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`ftlL . The room was then cleired, and after a chest discussion the re-adnottcd, and The Cult KM £N declared that the preawhl • was not w ovcd. 11r. DANIZL—That refers merely to t! .e Worcester branch, net To the Cheltern , am branch. There is another branch entitled the Cheltenham Extension. The Ciaatam LN —What do you propose to do now Mr. DANILL—To proceed with the Cheltenham Extension at on". The CHAIRMAN—DO you object, Mr. Cripps ? ?dr. CalPps— Certainly, Sir. we do. 1 1 , . DANIEL then proceeded to state that this Bill was merely to live the Birmingham and Gloucester Company the p ower to form c urve of about a quarter of a mile in extent, in order to a void an' "'l l e. The Great Western Company had retitioned against the li n e the ground that it would interfere with their works, and with laid which they had purchased. This he denied, and frequently ttf erted to the plans to prove his case. Caters exp!alned that in consequence of an agreement (the eta c , f which he explained, and which appeared to be c o a most complicated character) the Great Western 4 PanY had acquired the right of mak in g the line. 1,4 b :e Act of P ar lia m e n t fixed the mode by which all traffic should v br ought to Cheltenham, rendering it incumbent on the Great tb ' M eru Company to make a narrow gauge line, in conjunction with . e bro a d gauge of the Birm i ng h am an d Gloucesier Cur:ilia:ly, and ! le e notice that they wanted the construction of such a rail. That i'ietice had been given, the land had been purcl.asrd, the rails par 411 y laid down, and therefore it was an injustice that after in. erring all these expenses, another line should step in and take - "el all the traffic from Gloucester. th., l l r . WHATaLkY Q. C., could not sre that the construction of 11;, 4 °P would draw tiffany traffic from the other branch ; however cC e °PP - icing Company would themselves undertake to make the eltenham Extension, he would concede that right, or he would ; en , agree to take the Bill himself with a postponing clause, w!,:''!tl the contingency of the formation of the required line 'bin six months. ~1 1t , CisipPs declined to adopt this suggestion, unless a p led g e at given that they would use the whole of the line. tb a 'r• Saunders, Secretary to the Great Western Company, said that 14: C ° 11 ipany was quite ready to make the loop if proper notice tb liven them, under the Act of Parliament, which would bind ;:ther Company to use the line. WaATELEy— We give you that notice now. th.' Was then arrangedr e tat i should b entered on the notes that kLtiotice was givn, and h that t the G I Western Company should It: ' dra et h w_ e line, and lay down narrow-gauge rails; and the Bill was 1,1, n ro v CitAIIIMAN—Then we shall report that the preamble is not r isl. it • la concluded the business before the Committee, and th ei _ • Citipps, on behalf of his brthren of the bar, expressed 4 4: thank s to the Committee for e the manner in which the pro '4llll had been conducted throughout. GROUP GG. 4Z4SGOW, BAILILHEAD, AND NEILSTON The LINE. t , Committee re-assembled at twelve o'clock in the Sessions Pressmt —Mr. Evans (Chairman), Mr. Newdegate, Mr. the and Nfr. P. S. Miles. Cli•istmax having again announced the decision of the 1 1 4 ' i ttee on the competing lines, 4 th r. Sergeant ANDREWS said that, after the opinion expressed Hoe. Committee, his clients were not desirous of adducing m tr evidence as to the competir.g (branch) line; but with eet to th e G lasgow an d P a i s l e y C ana l , t o s hould be obliged to ble ttt, them with a few observations. The Learned Counsel then 4 ett . tt to the injury inflicted upon the canal proprietors by tllttis t4 sing of the canal by the railway, and he contended that Ni cl t 'trninus might be made on the south side, which would til b this evil, and only be 300 yards further from the city of tttl,, to l 7. lie afterwards referred to another mode of passing the h 7 a bridge, raised sufficiently above the water level, and blaintained cuuld be effected without any bad gradient. 'le t 'riled Sergeant then argued that the railway bridge wcu'd tkil d 44 i nsuperable barrier to their traffic, because as the trains be regularly expected at a certain hour, the canal boats l ' e 't4 15 e kept in from minute to minute, and hour perhaps to agh 4ntil the Ittcomotive should actually' rrtve. These injuries 4 4s th t° he obviated, and he thought the Committee would not 4 1 .4 chem e accor di ng t o i ts present plan. `t o 10 4 discu ss i o n ensued between counsel and the Committee 4 k N te Possibility of crossing the canal by a fixed bridge, so as to v.• t he evil arising from the proposed crossing on: a level, and 141•• 'lntiately agreed to Grew up a clause to meet the wishes oi 1i tlit s r emnble and clauses were passed with some verbal amend std the Committee then rose a. live o'clock. GROUP K. eArviztrunaz AND nuitY LINE. r,,, ".%, - -.mption of evidence on behalf of the promoters of this WLkr. it t ''enced the business of the Committee this day. it ! ' d oliffe, a postmaster at Cambridge, and Mr. Daubeteau, a th4. 4 ner at Du, y, gave confirmatory proof of the importance Ott ''' to the districts they represented. c try; 4Oni li n g. an extensive cattle dealer, from the neighbour (4l,4,ewroarket, deposed to the great importance of the line to " t tl ". manure, c heeses, and vast quantities of cattle that li h kbti, i r '"'odh Harwich and Ipswich at present, which would un . la hlY come upon the line on their route to Cambridge and 6,1 0 , 5t ti ,, 41, 04 aN intimated an opinion of the Committee tha t a Ct . t ,• - • tlf Newmarket would b, !ar more advantageous to the the district than either of the projects no under ht' . 4 1 p h Atlt -r IN assured the Committee that the engineering diffi `och a line would present almost insuperable objections ‘41,,-11:tuctions. th i , 4l thwaite, C.E., cr ,vs-examined by Mr. AUSTIN—He l 'Oid d - t he entire length of the hire would be about 2.5 h miles, „-* a ccommodate a population of 40,000 inhabitants, ex- C h th e termini. It could be worked at a cost of 12,0001. I;N ti " e gradients being very favourable, and the engineering ( !h Z ln aignificant. Stations would be placed at Bottisham, 1 1, '4 4, - Pr ior, a point near Newmarket, Moulton, and Risby. I ' t -ation was given of the traffic evidence adduced yeater. t1 ,, , , 1 1 1: 48 stated that 3 , 000 tons of cheese are annually im -o,lls IPswich from erby, and 1,500 tons from Hoiland. 