The Sun. — London, England, 1845-04-22 00:00:00

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. TATTERSALL'S.-LYEsTaRDAY. AIIIIOIIgh the room was kept open yesterday for nearly 111.1 f rough hour beyond the usual time of closing, we may, wan k" l aesitation, return it as one of the dullest afternoons et er t Z l a ( iivn within five weeks of the Derby. We cannot say t there was a scarcity of backers, but so inconceivably an "' " wane the layers that not one quarter of the commissions wer e azecuted. The b e t s l a id on t h e S o mer F etslire Stakes IPtiertle is small amounts, Lill are scarcely worthy of a quota ni ; tor did anything new arise cut of the few engagements Me on the Two Thousand Guineas Stakes; at the close Vile field had a decided call. The Chester Cup betting woes eena„„.-"eu : * o I to a moiety of the ho rz: e s that have so long be , n aded in the quotations, and of the few mentioned only wag senl tY, Ould Ireland, a n d R a t a n, were in force; 9 to the taken freely, and at the close 8 to 1 in hundreds about e first of this l o t, an d 9 to 1 and 10 to 1 a b out th e Irish ar. Ratan opened at 35 to 1, had several friends, and left at 25 to 1, taken. The highest offer against Cataract / " 4 5 to 1. DERBY. — ldas, Alarm, Newsmonger, and Clear-thc- Yi as before, and very little doing, except on the last taloned horse, against which 20 to I was laid two or three th 'nes in fifties. Au immense number of inquiries after Wea ,:cirbit. but net an offer above 12 to I. Eager takers of the tiod s ,Tlntea against Pam and hedger, and several scores T rktes laid out on Old England at 30, 28, and 25 to 1. fo r : 140 ARs.—The decline of Lancashire Witch is accounted a report that she has b rok enthe other mares waned below were backed with some spirit. CLOSING PRICES. SOMERSETSIIIRE STAKES. 4 to 1 agst Mr. Wrelbcd's Worthless—taken 6 to 1 agst Mr. Osbaldestane's Sister to Devil-among the-Tailors 6 to 1 agst Mr. Gully's St. ken 7 to 1 agst Mr. A. W. Hill's S Lawrence—ta weetmeat—taken 8 to 1 agst Lord G.Bentinck's Pug—taken TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS STAKES. Even between Idas and the field. 7 to 4 agst John Day's lot—taken 5 to 1 agat Colonel Anson's Yedger—taken 5 to 1 agst Mr. Wreford's Worthless 5 t TILE CHESTER CUP. 8 agst Mr. W. Scott's Cataract—taken to 1 agst Mr. A Johustone's Obscurit l u o to I agst Mr. Irwin's Ould Ireland—taken 20 to I agst Mr. Jaques's Semisens ria—(Nu backers) to 1 a gst M r. W. H. John Era—(No backers) 2 5 t t ! I agst Mr. Isaac Day's Pm trait i . " O agst Sir. Meiklam's Trueb, , y—taken 25 to 1 agst Mr. Hutchinson's Ratan—taken 30.7 1 agat Sir. Lell's Winesour Lo 1 agst Lord G. Bentinck's Pug. 4 t o . l DERBY. t gst John av's lot—take 9o 2 8o 1 a ags t Lord S D tr - adbroke's Idas— t take 6 to 1 to 1 agst Sir. Greville's Alarm 15 .1) 1 ag s t M r. Gully's Weatherbit t to o agst Lord Chesterfie!d's Patn—taken to agst Lord Chesterfield's Kedger—taken freely 2 0 agst Lord Chesterfield's Newsinonger to 1 a tSI Feruson's Clear-the-a 5 to r. 2 5 to agst Sir. Wre g f,rd's Wittchil.ea—Wtakeny—taken 25 t agst Mr. G u ll y ' s Old E ng land 4 : 1 I agst Sir. Mostvn' s P a ntasa—take 27 to 1 to 1 agst Sir. Gratwicke's Doleful to 1 agst Mr. Wreford's Worthless—taken and after wards offered. 1 4 to / OAKS. agSt Lord G. Be.Linck's Longitude—taken 16 ((:);. agst 11Ir. Worthin's t•igton's Lancashire Witch—t ZJ agst Mr. N ewto nister to Ma Mie—taken to 1 agst Mr. 0-thaldeston's Sister to Devil-among- the-Tailors -"''CENVAIARKET FIRST SPRING MELTING. 50/, MONDAY, APRIL t,6. for; yrs old, 7st 101 b ; 5 rs, Bst 91b ; 6 yrs and aged, R asdic an 9st 41b. D.M. , r Sweepstakes of 20 s o ya. each, h ft, if declared tecist:ies for 3 yrs o ld and upwards T.Y.C. a of 10 sovs. each, for :3 yrs old colts, Est 71b ; ' ) ,00 "" 8 ; ies, Bst 41b. T.Y.C. The winner to be sold for .8„ - 4 Scc , thpri."44eS of 30 SoVS each, for foals of 1842, out of mares gst 31b bfed. a winner ; colts, Bst 71b ; and fillies, all ow ; those by stallions that never got a winner, 3 lbs. A.F. Ly tt '" °f Bedford's Eleazar Lord Exeter's Tunick, and Go trid a, ,s 'qr. F. H er b ert ' s Silver' Spur, Lord Orford's c by the u uke, out of Mis s J u li a , Mr. Osbaldeston's f by the ; (I _,r, out of Misi Etty, Colonel Peel's t . by Slane, out cf 81T441t, Lord Verularn's c by Sir Hercules, out of Christina. f:sil e r f; , 4 , l ' 48. cif-0 soYS:: each ; for threeyrs old c o lt s , B st 71b ; 83 t:41Ai T.Y..c. Those by stallions or mares • s ets bred a - Winner allowed 31b.- , r t ) l4' Clia4 o -e by:Economi st , out 6f Billow (31b)—f by rR,,_ itrlclleton, out of Impertinence - (3lb)—Lyons c by R oyal Oak, out of Minx's dam. `oVuee Match of 300 sous. each, hft ; fur colts, Bst 71b ; fillies, Bst 41h . D.M. r )nc to t:l, , post. r.,_Lertrrd,Albemarle's Tisiphone and Za,li c (dead) agst Loid Jet G o ld en Fleece. :et, and De o d cra . "Le Jerry Stakes of 100 sovs. each, hft ; colts, Bst 71b ; q tr. Booth'sNe,w s Day—L or d W . Powlett ' s Energy d Sandwich ear Bst 4 1b. D.M. ---- Lor s f by Jerry, out of Legend. MATCHES. Lord Glasgow's c by Velocipede, out of Amulet, agst Lord Maidstone's Cockatnaroo, Bst 71b each. A h Duke of B e df ord ' s Espoir 9st, agst LordFolaslrow'sftS.ister to Duke Pathfind er, 7 st. A.F. 325 ' to 300, 150 ft. of Bedford's Panther, Bst 10lb, agst Lord Glasgow's °,l Retainer, out of Purity, Bst 71b. D.I. 200 h ft- Pr? Ill !e of Bedford's Captain Phebus agst Mr. Greville's Sir ~,l e ,B, Bst 71b each. D.M. 200 h ft. t,44•111ce.0f Bedford's Minotaur, Bst 101 b, agst Mr. Ramsbot- Pine Apple, Bst 11b. D.. 100. h ft. The TUESDAY. Yt' lle ell i a Plate of 100 guineas, four yrs old, Bst 91b ; five - -,, t , w 9s o t r Si b ; six yrs and . aged, 10st. R.C. eseh rhousanr. Guineas Stakes by subs. of 100 sovs. 1 1 r 8 4 ' t+ 3 yrs-old colts, Bst 71b ; and fillies,Bst 41b. R.M. b entado Kedger Leopard, Merryman, Golden Fleece, ec, o 4- n i n g e c!ri, drian - ople, Lyons, Weatherbit, Moulton. b c ehe De i nlat, dam by Ishmael, c by Slane out of Cobweb, by Royal Oak out of Cowslip's dam, Idas, Win ee At :S Detakes Orthl of eSS 300 e s u o m vs a neach, 100 ft, for 4 yrs old colts, iteh4; B st 71b ; and fillies, Bst 21b. B.C. h e (~,,11 1. , Panther Antenor -""ee•roorn Stakes of 50 . toys. each, for 3 yrs old colts tyro,. Bst 71b,• and fillies, Sst 41b. A. !F. rrologue Refraction lellor3.of Bedfo;d's Oakley . agst Mr. T. Westley's Coun t_ T .Y.C. 200, h ft. ne s •C ) • Rawley's Comrade 3 yrs, Bst 71b, agst Lord Exe r. Rill, 4 Yrs, Bst 41b.' First half of Ab.M. 100, h ft. WrNESDAY. , Bst , 9 st '•or 4 E y •C D 5 yrs 111 b • 6 yrs and aged, 3 Ib . old, 7st 81b ; qc --Jett') S weepstakes of '2O sovs. each, for 3 yrs olds, • A p ' • Bs t eePst akesof je ki i , 3 ,l• - Winner to be sold for 100/. '"'"LvY P roduce Stakes of 100 sovs. each, h ft; colts Bst 71b • fillies Bst 31b. DM. (demPard, Pilgrim 311 T 1 Wrvneck (31bs), Zadig gwe e l f by Camel o ag t e f ( A Is)' '? (dead). le P s takris of 10 0 u SON o 'S. e r a s c e h n , i n ft, for four yrs old. A.F. 111118. 76e# 13 , e _ e r , Bst 71b ; Welbeck, 7st 71b ; Boarding School , zlb. C ' Sweepstakes of 50 SOW , . each, h ft. T.Y.C. INZ l B, l3 ; 4 l:l ,7r L erl o i l a ged, Bst 81b ; Knight of the Whistle, aged,. of Romford's cob, 5 yrs, Bst 21b ; Prince of 7st. The Qtlee THURSDAY. yeanrBB Plate of 101 guioeas, for four yrs old, 9st 81b ; etr i , t4k lOst 71b six yrs and aged, lOst 121 b. R.C. 7 %; es of 10 sovs each for three years old colts, Set a,,,? be a n Set sous, First half Ab. M. Winner G restak es 1 0 1: 801, liaad; 10 -ove. earl>, for two years old colts, Bst Fs, Bst 31b. T Y.C. swT.y.c.P Sweepstakes of 25 aovs. each, and 5, if declared. I t t l atake s of 10 ' for three years old colts, 8:•‘t Sat sous. each, C. The winner to be sold The otle each hp.u°llsand Guinea:: Stakes, by Subs. _?f_100 says. cme for three years old fillies, Bst 71b. D 3 ' )( andrin • ./ 5 . 11 a, phone, Gossamer, L2ngitude . , ,, p . u .i t a A e s Heather Bell, Prudence, lopaz, Pogri olArette, la, M ademoiselle, Playmate, Sister to Ma Mie disef,tatellieez f Slane out of Seakale, fby Glaucus, rd -* fby Kremlin, out of Bridegroom's dam, IN e - 1114 1t1 4 2 teter' ty' s c o Wee Pet, 5 yrs, Bst 616, Comrade, 3 yrs, 7st 41b ; D. 31., 200, h ft. against Sir J . m+tap S FRIDAY. ti t Wee pstakea of 10 SON'S. each, for three and four el t Pstak ea „ yrs olds. D.M. tih ; 6 ( 4 10 sovs. each ; for three yrs old, 7st ; four, 11 1 : 11 for ioj' e, Rix, and aged, 93t. D.L.) Winner to be e Ste. %market Stakes of 50 sovs each, h ft ; for three. yrs to Sist old .9„ o lta, Bst 71b; and Sat 21b. D.M. er to rotent' Vtado, w oo bc by Glaucus, out of Minik bs ine out of i: -I ge o h, Concealment, Golden Fleece, 1 3 tcsilleY,lmS—et;krtTenie': howl Seakale Rubicon, a dam, Old England, Lady Anna, John Kedeer, Leopard, l. Prologue, 141•01'd Glas e fill filly, Elchee, Javelin, Winchester, F a- Fuzbos. 1- n e rs ry 8 Amulet cult, 4 yrs, agst Sir R. W. _ 101, p 'shop of Roreford's Cob, 5 yrs, Bst 71b each. 111. I. il ltitaur, e 7B B ' G arry Owen, Bst 71h, agst Duke of Bedford's 2sSPfRLING MEETING. the 11 1 - 1 Z 1 1 .8.1 t ra i n from dvig i g t crept into the announcement nt of the oq Ic l e tha the Two 4'leo d u i staen h Cl Guir s ie n as ec S e t s a7.7s will be run for Ilrtisee(4ll. at heat, EptO the 29th instant, and not this day as ad s t, w e h e P_ r ing . Races take place on Friday. 3 . 1 r. H. Dor the late 4k) r w . i t l l ar o r ffi al e L iate as clerk of the course, in the room „ , v e b e ., that itle b „ cir, a s a rumour at Liverpool on Saturday, llockade of Monte Video has been broken up. . W,l t ib e r egret to announce the indisposition of Virzcount l 'erb il . r net chiefly arisin from an accident which befel his 4t t:" 1 P a few evenings Sinee on alighting from his carriage Vi s e door of his mansion ' in South-street. The Noble ill w e i' i l .'t, it appears, caught his foot in the folds of a cloak fell h l eh he was enveloped, the consequence being that he fian:avily upon the stone steps leading to the hall of the h itdl -I°4 * The whale of his Lordship's left side was very V3' brui” e solearn accident obl 1, I , oi, unt has been fall, and wF ar IT) . fle, confined to his bed ever since 1_ )4:1-Albert has called once personally on his Lordship. : 4 _ h•ir.1 8 ,5 14 has paid daily visits to South-street. on the part s° th e Z.,!aiesty and his Royal Highness, to make inquiries , as likid : A•01)16 -Viscount's health. The Duke of 1% elllngton itilale4t !lumber of the nobility have also called to make 4A)rdivs, Lriquiries. Dr. Copelaud is in attendance upon Ll 3 C g ' l '' .1 4 1 ZiINVED DISTRESS IN THE CANE TRADE.— Z)0174,7 general complaints still continue to prevail in the -4 tl ' 4 de. The lots of cane kept back in bond are now It ll i q iir,t i; atili e sold out, and at unheard of prices ; and if very th o of , l ice . a fresh cargo of stock doss not arrive, there 1 ' -t l eces sltY, become a complete stand-still throughout Al .ia e . 