The Sun. — London, England, 1836-03-02 00:00:00

01 06 ; „f clr 4 1. A act& 5tV t hat ila C9 fle ad' el Ae r oef ;el4 RISTOL AND EXETER RAILWAY. Our readers are well aware that we have at all times b een stea d y supporters of railways, both as legitimate sources of investment, and especially on ac count of the commercial and social advantages to the community at large. We had on several occasions to expres s our hopes, and finally our congratulations, for the success in Parliament of the Great Western Rail way. We watch with the like interest the proceedings of another undertaking calculated to be a little, if at all less, important in its results, viz., the Bristol and Exeter Railway ; which will not only convey from Rristol to Somerset, Devon, and Cornwall, and vice 'persa, the passengers and merchandise coming to and from London, but also those to and from the whole of t he midland and northern counties and Scotland, thr ough the Birmingham and Gloucestershire lines. I We are glad to learn that no opposition is yet known. The special agreements sought for by a few persons w ill, we believe, be met in a friendly spirit, as far as consonant with the public good. In the whole history of applications to Parliament there never was a con tern in which the assents of landowners were so una nimous as in the case of the Bristol and Exeter line. We c annot d o b etter t h an quote t h e f o ll ow i ng ex tract from the statement submitted on Monday to the Members of the House of Commons on the second reading, which passed so triumphantly : " The foregoing designation correctly describes the Line 11o * submitted to the consideration of the Legislature. T Co mmencing with the Great Western Railway, in the e mPle Me a d s a t B r i s t o l, an d runn i ng th roug h the Val e o f O ng Asht on , it traverses twelve miles of the rich and ex tensive plain' bounded on the north-west by the Bristol Cl4annel, and on the south by the Mendip Hills, near the ter mination of which ridge, and crossing the river Ax by bleadon, it enters one of the most spacious levels in the United Kingdom, reaching to within a short distance from raunton, t h e rap idl y i ncreas i ng sea - por t o f B r id gewater l ying directly in its track. From Taunton it pursues its course to the south-west by the Market Town of Welling ton; and approaching the manufacturing borough of Tiver `On, with which it will be connected by a short branch, it enters the valley of the Culm, touches the Market Town Cullom ton, and reaches it s t erm i nus on th e b an k s o f 'n t. e Ex e , i n t h e i mme di ate v i c i n i ty o f t h e new B as i n an d s 111 1: 1 Canal on the western side of the city of Exeter. " Its entire length does not exceed 76 - miles. A large P . 4 1,, ion of its ext en t p asses over a p er f ec tly l eve l coun t r y, u t only one tunnel is required. The parishes through "leh the Line actually passes contain a population of 6 ,621 ; and within an average distance of ten miles from I t there are not fewer than twenty-four Market-Towns, t raining an additional inhabitancy of 85,885, exclusive of at of numerous and wealthy intermediate villages. t A. glance at the Map of England will suffice to show " e I mportant advantages to be derived from a line of corn n4nleation penetrating to th e cen t re of th e W es t era C onn - Fs , Which, fr o m their geogra phi ca l p os iti on , are connec t e d w ith the remainder of the kingdom (by land) only on their e : ter nfrontier. The populous but distant county of Corn 1, ab oun di ng i n metallic ores, largely interested in every ziaal e A che nlcal, commercial, and manufacturing improvement, athe extensive employi ng an ac ti ve an d intelligent population ; and extensive and o pul en t coun ti es of Devon and Somerset, P e ° in eve r y d escr i p ti on o f agr i cu lt ura l pro d uce , t h e seat Manyeet valuable manufactures, closely studd e d w ith re able Market Towns, and bordered by a coast dis tinguished for the productiveness of its fisheries, the ex -oell°nee of its h ar b ours , an d a num b er o f th r i v i ng sea rts and picture sque b a thi ng -pl aces w ill b e b roug ht by ue . proposed Line of Railway into comparative juxta- Position not only with the Metropolis, but also with the !everal Midland and Northern Counties, whose respective Inter ests and transactions are essentially blended with their own. ta 4 Considering the magnitude and , extent of the advan ges produced in this . . country within the last seventy Year s b , 'increased facilities of intercourse, it is difficult to est imate the accession of wealth, intelligence, and social le`nProvement on which , even the most cautious may safely _,.i.lculate from such cuep, easy, rapid, and secure mode:: °F conveyance as are afforded by the construction of well- Selected Lines of Railway ; and wherever they have been established, the beneficial consequences have proved much greater, and the attendant inconveniences far less, than h ad been anticipated. • n 4 As g enera l truths these positions have ceased to be ar "tro verted, and their peculiar appli ca bility the Line l'°sed by t hi s un d ertak i ng will be obvious from the fol wn' t c onsiderations :—.. dOn sittimately uniting the Western Counties with Lon in l a he North, it will enable the former to out er be nefits about to be extensively conferred p on co se m v m er u a - 1 eicaetr.Poetions of the empiie, from which, without such e nde l °, tliey will be excluded, and amongst which the "mentioned may be briefly enumerated. " It will bear a considerable portion of the parochial tlt sokuessoints, and create such extensive and permanent 0.. _ tb ureas of employment, as must improve the condition .hns. l . e Poorest, and thereby sensibly alleviate the public burt e we ' : It will practically lessen, by one half, the distance f,"le 1 1 at presnt separates our principal Naval and Foreig r r: cram et Stations from the seat of Government. L h ette r, Londo n to Exeter will be conveyed within eigh reducedous and to i ntermediate places in a proportionately Il i a l l: b ' t° Bath, f or i nstance within five hours, and to Bristol •,11-our lat er . oei ii : Will bring . London within . the easy reach of some Sir remotest provinces ; and it will render the healthful a nd the beautiful scenery of the latter, accessible . to a etianBiderable porportion of the inhabitants of cities. Lon- AI II : eixf brd, BirMiUgham, Sheffield, Leeds, Liverpool, and Lon flan 'inehester, will be distant scarcely twelve hours' journey th r°ll l the centre of Devonshire. Seaton, Sidmouth, Ex 7 e - e ° ,, tlt , b, Dawlish, Teignmouth, and Torquay, will be placed e I4II Y within the reach of thousands to whom their very : ii - t 'tlste eee 1 has hitherto been matter of hearsay ; and the the ll'a co mmodities of the London and Bristol markets, with ,i W e Products of Lancashire, Yorkshire, Staffordshire, an et:e twi ckshir e , will be exchanged for those of the Western , eoe e ll e tl es at less than one-third of the present cost of inland the e, Y e a nee, and in a shorter time than is now required inlnission of a letter. de u e: t hough the Provisional Directors of this undertaking pe e fi - ,"‘ assume to possess data for the exhibition of excessive fr et ;' it is obvious that the annual income to be derive Pr e ; ' 4 11 1 , 4 a Line of Railway must be very considerable. ha be e "no materials of the following estimate, which .• s even altogether founded on the traffic actually existing, cle tt e r e q t em of a speculative character has been carefully ex 'ree to , peeentaLeslirnated expense of completing the As 4 %r;,,...,'"u Line will be proved not to exceed £1,400,000 turn:"' Ilevenue, deduced from official re -446' 34 d from actual observation of the .), 000 e already existent on the road, exceeds R-. 