'it l evidence of Mr. C. May, as respected the trade of that 4 tc7'ng confirmed, O nnittee adjourned till the usual hour to-morrow. t, GROUP L. t *, I II,VPSMOITT a ATMOSPHERIC LINE. 7ralttce re•urned the inquiry on this line, Mr. E. B. wa tii n the chair, with all the members of the Committee pre. k" replied on behalf of the promote rs of the Pit 1° tie course of his observations Introduced a very lish i k tl 4 % -4a tion of the difference between impulsion and uction k t re O f a spiral spring placed within a tube, and which, by 41t bone end has all its springs c om p ressed, and is at last '4,, t litiC,,,, nu t by main force and with g reat difficult y , while by t tl m out at the other tnd is gradually drawn forth. The . k t k "tti l ° s nearest the end are first affected : they are elongated ad 'l , l 'll / separated from each other, each successive coil being kt l ' l ts -Pn n as to present less and less resistance at each 4 6 t lobe drawing apparatus, till at last the whole space of t ft L it t ,Cy, vacant. - , 4 `iaar here put into the hands of Mr. Alexander a S t itt ' s ra ;', lo.l . he had sketched at the moment, exhibiting two 0, , 54 4 .t el lines, which represented a long tube, through which •It','eas i l3 . rt es of lines drawn at right angles with the length, loit the state of the air within the tube. At one end tt t / les t " 'e dark and closely put together ; the marks were gra :4l:Nit,and less strong, and wider and wider apart, illustrating tits id where the a i r a t one p ar t, and the increasing tenuity to. w here the engine is applied, until the marks became liat‘,l44'inct, an d s h owe d ver y f orci bly the approach to a per -I•'t'abich the engine would effect in the pipe. ti, , tl ) IN , DE7.I admitted very readily indeed, as all must ad ;kts by lb e ' was a very excellent illustration of the resistance op. "e air i n the tube to the advance of the e rther went on to say that the actual advance t of l'istn ii in the tube would accelerate the pro ttit,tnest i t train by foing the denser air towards the , 4 : t would b e most readily acted upon by the exhausting n ext adduced the evidence from before the Select th, ° i f the House of Commons in the origin of rai l r o a ds artytree of the locomotive engine, and in which it 6 h 4 , u y the e n gineers of that day that not ant t b e ks, been given to show that the locomotive E h ° eo ul al travel at a speed of more than four and a half ,stp:'rt 4 i t eed, at any speed than that which was attained t t 44' ' , letting, as might be expected, a hearty laugh at the , I tt k ,„' t4 t IW , e en these anticipations and the result of travelling 'Ott . , 94 i mil e s , in four and a half hours. Mr. kit t 41 41 t h en went through the evidence of the se. 4 1; 11 1):" e s against the atmospheric principle, taking ~tl,4 ,, ,l , l blti cular point which they had been called to prove. l it, , t - Z a rY given the evidence on both sides, we need not lainier's observations here, except to allure to the It k kti te c b he particularly dwelt of the plans adopted tkil . "Se t t he dang e r at the stopping places, and which to be completely prevented by the arrangement be made for that purpose. This was the ‘A tl 'at, _the, evidence which bad been adduced. As to `Ri d ' 1; 4 the line and the principle on which it was to be a stet Ras shown by the advantage which would be ,ts to the sea side to the public in London. Again, the oteL t he charges was so selt.evident that lie nerd do no I,oiii i t th 7 fi 'e them. The atmospheric promoters proposed to Yie t it 4no r s ' t , second, and third-class passengers resp ective ly, "I• per mile, while the South Western Company ' s lis a kte b rge 3( to 2d., and lid. per mile. The total ch ar g es (401 J to Portsmouth would be les., 95., and 65., for the I t N i ' Y ta tt tnd thini. c l ass passenge r s , while tne charge by the i t. ' kll 4 4s c tn Company woold be ‘208., las , and 7s. 6d. for the l t v ON:* By the atmo,pheric line the promoters intended O trains a day, by ten of which there would be th ird ,,4t a sit w hile the Sour ti. Western promoters only proposed is trains trains a day, and only one would be a third-ems. A h th e Chichester and Brighton line the re was no such ob hlelß 4t t, tits, •'e South Western ; on the c ontrar y , the promoters l i keric line were quite ready to give up the branch to ''. 1. 4N117 so doing, they would save about 120,0001., \ ', l .4 41 apalied to the formation of a double line, 1, 1' ''44 4 t should think it necessary. The tiatne utserva ,t''o,,,,PlY to the branch to Fareham, and the South ai„`'anY might have that if they pleased. If those plans ' : . ' `,tl„, l 4 l ,.: Pte d the Portsmouth people would have a choice l,.by the coast to Brighton, by Farehara to Bishop ..vtik4ilttSi.te direct atmospheric line to the metropolis. In addi. fra'sse.h.ere Waa the fact that the direct line kept up the whole road through Hampshire. He deprecated the post ,;llltNi4" line till another - year, fo r it was impossible to sa y eiotli rn d o supportigthtakeplat a fter a nd how far the shar eholders the experience the y had al t 7 of the po wer of the South . Western their eterprise. By the establishment \t4, t dir ect inhabitants of Portsmouth would be sure Ot i tte. l „ ,d eet litre to London, for Mr. Cubitt stated that it ,t:gs,. i nto a locomotive line. To that gentleman's cool s : n t, foresight, and general ability, Mr. Alexander ,`ht, t ‘2 l , ° ,,7 high testimony, and whose skill and high qualities s ,) 'N et ti e . ) ; engineer who had been examined would be ready ,'41, 1 4 t ' n . s ted therefore, that the Committee would INtl,ll,e i nhabitants of Portsmouth to the great in, ,14 4 trz; 4 'll t „,; ; and with thanks for the attention and I st t tes tt i t eb the Committee had given to his remarks, he kte.„ h Confidence in their hands. On behalf of the promoters of the South- Wstern tttts:ttit.sinat line on the ground of the advantage to the irster. 