1 4 ‘11 3 , .0f late years, the above article has been gra ,ttitt, getting scarcer and scarcer, owinggreat re to the , -aft e e With which owners of vessels consent to freight their 4 t Y W ce ith c ane. Being vevy elastic, it is with gresatnivdirge ),ll.t i t , 12?Preased into a convenient compass. and the t thllitli it tended with considerable trouble, . independent ,s , o 1 '4 4 4 4 '1, 0 1 s a light freight, and very inadequately . pa 3. t! ti: treatersd4 fo r t,he pains and trouble they are at in shipping it._ t o e la the rattan article are wholly unable to soce t l , iLl util l's they are daily receiving from large houses, whil A s ir'4aa are a la eroPloyed in the latter are doing nothing. A r -N th 1 of cane would just now tend to resci . t t at s e a a t th of ' ati e - mt. b usiness which was never so depressed as i w_.k ae_llor is there a scarcity experienced in the and ttar i i _hie,s / ' l 't, the cane trade is generally at an ebb, n en d t. fur allgq, D e L r a l ftlie for much discontent and disappointm _ It alit 4 7t is, generally known that the rattan is_ _ . 'woo, -l eft of a similar nature, sold by the pound avoir- HIGHLAND SOCIETY of LONDON. This Society held aeir third general meeting for the season on Saturday evening, at Freemasons' Tavern, and although the anniversary of the battle of Alexandria, on the 21st of Allrch, is considered to be the grand gather ing of the Society, there was a very merry and social party assembled on the present occasion. In the ab sence of the President, Lord Saltoun, the chair was filled by David Charles Guherie, Esq., and supported by several members in full Highland costarne, who, with their guests, sat down t. a very sumptuous dinner at seven o'cb;cli. Amongst the members of the Society present we noticed—Lord Reidhaver.; Alexander Macdonald, Esq.; Capt,in Charles Fork-,Qs ; Charles Sutllerand, Esq. ; James Tulloc' , , L-q. ; W. Aonrindale, Esq ; A. R. Irliae, Esq. ; Mark Boyd, Esq. ; James Davidson, Esq. ; Daniel Davidson, Esq. ; John Bouch,r, EA - 1. ; James Brand, Esq. ; T. 11. Conway, Esq. ; and G. Bain, Esq., the Honorary Secretary. After dinner the usml loyal and patriotic toasts were drank, and some excellent songs sung, by Mr. Boucher, one of the nn m!iers of the Society, and by Mr. Moodie, a professional gentleman. Angus Mackay, her Maje4ty's piper, and his brother Donald, the Society's piper, played some of their best strains, and a few smart and excAlent reels were daticd daring the evening by Lord Reidhaven, Clptain Forbes, Messrs. James and Daniel Davidson, and Mr. Bain. NEW MODE OF TANNING LEATHER. Dr. Turnbull, who is well known to the public for important discoveries in the treatment cf diseases, and who has cr , cted the most extraordinary cures of tic douloureux, deafness, and blindness, has lately turned his chemical knoe ledge to useful purposes in another rc,:,pect. The tanning of leather is well known to all persons ecepiainted eith the subject to be a most tedious and expensive process, bet it appears from the patent which Dr. 'Fanellill has obtained that it is not only ex pensive but conducted on the most erroneous principles. We cannot enter into the details of the process, and besides thee would not be generally understood by our readers, but the following outline of the discovery may be comprehended by all, and will probably induce those interested to turn their attention to the subject. The ex , rect embodies the principles for which he I.ae obtaieed his paient "My me , bed of ex!racting the lime from hides or skins, when the hair has been removed by lime, and my method of removing the hair without the use of lime by the means bet re di scribed, are such decided improve ments, that hidee and :inns, when so prepared, may be tanned in tee common or ordinary merrier by terra japonica. purified as above, and by other ordinary terming matter, with much greater facilty than heretofore ; and the leather thus produced is of far gri ater weight, and much better quality, than any heretofore produced. The advantages to he derived by my imprevetneete in tanning leateer are—First, A great edditional weight of leather, especially in calf skins. Seeotn!, Lei:eller of a math better quality, soft aed not table to crack or stain. Third, A considerable diminution in the exeeese. And Fourth, The tanning is effects d in one (perter of the time consumed in the pre,ent me de of aening. Having thus stated the nature of my improved methods of tanning hides and skins, and of separating ,r extracting the japonic or catechuic acid, or cetechin, or ether extractive and deleterious matter from the tannic acid, and preventing the formation of glebe or ellateic acid in the tanning liquor, and the manner of carrying them into effect, I think it essential to stute, that I do not cairn the principle of tanniog hides or skins by sew leg them into bags, nor by simply filling them with liquor ; but I do claim, and toy invention coasests in the f.eleiving improvements in the tinning of hides and skins. First, I chilli] the di,covery of the means of extracting the lime vii which hides and ,kips are impregnated in removing the hair, by the application of sugar or other saccharine meter. whether obtained from honey, sawdust. turnips, potatoes, or other subst,neez. Se cond, I claim the di,covr-ry of the means of removing the hair or e epidernits from hides and skins, .without the use of lime. by the application of sugar or other sacchernie matter, whether ebtaieed from potatoes, saw dust, beet-nee, turtops, or other eulestanees. Third, I dein, the discovery o the means of recneving the hair or epidermis from hides and skins without the use of lime, by the application of inuriate of soda, or common salt. Fourth, I claim the discovery of the means of separating the japonic or catechuic acid, or other extractive or de leterious matter, from the tannic acid in terra japonica. Fifth, I claim the discovery of the m e a ns of obtaining tannic acid from the refuse or deposit of the terra japo nica, in purifying terra japonica. Sixth, I claim the di,novery of the menus of preventing the formation or generation of gallie and ellagic acid, when oak bark, sumach, divi divi, valonia, and other materials are used. Seventh, I claim the discovery of an improved mode of tanning, leather by means of endosmosis and exeimosis with the materials and in the manner before described, eethout the aid of hydrostatic pressure. Eighth, I claim the discovery of an improved mode of tanning by means of a general and constant agitation and circulation of the tanning liquor, composed of the materials before mentioned, from top to bottom, and from bottom to top of the pits. Ninth, I claim the im proved method of tanning hides or skins in pits in the common and ordinary manner, by first extracting the lime from the hide, or removing the hair without the use of lime, and using terra japonica when purified, or other tanning liquor prepared in the manner before described." COAL for the LONDON MARKET. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Sin,--It is necessary that the London press and public should be informed that there is a Bill* now before Parlia ment, and gone into Committee, for the regulation of vessels loading coals in the Tyne, from whi c h th e London market is chiefly supplied, which if passed into law, w ith a n alteration proposed by tne coalowners and admitted, will enable them to restrict the supply sent to market, and thereby, at their own option, to raise the price of coals in London. The evil i is n the . 1 lth clause, whielt, by allowing distinct lists for loading tore_ign and home cargoes, gives a preference, at the will of the coalowner, to vessels loading for foreign ports, so that at any time vessels loading for the Loudon market will have to wait for their cargoes till all the foreign-bound vessels have been supplied. When coals are low in the London market, it will be easy for the coalowners, by freighting a few vessels for foreign ports, to detain every vessel for London till the prices are at their maximum ; or to send by the same means just such quan tities as may suit their own purposes. When you are ac• quainted with the fact that t he restriction of the " vend," as it is called, only applies to coal sent coastwise, and not to coal exported, which encourages an unlimited supply to the foreigner, and as limited as possible to the home markets. hecause the best prices are obta ined b y rendering it thereby scarcer and dearer at home, you will easily see how an ar rangement such as is contemplated by the new Act will aid in benefiting the coalowner by furt her restricting the Lon don supply. We, in the north , who know the stringent nature of the combination t. f the coalowners, and how easily a clause like that agreed on can be worked by them to the injury both of the London public and the British shipowner, are anxious to warn you in time of what is contemplated, that the press and the metropolitan Members may resist such a power. There cannot be a doubt that the less restricted the supply and arrangements of coal, the cheaper will be . this article in the London market. Let the ship s and t he public of France, Russia, Germany, and other countries, take their fair turns for a supply of this imp , rtant produce as ourselves. Why should they receive a preference? Why should indirect, or any means be allowed to be taken to raise the prices of coals to the people of London and this country generally, and to lower them to the people of Petersburgh, Hamburgh, Paris, Lisbon, and all the other inhabitants of foreign states? I am, Sir, your most obedient servant, April 20, 1845. rp ". II SHIPOWNER. * Called " Rill to r,6ulate u e lvaau,b of ships with coals in the port of Neweastle-npon-Tyhe." Ti) THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SIR,—I have observed a statement in your valuable paper, showing that Great Grimsby, when the Sheffield and Grimsby Railway is completed, will be a much cheaper port than Hull for the great manufacturing districts of Yorkshire, Lancashire, Derbyshire, Stathsrdshire, Nottinghamshire. &c.— all very useful information for railway speculators. But I wish to draw the attention of the Government to the future importance of Grimsby as a naval station. When its pro f ected dock is made, it will be accessible at all times of the tide for the largest steamers, and therefore must become the great packet station for Holland, Germany, and the north of Europe, in despite of the political jobbing, which may cause Government predilection for less suitable ports; especially when we consider that Grimsby by railway will be brought much nearer to London (as regards time) than the mouth of the Thames. In the event of war it is clear that Govern ment must have au establishment at the entrance of the Humber (the most vulnerable part of England), and they had better secure land at GrimFbv, where it may be had for a very trifling consideration whilst the Grimsby people are seeking the aid of Parliament, but which will have to be dearly purchased afterwards.—l am, Sir, your most obedient servant, PRECAUTION. • ROYAL THAMES YACHT CLUE. A match for a superb silver cup and cover, to be named the Belvidere Cup, presented by the Right Hon. lord Saye and Sele to the Royal Thames Yacht Club, will take place on Saturday, May 3, to start from Erith, and sail round a flan boat near the Chapman Head buoy. and retu rn to Green with, by the following yachts, belonging to members of the club :—l. Antagonist, 25 tons, Henry Gunston, Esq. ; 2 . Prima Donna, 25 tons, C. R. Tatham, Esq.; 3. Champion, 25 tons, T. P. Wickham, Esq.; 4. Belvidere, 25 tons, Lord A. Paget; 5. Ino, 25 tons, T. Meesom, Esq. (Captain); 6. Enigma, 25 tons, F. P. Jones, Esq.; 7. Blue Belle, 25 tons , Twisden Hodges. Esq. ; 8. Vixen, 25 tons, J. and J. Heigh. ington, Esqs.; 9. Gazelle, 25 tons, Thomas Rutherford , Esq. ; 10. Leveret, 25 t,,ns, William Fenwick, Esq. ; 11. Exquisite, 15 tons. Josiah Wilkinson, Esq. ; 12. Mystery, 24 tons, Vis count Seuham ; 13. Widgeon, 24 tons, T. R. Snook, Esq.; 14. Cygnet, 10 tons, B. N. Williams, Esq. AGRARIAN MURDER IN FERMANAGU.