The Sun. — London, England, 1845-07-08 00:00:00

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COMMONS INCLOSURE BILL. ineSieveral petiio ' ns were presented in favour of the Commons °sure Bill; after which the House went into Committee ell the Bill. rd kbLo WORSLEY said that, upon consideration, he ' had r!dd bed his i n t ent i on of proposing amendments, as he fAt it ol eto attempt passing them, and his object was 41Ined by their being recorded in the papers. In a very few :ear it would be found necessary to amend the Act, and , he would then hope . to have an opportunity of effecting the amendments which it would now be a vain loss of time to att empt. " The Earl o f LIN COLN moved a proviso that no person Id be emplo}ed as a va l uer w h o was i n an y wa y l oca ll y Inter ested. c Til i 'Provisi on was agreed to. ID "es 33, 34, 35, were also agreed to. in t h n r ,,,he 36th clause Mr. HENLEY said that l‘e had arrived i nte , e 4 rlous e too late to submit an amendment which he had that to propose. He thought he had reason to complain ~,,,,,Inacient notice had not been given that the Committee ir, meet in the morning. tl e , r ' G REENE (the chairman) interrupted the Hon. Gen- I?) , an observation which we did not hear. HENLEY then moved that the House be counted. ;;::ere were at the time but twenty-six Members present. n the House, some years ago, determined upon regular t w rn ing sittings throughojt the session, it was resolved that snoAlernbers should be sufficient to keep a House in the wool g' lint that is not the case at present, and the House o f ~,‘ ` A ave adjourned for the day in consequence of the want 41e Le Mbers if it were not for the rush of a strong reinforce.. from the adjoining Committee Rooms. Cl 36 was then agree(' to, after a desultory discussion. ,I;Jilauses up to 45 were also agreed to. i k) . the reading of clause 46, tm s ?rd CLIVE objected to the proviso which gave the coin twe3loner power to grant compensation to persons having had RivenzttY,Years possess — ion. The effect of that clause would be to I ,, ris °onu s to trespassers proportioned to their audacity and , T Macity, of ` t tie t.srl of LINCOLN said that the interests of the lord rn anor were a l rea d y su ffi c i ent l y protecte d , an d h e vr°,;_tc, u of no t consent t o promote them further at the expense well poor, for whose benefit he again most emphatically, as Af r as ,,most. sincerely, declared the Bill was intended. tlisere'tinO.UVEßlE thought that as the valuer was to . have IVI I „'w In the case, he ought not to be limited . as to time. not be at liberty to give a proportionate com - 3,?etriarisk.tZuthol he Persons in possession for a less term than twenty After with st , Me furthe r an d very d esu l tory di scuss i on, t h e c l ause, Was e° verbal am en d ments propose d b y t h e E ar l o f Li ncoln, a g r eed to, (LEFT SITTIN,;.) RAW NAY COMMITTEES. (THIS DAY.) ROUSE OF LORDS. btra ElV AND ZIELPAST TUN CTION The Mo RAILWAY. 4, L os S elect Committee on this railway assembled for the and - 4 1 : n . r e a t i . h iß rning. u r. „ bh t. Q.C., and Mr. Murphy, a pp eare d f or th e pr om oters, Mr. 1 , 4. C hambers for the oppcnents. brcighelALSOT stated that the line was to connect the Dublin and c orspi rti 4 Railway with the Ulster and Belfast line, and thus Ilelfsst t he railway commun i cat i on b etween D u bl in an d ' b rcigh . T he line wou ld ta k e i n t h e i mportant towns o f Arlles 1-" a, Dundalk , Newry , and Portadown, and be about 56 I ctit n er i le , t h• It ran along the coast, and, for forty-six miles it .rOpet - ,• : CI e nineer g difficulties worth peakg f. Tere was le ari _ '"g project running inwardly, but s it did in so o at the expense tween ou t some of the mo s t i m p or t an t t owns on th e rou t e b e .. lin,wo Id ',rortado,.. nand Drogheda. It was estimated that the coast Work, "IY cost 7,000/ but the measure of the gradients and eruct O n the inland line " were such that it could not be con for less th an 12,000/. per m il e, wh i le t h e .r"ented many other objections of a minor character. (LEST SITTING ) - 11, ' 44 WALES MINERAL $ fIILWAY. r„ et thei Select Committee o n thi s Bill , L or d Lovelace, Chairman, )4 41 t n a tn ' ,, nr ning. It proposes to construct a railway from rex. kil t ..." It Mawr, in the county of Denbigh. Length, six Capital, 120,000/. A. 11 4. An 'tt o aPPeared for the promoters of the Bill Mr. Sergeant Cou rt and Mr. Da n i e l s for Mr. Walley, who is receiver in the °f Chancery for the Plas Maddock estate. th, 8 -tr. i A ii flierix brtrfly stated the case on behalf of the promoters of tiler 0 He pointed out the advantages which the line would oe r n the distr.ct, explained the engineering peculiarities, which ,trid erpresented to be generally favourable, and detailed the traffic m:.°_Profits that might reasonably be expected. of Whalley petitioned against the present line, and in favour deviation line that would save the property in question. 4,on°eediscussion arose as to whether evidence was u cleared,admissible in rfetthe deviation line, after which the room was TOtt o hit c urn, cable lISI RNA, decided that evidence was not admis in fa' no, b ehalf of the deviation line, as, if the . evidence went OW . of 'esajo r , i , t would not be possible to carry it through s this be offe.r..i T neY would, however, receive any evidence that might sv., as to the injury the proposed line would do to the pro ther'',l question, in order to see whether it was such as to justify 'clurnittee in rejecting the Bill. He (the Chairman) sug l/e'ted that t he Parties should retire and try to come to an amicable settle 'n h It was then agreed that the counsel and agents retire for half our. r O n their r eturn, Mr. MILLER intimated that a s a ti s f ac t or y ar . Ingernent h' , :d been come to, and that the opposition was withdrawn. Witnesses were then called formally to prove the preamble of the bill. (LEFT SITTING.) CORNWALL RAILWAY. The Committee met at eleven o'clock, the Earl of Ellenborough in the chair. The first matter brought under the consideration of the Com mittee was whether or no the Central Cornwall and Devon Rail. Way had a locus stands' before the Committee. The question was yesterday argued very fully and the argument was resumed this morning by Mr. Sergeant Kinglake. After considerable discussion the Committee decided that upon the Fceamlmmoudttheep.etition only their oppositi on wou ld b e en t er t a i ne d by the Ur. AUSTIN then addressed the Committee on the merits of the resti ect ive lines, s h owing the merits of the Cornwall line beyond any Ot her that cou be selected, an quoting he repor of he Board of Trade to the same effect. TI Learned Counsel t also slated that h,, tycie w as nobody of any weight or aut h or i ty i n the county of v o ia rn b . ..▪ ord , oliposed to the Bill. The Earl of St. Germans, Lord v priet M ountedgec um b e, aud all the noblemen and landed pro t°l's in the county, were in favour of the Cornwall line. The aar°ed Counsel described the course of the line and its engineering • gen tly and facilities, but these matters have been so fully and before our readers in the report of the proceedings of ti:pre;tit7enttnhtroleytiet:tee of the House of Commons, that it is unnecessary to The Learned Counsel also remarked upon the several vi e .°4B which had been presented, one in particular from the d e : anti chu rchwardens of St. Au s tell, pr a ying earnestly for a Filling o t ni t in wu the line. Th e Learned Cusel said he was quite 1 ,,, ,, : t _accede to the prayer of that petitieti. In t act there were on ly two landowners who the ir •° oh the ground of interference with private Property . ; I ultaott was indeed pi rtinatioua and Je' rosined, but fin `elY Parliament gave ample powers to make the line in spite them.lie when that line was proved to be desirable is point of pub., touts'enveiiience and public utility. Due compensation would of trade all whose property was in any way affected. Or p a , William Broad was the first witness examined—ls Mayor I,4eteitl4,k„::4l.ll;intha•de Knows the harbour. The principal point in this evidence was the falling off in the number of foreign , wto hich formerly harboured at Falmouth, but left, and went for t'on in consequence of the want of railway communica. Uttiy the tra nsmission of goods and passengers. The harbour :ei.te,...i.h.:F,E,,reawrlaii.svoheftErrtiLTedEhee,titr.aftic would be very considerable in case the The th _ N BOROUGII observed that this evidence went to ' Ptemsed: importance of a railway communication, not of th e line POn,„, such evidence as this would not be disputed by the op. of the Bili. Aaty HARTLEy said he did not dispute the importance of a rail ze,,,`°lttnunication with Falmouth, hut, en behalf. of the oppo. its of the 11. Ai r. ill, would be inclined hilly to support it. toltt„ had observed that his experience before Railway Clowme ould tO,litad taught him that the importance of a linedobf he would y *beret,. ttie very deuceft for mere assumption, an ender ev to that effect. Le m urea,' went on with his evidence. Ninety-nine out of every tore Z i of the p eople of Falmouth were in favour of the Bill be tiustede Committee, all the p r i nc ip a l t ra d e r s a n d merchants in- CoCenrZs:;,arnined—Himself and family were shareholders in the Pal,,;,; ( li t h e• Did n o t thi n k t hi s l i ne wou ld b e at a ll i n j u rious t hat could got Suppo rted the present line, because it was the best " (LEFT SITTING.) WORCESTER, AND WOL— Via rtIIAMPTON RAILWAY. Th e 3 BRO AD AND NARROW GAUGES. ~ ha.,ce s, elect Conamittee on this Bill met to-day in the Vice. r , Court, L or d Auckland in the chair. 11 •,;°noc4burn and Mr. Talbot appeared for the promoters of the Merton, M r. Wrangham, and Mr. Hope for the e 1 gainst the Bill. let sof t C h rtisu" proceeded to open the case for the promo the 13 ' 11 . He stated that the line was intended to mineral l'urtant agricultur districts of the south with the minera et ' of the north, so as to admit of an interchange of produce. (LEFT BITTING.) H OUSE OF COM3IO S. GROUP A. 2 111 — AND HASTINGS (AMOSPIIERIC) ND Or THE BRIGHTON A U,„7 Es LINE. k r L to eetin g of the Committee this morning of the ',YAR D was ab ou t to a dd ress t h e Committee on the part h n owners of e w ievi dene - e .at, on the partßy of the Harbour, Brighton e line, said that . he had m /lad said 1.0 Produce to prove that a line such as Captain Mors° (4 43 ht to be made from Ashford to Hastings would do hst ~c ry f ea t injury to property, and also that the proposed line did ro,tme:s either the harbour at Rye, or the river Rotner, in the ass uumed by his Learned Friend. • cram, . L e ___ RD objected to the calling of any such witnesses as nQ Wa s Friend spoke of, on the ground that the case for the eiaking3a.i?ow concluded, and as the point had been raised in cross The vid ence u tin, the promoters of the line ought to have produce t at a former stage of the proceedings. . The M. Aiamsx decided against hearing Mr. Hill's evidence, and t tr the t_ttoy,RD proceeded to address the Committee on the pi len gth Commissioners of the Rye Harbour, and dwelt at great hi ck „,, °4 the evidence given yesterday by Captain Moorsom, and liiid),:rda, Published at length in The Sun of that evening. He (Mr. ~ittee) Wished particularly to call the attention of the Ci . Ca1,412,411 , 41 2 , 411 od t° "e point, that not one witness from the neigh e of he had been called on the part of either of SotitZv.7sed