30, Which, a fterdeducting for annual dis bursements the sum of 94,000 N?ill 1 jel W I d• l eave a nett surp l us o f E 156,000 Pita' i nve ste d.ng an interest of betwee n 11 an d 12 per cen t. on th e Ca ill: In the above estimate no credit has been taken for any te e, ae in the quantity of goods now carried on the Line. , byfte—: yew small portion of coal, which cannot be carried cal xiisting canals, and very far below what may fairly c h es colat e d b u Poll, has been included. No account whatever oe which taken of building materials, or of lime; the latter i greatolch is used in very considerable quantities, and at : a cost of land carriage, in parts of Devonshire to which read y will be given by the Railway. the ..Neither does the estimate of revenue include any of f.f?llowing items, although there can be no doubt of their forming a very considerable portion of the traffic of . the . e, e 9 way, viz . —Manufactured goods, teas, groceries, spirits, te f , ' now carried by sea from the ports of Gloucester, Bris 7 wateatiod London, to Plymouth and the other sea-ports , and War, ng:Places on the south coasts of Devonshire and Corn e_,l which vv ill by this mode avoid uncertainty, risk, and Corn delay at lttle, if an y' increased expense. dace, from Toiay and Plymouth —agricultural pro meat,."such as seed-corn, cider, cheese, butter, poultry, fresh See., with large th e d i quantitie s of which, notwithstanding markets s antag e of distance, the Bristol, Bath, and London thei are now supplied from the districts through which of Bridgewater, Pases more particularly from the neighbourhood i,. and Taunton, are also excluded. pprroestiAnetned,. notof theseonly latter articles, viz. fish and agricultural may the carriage of a supply equal to the eere c be calculated upon, but it may be fair to assume a 4.4 )e'orio,nsiderahle increase from the establishment of a means ehea_Neyance so peculiarly applicable, from its rapidity and ~ !V,c e ss, to the carriage of perishable produce. tfoelatnintlioeisrleacttuorres,, under the submit this Line of Railway the full conviction that it will be ntilit deserve its sanction as a measure of great public lu re y ' Inghle advantageo us to the commerce and aericul -4 of the districts throu g h which it passes, and affordin g th_P.rrofitable investment to those who may have embarked el capital in the undertaking." The far qu a • d a distill hUishedis Lansd owne entertained 1 41.4 1 party to dinner on Sunday, at Lansdowne House, l,neY-square ; among whom were the Earl and Countess or-:vippei,ttioic,Lheord Melbourne Lord and Lady Holland, Lon' Rev. Sydney ' Smith, Mr. Thomas Moore, ar,d ael ee 4 gera• Ye sterday his L or d s hip enterta i ned anothel Party. THAMES TUNNEL. Yesterday the Annual Meeting of the Proprietors in this undertaking was held at the City of London Tavern. Ben jamin Hawes, Esq., in the Chair. The CHAIRMAN had to express the satisfaction of the Board that, notwithstanding the doubts and predictions to the con trary, the works at the Tunnel had been resumed, the old shield replaced by a new one, consisting of 5,000 pieces, weighing 150 tons, and that the Tunnel was that day eigh teen inches longer than it NN as ten years ago, the works having just been resumed.—( Hear, hear.) From the great strength of the shield, the experience gained by the past, and the un wearied attention of Mr. Brunel, scarcely a doubt existed but that the Tunnel would be completed. The interest taken by the public in the work was not only unabated, but it was in creasing. In 1834 there had v isited the Tunnel 21,000 per sons, but last year between 27,000 and 28,000 visitors had been to inspect it. Scarcely a foreigner came to this country who did not visit the work. Ile would now call upon the Clerk to read the Report of the Directors. Mr. CHARLIER read the Report. It stated the satisfaction of the Directors in announcing the complete resumption of the works of the Tunnel, which had been already lengthened. The Directors at the last meeting did not expect much pro gress would be made up to this period, so much time being required to remove the old and put up the new shield. Front the great attention required in adjusting the machinery of the shield, and the recent demand for all machinery, the con tractors (Messrs. Rennie) had not been able to complete the shield until much later than was expected. From the first re moval of the old machinery to the erection in its place of the last portion of the new shield, under at all times a vertical pressure of 3,000 tons, and under circumstances of difficulty and great danger, this had been effected without loss of life or any accident worth recording, the ability and energy of Mr. Brunel having been found equal to every emergency. The Report spoke highly of Mr. Beamish, the resident engineer, and others. The Directors had under their consideration the measures to lessen the cost of labour, and to advance the works more rapidly, while they would afford greater comfort to the men. Tanks had been sunk to receive the water which flowed in while the miners were at work. In sinking these tanks it had been found that the level adopted by the engineers for car rying on the Tunnel was most proper, as in boring for the reservoirs a bed of quicksand had been discovered only eight feet below the invert of the Tunnel. The engi neers had adopted means to give additional density and con sistency to the ground, both before the shield and at the sides of the work, by which increased security was given to the work, and confidence to the men. The works and machinery were in perfect order. The Directors were fully impressed with the important duty confided to them by the Proprietors and by Government, of strictly employing the money advanced by the Exchequer Loan Commissioners for the continuation of the Tunnel, and they had allowed nothing to interfere with the conditions on the faith of which the advance was made. This grant was made, in order that the first experiment of forming underground communications between the shores of navigable rivers might be tried at the least possible risk to the public money. The Directors, therefore, purposed to pass through the hazardous portion of the enterprize before any expenditure was incurred in purchasing property, &c., for making roads, &c. The Report concluded, by stating the confidence of the Directors that the work would be successfully terminated. The CHAIRMAN, in reply to a question, stated that it was absolutely necessary that a new shield should have been made, the old one, after having remained eight years in mud, having become oxidyzed. The cost of the new shield was 7,000/, and the contractors had stated that they would not take ano ther such contract for less than 2,000 guineas more. The Report was then adopted. The CHAIRMAN said two accounts had been prepared—the one on account of the expenditure of the Company since the receipt of the 30,0001. from Government, which they were bound to keep under a distinct head, and make returns to Par liament of the disbursement of each 10,000/. ; and the other was the Company's old account. The SECRETARY read the accounts, from which it appeared that the expenses for machinery, wages, &c., since the receipt from Government had been 12,716/., leaving about 18,000/. in hand. By the old account it appeared that there had been received from the visitors to the Tunnel last year 1,487/ 6s. Bd. Mr. GOLDSMID expressed his opinion that the Directors ought to economise as much as possible. They had very jealous masters—Parliament and the British public—to watch the expenditure. The CHAIRMAN said that every attention was paid to re ducing the expenses of the Company. The resident engineer (Mr. Brunel) had 1,0001. per annum—a sum greatly below hiS merits, especially when it was known that he had received offers to undertake railways in this and other countries. Mr. ADAMS said that, considering the splendid talents of Mr. Brunel, 1,0001. per annum was little enough for his services. The accounts were adopted, and an election took place for three Directors and an Auditor. On a motion for cdutinuing the Tunnel open for visitors on Sunday some discussion took place ; but the majority of the meeting were opposed to such a step. Mr. BRUNEL said that the workmen, who were in good spirits and excellent health, might have their ardour damped if additional labour was exacted from them. Nearly all parties were now in favour of the undertaking, and a degree of unpo pularity might be raised against it, if the course proposed were adopted. The proposition was withdrawn amidst cheers ; and after thanks had been returned to the Directors and the Chairman, the meeting adjourned. THE NEW HOUSES of PARLIAMENT. The following is the report of the Commissioners ap pointed by his Majesty, to examine and report upon the plans which might be offered by the Competitors for re building the Houses of Parliament : " TO THE KING'S MOST EXCELLENT MAJESTY. " Your Majesty having been