'Or ttt.' which it gave over the Portsmouth direct line. t t , l:: l Z a ls, the evidence which had been adduced in favour \ tts, l ia - W as quite as much in favour of the Guidford and I , l i lj tl t 5 ,4 4 7, the o th er, at G u il c h or d, Godalming, Dorking, b e quite as well supplied by the latter as b y the 'nere was no evidence of the traffic between .itOtatT in g , and London. There was a project to make se,,. °ll ‘tinis to Epsom, which his client would not oppose. Itkll4os`e, there was the traffic between those places and bist,: 4 Which had been stated, it would be . supplied lay A k tki i , ', N Z' , in fact, an extension of the Croydon Company, Nk t , l tok, p r t ,_their protection. It was therefore not alto .it t w o point out of the sight c,f the Committee, tor I`;iat the opposite party rested their cni ef claim "'leen Dorking and Godalming one railway X miles further round, and in addition there Se tt kt'le.,.: 4l to encounter from the proprietors of estates ; its i ,;''lter • Pi a great consideration, tor it was a principle tk i ‘t ellY recognised that Parliament would not kNee point " the most urgent necessity. Be- St i ,714 46, and Petersfleld there was nothing if' " .M r commons and downs, heaths, w astes, ; 1 04 Mangles slit' ed, one of the m ost wild and Nthe / l a n England—going over the De vil's Punch ergs'" Head, and traversing. indeed, a mere sue. and tb lhlY Wruleted dlatrlct. The lies then goes to Peterafield, at which place there was a market, which the r.mote , of tie atmospheric line endeavoured to put into compe titiun with that of Chichester, aria he adduced other matters, which we have given in the evidence in chief, to show the difference between the importance of the two lines. The tolls on the two roads also proved the traffic on both lines of the road, and showed the great suprrierity of the Guilford and Chichester line. But here he would make an observation as to the weight which had been put on the evidence of Sir W. Jolliffe, that there was no doubt but that if a railway were to pass through that district it might do good to somebody, and the Committee would therefore have to throw over board all the evidence on this particular point on both sides, espe cially as the coach traffic on the Peterafield line wasi at present destroyed. Mr. Cockburn pursued the contrast between the evi dence for and against the traffic on the intermediate districts on both lines, showing that the traffic on the South- Western line was far superior to the other, and indeed between Godalming and Petersficd there was no comparison. Godalming and Havant was common to both, with the advantage of placing the former place six miles nearer to London than it was on the atmospheric line. Chiches ter, which, next to Portsmouth, was the most important place on the line, was made 19 miles nearer on the Guilford line than the other to Hunger ford-bridge. Mr. Cockburn then went through the evidence as to the distances which had been stated by Mr. Locke and Mr. Horne, and which we gave at the time, showing the prevaling distance of the several places on the line. The population on the two lines was as five to tour in favour of the Guilford line; and therofore, with respect to both population aid distance, the point was quite in favour of this line. There was an advantage, too, possessed by the South- Western Company In the two stations which they possessed at Vauxhall and flungerford.bridge—the former already in existence, and the Bill for the latter having already passed the House of Commons—while the other side only had the one at London bridge. In addition to this, there was the facility possessed by the former Company in the ability to take goods out of the lighter and place it upon the rails at Nine Elms, so that for timber and all other heavy goods there would be an advantage which was not possessed by the other line, and if the other line had the advantage of Dept ford-creek, there was, practical:y and in reality, no benefit to the atmospheric company, as the goods could be conveyed to Nine Elms in one tide, so that no extra expense would be incurred. With regard to passengers, Mr. Horne stated, that before any rail way was established, all the coaches had been removed to the west-end of the town, which showed that the tendency of the traffic was to the west, and not the east ; so that, looking at the stations, the advantage was evidently in favour of the South- Western project. Further than this, it was a fact that the Brighton Company were now about to apply more than 100,0001. in making a branch from New Cross to Hungerford-bridge, in order to avail themselves of the West.end terminus. The station at London-bridge having the Brighton, the Dover, and the Croydon li ties all running to it, Was exceedingly crowded, rand it would be manifestly unwise to increase that inconvenience. The coolness with which the South-Western project was looked upon by the Portsmouth people he was quite ready to allow. It had been an unpardonable offence in the South-Western Company to choose Southampton instead of Portsmouth. There had always been ajea. lousy between the two places, and he feared there always would be. But with respect to the delay which had been alleged as taking place on the line, it was proved that the South-Western line was worked with as much rapidity and punctuality as my other line in the country. Then, as to fares, they had put in tables of fares of the other great lines, and showed that the charges on those lines were the tame as those of the South-Western Company. The jealousy of feeling should be left out of the question; and if he had shown that one line was shorter than the other, better for the Intermediate districts, and equally as good for Portsmouth itself, the others were minor circumstances, and he did not think the Committee would allow themselves to be prejudiced by any mere expresson of popular feeling. Then there was the question of expense and engineering difficulties. The gradients of the South- Western line were far more favourable than on the other line. If, therefore, it was necessary to make either line a locomotive line, the advantage was clearly In favour of the former, and if it was thought necessary to make the line an atmospheric line, the South- Western Company were quite ready to make theirs an atmospheric line. In the event, however, of the atmospheric principle being inapplicable to a long line, then tire question of gradients became one well worthy of serious considers ion. It was readily conceded that on a short line the atmospheric principle might be very