—About ten o'clock on Sunday night a young man named William Graig was shot dead in his father's house, at Killyfurt, in this county (Fermanagh), about four miles from the Holy Well police station, in the mountain between the Blacklion and Garrison. A man named Leonard had been ejected from these lands for non-payment of rent, and the father of the deceased redeemed the holding, and sent his son, his only child, to the house for a few days before his own removal to it, when at the time above-mentioned, a shot was fired at him through the window as he was going to bed. The ball entered his left side and came out at his right, causing ur slant death. An inquest was held on the body on Tuesday, when the jury returned a verdict of ," Wilful murder against some penoti or persons unknown."—Erne Packet. MULLINGAR AND GALWAY RAILWAY COMPANIES. —lt gives us great pleasure to announce that the arrange ments with the above companies are likely to terminate satisfactorily. The effect will be to secure a line to Galway, while it will give accommodation to all the north midland counties, by means of Mullingar and Longford, besides pre serve - J.l enaLle its proprieturs to reap the benefit of their contract with the Mullingar Company.-- Dub/in Times. - IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS, April 21. Their Lordships met at. Five o'clock. GRANT TO MAYNOOTIL The Bishop of LONDON presented petitions against any further grant to Maynooth, and from Stirling against the sale of intoxicating liquors on Sundays. The Earl of WINCHILSEA presented a large num ber of petitions from the counties of York and Somer set against the Maynooth grant. The Noble Earl at the same time presented petitions against intemperance and the unions of the sees of Bangor and St. Asaph. Several other Neble Lords presented petitions against the Government proposition respecting the College of May nooth. The Earl of FORTESCUE presented petitions from various places, complaining of the Bill pa4.ed last session for abolishing imprisonment for debt under 201. The Noble Earl also pre-entcd a petition from Exeter, signed by several hundred persons, against the sale of in toxicating liquors on the S•Abbath, and several petitions against the Maynooth grant. The Noble Earl thought it almost needles to say he was opposed to the prayer of the latter petitioners. The Marquis of LONDONDERRY presented peti tions from Ireland against the Maynooth grant. The Bishop of ST. DAVID'S also presented petitions against the grant, and two against the union of the sees of Bangor and St. Asaph. The Bishop of BANGOR presented petitions from different places in Wales to the same effect. The Earl of RODEN presented petitions against the endowment of the college of Maynooth, and others praying the House to appoint a Select Committee previous to the second reading of the Government Bill, to inquire into the class-hooks and tenets taught at Maynooth. The Noble Earl could not see how their Lordships could object to the Committee, seeing that it would have the double effect of allaying the excitement on this subject, and convincing Parliament and the country whether there was, or was not, doctrines and tenets taught at Maynooth which were detrimental to the British constiution. If there were, he did not think it would be becoming in the Government to persist is their measure. He gave notice that, before the second reading of the Bill, he would move the appointment of the Committee. THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY MORNIN_G, APRIL .2 1P45, would pass. The only objection to the Bill was that the railway would pass through the New Forrst, which was uurloubtedly public property, and sip( uld be given for public purposes. , • • (..aptain HARRIS supported the motion. Mr. G. BANKES regretted that the Board of Trade had decided in favour of the worst of two lines proposed ; but rather than have no railway at all he would not vote against the second reading of this Bill. Mr. F. BARING t.hcught that the Chief Commis sioner of Woods and Forests would not oppose a railway which had been rccommrnded by the Board of Trade if there were not strong reasons for it.---(Hear, hear.) Lord G. SOMERSET was un d ers tood to explain, in the absence of his Noble Friend at the head of the Woods and Forests, that unless some alteration were made in the Bill , it would be his (Lord Lincoln's) duty to oppose it, on account of the injury the railway would cee sion to the crown larvis through which it would pass. For himself, he (Lord G. Somevet) %you'd not vote against the second reading, in the hope that the alteration would be made. Mr. COMPTON said that after what had fallen from the Noble Lord, he would not press his amendment. The amendment was then withdrawn, and the Bill was read a second time. THE NEW COMMJTTEES. Lord PALMEESTON reported from the Committee on the railways in group B, that the Committee assem bled at twelve o'clock, at which Thomas Wyse, Esq., and the Hon. F. F. Berkley were not present, and were not present for an hour after that time. They, however, came within half an hour after one o'clock, but no inconvenience arose from their tempo rary absence.—(Loud cheers.) Lord G. SOMERSET said that as this was the first occasion on which these Committees had assembled, he did not intend to found any motion en the report which had been made. On a future occasion, however, if such a report were made, he should feel it his duty to move that all absent Members be taken int 9 custody by the Sergeant -at-Arms ; and he trusted that the House would support him in this. Mr. WYSE was not aware of the' necessity of such close attention to the rules of the House, but as this was the first time which he had made such an omission, he trusted the House would excuse him. Capt. FITZIIARDINGE BERKELEY was equally of opinion with the rule which had been adopted. He was anxious to fulfil the duty which the House had im posed on him, but he thought that there was a defect in the rule by which the House wished to proceed. He was aware that sufficient time was no minally given, for there were fourteen days notice of attendance on toe Committee ; but he bad been absent from town for a fortnight, and it was not to be wondered at that such a thing should escape his memory. He would suggest that some notice should bo given by the clerk of the Committee, or by some other properly ap pointed persrm of the day of attendance. Lord GRANVILLE SOMERSET slid that as the Chairman of the Committee itad reported that no in convenience had resulted from the negligence of these gentlemen he did not propose that the House should take any proceedings respecting them, but he should ob serve that the notice of these Committees was published in the votes on Saturday morning, yet he bad no objection to such a notice as the Hon. Gentleman had suggested; and should any further negligence occur, he should deem it his duty to take some notice of the matter, and he trusted the House would support him. Mr. WYSE believed that the Committees ought to be attended, and he did not wish at all to shirk the re sponsibility which fell upon him as a Member of that Committee. Colonel WOOD said that he had receivei two notices of different significations, and for different purposes, and he wished to know by which of the two he was to be guided? Mr. BARNEBY, Chairman of the Committee of group C railways. reported that Joseph Somas, Esq. had not been present at the Committee until one hour after it had commenced its proceedings, but that no in convenience had resulted therefrom.—(Laughter.) Lord G. SOMERSET said that as the circumstances were the same, the proceedings must be the same as in the last case. The matter then dropped. NEW WRIT FOR LEOMINSTER. DUNCOMBE moved for a new writ for the borough - of Leominster, in the place of Mr. Greenaway. THE DEVONPORT COKE AND GAS BILL. On the motion for the third reading of this Bill being made, Mr. HUME moved as an amendment that this Bill should be read a third time that day six months. Dr. BOWRING supported the amendment. . Sir GEORGE GREY spoke in favour of the third reading, stating that the question was already decided by the Committee. The amendment was then withdrawn, and the Bill was read a third time awl passed. PLYMOUTH AND STONEHOUSE GAS BILL. The Plymouth and Stonehouse Gas Bill was read a third time and passed. WEST LONDON RAILWAY BILL. On the motion of Mr. MANGLES, the West London Railway Bill was read a first time. NORTHUMBERLAND RAILWAY BILL. The Northumberland Railway Bill was read a second ,me. and ordered to be referred to a Select Committee. BOSTON RAILWAY. The Bost( n Railway Bill was read a first time. BARNSLEY JUNCTION LINE. Mr. STUART WORTLEY presented a petition against the Barnsley Junction Railway. Mr DUNCAN presented a similar petition. GLOUCESTER AND CARLISLE LINE. Mr. BOUVERIE presented a petition in reference to .his Bill, but whether fur or against we could not hear. SOUTH-EASTERN LINE. Mr. AINSWORTH asked for leave to bring in a Bill for the t h South-Eastern e formationofa lne. Maidstone i and Rochdale branch on GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY EXTENSION. Sir R. H. INGLIS presented a petition from the heads of the Oxford University, praying that the House would sanction the Great Western Railway Extension from Oxford to Rugby, in preference to the one proposed by the Birmingham Company. THE RAILWAY COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF TRADE. Mr. T. DUNCOMBE rose to move, acco rding to g a o r r e d s o o r l , u t N i o o n . s t r w e h sc ic i cl h r e t h g e o i releventhmsietctetei o s n 0 0 0 f n s t o a t n i d e in railway Bills to make a special report of the reasons which induce the Committees to adopt or reject the recommendation of the Board of Trade. In asking the House to concur with him in rescinding the standing order, he would state his conviction that the time had come when the House should understand more particularly what by yas thatthe reolradtieor. _ (Hear,ninwhich htehaer.) ComTmhietteesqueoafti!bes House were placed with the Board of Trade involved in the numerous Bills upon which the Board of Trade had to decide affected property to the amount of one hundred millions sterling,and, four thousand miles of railway.—(Hear, hear.) By the decision of the Committee of the Board of Trade the fortune or , the ruin of thousands would be determined. —(Hear.) , He thought, therefore, that the time had arrived when the House and the country should know whether the Committees of the House of Commons should be merely the puppets of the Board of Trade. It was time it should be known whether those Committees were to be responsible to the House and the public, or to a subordinate branch of a subordinate department of the Government. — (Hear, hear.) the railway department of the Board of Trade was to get through its business.