graciously pleased, upon an address from the Lords Spiritual and Temporal in Parliament assembled, to issue a Commission under the Groat Seal, bear ing date at Westminster, the 17th of July, in the sixth year of your Majesty's reign, authorizing and directing any three or more of the Commissioners therein named, to examine and report upon the plans which might be offered by the compe titors for the rebuilding of the two Houses of Parliament, and to select and classify such of the plans, being not less than three or more than five in number, as shall seem to them most worthy of attention, and to state, if required, the grounds upon which such selection and classification are founded, and to make their report on or before the 20th day of January, 1836. " We, your Majesty's Commissioners, who have hereto set our hands and seals, humbly submit to your Majesty, that from the hour we entered upon our duties we used every possible exertion to complete our examination within the period limited by the Commission ; the conviction, however, of our inability to effect this object, and do justice to the competitors, by giving as full a consideration to the designs submitted to us as their number and importance required, induced us to pray your Majesty to extend the time for making our report. Your Majesty having been graciously pleased to accede to our request, we are now enabled, with more confidence, hum bly to lay before you the result of our deliberations on the merits of the 97 designs, containing from 1,000 to 1,200 draw ings, which have been submitted to us from the office of Woods and Forests. In performing this duty, we trust we may be allowed to express the satisfaction we feel in being able to re port to your Majesty the good effects which, in our opinion, have resulted from the competition ; since, notwithstanding the limited period to which the architects were confined to send in their designs for a structure so unusually complicated, extensive, and important, they have, in the execution of their undertaking, evinced zeal and ability sufficient to justify the expectation that the art will be substantially benefited. " Restricted as the competitors were with respect to time, it would have been unreasonable to have expected drawings altogether more elaborate and correct ; nevertheless, we are bound in justice to them to state, that, in their memoranda ac companying their designs, several have expressed their regret that they were prevented by that circumstance from making such alterations as from time to timo slaggested themselves in the progress of their work. Although we consider it unneces sary to trouble your Majesty with a detail of the rules we laid down to guide us in our selection, still it may be proper to ob serve, with respect to the two Houses of Parliament them selves, that, with the imperfect knowledge we profess on the theories of sound and artificial ventilation, we deemed ourselves scarcely authorised to allow those subjects to have weight in determining our preference ; we therefore confined ourselves to the consideration of the beauty and grandeur of the general design, to its practicability, to the skill shown in the various arrangements of the building, and the accommodation afforded, to the attention paid to the instructions delivered, as well as to the equal distribution of light and air through every part of the structure. " We now proceed to certify to your Majesty, that after long, minute, and repeated examinations and comparisons of the several designs submitted to us by the office of Woods and Forests, although a difference of opinion may exist between us respecting the ground plans separately considered, we arc all unanimous in our opinion. that the one delivered to us marked 61, with the emblem of a portcullis, bears throughout such evi dent marks of genius and superiority of talent as fully to en title it to the preference we have given it in our classification ; and we have no hesitation in giving it as our opinion, that the elevations are of an order so superior, and display so much taste and knowledge of Gothic architecture, as to leave no doubt whatever in our minds of the author's ability to carry into effect your Majesty's commands, should you be pleased to honour him with your confidence. " The next design we beg to offer for your Majesty's consi deration is that marked No. 14, and distinguished by the artist with the letter R., the elevations of which are deserving of much co mmendation, although, from th e number of projec tions and recesses which give a broken character to all the river front, it is much more difficult to judge what its effect will be when finished, than any of the drawings in plan 64, on which we have just given our opinion : these objections, joined to others more important, which relate to the ground plan, have induced us to hesitate in the preference we should give to this or the design immediately following it in our classi fication. In thus passing our judgment on the merits of No. 14, we have in some measure anticipated our opinion of those of its rival, No. 13, bearing the motto of " King, Lords, and Com mons," but we must not omit to observe its justification of the order in which we have placed them, that the architect of No. 13 had not to contend with the difficulty that, to a certain ex tent, presents itself in the preservation of the cloisters and crypt, and the restoration of St. Stephen's Chapel. " We think it right also to remark to your Majesty , as it may b e an objection to the plan, that, being aware of the dif ference of opinion that exists as to the date that affixes the limits to the style termed Elizabethan, even amongst the pro fession, we determined to give it the greatest latitude of which THE SUN, LONDON, WE it can possibly admit, and considering No. 13, as possessing sufficient 'of the characteristics of the style, we have not he sitated on account of this difference of opinion, to select it for a premium. " The last design to which we would pray your Majesty's attention is No. 42, bearing the device of the winged orb,' which, if, as a composition, it ranks not in our opinion equally high with those we have already classified, is inferior to none in attention to the instructions and specifications delivered to: the competitors, and to the general arrangement and accom-, modation required. Although your Majesty has empowered" us to select and classify plans to the number of five, we have found the merits of several so nearly balanced, that, unable to , give a preference, we feel ourselves called upon, in justice to' the parties, to abstain from any further recommendations.. We cannot close our report without observing to your Majesty that we have not suffered our feelings to be biassed in the se lection we have made by giving preference to a plan on account. of its preserving those venerable and beautiful remains of anti-. quity, the cloysters and the crypt of St. Stephen's Chapel ; we. feel nevertheless assured that their existence need not inter fere with the various arrangements requisite for such a build ing, and if we had ever entertained a doubt on the subject, the plans which have been submitted would have completely removed it. " ' We have now to the best of our ability performed the duty imposed upon us by your Majesty ; we have pointed out, the plan which in our judgment is most entitled to your Ma jesty's gracious approbation. It is obvious that previous to its . being executed it requires to be revised and corrected ; but we feel confident that, had we thought it expedient to have communicated with the architect, as we were empowered to do by the Commission, and pointed out such parts of the arrangement as appeared to us objectionable, he would have felt no difficulty whatever in removing them, and in rendering the plan not only free from any solid objection, but one the execution of which will throw lustre on the era in which it is built. We beg leave respectfully to add that it is impossible to examine the minute drawings for this design and not feel confidence in the author's skill in Gothic architecture : still, as the beauty of this style depends upon the attention to detail, for which the architect has no rule to guide him, but must trust to his practical knowledge and good taste, we humbly, yet strongly recommend to your Majesty that his drawings shall be submitted from time to time to competent