lines (the Ashford and Hastings Branch, and the .twe,V e rn and Ashford line). Again, from the connexion 'he I N _ 'ne So uth Eastern line and the Folkstone Harbour, it was tnoerest of that company to destroy the traffic of the port of Rye. otaeld nre the n It ye port declined, the more the Folkstone Harbour 4 tap, n : Uri sh, and as the dues of that harbour belonged to the 'Ot* Gt .? , it was their interest to destroy the port of Rye for the IMproving their own harbour. %Pposiil%t 13 . HILL, on the part of the promoters, argued that the /se t th 'oh of the C ommissioners of Rye Harbour was owing to the Th e „ a mine of them were promoters of the Headcorne Railway. so thk,otrls of the Admiralty, so far from being opposed 1 0,0 0 , e , measure, Were wilting to sell the harbour tor 0e 44 1 - Some formal evidence was then heard, and the p ro , ti tt e e Without hesitation decided that the pream b le Was They then proceeded to coneider the TENTERDMN AND RYE MINE. Mr. Sergeant BELLASIS opened the case for the promoters of this Line. CLEFT SITTINC) GROUP KR: LIV:OIPCOL AND OEZISIEIRK AND PRES- TON R.A.XLIWILY SOUTRPOIZT AND EUXTON SUNCTIOX. As only Sir Chlries Lemon, Chairman, and the Hon. Mr. Hope attended this morning, no evidence was called on either of these Bills, and these Members having sat for some time, the Committee adjourned until to morrow at three o'clock. GROUP N. IMPORTANT DECISION. LAUNCESTON AND SOUTH DEVON, SOUTH I 9 VOA AND TAVISTOCIC, AID OTHER BRANCHES. The Committee on these Bills re-assembled this morning. They adjourned from the 10th of June until today, as the members were then unprepared to pronounce an opinion on the atmospheric principle, by which it is proposed to work the South Devon and Tavistock line. The preamble of the 13ill for the Launceston line was declared to have been proved at their last meeting. The clauses were now gone through and agreed to with some amendments, and the Chairman was desired to report their decision to the House. The Committee room was then cleared. On the re admission of strangers, The CHAIRMAN (Mr. Macaulay) declared the preamble of the SOUTH DEVON, TAVISTOCIE, AND BiI..ANCHES BILL had been proved. Considerable discussion ensued with respect to the Dartmoor Railway, which belongs to Messrs. Johnson, and Mr. BRAMWELL suggested that, unless the promoters either gave up the powers given to them under the old Act, or put them in force, they should report against that portion of the Bill. The COMMITTEE declared that they could not call upon the Com pany to do so. _ . Clauses were inserted to protect the property of the Messrs. John son ; and the Chairman having been requested to report their de cision to the House, the Committee adjourned. GROUP NN. BLACKWALL .111:173 EPFING The Committee on this scheme, after several adjournments, re assembled to-day, arid proceeded, without further delay, with the business before them. Mr. WIIATELEY addressed the Committee on behalf of the pro moters. It appeared that it was the intention of the Blackwall Company to carry back their line as far as Fenchurch-street into the City, and thence, by a branch to Stepney, to connect with the Eastern Counties Railway at Stratford, to Westham and Epping. No property of any great value, or of an ornamental nature, would be required to be taken for the purposes of the rail way. The objects of the railway were greatly required for the inhabitants of Bow and Westham. There was no rail. way between those places, and the intermediate ground was so heavy that even the omnibusses could not run ; and if the railway were made from Epping it would be a great convenience to persons in that district. The agricultural produce was large in Epping and its neighbourhood, and a sufficient market was greatly needed. He would show in evidence that the railway would afford great facilities for conveying the agricultural produce to London for sale. The population of the district which it was proposed to tra verse, would give a fair estimate of the necessity of a railway being constructed. The majority of the gentlemen who inhabited Epping, pursued professional and business avocations in London, and they were all desirous of having the railway. As to the Blackwall Rail way, it appeared that the estimated number of passengers before the line was constructed, was two millions three hundred and thirty-one thousand,but, subsequently, after the line had been made, the number of passengers amounted to 2,402,000. The original estimate was not very wide of the mark, and it was only reason able to suppose that the passenger traffic, as would presently ap pear from the tables of the Epping Extension, was correct. The Eastern and North-Eastern lines conveyed nearly a million of per sons. The Epping Railway would not interfere with its traffic, but would convey it into the heart of the City. He was in a situation to bring before them the traders and other parties of the district, to show the importance of having a direct railway communication with London. The line was proposed to be constructed by a company who possessed abundant means of making the line, and of after wards keeping it in thorough repair. He weuld not trouble the Com mittee to listen to any details connected with gradients, and curves, and other technical matters connected with the construction of the line, it would be sufficient to say that there were no engineering difficulties. The only opposition against the line was from the Eastern Counties Railway Company. The ground of the opposi tion arose from their line being crossed diagonally on the level but it was intended to go over their line near a station at the best points both for convenience and safety. The Blackwall Company were willing to accede to any arrange ment that the Committee might recommend. It was urged that part of the traffic of the Eastern Counties line would be taken, but this could constitute no ground of objection in a Parliamentary sense. The promoters of the line for which he appeared would readily fall in with the views of the Eastern Counties Company consistent with the public convenience, and with what was due to the Blackwall Company. These were all the facts that he thought it necessary to lay before the Committee, and he should now pro ceed to call witnesses, alter which he had little doubt that the Committee would decide that the preamble had been proved. Mr. Maitland, late Sheriff of the county, deposed generally as to the convenience which a railway would afford to the inhabitants of Chigwelt and its vicinity. Mr. Coxhead Marsh, of Park-hall, spoke as to the facility which the railway would yield for the conveyance of coal and manure to Epping. _ Mr. J. G. Walford, Solicitor to the Customs, said the railway would be of great use as a means of transmission for passengers from Epping and its locality to London. _ _ Mr. White, East India director, confirmed the previous testimony. Mr. G. Noble, surveyor at Woodford, said the railway would afford facilities fur the conveyance of lime and other manure for agricultural purposes at Woodford. Great quantities of cattle were fattened at that place and its vicinity for the London market, all of which would be conveyed by the proposed railway if it existed. The construction of the line would, in his opinion, tend considerably to increase the value of the land and house property at Woodford. The grain, corn, and other agricultural produce would all be con veyed by railway to London. (LEFT SITTING.) SECOND REPORT from the SELECT COMMITTEE on RAILWAY BILLS. The Select Committee appointed to inquire into the state and progress of the several railway Bills now before Parlia ment, and to consider and report their opinion as to what measures should be adopted by the House, in order to facili tate the re introduction, and to prevent expense and delay in the progress through Parliament in the next session, of such Railway Bills as it may be found impossible to pass into laws from want of time for their proper investigation during the present session, have further considered the matters re ferred to them, and agreed to the following report : Your Committee have considered the resolutions adopted by a Committee of the House of Lords, appointed for the pur pose of a similar inquiry, and which appear to have the same general object contemplated in the former report of your Committee ; but as there is reason to believe that some ob jection is entertained to a Bill being passed on the subject, and as the same end may to a great degree be obtained by the concurrence of the two Houses without an Act of Par liament, your Committee have agreed to the following reso lutions, which will, in their opinion, if adopted by the House, relieve the parties affected by them from great expense and delay to which they would otherwise be subjected in the next session of Parliament. 1. Resolved, That owing to the peculiar circumstances of the prese..t session of Parliament, the Committee is of opinion that special privileges should be granted to parties wishing to re-intro duce, in the next session, railway Bills which, having been ad vanced to a certain stage, it may be tound impossible to pass into laws during the present session, from want of time for their proper investigation. 2. Resolved, That such privileges be limited to the case of such Bills as shall have been ordered to be engrossed by this House during the present session. 3. Resolved, That the promoters of such „pills shall give notice by advertisement for six successive weeks in the months of October and November next in the London, Edinburgh, or Dublin Gazette, as the case may be, and in the local paper or papers which may be usually in circulation in the part of the country through which the line of railway is proposed to pass, of their intention to present a petition for the re-introduction of any such Bill. 4. Resolved, That upon any petition for leave to bring in a railway Bill which shall be presented to the House during the next session of Parliament, and referred to the Committee on petitions, the Committee do examine whether the said petition be the same in substance as any petition for the same purpose and from the same parties which was presented in this session of Par. !lament, and in that case, whether any Bill brought lido the House in pursuance of such petition in this session, was pond ing in either House of Parliament on the termination of this session, and if so, whether a subscription contract, as required by the standing orders, binding in the usual way the subscribers to the undertaking, has been entered into, and is valid at the time of such inquiry, and whether the deposit of 5/. per cent. upon such subscription is lodged in the manner required by the standing orders. . Resolved, That in such case, and on proof of such notice having been given as aforesaid, and in case it should appear that such Bill had, at the end of this session, been pending in the House of Lords, or if pending in the House of Commons, had been or dered to be engrossed, the standing orders with respect to any such Bill shall be held to have been complied with. 6. Resolved, That the time between the second reading of any such Bill which shall be brought in in the next session and the meeting of the Committee thereon, be shortened to three days, the parties giving the regular notices in the Private Bill Office. 