efficiently brought into action as between Dublin and Dalkey. But on a long line the whole of the evi..ence had gone to show that the difficulties in working the principle were so great, and would in volve such an immense expense to overcome them, that to all practice! purposes it would be totally inefficient. If, from the moment that they had overcome the stir inertia. of the mass they had to put into motion, there were no other causes to oppose than these would be to its progress, he had every reason to beieve that what was said by the other side would be true, but there were such causes. The constantly opposing power of the increasing density of the air in the tune after the first exhaustion would oiler such an obstacle as would in proportien to the increase in the ;ength of the tube impede the velocity of the train as at last to bring it to a stand-still. Mr. Hawkesley had by theory arrived at a certain formula, which hau been confirmed by the practical experiments of Mr. Stephenson. Mr. Alexander had put it on a question of the credibility of witnesses. On the one side they had Mr. Brunel, Mr. Hawkesley, Mr. Cubitt, and Mr. Samuda; and on the other they had Mr. Locke, Mr. Bidder, Mr. Hawkesley and Mr. Stephenson. Without additional experience, who ecti d decide between them P With respect to Mr. Samuda's evidence, it was not to be questioned but that Mr. Samuda was a gentleman of great ingeuuity and scientific attainment, but in this instance an interested and, therefore, a suspicious witness. With respect to Me. Brunel, this was just the sort of thing to seise upon a mind eke his, which was always ready to grasp at a diffi culty which was to be overcome, and he would be ready, there was no doubt, to undertake anything simply for the difficulty of itself if fur no oths r. Then es to Mr. Cubits, he was precisely the wit ness for ft tm ; and Mr. Cubitt had, with great prudence, ueterred laying down his line between Epsom and Croydon until he had laid down his line between London and Croydon, and he would trot lay down that line till all these Bills, or as many of them as should be fortunate enough to get through the House of Commons, got into the House of Lords. Mr. Cubitt was a prudent man. It was plainly impossible for idly man to say whether this principle ever could be brought into action or not, and the question was whether a line should be adopted which could be worked by the atmospheric principle alone, or whether they should take a line which, if that principle failed, could be worked as a locomotive line. The South-Western line had, therefore, a scientific advantage. They touched upon a better line of country, and reached the several positions at shorter distances, and at less expense, both in the formation and in the working. There was also great uncertainty as to the passage of the trains, and an inflexibility about the sys tem which would prevent the atmospheric principle from supplying the wants of the public, and they were involved in the inconsist ency of having the less powerful apparatus between London and Epsom, where the traffic was the greatest, and especially during the races in spring and autumn, and the more powerful apparatus on that portion of the line where the traffic was least ; so that they proposed to bring the whole of the tratHo of the Portsmouth line on to the Epsom line, which was already overworked. Mr. Cockburn then went through the estimates of expense given in evidence, to show the amount in favour of the South.Weatern line, and after throwing out a suggestion for a mutual formation of the line between Chichester to Portsmouth, concluded his ob servations by stating that the formation of the atmospheric line would offer no competition for the public advantage of Portsmouth, but would entirely and unnecessarily injure the South-Western Company. This being a better line In every respect, he trusted the eommittee would give it a preference. The Committee then adjourned till to-morrow. GROUP LL. LONDON AND BRIGHTON (IVA.NDSWORTE) EXTENSION. The Committee resumed at the usual hour, Lord John Manners in the chair. The case of the petitioners against the projected line, on the ground of interference with private property, was gone into. Mr. sergeant KIM:MAZY appeared for Mr. Rawlinson and several other landowners, and contended that the projected line was not necessary, and ought, at all events, to be postponed. It had been laid down as a maxim by the Board of Trade, and its truth must be universally admitted, that wherever the same Company and the same capital would effect the same purpose it should be preferred. Mr. Rollinson, the proprietor and occupant of valuable nursery grouuds, and premises, at Tooting, consisting of dwelling-houses, conservatories, ornamental ground, &c. The line would pass within 108 feet of the entrance to these premises, and completely block up the present convenient and open approach to them by means of a high embankment which was to be raised for the pur pose of carrying the turnpike-road over the railway. Mr. Driver, the surveyor, had valued the land which would be necessary for the projected line at 26,0001., but the fact was it would not purchase a tithe of it. The land had been estimated according to its abstract value, not taking into account the incal. culable damage which it would create by severence, and by destroy. ing the beauty, aid in many instances the utility of private pro. perty. The proposed embankment near Mr. Rolliuson's, would rise to an height of eighteen feet, and extend 500 or 600 yards. Now it was manifest that this of itself passing through ornamental grounds would be highly detrimental and would vastly deteriorate the value of the property. The Learned Counsel concluded by saying that the line was useless and uncalled for. The present Croydon line afforded ample opportu. nity for conveying property to the Brighton line. Such was the opinion of the Board of Trade, and if at any future period the ex tension line became necessary there would be nothing to j.revent its formation. At present the interests of a Company, which had devoted a great deal of capital to the formation of a railway, and the in crests of several private individuals, were involved.. Inves tigation and delay were absotutely necessary, and in accordance with the recommendation of the Board of Trade, which was based