judges of their effect, lest from over confidence, negligence, or inatten tion in the execution of the work, we fail to obtain that result to which our just expectations have been raised. " We are, however, far from thinking it advisable, should the plan, when revised and perfected, be finally approved of by your Majesty, that it shall be subject to any alteration that may have the effect of changing its character or of impairing its unity of design. " We are aware that we are not called upon, in selecting and classifying the plans for your Majesty's approbation, to make the cost of any design an object of our consideration ; and we fully agree in the prudence of having abstained from requiring the competitors to furnish estimates, which would have been productive of no public advantage, whilst the trouble and ex pense attending them would have been a considerable bar to competition. " It is not to be supposed, however, but that this subject would occasionally intrude itself on our thoughts in the course of our examination, and we humbly submit our opinion, that, in the event of any design meeting your Majesty's approbation a specification should be demanded of the architect of the style in which he intends to finish the interior, and the parti cular parts requiring, in his opinion, extra decoiation, previ ous to his being called upon for any estimate. This remark suggests itself to us from the profuse and unnecessary orna ment introduced by many of the competitors, merely perhaps to beautify their designs, but which would, if executed, be a wasteful expenditure of public money. We are conscious that in the plan we have selected for your Majesty's approbation the enriched appearance of the several elevations will naturally excite suspicion that it cannot be carried into effect but at an enormous expense. In the absence of the detail of any por tion of the work we can form no perfect idea of the architect's intentions, but even with the minute drawings before us we have sufficient evidence to lead us to the belief that from the unbroken character and general uniformity of the different fronts, and external decoration being wholly unnecessary in any of the courts, no design worthy of the country of equal magnitude can offer greater facilities for economy in the execution. In the humble hope that your Majesty will deign to ap prove our earnest endeavours to fulfil your commands to the best of our ability, we submit this our Report to your Majesty's gracious consideration. (Signed) CHAS. HANBURY TRACY, EDW. CUST, THOS. LIDDEL, GEORGE VIVIAN." Approved of by his Majesty, and presented to both Houses of Parliament by his Majesty's command, " Feb. 29, 1836. DCNCANNON." The Report from the Commissioners appointed by his Ma jesty to examine and report upon the plans which might be offered by the competitors for rebuilding the Houses of Par liament, was referred by the House of Lords to the following Select Committee : The Duke of Cumberland. Lord Archh:sh. of Canterbury. The Lord Chancellor. The Lord President. The Lord Privy Seal. Duk• of Norfolk. Duke of Richmond. Duke of Wellington. Duke of Sutherland. Marquis of Salisbury. Marquis of Cholmondeley. Earl of Shaftesbury. Earl De Lawarr. Earl of Radnor. The Committee will meet to Earl of Rosslyn. Earl of Harrowby. Earl de Grey. Earl of Ripon. Viscount Leinster. Viscount Gordon. Lord Bishop of London. Lord Bishop of Hereford. Lord Holland. Lord Melbourne. Lord Farnborough. Lord Wharncliffe. Lord Lyndhurst. Lord Rosebery. morrow at two o'clock. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. BETTING IN THE COUNTRY. CHASTER TRADE cur, P.P. (COUNTRY PRICES 11 to 2 agst Red Rover—offered 15 to 1 agst Jupiter—taken 8 to 1 agst Usury—taken 8 to 1 agst Stockport—offered 10 to 1 agst The Stag-11 to 1 taken 13 to 1 agst Tamworth—taken 12 to 1 agst Altamont--taken 12 to 1 agst Billinge—offered 15 to 1 agst Lady Moore Carew—taken 20 to 1 agst Turban 20 to 1 agst Hectic 100 to 3 agst Tomes's Gelding LIVERPOOL STEEPLE CHASE. Monday afternoon a Steeple Chase, which has excited a great deal of interest in Liverpool and the neighbourhood, came off at Aintree Race Course. The day being exceedingly fine and open a great number of persons from Liverpool and the surrounding dis trict, from Cheshire and North Wales, were present. Lord Moly neux was chosen umpire. The following is a list of the horses en tered, and the result of each race : A Sweepstakes of 10 sovs. each, with 80 added, for horses of all denominations, carrying 12st. each. Gentlemen r id ers. Over a country not exceeding five miles. The gro un d t o b e s h own to the riders the morning before the race. Riders to weigh before starting for their own security. The ho rs e s s t ar t e d s h ort l y aftea The Duke, ag e d ...C ap t a i n B eec h er 1 poi one o'clock, and proceeded in gallant s tyl e t o t h e goa l . T he fol lowing Mr. Aspinall's b . g . yanthus Mr. Kershaw's b. g . The B aronet, aged si r i d s etfiheeidr,e6sult ch. Yr. Devine's ch. in. Cowslip, by R o ll er Mr. Oswald's b r. g . Gulliver ••• Mr. Ward's black horse 0 Sir T. Stanley's b. g. Laurie Todd, aged... fell A Sweepstakes of 5 sovs. each, with 20 added, for horses of all deno minations, l2st. each, over a country not exceeding three miles. Mr. Devine's b. g. Pe acemaker Mr. Webster's b. g. Ironsidea Four other horses ran but were far distanced. The race was wen easily in a canter. Betting an hour before the race commenced.-3 to 1 agst the Duke, 2 to 3 agst Laurie Todd, 5 to I agst Polyanthus, 12 to 1 agst Cowslip, 6 to 1 agst The Baronet. HUNTING APPOINTMENTS. Tha York and Ainsty Hounds on Saturday at Green Hammerton. The Eddlethorp Hounds on Friday at Pluckham-10. Lord Harewood's Hounds on Friday at Wiltrip—hf-p. 10. The Duke of Cleveland's Hounds on Friday at Barton. Th• Sinnington Hounds on Friday at Appleton Common—at 9. The Bedale Hounds on Friday at Catterick Bridge ; Saturday, at Camp Hill—half-past 10. Mr. Farquharson's hounds on Friday at Ellington ; Saturday, at Coker Wood-10. The Morpeth Harriers on Friday at Longhorsley Moor. Captain Weir's Harriers on Saturday at Cadworthy Bridge— 10. The Tiverton Hounds on Friday at Dulverton-10. Sir H. Sutton's Hounds on Thursday at Kingthorpe ; Saturday, at Thonock House-11. Lord Yarborough's Hounds on Friday at Willingham Howe ; Saturslay, at Audlebv—at 11. Mr. Heanley's Hounds on Saturday at Partney-11. • Earl Fitzwilliam's Hounds on Thursday at Hilley Mill-10. The members of the Hertfordshire Hunt are to have a meeting this week, at St. Alban's, to form Committees for managing the fine pack of hounds in consequence of B. D. Radcliffe, Esq., having resigned the management. PIGEON SHOOTING. The great shooting match for the two silver cups, at Chalk Farm, commenced on Monday. The first prize was for distinguished shots who had won public prizes, and the best shots of the day com peted for it. The second cup was for those who had but lately " come out ;" and the day's sport afforded each party a good field" for the di s pl a y o f his prowess. The match in its terms pre sented a novelty-_a stipulation which rendered it 'nearer the sport of a field shot than pigeon shooting has arrived at lately, divesting it of the child's play of keeping the stock up to the shoulder. The specification was that the bird should be fairly on the wing before the stock was raised, and many of the poking shots . felt " queered" by the regulation. In all they were splendid matches. Plenty of visitors, and the majority of those who could drop a score or two without feeling it. The crack men took twenty-five yards rise, and none else hardly entered for the first cup, but the birds were very bad. They fired at six birds each, and killed as follows: Mr. Blood sworth killed 6 ; Mr. Enshall, 6 ; Mr. Brown, 6 Mr. Groom, 6 ; ; Mr. Tapping, 5 ; Mr. June, 5 ; Mr. Giggle, 5 ; Mr. Toombes, 5 ; Mr. Toby 4 ; Mr. Taylor, 4 ; Mr. J. Fox, 4 ; Mr. Swayne, 3 ; 'M r. Evans 2. For the crack prize there were in all sixteen members, but many merely killed a bird, and resigned. In the second snatch for the minor prize, allotted to n oviciates, as follows :—was equall y good. They killed of their six birds each the shooting Mr. Ryan killed 6; Mr. Williamson; 6 . ; Mr. Spitler, 6; Bronley, 5 ; Mr. Thomson, 5 ; Mr. Baron, 5 ; Air. Wright, b ; Air. Dunn, 5 ; Mr. Partridge, 5 ; Mr. Steel, 4 ; Mr. Johnson, 4; Mr. Joy, 4 ; Mr. Fall, 