7. Resolved, That the Committee on any such Bill do examine whether the Bill be in every respect the same as such former Bill at the last stage of its proceeding in this House in the present session, and that in such case no evidence shall be received by such Com mittee ; but that on the reception and adoption by the House of a report from such Committee that the Bill referred to them is in every respect the same as such former Bill at the last stage of its proceeding in this House in the present session, such Bill may be ordered to be engrossed without any further proceeding ill respect thereof. July 4,1845. THE THUNDER STORM YESTERDAY MORNING. — About twenty minutes to four o'clock yesterday morning the town of Erith was visited by a rain and hail storm, accompanied by thunder, which, while it lasted, greatly alarmed the inhabitants. The thunder was heard at a distance, and as it approached was ac companied with large drops of rain. In the course of a few seconds a shower of hailstones descended, which continued from five to ten minutes, and was immediately followed by showers of rain, which came down in torrents for about five minutes more. The hail stones in some places were the size of marbles, and did an immense deal of damage amongst the hot and green-houses. At one place, Lord Saye and Sele's grounds, there were upwards of 4,000 or 5,000 panes of glass broken, which will cost from 2001. to 3001. to repair, and the fruit damaged. The most extraordinary part of the affair is, that over the strawberry beds thick mats were placed, through which the hailstones beat as well as through the glass. BOROUGH VOTERS. — AII occupiers in boroughs will do well not to forget, that unless they pay all the poor -rates and assessed taxes that were due from them on the 6th of April last before the 30th of the present month, they will lose their right to be registered as Parliamentary electors for the next year. SURREY SESSIONS.—The adjourned Surrey Ses sions for the trial of prisoners commenced at the Court-house, Newington, yesterday, before Mr. Puckle and a bench of magis trates, but no case of interest was tried. THE SOLICITOR-GENERAL Mr. Fitzroy Kelly, the new Solicitor-General, left town last night for Cambridge, to prepare for his reelection, of which there is little doubt. DEATH OF GENERAL SIR ARTHUR DILLON, BART. —We have to announce the demise of the above gallant and vene rable Baronet, at his residence in Dublin, on Thursday last, in his 74th year. Sir Arthur was the second son of the first Baronet, by the daughter of R. Drake, Esq., of Fern Hill, Berkshire; married, 1814, second daughter of the late W. Knox, Esq. ; succeeded his brother in the Baronetcy, 1840 ; served in Ireland during the re. hellion of 1798 ; was a Baron of the Holy Roman Empire ; and is succeeded in his title and his estate by his brother, now Sir William Henry Dillon, Bart. The New York Tribune records the marriage of a widow aged only thirteen years and a half, who was united to her !Int spouse in her eleventh year, THE SUN, LONDON, TUESIJA RAILWAY COMMITTEES. (YESTERDAY.) HOUSE OF LORDS. THE CORNWALL RAILWAY. (Continued from our Afternoon Edition of ywsterday.) Mr. Harvey, Secretary to the Cornwall and Devon Central Rail way Company, said the advertisement spoken of appeared in the Times and Chronicle, as well as in The Morning Sun. The pur port of the meeting was to receive the report of the Committee in which the engineer's statement was embodied. Felt satisfied the meeting had not been convened for the purpose of entering into any arrangement with the promoters of the present project. The project of which he was secretary was going on very well until the report of the Beard of Trade came out at the end of last December, when their proceedings were paralysed by it. The witness went into a detail of the proceedings at the meeting alluded to, at which there was considerable difference of opinion, and a good deal of angry squabbling. One body of the shareholders was in favour of an arrangement with the promoters of the Cornwall Railway Bill, whilst another witness stated that a most influential and im portant part was averse to it. It was held by the promoters of the Bill before the Committee that after the meeting of the 25th of Februat y, the Cornwall and Devon Central Railway Company had dissolved, whilst by the op ponents the reverse was contended for. An immense number of shares had been taken in the Central Cornwall mid Devon Rail way, for which not one shilling had been paid in. The majority of the Provisional Committee paid nothing in. The South-Western Railway Company took 10,000 shares, but paid nothing. Only 7,000 shareholders had paid in. There were between 30,000 and 40,000 shares allotted to the public, exclusive of 5,000 shares to Mr. Turner, M.P., and 10,000 to the S,uth.Western Company. Mr. Tilley, a solicitor, was next examined on the part of the op.- position—The Cornwall and Devon Central Railway Company was provisionally registered. Mr. AUSTIN denied this assertion. Witness went on to say, that in every principal town in the county meetings were held on the subject of the central line, at which an unanimous feeling prevailed in its favour. The promoters of the present scheme had never held a meeting in the county, because they were afraid to face it. The meetings in favour of the scheme was at tended by the principal men in Cornwall. At the meeting of the 2iith of February, a resolution was carried to enter into the ar rangement spoken of with respect to the promoters of the Cornwall Railway; but witness, Mr. Passingham, the engineer, and others, protested against it, as being a sacrifice of the interests of the county. Mr. Austin and Mr. Cockburn, at the conclusion of this wit ness's testimony, engaged in a most dry and wearisome argument, as to whether the Central Cornwall and Devon Railway had any locus standi before the Committee. Mr. COCKBURN then read the petition of the Cornwall and Devon Central Railway, alleging several gross misrepresentations on the part of the promoters of the Bill before the Committee, and praying for a hearing before their Lordships' Committee. The Committee adjourned at five o'clock. BRISTOL AND EXETER RAILWAY. (Continue from our Afternoon Edition of yesterday ) Mr. Brunel, the engineer cf the Great Western and Bristol and Exeter Company, proved that the length of the Yeovil line would be about twenty miles, and would cost about 2.20,000/., or 11,0001. per mile. The junction at Bristol would be about a quarter of a mile in length, and cost from 50,0001. to 60,0001. The branch to Clevedon was about three miles, and the branch to Tiverton would be four miles and three-quarters, and the cost of the whole of these works he estimated at 375,0001. There were no engineering difficulties on any of the branches. Mr. Board was called to put in the traffic tables which had been taken in the district of the proposed line. This closed the case for the promoters. _ Mr. Henry Hetherage was then called by the opponents to prove that the traffic tables were considerably overrated, and based upon inaccurate data. _ . Mr. Giles, the civil engineer, proved that a better line might be obtained by way of the valley of the Yeo. Mr. MERREWETHER then addressed the Committee on behalf of the opponents of the Yeovil branch, contending that its pro_ moters brought it forward, not with a view of accommo dating that town, but to gain a preoccupancy of the district through which the branch would run. It was quite evi dent from the evidence that the line would never prOve a re munerative one. Mr. TALBOT replied, that although the line would not of itself prove remunerative, yet it would amply compensate the promoters in the way of a feeder to their main line. The CHAIRMAN then directed the room to be cleared, and the Committee having remained in deliberation for a few minutes, strangers were re-admitted, when The CHAIRMAN announced that the Committee had determined upon adjourning till tomorrow. CLYD2ESDALE JUNCTION RAILWAY. (Continued from our Afternoon Edition of yesterday.) Mr. Smith, of Deanston, the celebrated agriculturist, was examined respecting the value of the land to be taken by the rail way, and also respecting the value of the estates of Mr. Graham and Mrs. Hamilton intersected by the line. He stated that he had endeavoured to effect an arrangement with Mr. Graham, and on behalf of the Company offered what he considered ample terms, which were refused. He also conducted a negotiation with Mrs. Hamilton's agent, and an agreement come to, which was afterwards broken through on a dispute about paying a sum of money down. _ . . In cross-examination it came out that Mr. Smith had concluded an arrangement with Mrs. Hamilton's agents, agreeing to pay 1501. for . the expenses then gone into to the Bill, and that the culverts, bridges, and reservoirs on that portion of the line should be left to the regulation of the witness. This was afterwards repudiated by the Committee acting on behalf of the Company. The witness having stated that a correspondence had taken place en this matter, it was ordered to be read, in which the foregoing statement was clearly set forth. Mr. HOPE was proceeding to examine this witness further, with the object of showing that there must have been a misunder standing, when the Chairman stated that he considered the Com pany had broken their agreement, and had not acted fairly in the transaction. Mr. GREGG, on behalf of Mrs. Hamilton, was willing to take the same terms, providing all the expenses of the opposition were paid up till that time. Mr. HOPE was not prepared to assent, and on the recommenda tion of the Chairman, the point was postponed till the rest of the case was gone through, by which time perhaps an amicable settle ment would be come to. Mr. Rutherford, Mr. Bain, and Mr. Fisher, were severally exa mined respecting the value of Mr. Graham's property, when The Committee rose, having decided, on account of the engage ments of some of their Lordships, to adjourn till next Friday, at eleven o'clock. The following Railway Bills, which, as being unopposed, were referred to the Earl of Shaftesbury as the Chairman, were this day declared to have passed through the Committee: —The Great Southern and Western (Ireland), the Cork and Bandon, the Great Western (Dublin and Mullingar), and the Cockermouth and Workington. The Waterford and Limerick Railway Bill was postponed to Thursday, as we understood. HOUSE OF COMMONS. GROUP A. (Continued from •ur Afternoon Edition of yesterday.) Mr. TALBOT then addressed the Committee on the part of the proposed ASHPORD AND HASTINGS (ATMOSPHE— RIC) BRANCH 01' THE BRIGHTON AND LEWES LINE, which was now taken, according to Mr. ALEXANDER'S suggestion. He alluded to the various advantages expected from the proposed line, but said that the Company did not expect any very great re. muneration from the proposed line; at the same time, he thought it a very important scheme. He then quoted the opinion given on this subject by the Board of Trade. On the conclusion of Mr. Talbot's address, Mr. MELLOR called Mr. Rasti ick, the engineer o f the line, who said he considered it the best that could be selected in the neighbourhood. There was no steeper gradient on the line than 1 in 50, which only oc curred in one place, at the Ore Ridges, where it continued for only three-quarters of a mile. The whole length of the proposed line would be 29 miles 7 chains. There was no important dif ficulties on the line, and, except at the Ore Ridges, the gradients were remarkably slight. The expense of the line was estimated at 497,3581., which included the expense of purchasing land. The