upon good sense and guided by strict impartiality, he called upon the Committee to declare the preamble of the Bill not proven. Mr. John Rawlinson,a gentleman residing at Tooting, said the projected line would pass to the north of his premises. He had a nursery there, two acres in extent, which was admirably adapted for the growth of peaches and nectarines, both from soil and climate, and upon which a great deal of money had been ex pended; in fact, he could not canry on his business without it. He had lately purchased land there for 2501. an acre. There was a most useful spring there which the line would destroy. His busi ness was almost as extensive as any nurseryman in the neighbour hood of London. The nobility constantly visited him. The line would deteriorate his property to the value of two-thirds. The railroad would pass directly tbrough the property, and there was sonic of the property which cost at the rate of 1,0001. per acre. . . . Cross-examined by Mr. HILL—The grounds were visited by the gentry of the West-end. Mr. Groom, of Claphsm, corroborated the above testimony. Mr. Henry Melyneux lives at Tooting. Is an assessor of the property-tax. Was well acquainted with the condition of the Tooting people. Most of its inhabitants were connected with trade in the city. The other class of persons were mechanies. Did not think a railway passing from Tooting to the west end of Lon don would be at all desirable. There were only two coaches from Tooting to the west end of London—one in the morning and one in the evening; and he very seldom saw them well ldden. Knew Dr. Ford's property at Tooting, and thought the projected line, if carried out, would be highly injurious to it. Other evidence of a similar character was gevers as regards pri vateproperty. Mr. Cubitt; csnsulting engineer to the Croydon Railway Corn. pany stated, that in the begging of last year he recommended the laying down of an additional line of rails along the Croydon line, and arrangements were made with the Greenwich Railway Corn pally to bring a single line of rails to the London.bridge station. The object was to take the Brighton traffic along the Croydon line. The line was to be constructed according to the atmospheric principle. That line was now in course of construction. and would be attended with very considerable expenditure. The present line would then carry what was termed " the long traffic." Did not think it was desirable that the Brighton traffic should be brought to Hungerford-bridge, even by a shorter line of railway than the projected one. Mr. HILL then rose to reply. The Rill was opposed by two bodies, 1 , the one a number of private gentleWithmen-landowncrs, res pect to the and st, the other were the Croydon Railway Company. fir all satisfied by the offers of the promoters except Mr. Rollinson and Dr. Lind. He was anxious to treat with respect private property, but the man should have a monument of gold erected to him who should discos er any means whereby great public works like this could be carried out without operating against the inteoests and wishes of private individuals. Gentlemen talked as if there were no such word as oomPenn lion in the English language. There never was any railway passing so near a large town which less affected private property than this, ard the promoters were willing to make all the compensation in their po.ver to those landed proprietors whose land would suffer by if. Wit respect to the opposition of the Croydon Railway he disclaimed all wish and intention to damage the interests of the shareholds. It Was objected that the arch by which the proposed line would cross it was not large enough, but his clients were quite willing to remove all objections of that nature, by making the arch as large as they could wish It. The Croydon Company themselves admitted some years ago that the London -bridge station was not suitxient, for they agreed to be shareholders with the Brighton and South• Eastern Coun ties Railway Company, in a new line of railway fIIF___STIN% LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, JUNE 26, 1845. MIDLAND RAILWAY. The Lords' amendments to the Midland Railway (Nottingham to Lincoln) were agreed to. The Lords' amendments to the Midland Railway (Syston to Peterborough) were agreed to. WEAR VALLEY RAILWAY. The Wear Valley Railway Bill was reported. ELY AND HUNTINGDON RAILWAY. The Lords' amendments to the Ely and Huntingdon Railway were agreed to. Barrington's Estate I3:11 was read a third time and passed on the motion of Mr. Estcourt. WEST LONDON RAILWAY. The West London Railway Bill was read a third time and passed. The Forth and Clyde Navigation and Union Canal Bill was reported. Mr. CURTEIS presented several petitions from Nor folk and Suffolk, praying for the repeal of the malt duties. The Lords' aniendincnts to the Taunton Gas Bill were agreed to. LYNN AND ELY RAILWAY. The Lords' Amendments to the Lynn and Ely Rail way Bill were agreed to. MANCHESTER AND LEEDS RAILWAY. The Lords' Amendments to the Manchester and Leeds Railway (Burnley Branch, and Oldham and Hey wood Branches Extension) were agreed to. WILTS, SOMERSET, AND WEYMOUTH RAILWAY. The Lords' amendments to the Wilts, Somerset, and Weymouth Rnilway Bill, were agreed to. Captain PECHELL presented a petition from the chemists and surgeons of Brighton against the Medical Bill ; also a petition in favour of the amended Bill ; also a petition against the Parochial Settlement Bill. THE RAJA OF SATTARA. Mr. HUME presented a petition from the agent of the deposed Raja of Sattara, complaining of being robbed of his property. Mr. BROADLEY presented a petition from Hudders field in favour a Ten flours' Bill. Mr. J. O'CONNELL presented pethions from Dublin, Cork, Armagh, and various parts of Ireland, signed by several thousand persoEs, against the . Colleges (Ireland) Bill. Mr. BEnsar. and Mr. !JUTT presented petitions in fa vour of a Ten Hours' Bill. from Croydon to the metropolis. It had been alleged by Mr. Austen that the Brighton Company would lose 13,0001. a year by the throwing oft' the Croydon branch. But the thing was too absurd to be entertained for a moment. If the Brighton Company did not believe they would gain much, insteed of losing anything, thee would be no parties to the projected scheme, which would cost them 120,000/. The Learned Counsel then read population