3 ; Mr. Rivers, 3; • Mr. ' Syke, 3 ; Mr. Brown, 3 ; Mr. Forster, 3. In this there were twenty-six members, but the worthy deeds of some were not worth recording. Each of the ties have their backers, and a good deal of money will change hands. The rest of the sport will take place on Monday. NESDAY, MARCH 2, 1836. PARLIAMENTARY SUMMARY. In the LORDS, nothing that requires an extended notice oc curred. It will be seen that numerous petitions were laid upon the table against the Ecclesiastical Courts Consolidation Bill—for an alteration of the Poor Laws Amendment Act, and one from Mary Ann Booth, whose case we noticed some days ago, as one of apparently great hardship. The conduct of the Brighton Magistrates, however, was defended by the Duke of Richmond and other Noble Lords, who were of opi nion that no wrong had been suffered by the poor woman.. In the COMMONS. Mr. P. Thomson moved five resolutions ( which will be found in our Parliamentary Report), founded on the recommendation of the Select Committee, presented on Monday, as to the best mode of dealing with the several Rail way Bills. The Hon. Member explained the objects which the framers of the resolutions bad in view, and after much de sultory discussion, they were adopted. Mr. Hume afterwards gave notice that he should this day take the sense of the House on a proposition to refer all Bills to Select Committees, not exceeding 21 members. Mr. Wakiey obtained leave to bring in a Bill to provide for the remuneration of medical men at tending as witnesses at coroners' inquests. The Attorney- General warmly supported the measure. Lord Palmerston said, in reply to Sir S. Canning, that no official information had been received relative to the entry of Austrian, Russian, and Prussian troops into Cracow. Mr. Borthwick rose to make a motion relative to the negro population of the Mauritius. Less than 40 members, however, being present, the House, of course, adjourned. LISBON, BRUSSELS, AND GERMAN PAPERS. LISBON, FEB. 15.—The last sitting of the Elective Cham ber was not interesting. The petition of the officers of the Navy, presented by Senor Sousa Castello Branco, in which they complain of not having received their pay for the last six months, merits consideration, and the Government will cer tainly give it. Meantime, it is just to observe, that the delay by which th:s meritorious class of individuals suffer, originated before the present Administration came into office, which, ho - srever, will not fail to remedy it. LISBON, FEB. 18.—A petition with many signatures was yesterday presented to the Elective Chamber, urgently re questing the discussion of the law on mortgages. We do not know what evil destiny hangs over this essential and indispen sable law that it should have been so neglected, but let us hope that the Chamber will no longer delay taking it into consideration. In the same sitting were approved the laws on the inviola bility of the dwelling of the citizen, and on the division of the Archipelago of the Azores. The Minister of War read a project of law for the organi zation of the army ;- and on this occasion the question relative to the Commander-in- Chief of the army was again touched upon. After Senor Barjona had made some observationsand explanation on his desire to enter on the discussion of the proposal that there should be no Commander-in-Chief—the question was adjourned, as the Minister of War proposed, on account of the intimate connection between this question and that of the new organization of the army. The adjournment was agreed to by the whole Chamber, ex cept sixteen members. 'LISBON, FEB. 19. —Her Majesty has been pleased to confer the title of Viscount de Alhos Vedros on Lieut.-General An tonio Hypolito da Costa, in consideration of the long and im portant services he has rendered to the country in a military career of 62 years. FEB. 20. —ln the Elective Chamber there was a discussion on the report of the Committee, relative to the proposal of the Viscount de Fonte Arcada and Senor Ribeiro Saraiva, the object of which is to prevent persons from holding more than one office. The Chamber decided that a special law was necessary —and we shall therefore have occasion to speak at large at a future time. FEB. 20.—The Debate was continued yesterday on the pro jects of law proposed by Senor Farreiro de Castro, in lieu of those proposed by other Deputies, for forbidding persons to hold more than one office.—Diario El Governo to Feb. 20, inclusive. I3arssELs, Faa. 2d.—The discussion of the municipal law proceeded as far as Art. 49, The Article relative to the theatres, which has given rise to such very long debates, was divided into several paragraphs, and agreed to as follows : " The police of the theatres belongs to the Board composed of the Burgomaster and the Aldermen. It may, in extraordi nary circumstances, prohibit any performances to secure the maintenance of the public tranquillity."---Adopted unani mously. " The Board executes the regulations made by the Muni cipal Council for everything relative to the theatres."— Adopted unanimously. " The Council takes care that no piece be represented con trary to good morals and public order." There was a division on the part relative to "good morals." It was passed by a majority of 38 to 33 —Brussels Papers, Feb. 29. VIENNA, FEB. 19. Letters from Cracow announce that the territory of the Republic has been occupied by a military force, at the instance of the three protecting powers of the Senate. A brigade of Austrian troops, under General Kaufmann, bad entered Cracow, and two brigades of Russian and Prussian troops were approaching the city, and were to be quartered in it on their arr►val. It seems that the Senate did not possess sufficient means to send away the individuals who had caused the excitement in the little Republic, and that the aid of a foreign military force was necessary for that purpose. RUSSlA.—Several public journals again contain a list of a hundred and sixty-nine persons of the Government of Vilna, all whose property has been definitively confiscated, for having taken part i►► the Polish revolution. At the same time the rules la►d down for the regulation of the debts of those persons are published. VIENNA, Faa. 20.-5 per Cent. Metal. 103-1; 4 per Cent. 99a ; 3 per Cent. 75i ; Bank Shares, 1,365. —Allge meine Zeitung, Feb. 25. AGRICULTURAL REPORT FOR FEBRUARY. This month commenced with its wonted characteristic, hu. midity. During the first ten days the atmosphere was either foggy, misty, cloudy, or shedding at intervals drizzling rains ; and occasionally between these short periods evanescent after. noon sunshine ; subsequently, however, the weather has been the most March-like of that of any February we—who have entered our grand climacteric—recollect to have ever before witnessed. Hence, as even the misty showers were not suffi ciently heavy to materially impede the progress of tillage, ploughing, and sowing of oats and other Lent seeds, have, with other field labours, proceeded to a much greater extent than has been usual in this month ; while the growing wheat plants plant well, and are described as being, though not exuberant, strong, healthy, and otherwise manifesting a promising appear ance ; and the whole range of green vegetation—with the ex ception of there being, in Norfolk and some other districts, complaints of a scarcity of winter turnips.—as displaying, for the time of year, an unusually fresh and animated appearance, Depastured sheep and beasts, the ewe flocks, bullock herds, and live farm stock in general, are also described as unusually healthy, and doing well, with much less than an ordinary quantity of fodder ; so that, as far as relates to his tillage, the general promise of his wheat crop, or the health of his live stock, the farmer has not much cause to complain. Of sheep rot we have no complaint whatever.—Farmers' Magazine. SHIPPING.—(THIS DAY.) (FROM LLOYD'S.) DEAL, MARCH 1. —Wind S., blowing hard throughout the day.—Arrived the Stratford, Loch, from the South Seas ; Corsair, —, from Berbice. Arrived from the river and re mains, the Windsor, —, for Madras ; Alexander, M'Lach lan, for New South Wales ; Westminster, Moore, for New York—has sailed, but since put back. The Henrietta and Henri, from Amsterdam to Batavia, slipped anchor and cable this morning, and proceeded for Ramsgate Harbour. A brig for Faro, from Hull, also • slipped anchor and cable, and pro ceeded. A schooner from Amsterdam lost anchor and cable, and remains.