witness was then cross-examined by Mr. Bellasis, but Mr. Alexander omitted to cross-examine him, according to agreement. Mr. Williams, a Government engineer, and a magistrate at Hast. ings, had examined the proposed line, and especially that part of the line where it crosses the Rother, and thought the arrangements the best that could possibly be made in the country through which it passed. Toe only bad gradient on the line was where it crossed the Ore Ridges, and in that place it had the best gradient that could be got there. The Ore Ridges formed a very great natural obstruction, and had been dealt with in the best possible manner. The witness having been cross-examined by Mr. HILDvAnD on the part of the Commissioners of Rye Harbour, Mr. MELLort said that the next witness he intended to call was Mr. Pare, who was not now in Court, and that it would be neces• sary to pause for awhile in order to allow him, Mr. Mellor, to call him. Mr. HILDYARD proposed that his case against the line might now be allowed to go on, and asked whether the case as to the crossing of the harbour at. Rye was yet concluded ? Mr. MELLOR replied that it was, and that he only wished to examine Mr. Pare as to the traffic tables. Mr. HILDYARD said that lie had nothing to do with the tables, and that his case only referred to the crossings of the harbour. The committee then agreed to proceed with Mr. Hildyard's case at once. Mr. Henry Stocks, harbour-master, was then called by Mr. HILDYARO, and spoke to the injury which would be done to the navigation of the harbour and the river by any bridge crossing the harbour, as the proposed line would. In cress-examination the witness said that the Board of Commissioners of Navigation of Rye Harbour were 48 members, being 40 too xnany.—(Laughter.) Mr. Hicks was the clerk of the board. Mr. Holmes, a ship-owner at Rye, spoke to the injury which would be done to the Rye Harbour navigation by the bridge if made there. Any bridge at that place ought to be at least seventy feet above the high-water mark. The reason why the height ought to be seventy feet was, that many vessels passing that place had masts of seventy feet. The injury to the navigation would be the greater on account of the peculiar nature of the tide, which was very rapid, and which set in such a direction that the barges would be driven against the piles, and most likely would sink. Barges often became unmanageable on account of the force and rapidity of the tide. Mr. William Ker, a pilot at Rye Harbour, corroborated the above evidence. As a pilot, it was his duty to go up the Channel with vessels, as it was very difficult to navigate the river, and none but very small vessels would venture to attempt it without a pilot. The witness was then cross-examined by Mr. MELLOR. Mr. HILDYARD was about to call another witness, when The CHAIRMAN said that he thought any further evidence on this subject was not necessary. Mr. HILDYARD said that he had about a dozen witnesses to call as to this point, but that he also wished to call Capt. Moorsom, an eminent engineer, to prove that such a bridge was not necessary. The CHAIRMAN thought the examination of further witnesses as to the injury to the navigation would:be superfluous, and that Mr. Hildyard ought therefore to call Capt. Moorsom at once. . _ Captain Moorsom was then called, and said that, as an engineer, he would not, if he were laying down a line from Ashford to Hastings, make any bridge across the Rye Harbour. It could be avoided by a curve of a quarter of a mile radius, which was, in his opinion, no engineering difficulty. This evidence occupying the Committee up to four o'clock, they adjourned till to-morrow, with the understanding that on their meeting Mr. Hildyard would proceed to address them on the part of the Commissioners of Rye Harbour. GROUP X. DIRECT NORTHERN RAILWAY. The Committee assembled at twelve o'clock, Lord Courtenay in the chair; Mr. Poulet Scrope, Mr. Baring Wall, and Mr. Darby, present. Mr. WEBSTER called Sir J. Rennie, under whose superintendence the line is to be formed. It commenced at Burton, three miles north of Lincoln, and presented no engineering difficulties whatever. The only consideration was the crossing of the several drains by which the flats of Lincolnshire are intersected. There were several canals to be crossed : the chief of these were the Witham and Fosdyke Canal. The Chesterfield Canal was passed at a rise of 18 feet; the Ayre Canal at a rise of 22 feet; and the Leeds and Selby Canal at an elevation of 18 feet. The North Midland Railway would be crossed at a rise of 18 feet ; and the Leeds and Selby Railway at the same height. On the contrary, the London and York line crossed some of the streets of York [ 4 ] V ENING JUL V' 8 1845. on a level. A model of the several lines were placed before the Committee, and Sir J. Rennie explained how the line approached the city of York, the lines perforating the walls in two places. Mr. Gravatt, civil engineer (with Sir J. Rennie), explained theseveral portions of the model, in order to show the several approaches to the city of York. On this pant much discussion arose, which it is impossible to report without much repetition, which would only interfere with the apprehension of our readers. The conver sation concluded by Sir J. Rennie stating that the whole length of the line from Burton to the junction with the Great North of Eng land Railway was 58 miles 39 chains, and to the City station 57 miles 5 chains. The deepest cutting was one near Gainsborough, which was 35 feet 6 inches. The highest embankment is near the junction of the Trent with the Humber, shortly to the south of the former river, and •'hat was 28 feet ; the line, in fact, was a level, nothing more. The whole estimate for the works was 978,3121., which was divided as follows ;-1 21 , 8631 . for earthwork ; 206,0591. for bridges, culverts, and masonry ; for fencing there would be 25,7731,, those items making a total of 353,6951. Giving 10 per cent, interest on the cost, there would be a total of 353,6951. The permanert way was estimated at 351,4501., being a cost of about 6,0001. a wile. For stations there was an allowance of 110,0001., and the cost for land was 127,797/. The whole estimate deposited, as signed by himself and Mr. Gravatt, was 1,500,0001. In this allowance 360,0001. was allowed for the I'arringdon.street station, the renaining sum of 222,000/. being allowed for plant and contingencies. This was allowing about 3,0004 a mile for a distance of 56 miles, which was most amply suffi cient. There would then be a margin of 170,0001. left for any_ thing that might be unforeseen. The gradients were so easy that, notwithstanding the greater length of the line, he thought the distance would be done in the same time; and the works might be completed in two years, that is, in two sunimers and a winter. _ . To the cross-examination of Mr. Sergeant WRANGIIAM, Sir John Rennie replied, that when the Lendon and York line was an in tegral line, the station at King's-cross had been selected by himself as the most convenient station between the east and west•end of the towns, but that had been set aside in favour of the station at the end of Farringdon -street. The ruling gradient was one in a hundred, but between the distance, which was equal to the distance between London and Cambridge, the gradients were in favour of the London and York line. It was undoubtedly an advantage to have a line as short and direct as possible, but with respect to the combination of the market towns there was a great questi ; but as his object was not to sacrifice the terminal traffic to the intermediate traffic, embracing all the objects, it certainly was desirable that the line should follow the route of the old scats of business, and that the branches should all run in at those points to the trunk railway. In fact, the local traffic must be affected by those old commercial positions, and if they were to be left out of the question, the people must migrate to other parts. In his mind the route to York by Cambridge was by no means objec tionable, but it was a local traffic which was drawn in the inter mediate districts. A discussion ensued between Mr. Sergeant Wrangham and Mr. Webster as to the right to put in portions of a memorial which had been sent to the Board of Trade in favour of the Direct Northern line. Mr. Sergeant Wrangham at length read a portion of the substance of the memorial. But Mr. Webster interfered; and in consequence of a suggestion by Mr. Darby, the question was asked whether Sir J. Rennie thought that the Eastern Counties Railway offered a fair outlet to the north. Notwithstanding the withdrawal of a portion of the line, he still thought there should be some route to the north, though he did not recollect precisely whether the Farringdon.street station had been spoken of before the withdrawal of the intermediate portion of the line. Between Burton and York there would be eleven stations, eight of them first •class stations. Mr. Sergeant WRANGHAM then cited the memorial sent in by Sir J. Rennie to the Privy Council. In reply to a question from Mr. Sergeant Wrangharn, Sir John replied that he expected that the rate of charge for travelling would be regulated by Parliament rather than by the force of competition, but the charge on the pub- lic would be ultimately fixedi rrespective of the cost of the works, competition being the main rule, as was shown by the experience of the Eastern Counties Railway, though, as was sug gested by Mr. P. Scrope, the original cost must of necessity form an element of calculation. He looked upon the whole of the management being in the hands of one company as a great a 'vantage. In enabling them to manage their business with greater profit to themselves and benefit to the public. The principles, then, of the unity of management, the circumstance of the line passing by the old road, and the bring ing the intermediate lines into combination with the trunk line, were certainly recommendations. 