returns, showing that 40,000 people would be benetitted by the Wandsworth Extension. After some further observation?, the Learned Counsel concluded by calling on the Committee to declare the preamble of the Bill proved. The room was the❑ cleared for deliberation, and after the lapse of a few minutes, strangers were admitted, whereupon Tt.e CHAIRMAN (addressing Mr Hill) said the Committee are unanimously of opinion that the preamble of the Bill has not been proved. The Committee adjourned at five o'clock. GROUP X. LLNCOLN AND CAIVIERIDGNI RAILWAY. The Committee sat to-day at twelve o'clock, Mr. Joseph Machon, of Rinkston, Derbyshire, dealer in coals, was the first witness called. The coal-fields in that neighbourhood are most extensive, and equal to supply any demand; is well acquainted with the various qualities of coals ; is of opinion that the Dukes mere and Winderworthmere coal was fully equal to the Durham, and has no doubt but if this line were made the coals from these two places would be consumed very extensively. The cost of Winderworth. mere and Dukesmere coal at the pit's mouth was ss. 641. per ton, It could be put on thersilway at Clay's-cross at ss. per ton extra. The distance from Clay's-crssa to Rugby was seventy miles, and from that, by the London and Birmingham Railway, was eighty-two miles, making in all 152 miles. _ _ . _ The CH A tamaw—That hac nothing to do with the Cambridge and Lincoln Line. Mr. Los—The London and York say they can supply coals from the same places at a cheaper rate; we say they can not, for we came in competition with them, and we want to show we can buy those coals much cheaper. The London and York have also taken credit for an increase of 290,0001. per annum by coal traffic alone ; but we say they can receive no such sum, for we will afford greater facilities for transit. The witness then proceeded to say that the distance lie had mentioned of 152 miles would cost 3s. 4d. per ton per mile for the transit of coals, which would bring the price to 9s. fid., or to 14s. tid. to the merchant in London, exclusive of city dues, which were Is. Id.; then there was 2s. 6.1. for delivery, and Ad. per ton for the use of waggons, which would bring the price up to 19s. to the public per ton, including all charges. The Wallsend and Staley coal were near the coal fields already mentioned, and 168 miles from London ; the price in Lon don of these coals to the public, including all charges, would be 20s. ld. per ton. If the Silkston and Peterborough line be made, the distance of the town from the coal-fields would be 93 miles. The coals could be sold in that town at 11s. 10d., includ ing all charges. Stamford would be 81 miles by railway, and the coal could be sold there at 113. The Erewash Valley coal-fields were very extensive, and equal to any demand; they were situate about nine miles from the Midland, near Derby. A Bill has passed the House of Commons granting a line called the Erewash Valley, which joined the Midland ; the Erewash coal was often sold in London as the Durham coal ; the distance of the Erewash from London was 131 miles, and that coal could be sold In Lon don at 18s. 3d., including all charge; the same coal could be sold at Stamford at 9s. 6d., and at Peterborough at 10s. 3d. ; the distance of the first was 60 miles, and the latter 73 miles from the Erewash Valley Fie'd. Is quite certain that the London and York could receive no such income as 290,0004 a year from coal traffic alone. Mr. John Woodhouse, coal-viewer, was the next witness. His deposition were unimportant, being merely corroborative of that of Mr. Vachon. Mr. Irish deposed that he had been employed as a traffic taker for the wool trade, and that a great quant,ty of wool was brought to London from Yorkshire, Leicestershire, Lancashire, &c., and the expense of the transit of which would be greatly diminished if this line were made. Mr. J. P. Carpenter gave evidence as to the amount of road traffic by coach, which bore out the testimony of Mr. Parks. The CHAIRMAN here stated that the Committee would sit until five o'clock, so that if Mr. Hildyard should not be present, Mr. Lee, or some other counsel should be prepared to go on, as the Committee would not adjourn before that hour. Mr. LEE said he hoped to be able to close his case before that hour. Mr. Pinch, of Ipswich, was then called, but was not examined. Mr. George Leather, C.E., deposed that he was well acquainted with the course of the Witham and the proposed Loup Railway. He deposed as to the height of the different bridges, and the extent of space between the extremities of the arches, and the surface of the water at the different heights of the tide, and of the water in the canal above the different locks, in order to show the height at which it was proposed to place the rails above the water surface. Two other witnesses having been called, ooe of whom gave tes timony as to the population of certain districts, Mr. HILDVARD said he was happy to announce that the case for the Cambridge and Lincoln scheme had closed. The Committee then adjourned at half.past five. TAT TERSALL'S.—THIS EVENING. Su o'ClA3clc. GOODWOOD STAKES. 15 to 1 agst Pineapple 17 to 1 agst The Libel 20 to 1 agst Queen blab 20 to 1 agst Lightning 600.1400 D CUP. 3 to 4 agst Foig-a-ballagh. 7 to 1 agst Ironmaster ST. LEGER. 6 to 1 agst Weatherbit 10 to 1 agst Mentor MPERIAL PARLIAMENT. (THIS EVENING.) H OUSE OF LORDS. Their Lordships assembled at the usual hour. A great number of Railway Bills were brought up i.om the House of Commons. CORNWALL RAILWAY. The Earl of ST. GERMAINS presented a petition in favour of this railway. NON-ATTENDANCE OF LORD GARDENER ON THE GLASGOW-BRIDGE COMMITTEE. The Duke of RICHMOND moved that the order of their Lordships respecting the attendance of Lord Gar dener to explain his reasons for not attending the Committee on:the Glasgow. bridge Committee, of which he was a member, be read. The Clerk having read the order, Lord GARDENER said his non-attendance on the Committee did not arise from any disrespect to their Lordship?, arid if he had erred, it was from ignorance of the power which they possessed. When he re ceived the notice, he was not aware of the consequences which would result if he did not attend. He had also his reasons for not attending—first, his ignorance of the standing orders, and secondly, his objection, arising from conscientious scruples against serving on any rail way Committee.