—(llear, hear.) By this arrangement they would have 23 speeches of e Ile did not very well know how counsel for the petitioning parties ; 23 speeches more for the opposing parties, and 23 speeches more in reply, and in addition there would be a third party—the Railway Department of the Board of Trade —represented by the Hon. Baronet opposite (Sir G. Clerk) who would have to state the reasons why a particular line was chosen. The other day the Speaker called the attention of the House to a clause in the Midland Railway Exten sion Bill, by which power was given to the Compan i y to make branches, and to tak e lands without giving notice to the owners. He had been given to understand that the Board of Trade had been made cognisant of this clause, and yet they never drew the attention of Par liament to it at all. He contended, then, that in that case the Board had neglected its duty. He also con tended that the Board had acted the part of partisans, and their reports were totally unworthy of consi deration by the Committees on the railway Bills. Unless it was to put the Committee of this House in partment subordination to th e railwa y department, there was no necessity for passing that resolut i on at the time it was passed. He did not see the justice of the power of t th ha e t rwoasardvesotefd Tirnade to G the railway ate tie their inten tions to report d, Bill,' from favourably or unfavourably of any which very bad consequences arose. Thu Hon. Member then proceeded to read a list of the names of lines reported against by the Committees, and the expenses incurred each day by the respec tive parties in each Bill, and contended that it was not fair or just to have such expenses entailed un less the report were favourable to the line. He further remarked that it was impossible that the Noble Lord opposite could attend to all the business of the Board of Trade, and therefore it had become a matter of necessity to employ subordinates, to whom a greater part of the business was left. The Noble Lord had entered into some explanation upon this subject by mentioning a coalition that it was intended should take place between that and an other department by which greater facilities for the dispatch of business would be offered, but no such coalition appeared to have been heard of at th e B oar d of Trade. He then called attention to the reports on the London and York and the Newcastle and Berwick lines, and said that a main trunk line had been divided between three different companies on one of their lines, but the noise kept up by the conversation going on be tween Hon. Members on the beaches on both sides ren dered the lion. Gentleman almost inaudible in the gallery. Now if the Board o f Trade were to lay down one prin ciple of guidance one day and another principle another day, it would be impossible to place any degree of con fidence in their reports. They decided in favour of the London and York, with a view to the interests of the agriculturists—of the farmers on the line ; an d they proposed to send the general public, who wished to go direct to York, round by Cambridge. And why ? That theyy might bring the traffic on to the Eastern Counties line. He believed that unless the House was determined to assert its own dignity, that nothing would result from the establishment of that Board. Sir G. CLERK could not admit that the reports of the Board of Trade upon the railway questions submitted to them had given dissatisfaction to the country. He believed, on the contrary, that they had gi!en satisfaction to all the country except those persons who have an We interest in the Bills against which thel3Uard reporte d.—(Haar, hear.) F or hie part he V e.ild bear testimony to the ability and a s siduity with wh:ch his Noble Friend Lord Dalhousie had inves tigated the queAiem submitted to the C( mmittee under his management.—(Hear.) The imperfection of the mode in which railway .Bills were investigated in the House, where the subject was but little understood, was admitted upon all hands. In 1839, a Committee was appointed, the result of which was the recom mendation to refer all railway Bills in the first instance to a Committee of the Board of Trade. The members of the Board of Trade were subjected to the strong suspicion that they had enconraged gambling speculations, by communicating information to certain parties who had speculated in railroads. Now he would take that opportuni , , of declaring explicitly and solemnly, that no member of the Railway Board had either directly or indirectly conveyed to any person interested in par tieular railway schemes any information of what the decisions of the Board of Trade were likely to be, till aftee a he decisions were publicly made known. The Honourable Gentle man referred to the change of value which had taken place in the London and York and Cambridge lines. Why, that was the result of speculations on the Stock Ex change, totally uninfluenced by anything that transpired from the Board of Trade. There were three competing lines, and two of them had coalesced, not in consequence of any sugges tion from the Board of Trade, but (as he supposed) from the consideration that it would he their interest. This having be come known on the Stock Exchange, it was naturally conjec tured that such coalition would strengthen their claim before Parliament and the Board of Trade, and this would account for the rise in the value of their shares. The Hon. Gentleman had gone at g reat length into the reason for the Board of Trade giving a preference to the Direct Northern Railway and the Cambridge and Lincoln Railway over the London and York Railway. The reports of the Board of Trade had not been laid before the House with a view of binding the House, but merely for the purpose of supplying neces vary information, and for the purpose of putting the House in possession of the opinion of the Board of Trade, after an examination had been made by them into the schemes upon which they offered their opinion. These reports were not to prejudice the interests of private individuals, who would have full and ample opportunity before the Committee of sup porting their views, and of contesting the opinion given by the Board of Trade. The decision upon the various schemes was left entirely to the Committees of that House. The Com mittees of the House had dealt with reports that came before them in such a way as they conceived they were called upon by the evidence before them • but some allowance should be made for the great number Of Bills that were brought before them every day, when Hon. Members intended to find fault with those decisions. Under those circumstances, he did think that, in furtherance of the views of that House, he would not be unreasonable in asking the Hon. Member to define the cases of which he had to complain. He understood that a charge had been made against the Board of Trade, of which he was a member, that the reports of the Railway Department of that Board were not sent before the Select Committees on the Bills. He (Sir G. Clerk) should have thought that the Hon. Member for Finsbury, before making these charges, had well ascertained the reality on which lie founded his accusation. He would, with the per mission of the House, read to that Hon. Member the standing order upon this subject. It would be found at page 23, and was to this effect, that every report made by the Board of Trade should be referred to the Committee on the Bill, to which it had reference. Under these circumstances, he trusted that the Hou e would give the experiment a fair trial before they consented to any of the alterations or improvements sug gested by the Hon. Member. He trusted, before the House gave their opinion upon the question, that they would wait and see what were the opinions of the Committee upon the sub ject. He opposed the motion of the Hon. Member for Finsbury. Mr. LABOUCHERE thought the nature of the standing order had been somewhat misunderstood by his Hon. Friend the Member for Finsbury, as well as by the Right Hon. Gen tleman who had just sat down. With regard to the reports of the Board of Trade, he was not prepared to say whether they were really deserving of credit or not; but of this there could be no doubt—they would receive the strict scrutiny of a com mittee of that House, whose report would be laid on the table before the end of the session, when they would be able to say positively whether the reports of the Board of Trade were de serving the consideration of the House or not. On that ground he was not prepared to support the motion of his Hon. Friend. At the same time, he did not regret that his Honourable Friend had brought the question before the House, for however ready he might be to admit the ta lent and abilities of Lord Dalhousie, an I the other members of the Railway Department of the Board of Trade, there was no doubt the Board had committed serious mistakes and errors. In his opinion, a great error was committed in the constitu tion of the Railway Board. It was an anomaly:in the constitu • tion, and in his opinion it would have been much better if the Board of Trade had taken the authority and responsibility on itself. He hoped, therefore, Government would give the sub• ject their best consideration, and see whether some alteration could not be made in the present machinery of the Board of Trade, so far as it related to railway matters. It appeared to him that the Rail way , Department had, in some measure, mistaken the objects for which they were appointed. What was the object? It was this. They were told last year that railway legislation had reached that point when it was necessary to establish a tribunal to go into matters connected with railways, which could not, by any possibility, or without incurring vast and un necessary expense, he brought before a Committee of the House of Commons. Accordingly, powers were given to the Board of Trade to establish a tribunal of this nature, but it was in • tended that the Railway Department of the Board of Trade should be instrumental in affording information to the Com mittees, and not that the Railway Department of the Board of Trade should take upon itself to pronounce a peremptory de cision upon any scheme which might be laid before them. In stead, however, of this being the case, he could not help re marking that this fault run through all their reports, namely, that they had adopted a peremptory and decisive tone. In some instances the Board appeared to have entered into certain arrangements with particular companies, for he found, in some of their reports, that one consideration for their reporting in favour of such and such a scheme was, that the company had undertaken to charge low rates of fares. Now this was cer tainly an important principle, but the Railway Boardhad failed to apply it to all railways alike. For instance, in the case of the Great Western Railway, no considerations of this nature appeared to have guided the Board in forming their conclu sions respecting the branches promoted by that company, not withstanding it already possessed a large and powerful mo nopoly, which in some respects militated against the wish of the public. With regard to the motion before the House, he certainly did think it would be most unwise and injudicious to pass a standing order in one session and repeal it in