50,0001. was put down for stations, independent of land and earthwork. It was certainly advisable to have a station apart from the York and North Midland station. The station at York would occupy a space of eight acres, which would have to be raised neatly sixteen feet, but he had made no estimate of the cost. That he would find to-morrow. At this place there was to be a small depot for coals, but that would in no way interfere with the present trade. In case of any express train being required, some delay would necessarily arise on the London and York line. There would be some delay in the case of an ex press train joining the Great North of England, but not equal to that which would be experienced on the other lines. Passengers by the Scarborough line, and also those by the York and North Midland line, would have to take omnibuses to get on to the Direct Northern line. For the transference of goods it would be advisable to have a branch line from the two lines he had just mentioned. He proposed to cross the Stainforth Canal at an elevation of 18 feet, and the river Don at an elevation of 22 feet. The difficulty of the navigation of the Stainforth Canal was considerable, the water at Stainforth Dock not being more than five or six feet at neap tides, and the canal had been formed expressly with a view of avoiding the diffi culty of the river Don. There was a fixed bridge below Stainforth, and the one there was over the unnavigable part of the river, but there was a swing bridge over the navigable portion of the stream below that point. The steamers plied between Thorne and Hull, or rather between Hausman-hill' Ferry and Hull, with a fixed funnel, and as the line would pass over the river about a quarter of a mile below the ferry, the vessels would have to stop below the bridge, where a stone quay might be built. The Stain forth Canal would be passed by a fixed bridge with a headway of 18 feet. There was no fixed bridge between the Sainforth Canal at Stainforth and the river Trent, and the promoters, there fore, proposed to establish a fixed bridge for the first time, and it would be impossible, for vessels navigating the canal certainly could not pass under the bridge without lower ing their masts. He was not aware that there was any fixed bridge between Thorne and Staitiforth. The culvert at the Idle-drain was to be a twelve foot culvert, with tour foot eight inches headway. The several other culverts were then described, and shown to have been considered in every instance. At the Snow sewer the line would pass over land of which five acres were now under water. They passed across the land at Hatfield Chase and in the neighbourhood, which was waiting for warping on an embankment, but that ofForod no invediinunt whatevet to the warp ing of the land, for a culvert could be formed at any place that was most convenient. On the River Trent he knew that land had been warped ten miles from the river. There was no objection on the part of Sir W. Milner, the embankment there being a trifle higher than the London and York line. The two lines passed by Bishops thorpe very much under the same circumstances, and he believed that the Archbishop of York was rather favourable than otherwise, though he had in the first instance started great objection to the line. The line passed the Leeds and Selby line, at an elevation of eighteen feet, and an immediate junction could therefore be formed. The culverts were about five feet wider, which was in every in. stance a sufficient width. After an allusion to the estimates, the Committee adjourned till twelve o'clock to-morrow. EXETER v -LECT I ON NOMINATION OF CANDIDATES. At ten o'clock on Monday morning, the nomination of can didates for a representative for the city of Exeter, to serve in Parliament in the room of the late lamented Sir W. W. Fol lett, took place at the Guildhall in that city. A large number of the friends of :Sir .John Duckworth were admitted into the hail long before the proceedings commenced, who amused themselves by vociferously cheering the Tory candidate. At ten o'clock the front doors were thrown open, and in an instant every corner of the hall was crowded. The preliminary business having been disposed of, The SHERIFF made a very neat address, and passed a very eloquent eulogium on the memory of the late lamented repre sentative of the city. C. BIRD, Esq., then rose to nominate General Briggs. He was received with loud and general cheering, but we were unable to catch the first sentences of his address, from the low tone in ehich he commenced. He said, his heart responded to the words which fell from the Learned Sheriff in reference to the lamented gentleman whose decease had occasioned their meeting there on that day. In recommending to them fair play in this contest, he would express his convic tion that when there was fair play on one side, there was seldom found amongst Englishmen unfair play on the other.—(" Was it. fair play to pa c k th e h a ll ?")—( Groans and hisses.) He only wished that this meeting had begun in fair play—he had him selfa difficulty in getting to the place where he now stood.— ( Groans and loud hissing.) The Learned Gentleman, placing his hand on his heart, exclaimed in a loud voice, "The fiercer the storm without the greater the calm within." Before they had entered the hall the election had commenced amongst parties favourable to the Hun. Baronet.—( Loud cheers and hisses.) For thi, ty years they had known him, and he had not betrayed their interests.—( Question, question.) \%hat was the question then—was it not a question of packing the hall ?—( Uproar and great confusion.) Fellow-citizens, " Hear me for my own cause, and be silent that you may hear."—(Loud sheers, which Were followed by a general melee, occasioned by an attempt to turn an individual out of the hall.) It was not a personal question, it was a question of public justice, not affecting the city only, but the country and the world at large.—(Cheers. ) At his time of life he could not have aroused his nerves to meet the frown of those amongst whom he had so long lived in amity if he had thought the question they had met to decide was a mere question between Whig and Tory—if it had been merely a yiestion between the two candidates he would not have been there. Like the lion. Baronet, he was courted—he had not sought the place in which he stood.—(Cheers.) The person vi ho had first proposed Gen. Briggs to them should now have held his place ; but, as a point of duty, he now stood there to propose to them, as a fit and proper person to represent Exeter in Parliament—Major-General Briggs.—( Vociferous cheering.) He was told that there was one great objection against General Briggs.—(Confusion, groans, and hisses.) He could assure them that neither groans nor hisses would put him down—in attempting to throw dis grace upon him they only disgraced themselves. It was ob jected to the General that he was a stranger. Mr. Moffatt was a stranger at Dartmouth the other day—he was now Mem ber for Dartmouth.—(Loud cheers.) Why, the o ther party have sent to the Carlton Club for a candidate.—(Laughter.) General Briggs came here before by invitation, and he went back having 5 . 29 votes recorded in his favour. If General Briggs were a stranger, he was a stranger who had done his duty in foreign climes; but he was a stranger nowhere, he was a citizen of the world.—( Loud cheers.) On what principles does the Gallant General seek your votes ? On the cause of the free mind. (Here some interruption occurred, when the Learned Gentleman, addressing himself to Mr. Nicholas Tuckett, said, " I wi!li not to give any man personal offence, but I can see that you are acting the fugleman to the persons who are creat ing the noise below." This rebuke had the effect of producing a temporary lull amongst the disorderly Tories.) General Briggs was favourable to education—he wished that the people might d.stinguish their duties to God and man—that they might understand the Constitution ender which they lived, aye, and to plough it tip even to the subsoil, where it required eradication.—(Loud cheers.) He will support free trade and free commerce.—(Cheers.) He wished to procure for them the commonage of the world. To commerce they were in debted for freedom, and it must be free that it may confer freedom.—( Loud applause.) He was a friend to civil and religious liberty. Your opponents will tell you that they were the same, and the only difference was the means by which the two blessings were to be accomplished. Exeter was scarcely aware of the position in which she stood. Within a few months she had achieved a noble triumph in the face of the country, and had become distinguished for the honourable stand she made in favour of religious freedom. They hcd it now in their power to complete their triumph by the exercise of their independent votes. They had secured religious freedom—they had now the power to secure civil freedom.—(Loud applause.) Give your votes indepen dently—give them fearlessly, and the victory is completed. The Learned Gentleman then, in a very able and amusing manner, proceeded to criticise the printed addresses of the two candidates, and concluded, amidst enthusiastic applause, by proposing Major-General Briggs. Dr. 13Aeleam rose to second the nomination of General Briggs. He said that many gentlemen in the town were able to discharge the duty which devolved upon him in a more able manner than he could, who in consistency with their own principles ought to be present, but they were all honourable men, and he left them to reconcile their conduct to their own consciences. He did not look upon the question to be de cided by this election as a party question—the question of free trade did not belong to party.—( Hear, hear.) The Premier of the country and Lord J. Russell all agreed on this question. All the great writers on political economy, the leaders of both the great parties in the country entirely agreed on the question of free trade. It was said to be a question of time—if so, now was the right time —now, that for three years corn had been selling as a price which free trade could not materially reduce, and, consequently, no derangement in the relations of parties could take place. The Doctor concluded by seconding the nomination. E. WOOLMER, Esq., rose to nominate Sir J. Duckworth. He paid a compliment to the memory of Sir W. Follett, and said the citizens were indebted to him for preserving from irre trievable loss their rights and immunities. THOMAS SNOW, Esq., seconded the nomination, but very few words of his address were heard. General BRIGGS was received witn enthusiastic cheers from his party, again and again renewed, which completely drowned the hisses of his opponents. He said they were aware he was there a second time as a condidate to represent in Parlia ment the great principles of international commerce. The Government had heretofore legislated to the injury and detri ment of the peotsie at large ; he meant, in the establishment of laws which prevented the free admission of food for the people.—(Cheers.) His sentiments with respect to free trade, had been so fully stated in his address, and on occasons when he had addressed meetings in this town, that he need not go into the arguments in favour of those principles ; he should confine himself to the question of protection. The corn-law was first established in 1815, and the law then pro mulgated was expected to give all the farmers 80s. a quarter for their wheat. That law did not fulfil its intention. Leases, however, were taken under its promises, rents were to be paid in conformity with them, and the result was that, in a very few years afterwards—in 1822—instead of 80s., the price of corn was reduced to 355. a quarter.—(Cheers and hisses.) At a subsequent period that law was altered, and it was expected 68s. would be the price of wheat. That was in 1828; and neither did that law fulfil those expectations which were promised. In 1841, 565. was the price legislated for. Has that fulfilled its object ?—( Loud cries of " No, no," and cheers.) Was it then possible that farmers could pay the rents, which had been agreed on, in expectation of realising that sum.—("Duckworth will get it."—( Laughter, and cheers.) The farmers have suffered from these laws more than any one else.—( Hear, hear.) The landlords, too, have been deceived. Under the expectation of high rents they kept up expensive 'establishments, counting on that income which never was realised ; and tie consequence of keeping up those establishments and not realising high rents, they have been involved in debt, and their estates have been mortgaged.—Hear, and cheers.) He contended that the landlords as well as the farmers, and from them to the la bourers, have suffered from these fictitious laws.—(Cheers and hisses.) During those periods he had referred to, on six dif ferent: occarions the farmers went before Committees of the House of Commons, praying them to do something for the crippled condition of the agricultural classes. He asked what had been the remedy? Had any been found.