—(A laugh.) Their Lordships might laugh, but such was his opinion. Some years ago, before the public were so deeply interested in railways as at the present moment, he became a share holder in many of the trunk lines, and although he was not interested in the subject in question, he, nevertheless, considered that he was one of their Lordships who ought to take no part in the railway schemes before them. Another reason for his non-attendance was, that he looked upon the order of the Noble Lord in the light of an invitation, which he might either accept or refuse, as suited his convenience. The Noble Lord was about to read a notice of motion which he held in his hand, when he was interrupted by The Duke of RICHMOND, who said that before their Lordships entered upon the consideration of anything else it must first dispose of the question before the House. He could not understand how the conscientious scruples which the Noble Lord referred to as a reason for not serving on Railway Committees could be pleaded by him as a pretext tor absenting himself from the Com mittee to Ns. hich he had been appointed. It was not a railway at all. It was the Glasgow-bridge Committee. There was no partiality in the selection of any Noble Lord by the Committee, whose province it was to appoint the Members who are to serve upon the Select Commit tees. Quite the contrary, for the question was generally asked them previously whether they would be willing to serve upon the Committee. He thought that the Noble Lord displayed great ignorance of what had been going on in that House, when he alluded to the Right Reverend Prelates. Ile could state that they had been always most ready and willing to attend any Committee to which their Lordships might think proper to appoint them, and he could see no reason whatever for the insinuation thrown out against them by the Noble Lord. He thought, therefore, that as their Lordships were exempted from serving on juries, from serving as councillors, and as High-Sheriffs, that it would not be adding to their high character if they shirked any duty which the business of the country might impose upon them. • (LEFT SITTING.) RAILWAY BILLS. The report of the Committee on Railway Bills was brought up. It recommended that those Bills which could not be completed this session, should be marked by the Chairman of such Committee, and be proceeded with next session from the point where the investigation terminated this session. HOUSE OF COMMONS. The SPEAKER took the chair shortly before Four o'clock. Captain BERKELEY presented a petition from Gloucester against any alteration in the South-Western Railway. The Gallant Member moved that the petition should be referred to the Committee.—Agreed to. CORK AND BANDON RAILWAY. On the motion of Lord BERNARD, the Cork and Bandon Railway Bill was read a third time and passed. YORK AND NORTH MIDLAND RAILWAY. The Lords' Amendments to the York and North Mid land (Bridlington Branch) Railway were agreed to. The Keyningham Drainage Bill was read a third time and passed. HULL AND SELBY RAILWAY. The Lords' Amendments to the Hull and Selby Rail. way (Bridlington Branch) were agreed to. The Lords' Amendments to the Newcastle-upon- Tyne Coal Turn Bill were agreed to. WAKEFIELD, PONTEFRACT, AND GOOLE RAILWAY. The Wakefield, Pontefract, and Goole Railway was reported. BRIGHTON, LEWES, AND HASTINGS RAILWAY. The Lords Amendments to the Brighton and Lewes, and Hastings Railway (Keymer branch) was agreed to. The Westminster Improvement Bill was read a third time and passed. KENDAL AND WINDERMERE RAILWAY. The Lords' Amendments to the Kental and Winder mere were agreed to. LIVERPOOL AND BURY RAILWAY. The Liverpool and Bury (Bolton, Wigan, and Liver pool, and Bury Extension) Railway was read a third time and passed. The Lords' amendments to the West London and Westminster Cemetery Company were agreed to. BIRMINGHAM AND GLOUCESTER, RAILWAY. The Birmingham and Gloucester (Gloucester Exten sion Stoke Branch and Midland Junction) Railway Bill was read a third time and passed. The Sheffield Waterworks Bill was read a third time and passed. GREAT GRIMSBY AND SHEFFIELD RAILWAY. The Lords' amendments to the Great Grimsby and Sheffield Junction Railway Bill were agreed to. EDINBURGH AND NORTHERN BILL. On the motion of Mr. E. ELLICE. this Bill was or dered to he PETITIONS. Mr. HUME presented a petition from the Hibernian British India Society, complaining that injustice had been done to several Indian Princes, more particularly to the King of Delhi, and the Raja of Sattara, and pray ing the House to remedy the injustice complained of. FISHERIES. Captain PECIIEL inquired if the Lords of the Coun cil had issued any rules for the regulation of the fisheries, and if so, whether those rules would be laid be laid before Parliament, as directed by the Act ? Sir G. CLERK said that he would inquire what bye laws had been issued by the Board of Trade on the sub ject, and if they hal riot been already laid before the House, he would take care that they should be so. NOTICES OF MOTION. Captain BERKELEY gave notice that to-morrow, at the time of private business, he would draw the attention of the House to the hardship and injeustice inflicted on the public by the promoters of railway schemes pro posing to interfere with the navigation of arms of the sea, and navigable rivers, and to move that Committees should not entertain such schemes without the sanction of the Lords of the Admiralty. Mr. SMITH O'BRIEN gave notice that to-morrow he shoul ask the Right Hon. Gentleman opposite if it was the intention of the Government to bring forward in that House any measure founded on the re port of the Land Commissioners of Ireland. Lord JOHN RUSSELL gave notice that he in tended in Committee on the Colleges (Ireland) Bill to propose various amendments. The Noble Lord then laid on the table copies of the amendments which he intended to propose. They are as follows : First to insert the " nall's" among the buildings to be provided for by the grant ; secondly, to omit the limita tion of the money to be applied to each college and have only the gross sum ; thirdly, to give the nomination of professors after 1846 to the president, vice-president, and professors ; fourthly, to insert the chaplain before the " bursars" and librarians. These amendments, if adopted, will require some additional clauses. RETURNS. Mr. HUME moved for various returns of the number of visitors, &c. to Westminster Abbey, St. Paul's, and the Tower, and of the sums received from them, and of the number of visitors admitted gratuitothly to Hamp ton Court in the years 1841, 1842, 1843, and 1844, in continuation of, former returns on the same subject.