-8. P. 11L—Wind W. S.W., blowing hard, and every appearance of a squally night. PLYMOUTH, FEE. 29.—Wind S. S. E.—Arrived the May flower, Orley, from St. Michael's ; and St. Aubin, Priaulx, for Messina. Sailed his Majesty's ship Pluto, for Falmouth and the Mediterranean. _ - STANGATE CREEX, MARCH I.—Arrived off the Zephyr, Filleul, from Zante ; and Ajax, Thompson, from Palermo. MEGAVISSEY, MARCH I.— Arrived the Helian, Ball, from Galipoli. LIVERPOOL, MARCH 2.—Arrived off port the Laura and.the Ambition. • • . PENTLAND FRITH, FEB. 29.—Arrived the Enterprise, Ran dolph, from Riga. ABERDEEN, FEB. 29.—Arrived the City of, Aberdeen, Munro, from Riga. FAL►IOUTH, FEB. 29.--Wind S. S. W. to S., blowing hard. —Arrived his Majesty's ship Espoir, —, from Lisbon—sailed 21st ult. Sailed his Majesty's ship Scorpion, from Lisbon. The Crisis, Forster, from Newcastle to Charente, was wrecked on the Kentish Knock yesterday-=crew saved. The Anna, Robinson, from Stockton to London, was wrecked on the Gunfleet Sand yesterday—crew saved. The Anne, of Newcastle, Daly, bound to Goole, was on shore off Lowestoft yesterday. The Caesar Le Jenne, Mathalwing, from Bremen, bound to Hauro, was assisted into Harwich leaky, &c. having been on the Kentish Knock. D. O'Connell, Esq., has accepted an invitation. 'for warded to him and Joseph Hume, Esq., from, the Reformers of this city, to attend a public dinner here next Easter.. We ' hope that Mr. Hume will also be present, though that 'gentle man has not yet given a decided answer.— York Chrof aide. lIISTORY OF TIIE LANDED GENTRY.— Among the n umerous eminent families contained in the Unl; Par:, just published, of Mr. Burke's " History of the Landed Gentry, or Comm oners o f t h e U n i te d Kingdom," arc the fol lowing r—Scrope, of Castle Combo ; Swinnerton, c f Butte. , ton ; Bence, of Thorington Hall • Money. of Mucl Marcie ; Brodie, o f Brodie lrton of Irton'; Herrick, of Be aumanor ; Buchan an , of Ardinconnal and Blair Vadoch ; I sorbet,. of Sundorne C ast l e ; Dawson , of Castle Dawson ; ainwarmg, of Whitmore ' • Meyrick ' Bodorgan and Good ch Court ; .Phelips, of 13 60 - gin's Park and Montacute ; Ver aon Graham, of Hilton Park ; 4 ' Welman, of Poundsford Park ; Wybergh, of Clifton Hall ; Yarburgh, ' of Heslingtou Hall ; Macalester, of Loup ; Homby, of Dalton Hall. John Bolton, Esq., of Liverpool and Stoors, last week, divided the sum of two thousand guinea ; amongst the charities of that town. The Infirmary receiv ed 500/. ; the Dispensaries, 3001.: the Blue Coat Hospit: d, 4001. ; the Bind School, 3004 ; the Deaf and Dumb School, lOU ; and the Seamen's Hospital, 2001.—Leeds luteivencer. f ECoN E rill 4 IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT, (THIS EVENING.) HOUSE OF LORDS. The House of Lords did not sit this evening. HOUSE OF COMMONS. The SPEAKEL took the Chair at the usual time. DARTLEY NUTRALIZATION BILL. On the motion of Mr. LEADER, this Bill was read a second time. MANCAESTER AND LEEDS RAILWAY. Lord STANLEY moved the second reading of this Bill. Mr. W. DUNCOMBE presented a letter from the proprietors of the Leeds Canal, complaining that the standing orders had not been complid with, and praying that the Bill might be referred back to the Committee. Lord STANLEY made no objection to the Bill being referred back to the Committee, and it was referred ac cordingly. LEEDS AND DERBY RAILWAY. Sir J. BECKET said he was about to move that the Leeds and Derby Railway Bill should be referred to a Committee, but he feared the recommendation of the Select Committee would prevent him at present doing so. The SPEAKER asked if upon the line there was any competition ? Sir JOHN BECKETT said there was not. The SPEAKER said he thought the recommendation of the Committee only referred to cases where there was competition between parties on the same lives. Perhaps some member of the Committee would be able to inform the House what was their feeling on the subject. Lord STANLEY,said, as far as he could collect the re commendation of the Committee, included such cases only as there were conflicting interhsts. Sir JOHN BECKETT said, under these circum stances, he would move that the Bill be referred to the Yorkshire list.—AgreecLto. LONDON AND BRIGHTON RAILWAY. Lord G. LENNOX moved the commitment of the Lon don and Brightonßailway Bill (Stevenson's) to the Sur rey list. Mr. GORING presented a petition against the Bill. After a few words from an HoN. MEMBER, the import of which could not be heard in the gallery, gLord GEO. LENNOX postponed his motion till to— morrow. READING UNION GAS BILL. This Bill was read a third time and passed- BIRMINGHAM AND DORCHESTER RAIL WAY. Captain WINNING presented a petition against the Birmingham and Dorchester Railway Bill.' CAMBRIDGE ENCLOSURE BILL. Mr. TOWNLEY moved the third reading of this Bill. ULSTER RAILWAY. On the motion of Mr. S. CRAWFORD the Ulster Railway Bill was referred to Lord Castlereagh and the Down list. Several petitions were presented, and other miscellaneous matter gone through, but nothing of any public interest occur*ed up to the hour going to press. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS, IlfAßatr 1. ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE.-BRIGHTON. Lord TE YNH AM presented a petition from the inhabi tants of Brighton, praying that when the Priioners' Council Bill came before the House, a clause might be inserted in it by which prisoners, when carried before Magistrates might have the benefit of a solicitor. The Noble Lord stated that he believed great dissatisfaction existed in the town of Brighton relative to the mode in which justice was administered there. The petition, which he believed expressed the unanimous opinion of the people of Brighton, mentioned the case of Mary Ann Booth, who had lately been deprived of professional assistance by the Magistrates of Brighton. He begged to be understood as casting no reflection whatever against the Magistrates of Brighton. The Duke of RICHMOND was surprised that the Noble Lord should represent the petition he had presented as ex pressing the unanimous feeling of the people of Brighton when it was only signed by three hundred individuals out of a population of 40,000.—( Hear.) However, he considered the petition contained no charge whatever against the Magistrates of Brighton. The petitioners did riot deny that the Justices of Brighton had a right to frame rules for their own guidance, and to preserve order in their own Courts. In the case of Mary Ann Booth, who was brought before the Brighton Magistrates, she was charged with a felony, and he would by and bye read the depositions that had been taken, which in his mind were conclusive that she was guilty of the charge brought against her; but it appeared that the Attorney who had been employed for her on that occasion had manifested great opposition to the magistrates, and they had made an order that if the Attorney did not be have himself in a becoming manner, they would not allow him to plead ; that no attorney unless specially permitted should appear as an advocate for any party before thorn, but any attorney might attend, take notes, make suggestioris, and so on for the benefit of his client.—( Hear, hear, hear. ) The great body of the respectable people at Brighton would not sign the petition, and Lao believed those who had signed it did not know what it was about. He knew of no gentlemen who devoted more of flitch- time to the public ser vice than the Brighton Magistrates. Every body knew that it was a fluctuating population, and that the magistrates had fre quently a very delicate duty to perform. A great many persons of all classes in the hot weather went. down to Brighton, for the purpose of availing themselves of the sea-bathing, and indivi duals of loose character were often brought before them ; but did they keep a close Court ? Was it not notorious there were Reporters from three or four Newspapers always pre. sent, and therefore it was evident that there was a whole some control of the public opinizu exercised over them. In some cases it would be highly inconvenient that solicitors should be present—for instance, in the case where one of the gang was taken up, he might give )aotice to the others, so that they might keep out of the way.