the next. Mr. GLADSTONE hoped the House would agree in the construction put upon the motion by the Right Hon. Gentle man who had just resumed his seat, because they now stood in this position—every , one of these reports had been laid upon the table of the House; some of them had actually been re ferred to Committees, and others were about to be referred, and it was impossible they could he of any value whatever in guiding those Committeesif they rescinded the standing order in question. Generally speaking, he considered these reports were valuable documents, in so far as they opened the imme diate question which each Committee would have to discuss. He therefore submitted whether, at the present moment, it would not be exceedingly injudicious to make any arrangement which should withhold these reports from the consideration of the Committee. He regretted exceedingly that the standing order in question was not passed through the House till so late a period of the last session, but at the same time he must protest against the assertions which some Hon. Members had made, that the order was smuggled through the House. The subject generally extended over the whole session, for he believed the first motion made was for a Select Committee to inquire into the best mote of railway legislation. That Com mittee was immediately afterwards appointed, and, so soon as its labours we re brought to a close, a Bill was framed and brought in, founded upon the report. He entertained a very different opinion to that of the Right Hon. Gentleman who last addressed the House respecting the appointment of the railway department of the Board of Trade. It was quite impossible for the Board to have taken the duties and functions of the Railway Board upon itself, because its duties and sphere of action was already sufficiently extended without adding to it. Then, again, the appointment of the Railway Department of the Board was purely of an experimental character, and if errors had been committed, they were errors of a remedial tendency, but, at all events, without the assistance of such a Board, it would have been quite impossible for Government to have got through the vast mass of railway business which had sprung up within the last six months.—(Cries of " Hear, hear.") He thought that the Hon. Member for Finsbury was prejudg ing a question which was not yet in a fit state for decision.— ( Hear.) The Hen. Gentleman said that they ought to have limited a certain company to a maximum of charges. But it appeared to the Board of Trade, that the case in question was not one to which the principle of a maximum ought to be ap plied ; nor, indeed, could the principle apply equally in all cases. Every case should be considered on its own peculiar circumstances; and in some cases it would be for the advantage of the public to fix a maximum of charges, whereas in others there could be no limitation without a risk of putting an end to the works altogether. On the whole, he thought the House ought not to prejudge the question as to the efficiency of the railway department of the Board of Trade. It had been ad mitted that their reports were drawn up with great ability, and although he did not agree with them in all their de tails, he thought it would be unwise to interrupt their progress, after all the inconveniences had been gone thought, and the House was about to reap the advantages.— (Hear.) He thought that nothing would be more unwise than at this moment of time to attack the reports as a whole, in con sequence of alleged errors in respect to a particular line ; and it was admitted that any errors which had been committed were errors of judgment, no malversatiou being alleged. He thought that any allusion to the reports on particular lines— such for instance as the London and York—ought to be avoided at the present time, when the reports were going into very stringent examination in the Committees, where they would be subject to the hostile scrutiny of wealthy parties.— ( Hear.) There could be no doubt that when the reports were against the justice of the case they would be rejected. He thought that it would be dangerous to go into the subject at this moment—and he would :not express a wish that the House would reject the motion, but that the Hon. Gentleman would withdraw it.—(Hear, hear.) Mr. GISBORNE could not agree with the defence set up by the Right Hon. Gentleman who last spoke, for the conduct of the Railway Committee of the Board of Trade. The re ports of that department were the last patch upon our patchwork of railway legislation. The Board of Trade had volunteered to do that patchwork. In the evidence before the Committee of last session all the witnesses from the Board of Trade stated that they alone could do this business, and he believed the con sequence would be that the Board would engross the whole power of railway legislation. He believed that the reports would have great influence on the judgments of Committees of the House, and that in all doubtful cases they would follow the advice of the Board of Trade. But was the manner in which the Board despatched the business sufficient to entitle them to that confidence 1 0 —( The Hon. Member then quoted from a re cently-published pamphlet a statement to the effect that the Railway Committee of the Board having 2,500 Bills before them in September, made up their judgment upon inspection of plans and examination of surveyors' statements, and then pub lished the official report in November.) The ingenuity of man could scarcely devise a more certain means of error.—(A laugh.) They did not hesitate to decide against the general pi in ciple of competing lines.—(Ne, no,) But the fact was that the public were already deriving the advantage from the fear of competition—in reduced fares and improved accommodation — so much, that we heard very little now of the complaints which were so general a year ago. He could not approve either of their decision respecting the compulsion of parties to complete their lines whether they could or not. — ( Hear , hear. ) There was one line, now in existence ten years, which had been able to advance no farther than thirty miles from want of public sup port. According to the Board of Trade, that company should be compelled to go on, though they might sell to a richer com pany able to carry on the works. If they offered the line for sale they would be in the condition of the negro pig- dealer.— ( A laugh.) The negro offered his pig for sale to a white, who would not have it because it was a little one.—( A laugh.) " Yes, massa," says the negro, " him be little, but him d—.-_ old.''—(Laughter.) He thought the statement of t. e Railway Committee on another matter was quite as f unny .—( A laugh. They stated that of two lines to Harwich, whi c h they called A and B, they preferred A; but as there was a Peer in con• nexion with the line, they sent to the Admiralty,and the Ad miralty sent back (they did not say whether a porter, or how) that they pr e f erre d li ne B . The Board of Trade preferred it also. Having seen how the Board did their duty, and how little pains they took to arrive at a right analusitni, let the Home look to the nest gip . 11 2 ey pub. lashed the reports two months before the meeting of Parliament. Now, they said that it vr as not intended that the report should have any effect upon the value of shares. Why, then. was-it published in the Gazelle Ulf ar.) What other effect wool the publication have, but to raise some shares and depress others? And the fact was so. It was known that shares which had been at a discount rose to a premium, and others which had been at a premium fell to a discount. If this depart ment of the Board of Trade was to exist, he thought the Go vernment ought to give it a Parliamentary and Legislative character, and not the licked up one it at present had. If the House was to place it under come legiflative eon troul, he had nn objection to its existence.—( Hear. ) Colonel SIBTHORP believed that the Board that had been constituted on the subject of raik aye, which b e d ei te s ted_ (Laughter)—was most unconstitutional, and led to more gambling transactions than any institution that had ever been introduced into the country.—( Hear, hear.) They were worse than the gambling transactions that took place during the time of the rage for lotteries.—( Cheers. ) He was not sure whether :he people had not gone more mad on the subject of railroads han they had with respect to 1 tterieF.—(llear, hear. ) At east it was enough for him to say that his experience, and that vas nut small, justified him in a;serting that on no suloject had he ever seen so much foolery displayed or ,o much money squandered.—( Hear, hear.) He aipr;hended that the most serious consequences would result from these schemes, and that they would ultimately tend to the injury of every good proposition.—( Hear, hear, and laughter.) For himself, he was glad to confess that he was free of railways—( Laughter) —and he had always been of lotteries.—( Larghter. ) He meant to keep so. He thought that in most cases the (Onion of the Board of Trade with respect to railways had been, if not most erroneous, at least defective—( Cheers. ) He believed that the gentlemen who formed the Committee on railways in the Board of Trade were men of the highest in tegrity—( Hear, hear)—but if the Hon. Member who had brought forward the resolution had made a motion impeaching the Government for appointing such a Hoard he would have supported him.—(lfear, hear.) It might be con sidered selfish on his Fart, but he must confess he ehould like to see every Member of that House brought to the table, and asked upon his solemn oath whether or not he was connected with railways ?—( Ilea-, hear.) It he thought railroads wou!ci benefit the public, no man would he more forward thin himself to support them ; but, believing that they would have an opposite effect, he would most deter minedly and strenuously oppose the motion.—( Hear. ) Mr. BERSAL considered that great gratitude was due to the Hon. Member for Finsbury, in bringing forward the present motion, as he thought that great benefit 'would result to the public from it. Much had been sa'd en the constitution of the Committee on the Board of Trade on railroads—he would not say much on that subject.—( Hear, hear, and laughter. ) How that experiment would turn out it was impossible for him to say, but he would express a hope that it would be success ful, and that the railway projects it had approved of would be carried out.—( Hear, hear.) But at the same time he could not but express a hope that the enormous speculations that were now going on with respect to other lines would be put an end to; because it must be apparent to all that in the speculation! that were taking place, nobody contemplated as they ought to do the ruin that was likely to ensue from such speculations.