—(No, no.) Now, if those protective laws were of any avail, would they not have had the effect of benefiting the condition of all classes interested in agriculture ?—(Loud cries of " No, no," " Yes, yes," cheers, hisses, and great uproar.) He knew that among the manufacturing classes they had not suffered to such an extent during that period. He had found in Exeter per sons retired from trade as butchers, bakers, or shoemakers. All descriptions had flourished and retired from business, but he wanted to know where was the farmer who, in the last 30 years, had made his fortune ?—( Great cheering.) That ques tion he wished to have put throughout the county—through out the kingdom—that the agriculturists might know what they had suffered from protection. They had not been benefited through it. It was against the laws of na ture.—(Loud cheers.) Protection had never afforded advan tages to any trade to which it had been applied.—(Hear, hear.) With respect to the labourers, how had they been be nefited ? They were told dear corn was conducive to high wages.—(Derisive cheers.) It was known that was not the case. It was known that when corn was cheap, if the labourer had no real access to his wages, he derived great advantage from the state of the market.—( Hear, hear.) Seven shillings a week in 1842, and seven shillings a week in 1845, though nominally the same, are quite different ; it is as good as ten or twelve shillings.—(Cheers.) The condition of the people had been set forth in public speeches and public papers, and he should not, therefore, go into detail on that point. Ho would merely say he had a paper in his hand, which showed that there was a family of four individuals living in Wiltshire on eight shillings a week, paying two shillings a week for rent, and having only 2ld. a day on which to support themselves.— (" What paper is that ?" Groans, cheers, and hisses. A Voice —" In Exminster the wages are ten shillings a week.") S. T. KEKEWICII, Esq., of Peamore, rose amid great confusion. The SHERIFF asked whether he rose ou a point of order, as if so, he would have a right to be heard. Amid the greatest uproar, we understood Mr. Kekewich to say he did not rise to call to order, but to correct a mis statement. General BRIGGS having obtained a hearing, said he had been interrupted by being informed ten shillings were the wages of the agricultural labourer in that county—(Loud cries of " It's no such thing ; they don't get more than six shillings a week in hundreds of parishes," and disapprobation)— but in another county, eight members of a family only earned unitedly ten shillings and sixpence a - week , out of which two shillings was paid for rent, and there was left one shilling and three farthings a-day for the maintenance of the whole.—( Cries of " Shame.") What, then, he asked, had protection done for the agricultural labourer ?—(Nothing.) Having stated thus much, he would now turn to the Hon. Gentleman who con tested the seat, and ask him if he could contradict any of those statements ?—( Enthusiastic cheers. ) Sir JOHN DUCKWORTII was cheered by his friends on rising, but the groans and hisses of the opposite party prevented our catching the first two or three sentences. When his voice was audible, he was saying, if he had taken on himself to offer himself to the electors of Exeter as a fit person to represent them in Parliament—(No, no, totally unfit)—he should have approached that contest with feelings of great diffidence, but when he was called on by so large a body of friends and bur. gesses to present himself ready to undertake the duties of their Member, he answered to the call as a call of public duty.— (Cheers and hisses.) Connected wi'h that hall stood the names of very honourable characters, who for a long term of years had been associated with their city, yet no name would go down to posterity with greater regret, respect, or affection than the name of the honourable, the lamented Sir William Follett, of whom, in the course of nature, they had been de prived, and whose loss in that county no one more deeply or sincerely regretted than he did.—(Cheers and groans.) Should he be returned, their late representative's character and public conduct would be a beacon to direct him.—(Cheers and hisses.) He confidently evpected to be chosen as their Member, and he would say the general principles by which he should be ac'uated would be Conservative principles.—(Lou d cries of " What's that," cheers, groans, and hisses.) He should be a stanch supporter of the valued institutions of the country, and would desire to uphold in perfect efficiency the great bulwarks of thenation. the weoden walls of Old England, which would prevent injury to their commerce abroad, while they secured the liberties of the people at home.—(Cheers. ) The Gallant General advocated absolute free trade, and on that the issue was fairly joined between them. Though he could not come forward and ask their votes on the principles of ' perfect free trade, he should not oppose such a reduction of duties as might be found, by those interested in the finances of the country, to be expedient.—(Cheers.) He agreed with General Briggs in thinking that was not a place to argue the question of free trade, and all he would say to congratulate those gentlemen, whether butchers, or bakers, or whatsoever trade they might be, who had made their fortune under the present laws.—(Laughter and cheers.) The farmers, the Hon. Gentleman said, had not done so. On that occasion he apprehended he was not addressing a great number who were there under that character, but he believed he might say they (the farmers) were much obliged to hint (Gen. Briggs) for his good wishes; they understood their own interest, and would take care of themselves.—(Cheers and hisses.) He was sure that he would find throughout the country a great many in faxedt of protective duties.—( Hear, hear.) The fact was, he (Sir John) was sorry protection had been ever used in that matter ; he felt the word protection gave a false colouring to the real facts. Those duties should have been designated adjusting duties, to compensate for the bur dens which press on one particular class.—( Cheers and hisses. ) That was his feeling; and he was desirous, whether in agri cultural or colonial produce, there should be an adjustive duty, as he believed they were entitled 'o it.—( Cheers and hisses. ) The Hon. Baronet then proceeded to say, on the point of difference with some of the Conset7atives, because he would not pledge himself to oppose any furt::qr concession to the Roman Catholics, that it was not the question o conces sion to the Roman atholics, but the word pledge that he ob jected to. If he went to Parliament he would go free and fettered, as the independent Member of the citizens of Exeter. He asserted his title to be considered as a worthy son of the Protestant Church, and concluded by assuring them, if sent to the House of Commons, he should do his duty honestly and straight fordwardly, to the best of his judgment and ability, and should always act up to the principles of conservatism, on which he now stood forward. The Hon. Baronet resumed his seat amid great cheering from his friends, and hooting and groanings from his opponents. Mr. BESLEY asked him what were his opinions on the game laws, but he evaded giving an answer. The SHERIFF then called for a show of hands, when a large majority were held up for General Briggs. However, the Sheriff saying that there was some doubt on his mind, a second show was called for, when the Sheriff declared the elec tion had fallen on General Briggs. A poll was demanded for Sir J. Duckworth, which will commence to-morrow at eight o'clock. UNITED STATES. The New York packet-ship Oxford, Captain Rathbone, arrived at Liverpool on Monday night, with New York papers to the 17th, after a passage of twenty-one days. She brings twenty-one cabin passengers. The news, both political and commercial, is without interest. Advices had been received from Texas, but nothing of a decisive nature had occurred. The country was quiet. The New York Courier and Inquirer of the 16th June, says —" A rumo ur h as been circulated at Washington and Ba l t i more , said to rest upon good authority, that the President has offered the mission to England to the Hon. Louis INl`Lane, of Baltimore." These papers bring no later intelligence from Quebec. IRELAND. INQUEST AT BALLINIIASSIG. Several witnesses were examined on Friday relative to the fatal affray. Dr. Wall, after deposing to the arrest of Sullivan, one of the party charged with attacking the police, was asked whether the police had considerable difficulty in conveying him (Sullivan) to the dispensary ?—They had. Did the crowd follow him to the dispensary ?--They did. To the door 7—To the door ; the door was off the hinges previously. Now, before or immediately at the time did you hear any expressions or acts at the dispensary P—The only thing I saw thrown wr.s a stick from behind the crowd at the police. This was at the moment the prisoner was being put into the dispensary. Did the crowd increase ?—I should say so. What followed ?—The crowd remained outside the door. Did the police remain at the door 2—They came out to the front of the door and loaded. Could you see the door or windows then ?—I could not. How far off were you from the door 7—Ten or fifteen yards. What next attracted your attention ?—The firing. Did anything else take place between the throwing of the stick and firing ? The crowd continued there. Were they peaceable P—No, roaring and screeching. Were they in a riotous manner 2—They were. Did you see persons with sticks ?—I did. Were they wheeling ? They had them up in the air. How many were there assembled 7 Over a hundred. The noise was considerable P—lt was. Words may have been used you did not here ?—There might. Did you see any stones thrown 7—l did not. He then described the attack made upon the dispensary with stones, which destroyed the sashes and glass of the windows. Edward Duggan deposed to the arrest of Sullivan. There was then, he said, a rush from the country people in on the police, and the police began stabbing them off with their bayonets, and moving them out from them ; the police then got inside the door of the dispensary. They were not two or three seconds within when they fired a volley. I put out my head and saw a man stretched on the cross. I heard more shots tired, and I put out my head again and saw another man stretched opposite Tady INl`l%facarthy's house. I saw the police coming out and present the guns, and fire off the shots. They moved in, and another flank came out. The crowd ran away, and I saw some of them come back, and a few went to the back of the dispensary and threw a few atones. The people did not run to the back of the dispensary before the first shot was fired. The police came out and fired three times. Were any of the police in the dispensary when the roof was broken ?—There were. Juror—How many shots were fired from the house at first ? From three to five. How soon did they commence to fire again ? Less than a second of time. At this time was the roof broken ? —Not until some people were shot. John O'Brien, of Cork, was also examined, but his evidence was not important, as he did not see the beginning of the affray, and could not say what provocation the police got The Court ad journed at half-past fiv e till ten o'clock o n Saturday. The inquest will last for several days. TERRIFIC STORM AT NOTTINGIfAm.