- Be had said thus much for the vindication of the magistrates of Brighton, and now for the case of Mary Ann Booth--( Hoar, hear.) Why the name of Sir David Scott should, ;have been selected in pre ference to any other, he could not tell ; but that gentleman was perfectly willing to bear all flee blame.—( Hear, hear.) It was true that this woman had, written a letter to him as Lord Lieutenant of the county, on the subject; but it was equally true that'the answer he returned was that he could not attempt to take any steps. to in duce the Lord Chancellor to remove him from the Peace. lele thought coming to the House a most improper course, for LE: the Magistrates of Brigh ton had acted improperly, there we ee plenty of tribunals in the country to which they were amenable, without coming to that House.—( Cries of " Hear, hear, hear.") Now, as to these persons being sent to gaol illegally, it was quite clear from the depositions of the prosecutor, Mr. Colvey, a chemist at Brighton, that she had been guilty of a felony ; for upon a search warrant being procured, ar tides were found in her pos session with the name of the prosecutor upon them.—(Hear, hear.) The Magistrates, therefo re, could do nothing else but adopt the course they had done. In his opinion a more clear case of felony had never taken p'.ace. But he had been told that the prosecutor was dissatisfic d with the proceedings of the Magistrates. Such could not be the case, for he had the declara tion' of the prosecutor himself th at the course they had adopted was perfectly satisfactory to him-- _(Hear.) Then the Noble Lord had said that the Bill had been thrown out. Bills were often thrown. out, and probably the reason why that course had been adopts d in this case was that the prosecutor gave very different test imony before the Grand Jury to that which he did on the trial. It was said that the Magis trates had acted under the feeli ais of enmity in causing this person to be imprisoned. Now what was the fact ? Why they had actually offered to take bail ; but this woman, per haps for the purpose of the pre! cent petition, had been advised not to give it. In his opinion the parties ought to have been satisfied with the opinion of the Secretary of State, who he was satisfied that none of their "fseordships whatever political opinions they might entertain v could consider capable of ad vising his Majesty improperly. Lord STRANGFORD was; sorry that the Noble Lord should have thought it necess: xy to have brought forward a subject of such insignificance I o the attention of the House. The Earl of CH !CHEST ER defended the conduct of the magistrates of Brighton. He believed that in no place in Eng land was the criminal busim .zs conducted with such propriety. In practice no attorney had, ever been prevented from attend iog and advocating any comae before them. CHANCELLOR felt bound to st a t e w h a t be T k h n e ewef LORDtb this tra Auction. A petition had been sent up to t h e Secretary of State, which was shown to hi m , an d h e found but one ;Allegation in it which required explanation— that was wheere it was stated that the magistrates de clared they `Acted as well upon other motives as from the evidence 'taken before them in Court. It appeared that what the magistrate said was, that they acted not only from what happenedt in Court, but from what, on consulting among themselves, they found to be the case, Under eifese circumstances, of the magistrates had r. e t :one. witted the party, they would have been guilty of gr as s neglect. As to excluding attorneys, they had acted striv e law ; and no doubt, for goods reasons, had tly within the exercised a wise discretion. He merely did the magistrate ;justice, .by stating these facts. Lord TE YN HAM ex pl a i ne d'. The Duke of RICHMOND 4 1: 11 a e d made no attack on the petitioners. The Noble Deice tions, praying for an eater ;oil for the to twenty years, flirt/IT-AZ:Ivo peti payment of money advanced fear' building workhouses from ten distress. Also a petitiirt on the subject of agricultural HO USE OF C0).31140N5, )117.1Rcg I. GREAT NOR' - MEI IN RAILWAY. Mr. HUTT moved that t he petition which he presented yesterday, complaining that the standing orders had not been complied with, in the case of the Great Northern Railway, be referred to the Committee.— Ord ...red. Mr. sTE WART moved the second reading- e the Lon don and Blackwall Railway Bill. Mr. GROTE presented a pet :Om against the Bill. Bill was then read a second t o ija4 . Tie ~~~ AGRICULTURAL DISTRESS. Colonel LYGON presented a petition from Worcester on the subject of agricultural distress. RAILWAY SELECT COMMITTEE REPORT. Mr. P. THOMPSON rose to move that the House do take into consideration the Report of the Select Committee on Railways. Mr. WILKS objected to the House entering into the con sideration of the report until the period allotted for the presen tation of public petitions had expired, namely, 5 o'clock. Several Hon. Members had petitions of great importanc e to pre sent, and he did not think that private business should take precedence. Besides, no injury could be occasioned by de_ laying the motion of the Right Hon. Gentleman tOr an hour, particularly as he could, from his position in the House, bring it forward at any moment he thought fit. Mr. WILKS again rose, but was obliged to sit down from cries of " Order." Mr. W. PATTEN thought it would 'be better to proceed at once with the discussions on the report, as there were so many Members present interested in the question of Railways. Mr. P. THOMPSON-denied that injury could result from delaying the presentation of petitions, and hoped the House would allow him to proceed. Mr. ROBINSON said, if it could be shown that any injury would result from delaying the motion of the Right Hon. Gentleman until five o'clock, why, let it be proceeded with ; but in his opinion no such injury would be occasioned by it. He hoped he might be allowed to present a petition which he held in his hand. • The SPEAKER put it to the House whether, from the great accumulation of private business, it would not be better to go on with the motion of the Right lien. Gentleman. Mr. WILKS would defer to the opinion of the Speaker. Mr. POULETT THOMPSON.—The course which he proposed to follow was to call upon the House to agree to a series of resolutions embodying the recommendations Of the Committee, of which he had the honour to be Chairman, with a view to the future conduct of railway bills through that House. He had for that purpose framed five or six resolutions—the first of which would be to the effect that the House do give instructions to whateventommittee the Bill might be referred, to inquire satisfactorily into the several points adverted to in the various petitions, as subjects on which the House should have information. The next reso lution referred to the division is Committees, and the atten dance of Members. The third resolution was with regard to giving time for the nomination of List Committees, to whieh the several Railway Bills were to be referred ; and with a view to an amicable adjustment between the parties, that these Bills for the same line should go to the same Committee. The 4th resolution would be one by which the House would be empowered to refuse to give further time to Committees for making their reports, except under special circum stances, in order that no delay should take place in bringing these Bills before the House. The last was, that the House, whenever there should be three Railway Bills before it in a state for the further consideration of the Report of thelCom mittee, would take the discussion on Tuesdays; prior to the notices of motions, or other private business. These resolu tions were to be found embodied in the Report drawn up by the Committee. It had been their most anxious wish to con sider as attentively as the House would permit, the best means of affording information to' the House, But they had two things also to consider—first, the best means of obtaining, either through the Committee, or the House itself, the best in formation with regard to these different Bills. The other was to take good care to do nothing that might be unjust to those Railway Bills that had been submitted to the House during the present Session, on the faith of the existing stand ing orders, and in obedience to which they had been prepared, they had found it impossible, whatever their private opinions might be of the propriety of such a course, to make any alteration in the standing orders so far as regarded the Bills introduced during the present Session. They had also given their best attention to putting an end to a system which the Committee had reason to believe prevailed to some ex tent—that of votes being made matter of favour rather than of judgment. They had also endeavoured to make arrangements by which the House should have such information as would enable it to come to a correct judgment on the comparative merits of different lines, and, at the same time, afford ample time for discussion. There was another point which attracted considerable attention, and had been favourably received when the subject had come under discussion before in that House— he meant the propriety of sending Bills for similar lines to the same Committee.