—( Hear.) He did not augur so favourably of this experiment as others (Id. lie wondered how the Board of Trade were. enabled to do even what they had done. The Hon. Gentleman then proposed an amendment, that an humble address be presented b Her Majesty, that she may be pleased that all documents and statements relating to any ra lway Bill or project be laid before this House, and that the proposals of every such Bill should be presented to the House, and that the coun sel and agents connected therein should have leave to inspect all such statements and documents. Lord HOWICK agreed with his Pon. Friend that they would be greatly indebted to the Hon. Member for Finsbury for bringing this motion before the House, as it was one of great importance and ought to be well considered. He agreed with the reasons which had been assigned by Hon. Gentlemen for not pressing the original motion of the Hon. Member for Fins bury, as he (Lord Howick) was of opinion that the Hon. Gen tleman bad not correctly read the standing order which he wished to have rescinded. He thought that the offer which had been made by the Right Hon. Baronet opposite to lay these documents before the House would be a most valuable concession, and one which his Hon. Friend should be perfectly satisfied with. The Right Hon. Gentleman the late President of the Board of Trade said, that it was premature to discuss the manner in which the duties of the Board of Trade should be performed. He (Lord Howick) thought that the reports of the Board of Trade were calculated to carry great weight with them, and a great deal of injustice would be done by their entertaining any prejudices againq any party. And, in order to do away with such injustice, they should care , ully look to the conduct of the Board. 'I here was no blame to be attached to any individual member of the Board. There was no doubt that they had performed the duties entrusted to them ; and he would go further, and say that they had shown considerable diligence and ability in the performance of those duties. But, notwithstanding that, he was bound to add that those duties had not been satisfactorily performed—not from their fault, but because they had imposed on them duties which it was physically impossible for them to perform.— Now, without casting any blame on any individual officer, it was proper for their own sakes that this question should be brought distinctly before the House. He would take this op portunity of saying that the manner in which the reports were drawn up, and the result of their itiquirie., were entirely un satisfactory. With regard to carrying on proceedings in the Board of Trade, they were told that the Board of Trade had received statements from the parties concerned, and that the opposing parties had not had submitted to them the statements of the opponents. They had so opportunity of pointing out the errors fallen into by their opponents, or their misstatements or misrepresentations. Interviews had taken place, in which only one party was heard. Was this a proceeding which was likely to succeed in eliciting the facts of the case? How was it possible that the Board of Trade, re ceiving statements from certain parties, not exposed to the scrutiny and examination of those against whom they were directed—how was it possible that they could correct the errors and ascertain the misrepresentations contained in those statements? And if they looked into those reports they would find that there were direct and palpable blunders in point of fact of serious importance. He would not go through many instances of the kind. There was a petition en the table com _ _ . . plaining of the Board of Trade, with reference to their pro ceedings in connexion with the South-Eastern Railway. In this petition there was a distinct allegation of material errors fallen into by the Board of Trade; and the parties were so confident that they could prove those errors, that all they asked was, that they should be allowed to have the matter referred back to the Board of Trade. The Hon. Member for that part of the country (the Member for Maidstone) made a motion to that effect ; but the Right Hon. Member the President of the Board of Trade declined all discussion on that point. The Board of Trade in that instance, in comparing two different liner ' stated that one line had considerably heavier earth work than the other, but it was capable of proof that that line which was represented as being of heavier work was actually much easier. It had also been stated in the petition that the Board of Trade had recommended a certain line in consequence of the cheapness of the fare, but at the same time forgot to state in the report that another company had offered to brine the fares still lower. These were facts which it was essentially necessary to point out to the considera tion of the House for its guidance in the adoption of Railway Bills. Thee had pointed out to them two circumstances which should be particularly attended to. The first was— when a long line of railway ran into one having a short traffic, as such junctions produced fearful collisions , and was attended with great danger, there was a recommendation from the House that a statement of that fact should be given by the Board whenever it occurred. There was another objection—railways passing a public road ; and it was a stand ing order that every case of that kind should be distinctly pointed out to the House, as it was considered most essential to the public safety. put, notwithstanding these recommenda tions, in the South-Eastern schemes, where there existed 21i crossings of public roads, including in these crossings four in the populous town of Deptford, none of these facts were ever noticed or pointed out by the Board of Trade. He held in his hand a railway communication from Scotland, in which it was begged to direct the attention of the Committee to a level passing over a road which might be considered one of the most public streets of Glasgow. These were omissions of material facts, which made the reports of the Board of Trade most unsatisfactory, and most unfit to direct the judgment of the House. He could not help observing, on coming to look at several of their reports on railway Bills, that they were, as in the cases just mentioned, perfectly inconsistent with each other. What in one case they deemed a matter of the greatest importance, in other cases they over passed without the slightest notice. They very often decided right, but it generally happened that every point which made against the railway which they recom mended, and in favour of that to which they objected, was en tirely kept in the back •ground, and on the other hand every thing which could be urged in favour of the line, and against those who objected to it—every such point was placed in the strongest light in which it was possible for an able arrangement to put it. These were the inconsistencies contained in the reports of the Board of Trade, and they might be thus accounted for, for he found in the minutes which were laid upon the table, that the general nature of their decisions showed that they came to those decisions long before they made their reports. The usual course was to publish the announcements of the proposed lines in the Gazette, and when the Board of Trade had announced their decision, they went on to other cases, and then drew up their report. and it did so happen that in many such cases those in favour of the line carried it; and, therefore, the Board of Trade were naturally induced, in the absence of all opposition, to report in favour of that line, and it followed that the Committee reported in the same way. The Board of Trade must, in all instances, bear in mind the statements they had received, and on these alone should they make their reports. He was the more convinced that this was the fact because he found that in one of the cases reported on by the Board of Trade, that report was founded upon a speech made by a shareholder at a meeting entirely in favour of a certain line.—( Hear.) Therefore, he would say, that he did think that the grounds he had stated warranted him in coming to the conclusion that the reports of the Board of Trade had been framed in the fallacious manner he had endeavoured to describe. However, he was willing to admit that the blame did not rest quite so much upon the Board of Trade as had been imagined, for the officers of that Board had re peatedly stated, that it was physically impossible for them to sift out from the vast mass of evidence before them, suffi cient facts to warrant them in coming to a satisfactory conclu sion upon any particular case. On these grounds, then, he would say, that it was wrong in some measure to make the Board of Trade subservient to that House. He did not mean elsewhere, observed but b ethe ftsouslatywthheartothitemreis;tr,egnrootatfaerulotsartoo sbehofuoludnd be in matters where the public interests were deeply concerned, and that the views of the Board of Trade should not be hastily or rashly taken up by the House or the Committees of the House. And he would also contend for it that the House should not entrust the Beard of Trade with such an amount of power and responsibility as they had h itherto exercised. The House should have proceeded much more cautiously and guardedly than they had done in such projects. If they intended to make such changes as had been suggested by his Hon. Friend, the sooner they withheld a portion of the authority now vested in the Board of Trade the better, for it was preposterous to sup pose that it ever could have been contemplated to inv p e e s r t ty tls o .e f Board of Trade with the power of the di s p osa l of pro such a vast amount as that which they now enjoyed. F rom the course that had hitherto been pursued by th e Board of Trade, it would appear that the House had been framing rules and regulations to very little purpose, because the Vice-President of that Board had al mitted that they had gone much further in the exercise o f stheoiurldf,unbcuttioantsthtehasanmtehteirrLieegtihslaat Right had ever intended t hadhe y h htHon. Gentleman stated that the Board had found it impossible not to go.beyond the line marked out by limitthe f Legislature. To this he would r H e p o l u y se th to at el t l h ß er o e ard w s as s u la t f h p o i: r ho i .ei t u y t concedededdidb), the d b by House,t he and a ' Comnf o ittee a beyond which they should not go. regulations then all he could say was that tl y iis Hou e s x e ce Ld t b h e e en e making rules to very little purpose. He ( Lord Howick) con ceived that the duty of a Committee on all subjects con nected with railway matters was to weigh well the rea sons laid before them that would warrant them in reporting in favour of the line ; and to report accordingly to the House. On these grounds then, he would say, that he cordially concurred in the motion of the Hon. Member for Finsbury, and hoped that the House would concur in making the necessary amendments in the present system. Lord G. SOMERSET said he entirely concurred with the Noble Lord opposite, in se far as the present business of the House in railway questions should not be transferred to any other tribunals, but at the same time be should say, that he never considered the decisions of the Railway Committee c.f. of the Board of Trade, as binding upon that Ilou•e. Ile (Lord G. Somerset) was willing to admit that he had been in error in reference to some technical points, and, therefore, he would wish to know whether it was the in— tection of the Hon. MemLer for Finsbury to press his motion. He (Lord G. Somerset) understood that the Hon. Member intended to withdraw it : if not, he (Lord G. Somerset) tbould certainly say he had a great objection to it. Mr. HA WAS said he had read one of the reports of the Board