—I he most terrific storm of lightning and rain that has been felt here for a long time past was exp erienced on Sunda y . A more perfect delege —a grander spectacle than that presented by the lightning, as it lit up the whole horison—or one more general in the injury done to the property of the inhabitants, could not have occurred. About eight o'clock in the evening it became evident th at a storm of no common magnitude was approaching. Shor tl y before ten the heavens seemed to open in one immense stream, and poured down the water in a perfect torrent. The drains were filled immediately,vent, ven t, the streets ran with one continuous current , and having the water forced its way into the houses of the inhabitants, causing the most serious damage. For nearly an hour and a half did the t rem endous gush from the heavens continu e , The first effects of the storm were felt in the lower parts of the town, where the kitchens of the inhabitants were almost i mmediately flooded. In Coldham-street, and Tyler-street, the occupants were obliged to leave their houses, where the water had accumulated in a vast body, But by far the most dreadful effects of the storm were exhibited in an instance at once novel and appalling. At t h e t i me the lightning was most vivid, a party °. f• men and women had assembled in the Milton's Head public-house, en Tollhouse hill, and, during its vivid flashes, one man mamed Alfred Green wood, residing at Rud ford, kept continually uttering oaths, and wishing that the lightning might strike some of the women blind. Scarcely had he uttered the wish than a more vivid flash than usual entered the apartment and struck him to the earth. On being taken up it was discovered he was totally blind. His eyes were completely turned up, and the whites only visible; he only spoke once, which was to say, " Oh, God, my arm." Mr. Darby, surgeon, was immediately fetched, and he soon discovered that he was irrevocably struck blind. He was then placed in a fly and conveyed home, where he now lies blind and dumb. The damage done to the crops, both of ha y and corn, is immense. In the close county of Nottingham immense tracts of land exhibit nothing but floating hay ; corn is beaten down to the ground, and stacks drenched through. But the most singular part of the whole is that at Leicester, thirty miles off, not a drop of rain fell, while at Birmingham the flood was so great that fire-engines had to be at work all night to draw the water from the houses. At Derby the flood was very much felt, and throughout Lincolshire the storm raged with immense fury, :~- ~:~ IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. ROUSE OF COMMONS, July 7. The SPEAKER took the chair shortly before Four. NEW MEMBER. Mr. MOFFATT %; : a; introduced by Mr. Duncan and Mr. Bn)therton, and took the oaths and his seat for Dart- mouth. NEW WRIT FOR CAMBRIDGE. On the motion of Mr. YOUNG, a new writ was or dered fin. Cambridge, in the room of Mr. Fitzroy Kelly, who, since his election, had accepted the office of her Majesty's Solicitor-General. WHITEHAVEN AND FURNESS RAILWAY. The Lords' amendments to the Whitehaven and Fur ness Junction Railway were agreed to. MANCHESTER, BURY, AND ROSSENDALE RAILWAY. The Lords' amendments to the Manchester, Bury, and Rossendale Railway were agreed to. MANCHESTER IMPROVEMENT BILL. The Lords' amendments to the Manchester Improve ment Bill were agreed to. 'The St. Matthew Bethnal Green Rectory Bill was re ported. Lady Sandy's (Turner's) Estate Bill was reported. The Yoker Road Bill was read a second time, and ordered to be committed. • The Bristol Parochial Rate Bill was read a third time and passed. The St. Helen's Railway and Canal Bill was read a third time and passed. RAILWAYS. Lord G. SOMERSET moved the order of the day for the further consideration of the second report of the Railway Committee. Mr. GREEN would not oppose the resolutions though he did not think they went sufficiently far, thinking, as he did, that all parties whose Bills bad been read a second time should be placed in the same position with respect to their Bills as if the next session were in fact a continuation of the present one He could not see the justice of putting the party to the ex pense of going over the same ground again. Mr. E. B. DENISON said that the result of the resolutions, if carried, would be to hold out a pre mium to parties to delay, and would prevent the London and York Railway, and other measures similarly situated, from being carried. He thought it extremely hard upon those parties that they should be thrown back by Parliament adopting a new course. As the promoter of the London and York line, he would much sooner have been told that they could not carry the Bill than be open to the enormous expense they had been at, for it was his opinion that the money expended had been all thrown away, as they would hare next session to begin de noco unless the House put them in the same position next session that they were in now. He should, at a later period of the session, bring forward a specific motion on the subject. Lord G. SOMERSET said he thought the Hon. Mem ber had made out a special case of hardship. He could assure him that the subject should be fully considered. He might perhaps now as well state that it was his in tention on Fliday to bring forward a motion with regard to the standing orders on Railway Bills. ABERDARE RAILWAY. The Aberdare Railway Bill was read a third time and passed. LONDON AND CROYDON RAILWAY. The London and Croydon Railway (Enlargement) Bill was reported. The Morden College Estate Bill was reed a second time, and ordered to be committed. Earl Onslow's (Ellerker's) Estate Bill was read a second time, and ordered to be committed. Lord Monson's Estate Bill was read a second time, and ordered to be committed. Mr. A. CHAPMAN presented a petition against the Charitable Trusts Bill. Sir R. INGLIS presented similar petitions from St. Thomas's Hospital, and St. Margaret's Hospital, West minster. Sir W. CLAY presented a petition from the Tower Hamlets, in favour of the Medical Bill. Mr. H. BERKELEY presented a petition from the Merchant Adventurers of Bristol against the Charitable Trusts Bill ; also a petition from the trustees of the Bristol Municipal Charities to the same effect. Mr. S. O'BRIEN presented a petition from the Loyal National Repeal Association, in reference to the report of the Landlord and Tenant Commission, and praying that the Legislature might sanction some remedy in order to guarantee to tenants on short leases compensation for improvements on their farms. The SPEAKER inquired if the Hon. Member had given notice of his intention to present the petition. Mr. O'BRIEN replied in the negative. The petition was allowed to lie on the table. Mr. MASTERMAN presented numerous petitions from guilds and companies of the City of London against the Charitable Trusts Bill. _ . Mr. BERNAL and Lord J. RUSSELL presented petitions to a similar effect from inhabitants of the City of London. Also petitions praying for a reduction in the price of land in New South Wales. Lord HO WICK presented a petition from settlers in New Zealand, complaining of the hardships they endured from the misgovernment of that colony. Lord CLEMEN rs said, as there was no public busi ness, he wished to trespass on the attention of the House for a few moments on a matter personal to himself. On Friday night, or rather Saturday morning, he had felt it his duty to make some observations on the Constabularies (Ireland) Bill. He was reported in the public journals to have said that Orange men were the cause of disturbances in the county of Leitrim, for which peaceable Protestants and Catho lics had suffered by taxation. He appealed to any Hon. Member who heard him whether he had used such lan guage. He was sorry to be obliged to occupy the time of the House in contradicting that statement, but he had endeavoured to have it explained in a more private man ner in a newspaper which, it was supposed, represented the opinions of Hon. Members on that side of the House, but ineffectually. He denied having said that there were any Orangemen in Leitrim. He again asserted that he did not know of any Orangemen being there. He must say, as a magistrate of the county of Leitrim, there were not more well-disposed people on the face of the earth. He would not allow his name to be used in an injurious manner to any party, and thought it but common justice to make this statement. Mr. HUME then moved for a return of the number of troops of all descriptions and ranks in the province of Sinde, under the command of General Sir Charles Napier, on the Ist day of January, 1845 ; stating the number of Queen's and of Company's troops ; distin guishing the regular regiments, cavalry and infantry, from the irregular corps of infantry and cavalry ; the number and description of artillery, engineers, commis• sariat, and all other establishments in the pro vince at that date. Estimate of the expense of these troops for the year 1844-1845, and the average ordinary charges of such corps in the Company's pos sessions in time of peace, and also the amount of extra ordinary expense incurred for these corps in their service in Sinde for the year. Estimate of the receipts of re venue of every kind in Sinde for the year 1844-5, dis tinguishing the several heads, and the amount of each head ; also, a return of the number of civil servants in Sinde, for the same time, and the expense of such civil establishment, under separate heads, so as to exhibit a correct estimate of the finance of the province in that year.—Ordered. Mr. PUSEY moved that an humble address be pre. sented to her Majesty, praying fur a return of the , pro vision, if any, made by law or otherwise, in her Majesty s different colonial possessions, for destitute persons of the following classes :-Ist. Widows and fatherless children, or deserted women and children ; 2d. Old and infirm persons ; 3d. Persons diseased in body or mind. Also, a statement, so far as the same can be given, of the actual contiition of such several classes of persons in each of the said colonial possessions. Mr. WAKLEY, pursuant to notice he it had given, pre sented petitions from mem bers o f the oyal College of Surgeons of England, residing in Manchester, Leeds, Tewkesbury, Peterborough, Chichester, Croydon, the county of Stafford, Sheffield, Tunbridge Wells, Lewes, Sidmouth, Birkenhead, the county of Chester, Pen rith, Ilfracombe, Christchurch, Brackley, Conway, C oggeshall, Stratford, Church Strett on , Bl eanavon, Copford, Moreton-in-Marsh, Dedham, East Bergholt, Brecon, Great Grimsby, Northleech, Petersfield, Stam ford, Newhaven, Leominster, Whitchutch, Bampton, Hereford, Weobly, Honiton, Dulverton, lleekington, St. Marylebone; also from the Chairman and Honorary Se cretaries of the Committee of Surgeons in London, and also from the Medical Association of the county of Shropshire ; all praying fur the postponement or re jection of the Physic and Surgery Bill, and opposing the separate incorporation of the general practitioners; also praying for inquiry into the government of the Boyal College of Surgeons of England, ari3 for the enfran chisement of the members in that instftut.jon. BUSINESS OF THE SESSIOIN:, Sir ROBERT PEEL then rose, and said,—Sir, I think, perhaps, it will be the most convenient course to the House generally, if, on moving the order of the day, I fulfil the promise made on a former