—( Hear, hear.) They had been anxious to adopt that plan, but when they had attempted to carry it into operation, they had found it would be impossible to do so with justice to the different Bills, as the time in which they would take their different stages in that House, would probably be different ; and one of them, after having been read a second time, could not with propriety or justice, be referrid back to the List Committee before which the other Bills were then pending.—( Hear, hear. ) One Bill might have passed the second reading while anotkor might only have passed the first reading, and might be thrown out on the second reading. Would it be fair or just then, that each should have the same power of nomination ? The Corn niittee thought it was the best to refer all Bills to the List Committees. They were anxious also that the parties might agree to refer the whole of the three Bills for Railways to Lon don arid Brighton, to one Committee.—(Hear, hear.) Also, - that time might be afforded after the second reading of the first Bill to bring up the other, so that all the parties might stand on equal grounds. The Committee had not gone into the question of what conditions should be imposed upon Railway , Companies—they, thought the House was the proper place for that question to be decided. lie would then simply move the first resolution (as above). Some objection might be urged to the resolution, but he could assure the House there was in that Committee the most ardent wish to meet nll the difficulties of the very difficult case referred to them, and to attend most carefully to all the details, which were of such vast importance. Sir H. VERNEY was the next speaker, but be spoke so low, and the House was so noisy, that he was very imperfectly heard in the Gallery. We understood him to say that he was as much interested in the success of Railways as any Hon. Member in that House ; but he considered those now before the House had too much of a local character, and not enough of a national one, and he was afraid if the House sanc tioned the Bills stow before the House, they would find that public interests would give way to private revenge. —( Hear, hear.) He wished to see some body appointed by the supreme authority in the State, so that there might be some security to the public. During the war this country possessed great advantages over other countries by being the great carriers of the world, end being mistress of the seas ; but now those countries were coming rapidly into competition with us. Railways, therefore, he thought would do much good for the country in this way ; but he wished to have the Bills all well considered under the sanction of the Govern ment before the House gave their sanction to any of them. He hoped the House would address his Majesty for the ap pointment of a Commission of military men and engineers to decide upon all plans presented to them. He felt it.ne cessary to persevere in the motion of which he had given notice. The Hon. Bart. then moved for the appointment of a Select Committee to consider the different railways for which application had been made to Parliament, with a power to call before them engineers and other competent witnesses with re ference to the lines which had been selected. Sir JOHN WROTTESLEY seconded the motion. Colonel SIBTHORP had beard, with some satisfaction, what had fallen from tho Hon. Baronet opposite, and he con sidered he should not be doing a public duty, if he did not support his motion. He admitted, with the Hon. Baronet opposite, that many of these undertakings had emanated from local interests, without any regard to national ones. He had no hesitation in saying, that upon grounds of public duty, in preference to private interest, he had taken every means of opposing these undertakings from beginning to end. wished to put the public upon their guard with respect to them, for he was afraid Ministers were not inclined to give the subject due consideration. He thought time ought to be given for investigating the subject, for in some points the resolutions proposed by the Right Hon. Gentleman opposite - were not sufficiently specific. Every opportunity ought to be given of entering into the merits or demerits of the subject, and though he might agree -.vith many of the resolutions pro posed by the Right Hon. Gentleman, yet he was so satisfied of the good effects of further delay, that he should vote with the Hon. Baronet opposite for the appointment of a Select Committee. He had some additional resolutions to propose, but be would postpone doing so at the suggestion of the Right Hon. Gentleman opposite till the great question was decided. He was much afraid if these undertakings went on, that many who had embarked in them would find they had lest their al.. Many persons had realised large fortunes—ten, twenty, and even eighty thousand pounds lr these rail-road speculations.— (Cries of" Name.") It must be evident to the House that he could not mention. tames—he was only stating this to show the extent to which these speculations '.were carried on.—( Hear.) An Act of Parliament had been passed some time ego to suppress little goes--( A laugh)—as dangerous : he this a very great go indeed.—( Great laughter.) Pesties were in many instances acting upon the premises of s'ame attorney who wanted to make money, or some engineer, which was not uncommon. He knew, to his owl cost, how such practices were carried on. He bad envied). :t i e s an engineer, or architect, to build a bridge, who Prom' s perform it within a certain time ; but he found it too m uc h interest to t w o ho ro w lo h n e g n cus tom er's business too well for shat."—( A lastglL hair short, rcpled, " Oh, no, Sir; I know amend ment he f or the appointment of a Select Committee. wpeats"i"ito'ldlikteo cti u i e t a h a c r c u u s t t o t c m r he 'considered be coming one of national import_anmcoen. e y was embailed in it, ) 'that upwards of 28,000,6400 t et . He would s upp ra o y rt the S;. r G. STRICKLAND felt that this interestsen sub ject stake, t a e y sacrifices that wan i i n th d d i t s p , h i u d eb u l a i l c s were , gre b s e t t hought that this subject had becom celled upon to ma k e. . sa\n-hden the e e considered d e r e t d h e r t the Government was no a t tfena p ae r t i rit v oihn a naga e t ance.—( Hear.) e right in stepping these Bills, and if possible to introduce a plan by which rail roadsa matter not of,Af , forwards w v aatred,efeoabrnuegdtr thoughtei progress im por of t s hould be more attentively considered. He had been p l a ced on that Committee which had been appointed, and he I must say that he entered it with great expectation of being able to come to some resolution similar to that proposed by his Noble Friend who had moved this amendment —seine resolution of more importance, and making greater changes in the proceedings of the House respecting railroads, than, upon mature deliberation they bad found possible. He thought that they might appoint such a Committee as that proposed, which should ride over all the other Committees, and consult the G o v ernmen t E ng i ne ers, as persons well calculated. to consider how far these railroads could be adopted. The Committee had maturely considered this point, and he must say with great regret that theg found that they could nr,t adopt any such plan.—( Hear, hear, hear.) They bad examined some of the most intelligent of • the Governor .ent engineers, and they said that •it would .be impossible to give any useful information, unless they had time and oppoe _unity