of Trade with considerable eare—l.e alluded to the report on the South- Eas , ern schemes. A more inaccurate and more careless document had never i:Aied from any public body ; and yet they had been told that these documents were intendedto guide the decisions of the Houle. Why such documents a outdo:only mislead the House•. The Board of Trade had asfurned the position of advocates and partisans. What was contained in the circula- letter that had been issued to the Parliamentary agents? There was one part of that circular which the Right lion. Gentleman opposite had entirely omitted to notice. The passage to which he (Mr. Hawes) referred was a. follows—"I am directed by the Lrrds of the Committee of the Privy Coun cil for Trade to call your attention to the course of proceeding with regard to railway Bills intrusted to your care, which will become necessary in order to give effect to the supervision of the Board of Trade over such Bills during their progress through Parliament." Why was it intended that the Board of Trade should have the supervision of railway Bills, when they were before Par l'ament ? He would be glad to have this matter examined into. By the existing arranie'rnent of the Board of Trade, parties who wished to submit information to the Board, pending an inquiry, were prevented doing so. It was quite clear that such a tribunal as that, acting, as it necessarily must, with great precipi;ation, could never give satisfaction. It might be said to those who objected to the Board of Trade, " What other course would you propose ?" He did not think it was necessary to answer that question. He thought that there was great objection to the transfer of the business of that House to a Government Department or Board. Another objection which he had to the Board of Trade was, that they did not make any reference to the locomotive system on railways, as compared with the atmospheric system, as in the case of the Newcastle and Berwick railway. Altogether, he thought the functions of the Board of Trade we►e most objectionable. Mr. BECKETT DENNISON said he had been averse to takituc any part in this discussion, simply because the London and York Railway, in which he took considerable interest, bad been reported against. He would, therefore, reserve much of what he had to say until after the Committee on the Bill had completed its labours. He had the most perfect confidence that the Committee would do justice to all parties. and if that. ..... Committee should come to the same conclusion as the Board of Trade he would be one of the first to bow to that decision. His lion. Fi lend the Member for Finsbury had made a pointed allusion to a conversatitot which his Hon. Friend the Member for Finsbury had had with him (Mr. Dennison). He cer tainly had said that he was in a condition to prove that four days . before the Gazette Caine out respecting the London and York Railway, it was very generally circulated in the City, and letters went into the country conveying the intelligence that the London and York Railway would be repotted seating, that the Cambridge and Lincoln would be reported of favour ably, and t at the Direct Norther') would also partially be reported in favour of. When this was mentioned to him he said the latter part of the story was a most extraordinary one ; that the Direct Northern, which professed to be seven miles shorter than the London and York line, should he cut off at Lincoln. Why did that company make such an Arrangement if they had not previously known what was to be the decision of the Board of Trade? It was quite clear that th e y had s ome foreknowledge of the fact. He was quite ready to prove what he had stated to his Hon. Friend. He was ready to produce persons at that bar who would state that they were in possession of this knowledge on the Saturday preceding the Gazette which announced the decision of ' the Board.. He could easily understand this, because by going to the Board of Trade, and putting questions, the answers to them might give a hint as to the coming decision. He had been in communication repeatedly with the officers of the Board of Trade, and he cored safely state that he never. went fur:her than to lodge a statement with them, and he considered it to be his duty never to ask a single question re specting either the London and York Railway, or any other railway which the Board might have under their considera tion. He was upon the Railway Committee that sat last year, and which recommended that Railway Bills should be sent to the Board of Trad,. His Right lion. Friend the President of the Board of Trade had stated mist accurately that it never was the intention of that Committee that the Board of Trade should rule the decision of that House. He believed, however, that the Board of Trade had far ex ceeded the duty which had been intrusted to them. He could prove that the report respecting the London and York Railway was inconsictent with itself, as there were contradictions in various parts of it. He therefore said that it would have been much better if the Board had confined itself to considering tbe written, statements which had been sent in to them by the pro moters of the different lines. He believed that conversations had been held with the Board of Trade, by which a knowledge could be obtained respecting the decision that was about to be made. He thought that the Gazette, which contained the decisions of the Board or Trade, for or against a railway, ought to be accompanied simultaneously with the report of the reasons for their decision. Atter the report ap peared in the Gazette, it was customary for parties who had been reported against to make representations to the Board, to induce them to make some alteration in their reasons for coming to the decision which had been announced in the Gazette. Lie said that it was not fair or just. The report of the Board had in many instances been compiled from stale ments which had been submitted by the favoured or success- • ful parties. lie had been in conversation with a gentleman with respect to one of those reports, and upon his doubting RS a,:euracy the gentleman replied, " Oh, do not doubt it, for I drew it up myself."—(Laughter. ) The Board of Trade there-' fore were c.impelled to became the advocates for or against a railway. Now with respect to the fu• ture proceedings of this Bill he should take the liberty of suggesting a mode by which a great deal of dissatis faction w hich existed with respect to the Board of Trade, might in future be prevented. He thought the Board of Trade might perform the duty of the Classification Committee, and refer in. groups, to the Committees of that House, the various railways that came before them. lie believed that if their functions were confined to this they would give satisfaction, but this not being the case, hit conviction was that, the reports, as they were at present drawn up. would. in many instances, puzzle the Members sitting on a Committee, and render them no assist anee whatever. Sir G. STRICK L.k ND said he believed that the Committeee of that House, to whom the management of Railway Bills was referred, hail done their best to lay down rules by whieh an in. justice might net be done immedia•ely. He was sorry, how ever, to think that both landed proprietors and speculators io railways had received great injustice by means of the legis lation of that House. The effect of the reports of the Board o f Trade, instead of lessening that injustice, had greatly aggra vated it; and he trusted the House would, before they sepa rated, re-consid.r their rules and regulations, with a view to their revision. The Board of Trade had lost sight of the public interest in their decisions.—( Hear, hear.) The Railway Board had favoured small schemes, which cut up the country without showing any regard for the interests of the landed proprietors, and which would never pay any profits. He would support the amendment of his Hon. Friend below him, and he hoped that after this session the reports of the Board of Trade would be entirely put an end to, or that it would be differently constituted. Mr. G. BANKES said that he had come to the conclusion respecting the Board of Trade which the Hon. Gentleman who had just sat down had come to. The reports of the Board of Trade had favoured the large companies who possessed so much influence, and those persons who felt themselves injured by their proceedings could not obtain attention to their com plaints. Ile thought the Board of Trade had greatly exceeded the powers which it was the intention of Parliament to give them. He lately saw a re- . port of the Great Western Company, in which they stated that the Board of Trade sanctioned an agreement between their company and another company ; but he had never thought that that House had constituted that Board a board of reference. It was evident that they were assuming to themselves a regular and permanent authority. He begged leave to call the atten tion of the House to one case of considerable hardship which . had been already brought forward in another place. It was the case of a lady of rank and fortune, but, unfortunately for her, she was opposed to a powerful company, who had said that they could command 100 votes in that 'House. She re monstrated against a railroad passing within 100 yards of her man-ion, and expressed her dislike at it ; but the day after the agent or surveyor of the company called on one of her tenants, . and on his declaring that he would be guided by this lady, this agent or surveyer induced him to sign a paler, giving his consent, on the representation that this lady had assented to the railway, which was contrary to the fact.