon.—(Laughter.) Everybody knew it could not be acted upon. Evidence was given before the Committee as to the extent of the power of revision which the Go vernment should possess, and no part of the hypothetical outline was so completely smashed as this power of revision. It was shown that the Government could not act on it. The Right Hon. Gentlem an h a d misrepres en t e d h im (Mr, Gisborne) when he said that he was giving the Government a more extensive power. What he said was, and he still retained the same opi. nion, that there was no medium between allowing th e largest competitiors,and the Government taking all rail ways into their hands. Under the present system they had the power of making improvements, not only of a mechanical kind, but (in the way of economieal managements, which would not take place if' railways were in the hands of the Government. He was even afraid that, under the Government, they would fat! behind other °canaries with respect to their manage ment. regretted to hear the Right Hon. Gentleman* say that competition wt .. .s no protection to the public in the case of railways. He thought the Right Hon. Gen tleman should have abstained from expressing such am BILL-INSURANCE COMPANIES. In answer to a question from Mr. DIVETT, Mr. GLADSTONE said that the present Bill was in tended to apply to all future insurance offices. Exist ing insurance offices would neither be obliged nor per mitted to place themselves under the regulations of the Bill ; it was intended to require existing insurance com panies to furnish such particulars for registration as should suffice to verify the fact of their existence at the time of passing this Bill. ASSESSED TAXES COMPOSITION. On the motion of Sir G. CLERK, the Assessed Taxes Composition Bill was read a third time. In answer to a question from Captain PECHELL, Sir G. CLERK said The present measure wai a mere continuance Bill. COLONIAL POSTAGE. The Colonial Postage Bill was read a third time, and passed. ~~ --`~ i's to run . Irate , 4 a nd gvere tle, 1 to 1 rigs I 0 9 via o ltig ?ha' !as ; roe the lice Che use