occasion , and inform the House what course the Governiment means to pursue with regard to those legislative measures of great importance, which, considering the advanced period of the session, and the great mass of business yet before the House, must be proceeded with. But before I allude to the Bills already under the consi deration of the House, I shall just answer a question put to me a few days ago, in respect to those measures which are connected with railway legislation. On the part of the Government, I may say that they have availed themselves of the experience of the Committees on Railway Bills with respect to that &pertinent of the Government by which those Bills are first considered, namely, the Board of Trade, and in the early part of next session we shall ask the House to adopt such proceedings as may be neces sary for the furtherance of the business of the country. In the course of this session, it shall either be r duty, or that of my Noble Friend the President Of the 14aeel of Trade, to lay on the table of the Howse a mint:te ef the Board of Trade, suggesting an alteratiot: in the net „:eis of that Board, the general purport of which will be t o ,2_ , ange in some degree its constitutional duties. That Board t!st:: still require that all Bills connected with the subject of raibse.vs be laid before them, and they will require the report 1;0 r.q.rhant en t whether any peculiar public injuries will nem :wily be inflicted . by the passing of such Bills, but the ..9t)ara of Trade will be relieved from the duty of deciding off t h b :n. —(Cheers.) They can offer no opinion or suggestion on .the respec tive merits of any line which can in the slighl4s.t degree alter the decision of the House. As lam sper.),..'ng the subject of railways, I will but just I.efer to an address presented to the Crown, arid A may be convenient to state at once, that in cortsee quence of that address, three gentlemen have been ap pointed for the purpose of considering and assisting the' judgment of the Beard of Trade, care being, however, taken, that in all public projects they shall come to no final decision. Those gentlemen are Sir Frederick Smith, Professor Barlow, and Professor Airy, and their con duct and scientific abilities are such, that I think the House can find no fault with their appointment. The business 3 et before the House, and the Bills still likely 1 0 be brought in from the other House, is yet so great, that it may be a great advantage if a positive announcemenst is made by Government of those measures which they' intend to adopt. With respect to those I will instance the more procunent measures, and confine myself, there fore, to the greater and more important of them. In the first place, with respect to the Irish Colleges Bill, this is one of those which we intend to proceed with. This is a Bill of great importanae, from the nature of the subject. We intend to give precedenc e to the Irish Col leges Bill, and we shall attempt to get throug h this Bill before we take any steps with regard to other measures. There is no sl'ecessity for any further delay in regard to this measure, and we beli e ve it is better to proceed consecutis,ely with one Bill to its conclusion, than to delay its progress' for the sake of attempting to forward other measures. Tha...' Bill stands for consideration after the question of privi lege to-night. I believe that the Hon. Member for Ripon has a notice of motion for an amendment to be‘ proposed on the bringing up the report on the Irish Col leges Bill. If it would be inconvenient for him to post pone his motion, or if he would particularly wish to pro pose his amendment on the bringing up of the report, due opportunity will be afforded him for so doing ; but if it would be equally convenient to him, I would suggest that he should postpone his motion until the third reading. If he wishes to propose his amendment on the bringing up of the report, then he would propose that the report should be brought up on Thursday, and that the third reading should be fixed for the following Mor lay. If he consents to postpone his motion until the third reading, then I would propose that the report should be received to - morrow' or Wednesday, and that the third reading should be fixed for Thursday. There is another Bill which it is important should pass, the general principle of which has been admitted by the House, which has undergone considerable discussion, and which has received the sanction of most of the Members connected with Scotland, which I do not anticipate much difficulty in passing—l mean the Poor-law Amend ment (Scotland) Bill. There is another Bill which I have reluctantly hitherto postponed for the purpose of forwarding the Maynooth Bill and the Irish Colleges Bill, and which I intend to proceed wit h as speedily as possible—l mean the Bill for relieving the Jews from their civil disabilitica.—(Great cheering.) I will fix some day in the following week for the further pro ceeding with that Bill. There are many other most im portant Bills for consideration, but I hope the House will not consider that it is the fault of her Majesty's Government that more progress has not been made in these measures. They must have been aware of what the occupations of the House have been. Ido not say this by way of complaint, but the House must be aware that we have omitted ne opportunity of forward-. g these important measures. There are many Bills . also which mus be continued. There is, for instance, the Bills of Exchange Bill, a measure for continuing the law, making a modification in the usury laws. It is of the utmost importance that this Bill should bo continued. There are also several Bills of which my Right Hon. Friend the Secretary of State fo7 the Home Department has charge Bills respectii sg which there is not likely to arise any discussion, which are merely for the renewal or laws which will expire at the end of the year. One of these Bills is to continue the laws relating to the rating of stock ; another is the Turnpike Trusts Bill. There is also another Bill which it is necessary should be passed for continuing the laws regulating the removal of the Irish and Scotch poor. This measure will be the more necessary. if my Right Honourable Friend would, as he pro poses to do, relinquish for this session his , Bill for regulating the law of parochial settlement. In addition to those, there are several other Bills in respect to which it will make no material difference to the public to postpone the consideration of them; for instance, there is the Valuation of Lands Bill, the Criminal Lunatics Bill, of which latter a good deal has already been heard in this House; then there are, besides, the Public Works Bill, which in some measure applies to Ireland ; the Drainage Bill, which also in some degree affects parts of Ireland; and, lastly, there is the Joint-Stock Company's Bill which also applies to Ireland ; and the Fisheries Bill, I believe, all of which, it is agreed, shall be forwarded.—(Hear.) I have, in addition to these, to mention that there is a matter of business of importance to be dis charged, that is, there are no fewer than eighty exceptions on votes of supply.—(Hear, hear.) Now,. on no account can these votes of supply be passed over or postponed ; and, therefore, I do hope that Hon. Mem bers who have given notice of these votes, will, in consi deration of the advanced period of the session at which we have now arrived, and the state of public business, waive their objections, when they recollect that some time must necessarily elapse before the House can enter upon the final consideration of the Irish Colleges Bill, which I did hope the House would have been able to dispose of this day week.—(Hear, hear.) In making this statement, her Majesty's Government have also thought it expedient to make this further arrangement— namely, that my Right Hon. Friend the Secretary of State for the home Department wishes to have time for the reconsideration of the Medicine and Physic Bill, and to have it reprinted.—(Cheers and laughter from the Opposition.) My Right Honourable Friend did flatter himself at one time that this Bill had been so far advanced as to have received the assent of the House to it this session, and if he could have done so it would have been very desirable indeed to have re lieved the House from all further discussion upon the matter next session; but the Bill having met with such very decided opposition, my Right Honourable Friend has consented to postpone it rather than further consume the time of the House upon the question.—(Hear, bear.) The other mea sures which we shall find it necessary to postpone are, the Justices Clerks Bill, the Clerks of Petty Sessions Bill, and the Parochial Settlement Bill.—(Hear, hear.) There was: another Bill brought in by the Board of Trade and the Admiralty—the Merchaats and Seamen's Bill ; it was in general favour, and they hoped to be able He to carry it into a law this session. was now only speaking of the Bills for which her Majesty's Govern ment were responsible. He would not refer to Bills which were under the charge of other Hon. Members. An Hort. MEMBER—The Coal Trade Bill. Sir R. PEEL said that they should desire to go into that Bill. An Host. MEMBER—The Charitable Trusts Bill. Sir R. PEEL—That certainly should be proms t Ulf next session. They did not wish to postpone it from any doubt entertained on the part of her Majesty's Government of the great importance of the Bill, but because it would be likely to lead to a very long discus sion. He was not aware that there was any other mea sures of any great importance. . An Hole. MEMBER—The Ecclesiastic : al uourts ill. Sir ROBERT PEEL —That is a Bill of which the Noble Lord opposite (Lord Jolla Russell) had charge. As he supported a Bill of similar provisions on a former occasion, he would be inclined to vote for its secend read ing now. H ost found it If c t e h s e s ar isT y, ob n l e e v e L r t o h r e d le e ss ai , should be p . poned.le t d h upon at it him to enter into an engagement that her Majesty's Go vernment would give the measure its support next sess i o n, he would decline to commit the Government to any support of the Bill at any time. Mr. H. BERKELEY—What is to be done with the Small Debts Bill ? Sir ROBERT PEEL—With regard to that Bill, we do propose to proceed with it. I regard that Bill of so much importance to the working and middle classes, that I think it highly desirable we should pass it in the pre sent session —(Hear, hear)—and I have no doubt we shall be able to do so—(Hear, hear)—by assigning to it the naprning sittings.—(Hear.) With regard to the consolidation of the Customs Acts, the House is aware that we have lately made important changes in the customs and revenue laws ; but there has been no consolidation of these Acts since thir teen years ago. But we are now prepared to propose that consolidation, and it will be a great advan tage to the commercial body to have all the important provisions severally set forth in one Act. If, however, it should be proposed to make any important change in the customs and revenue laws, I think it would be impossible to get through the Act which I propose before the end of the session—(Hear) —but if we be allowed to conso lidate the existing Acts into one Bill, without substan tially interfering with the enactments as they at present stand, we shall be able to give ample notice of any than find necessary, and yet get through g e w© may the OW is laticient time. 7 Or.)