—( Hear, heu.) Now, he believed there were many cases of that kind. And in the instance he had mentioned, when a remonstrance was, made, she was told that she must get used to railways as other persons —(t Hear," from Colonel Sibthorp.) In the case of another person who had to deal with this very company, when he found no other means to avail him, he took up thee surveyor under the Wilful Trespass Act, and had him fined 61. —( Loud cries of " Hear, hear.") He thought that the Board of Trade had too much power, and lie should vote for this • amendment. Mr. COLQUHOUN said that it was rather surprising that not a single Member had risen during that debate to bear his testimony in favour of the Board of Trude, except. indeed, the Vice-President of that department—( Hear) — who, however, only ask of them to suspend their judgment till after the reports. He thought that there ought to be either a preliminary inquiry into the subject, for he had doubts whether the Board of Trade was not unwisely constituted. He thought it gave an impulse to dangerous and imprudent speculations and to call on the House to say they were satisfied with the Railwaypepartment of the Board'of Trade as at present consti tuted was unreasonable. He would vote for the amendment which had been proposed. Mr. T. DUNCOMBE replied. He would withdraw his own motion in favour of the amendment of his Hon. Friend the Member for Weymouth, which was one of the resolutions he intended te propose himself to-morrow. He should like to get an answer from the Right Hon. Gentleman opposite (Sir G. Clerk) to the question which had been already put to him— namely, what was meant by the power of supervision given to the Board of Trade over the reports of Committees of that House? What right had the railway department of the Board of Trade to send for documents to Parliamentary a gen t s , re l at i ng to particular lines? When they had laid their report on the tahle of that House their functions had ceased, and they had no right to further interference—they had no rig ht he repeated to interfere with Committees of th at H ouse in any manner ; any such interference or supervision was an impertinen t assumption of authority, w hi c h t h e Legislature nev er intended they should possess. Throughout the discussion not one Member had attempted to defend the course pursued by the Board of Trade. On the contrary, it clearly appeared that these reports were of no more value than the paper on which they were written. The Right Hon. Gentleman the President of the Board of Trade (Sir G. Clerk) had attempted to defend them, and he could say very little for them. Great alarm and jealousy had been excited in the public mind by these reports, the worthlessness of which was now fully ascertained. The business of the house had been thrown back a full month by waiting for these reports. He felt obliged to the Hon. Member fur 'Weymouth for kis amendment, which he would adopt, and withdraw the original resolution. Sir GEORGE CLERK said that, with respect to the super vision, it was recommended by the Committee of the House, in which that department of the Board o; Trade had origi nated. One duty of supervision was to considet - the various schemes presented; the other to point out te the litalSe th e , introduction of any new clauses which might affect the Isaiah(' interest. The communication of the Board of Trade with OW Parliamentary agent was necessary to prevent clauses of an extraordinary nature being introduced into the Bills. Mr. DUNCOMBE wished to know what right the Board of Trade had give such directions to Parliamentary agents?... (Hear, hear.) " If orders had to be communicated they ought to issue from that House, and not from the Board of Trade— ( Hear, hear.) In point of fact, they had no right whatever to issue such orders—( Hear, hear.) The original resolution was then withdrawn, and the amend" went put, and carried without a division. Mr. WARD presented two petitions, one in t b fav t ou e r E o u f teru thie , Eastern Counties Railway , a nd another agents Union Railway. AIAYNOOTH. Mr. S. CRAWFORD said that he had given notice that, at some future stage of the Maynooth Bill, he would move a re,olution against all State grants for Ecclesiastical purposes ; hut he found that he could not do so at any stage el the Bill until it was reported by the Committee, whet he would do so. NEW POOR-LAW (IRELAND.) Earl RODEN presented petitions also from several places in Ireland, againSt a new poor-law in Ireland. AYNOOTII. Lord BROUGHAM presented petitions from several places against the grant to Maynooth. He was quite anxious to bear full testimony to tho conscientious feeling with which the Noble Earl was prompted in moving for an inquiry into the state and proceedings of Maynooth; but as he differed from the petitioners whose prayer he had presented, he would suggest that, before the inquiry aas made at all, the parties summoned before the Committee should be examined not by way of oath, but by declaration ; for he thought that the evidence would be more free and full than if it were to be re stricted. If his Noble Friend (Earl Roden) was op posed to this grant, uhy did he not -come for ward during the last fifty years in which the grant had been made ? The endowment wes in fact no endowment at all, or at least it was no more than it had always been since it had been granted. The child was a true formed child, though a small child it was true—(Laughter)-- and with all the nature of the creature about it. Twenty years ago he (Lord Brougham) had brought forward proposition in the other House of Parliament for paying the secular Roman Catholic clergy in Ireland, which was carried by a majority of 160, and he must say that he felt mortified—not ashamed—but mortified— that no advance had been made since that time. The Earl of MOUN rCASHEL could answer all the remarks which bad dropped from the Noble Lord, but he should refrain from doing so until the measure came properly before them. He thought the Noble Lord was clearly out of order, and bethought that the better plaa . would be to defer any discussion on the subject until the measur... came before their Lordships. Lord BROUGHAM was really very sorry he had excited reproof. He would deprecate the Noble Earl's anger, for all anger was hard to bear ; but if he was so unfortunate as to excite the Noble Earl's reproof, he supposed he must bear it ; but he had one consolation, it it eere not more revere in future than it was to•night e sw,k4.:tber from experience habit, he thought he shouletnotAind it intolerable. The Earl of CLARE presented 137 petitions against any grant to Maynooth, and also for some alteration of the working of the peor-law in Ireland, and expressed his deep regret that any increase was made in the grant to the college of Maynooth without any sufficient know. ledga. of the proceedings aed influence of that college. The Marquis of BRE ADALBANE presented a great number of petitions against the grant to Maynooth, and stated that he thought that the way in which his Noble and Learned Friend (Lord Brougham) had treated the conscientious scruples of these petitioners, was unconstitutional. Lord BROUGHAM explained that he did not treat the petitioners with disrespect., but thought that if they condemned the grant they ought to have found out its fault fifty years ago. The Earl of HADDINGTON presented petitions from Glasgow and other places in favour of the grant to Maynooth. The Earl of EGLINTON presented several petitions against it. Lord WODEHOUSE also presented petitions against it from several places in Suffolk. SMALL I , EBTS BILL. Lord STANLEY presented petitions from Blackburn and several other places in Lancashire for the repeal of the Small Debts Bill of last year. The tradesmen con ceived that this Bill was a great injury to their interests. RAILWAYS. Lord BROUGHANI presented a petition from a nobleman in Ireland, which was prompted by e tenant of his in consequence of the line entirely destroying his farm. He also presented a petition from the sister of a nobleman, who complained that the line of the proposed railway would not only pass through the gar dens of the cottages in which she resided, but would also cut off all the supplies of water from the whole of the village. There were so many other instances of trespass ing on private property, that he should feel it his duty, to-morrow, to take the t,cnse of the House upon several classes of the new Railway Bill, which in his opinion went to systematise this encroachment on private pro perty. SHERIFFS' BILL (WALES). On the motion of Lord WIJARNCLIFFE this Bill was read a second time. CORONER OF THETFORD. Lord WHARNCLIFFE said that as he was on his legs he would state what had been the result of his in quirles at the Home Office with respect to the motion of the Noble Earl (the Earl of Mountcashel) the other night, respecting the refusal of a Coroner holding in. quests in Thetford to make any returns of the number of inquests held by him on infants without being paid for it. The result of his inquiries was that there was no case on record obliging a Coroner to make such re turn ; but he would suggest to the Noble Earl to put his motion into a shape, calling for the return without stipulation, and he thought that if that were done, the Home Office wou'd require the return, and it would he for the Coroner himself to consider where he should get his recompense from. The Earl of MOUNTCASHEL said that he should adopt the buNestion made to him ; and he accordingly moved that the Coroner of Thetford do make a return to the House of the number of inquests held by him upon infants, of one year old and under, from the 10:h January, 1832, to the 10ih January, 1842, distinguishing those infants which had been recently born, and those to whose deaths verdicts of murder had been returned by the Juries. Tho return was granted. COMPENSATION FOR DEATHS BILL. .. Lord LYTTELTON, in moving the second reading of the Compensation fir Deaths Bill, said that the object of this Bill was to give compensation in the case of death occurring by accident, to the relatives of persons killed, not only to the wife, but to the parents of the deceased person. If a person were only injured by an accident he obtained compensation. but if he wero killed, his family, who were great sufferers, obtained no thing to lessen the Serious trial which they sustained. The object of this Bill was to obviate what could not but be looked upon as a very great evil. Lord CAMIBELL said that he perfectly agreed with the Noble Lord on the necessity for a Bill of this sort, but he thought that several details might be amended in the Committee. This Bill provided for the compensation to be given in cases of death, but nothing in case of accident where lite was not destroyed ; as for instance, when the wife of a labouring man, who was thrownlfrom a stage-coach, and was con fined for six weeks. In that case there was compensation for the injury in the first case, but who was to pay for the care, anxiety, and loss of time which were suffered by the husband and the family. He (Lord Campbell) had d:-layed his Deodand Bill till this Bill was before the House, in order that the two Bills might go down to gether; and he should therefore wish to see the necessary alterations made in this Bill to render it complete. The LORD CHANCELLOR thought that the ob servations of his Noble and Learned Friend (Lord Camp bell) well worthy of attention, and he would suggest that his Noble Friend should suffer his Bill to be referred to a Committee up stairs, in order to amend the details of the Bill, and in anticipation that his suggestion would accepted he would vote for the second reading. Lord LYTTELTO I ".T having assented to the proposi tionbe the Bill was read a second time. MA NCHESTER MAGISTRATES' BILL. On the motion of the Duke of BUCCLEUCH this Bill was read a second time, and the House adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS, Xpril 21. The SPEAKER took the Chair at the usual hour. NEW WRIT FOR DENBIGHSHIRE. On the motion of Mr. YOUNG, a new writ was or dered for the county of Denbigh, in the room of Sir W. W. Wynn, who had accepted the office of steward of one of her Majesty's manorial courts in the said county. NEW WRIT FOR PEEBLESHIRE. On the motion of the same IloN. MEMBER, a new writ was ordered for the county of Peebles, in the room of W. Forbes Mackenzie, Esq., who had been appointed one of the Lords of the Admiralty. The Direct London and Portsmouth Railway Bill was read a second time. The Chester and Holyhead Extension Railway Bill was read a second time. THE SOUTHAMPTON AND DORCHESTER RAILWAY. On the question being put for the second reading of this Bill, Mr. COMPTON moved that the Bill be read a second time that day six months. Mr. :MACKINNON opposed the amendment.. The Bill was to connect Southampton with Poole and Dor chester along the sea coast, and the railway was calcu lated materially to benefit the district through -which it