— Agreed to. Mr. HUME complained that certain returns to be made from the Treasury, which he had moved for since time since had not been made, and moved that they be made forthwith. Sir G. CLERK made some reply, which was quite inaudible in the gallery. Mr. HUME—The returns are made to the Treasury quarterly. All they have to do then is to extract them. The returns can be made in a day, and I cannot wait.— (A laugh.) The motion was agreed to. Sir C. NAPIER moved for certain returns relating to the manning and outfit of the ships of the experimental squadron, which were ordered. FLOGGING IN THE ARMY. Dr. BOWRING presented a petition of rather a re markable character from Liverpool. It was signed by 3,185 individuals, and prayed for the abolition of the de grading punishment of flogging in the army and the navy. The petition had originated with a lady, the daughter of Sir W. Ross, and she had obtained the whole of the signatures. Mr. HUME begged to inform his Hon. Friend that he had moved for returns in continuation of former returns of the number of instances in which corporal punishment had been inflicted in the army and navy, and as soon as those returns should have been printed, and should be in the hands of Members, he would call the attention of the House to the subject.—(Hear, hear.) The petition was then ordered to lie on the table. LOCAL JURISDICTIONS IN YORKSHIRE. Lord G. SOMERSET gAve notice that, on Monday, he should move for leave to bring in a Bill to abolish certain private jurisdictions in Yorkshire. POST-OFFICE COMMUNICATION WITH THE SCILLY ISLANDS. Captain PECIIELL moved for copies of, correspon dence between Mr. Augustus Smith and the Postmaster- General, on the subject of the Post-office service of the Scilly Islands, in continuation of certain returns moved for on the 6th of March. The GALLANT t OFFICER, in reference to the returns which ha had moved for in six months, asked when it was likely they would be made ? Mr. CARDWELL would inquire into the subject, and would inform the lion. and Gallant Gentleman to morrow. JUSTICES' CLERKS BILL. Captain PECHELL asked the Right Hon. Baronet the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if it it was his intention to proceed with the Justices' Clerks Bill to-morrow ? Sir J. GRAHAM replied that it was. MEDICAL BILL. Lord JOHN RUSSELL asked if the Right Hon. Gentleman was prepared to state whether or not he would proceed with the Medical Bill? Sir J. GRAHAM was not prepared so soon as he had expected to state his intentions with regard to the Medical Bill. PRIX ILLGES OF THE HOUSE OF COMMONS. On the order of the day for the House taking into its consideration the report of t h e Committee on P r i nte d Papers, on the subject of the case Howard v. Gossett, being read, The SOLICITOR•GENERAL said that he rose to moved, in accordance with th e recommen d at i ons o f the Committee, that, in the case of Howard v. Gossett, a writ of error should be brought against the judgment of the Court of Queen's Bench. The House would observe that that report was not founded on the unanimous recommendation of the Committee. His Honourable and Learned Friend the Mem' for Worcester, his Hon. Friend the Member for the University of Oxford, and his Noble Friend the Member for Shropshire had dissented from the recommendation of that report, but he wa s b oun d to say, that notwithstanding • this differenc e of opinion, the Committee had received most useful information, and most desirable information and assistance from those lion. Members.—(Hear, hear.) He was not insensible of the difficulty of the task which he had un dertaken, or of the hopelessness of a tt empt i ng to reconcile those differences of opinion which invariably arose whenever the privileges of that House became matter of discussion. He was aware that he should be opposed by two very different classes of opponents. On the one side he should ba m t ty some of the most talented and powerful Members :ef that House. With regard to the first class of opponents, he would venture to mention, in reply to them, the names of some of the Members who composed the Com mittee ; and he would select those names without any invidious distinction. He would mention the name of Noble Lord, the Member for London, and the Right Honourable Baronet at the head of h er M a j esty ' s Government. In mentioning their names, he wou l d ven ture(alnley ar compro mise, hear.) to appeal to the noble stand which they h a d alvtays taken in defence of the privileges of the house.—(Hear)— and lie -would take it that their names would be a guara o n f te th eethparivil tthe e y ge w s -o o u f ld th n e ot c r o e m co m m o m ns e . n_d With respect to another class of opponents, an d h e re ferred more especially to the Right Hon. G ent l eman the Member for Oxford (Sir R. Inglis), he would ask that Right lion. Gentleman how could he maintain that the course which was proposed was inconsistent with the principles which he (Sir R. Inglis) profes• ed The Right Hon. Baronet was an advocate for the autho rity of the law, but surely lie was , not an ad vocate f or t ß he :t infallibilityof s o a i n ie y it p o a r. r ( ti i c e u n l e a r r ai timucrott.i—ldoi nut think hear.) think Now it was impossible to say that the authority of the law would be impaired by an appeal in this case to a higher tribunal. Such were the opponents who joined to resist that middle course, which he (the Soli citor-General) was now going to recommend. The case was most important, and he trusted that the House would listen to the few observations which he had to make. He must assume that in a matter of such importance as this every Member wag acquainted with the facts out of which this question arose. He took it for granted that every Member had read the report of the Committee, in which the details of those occurrences were fully stated. He trusted that without repeating those details he might be allowed to trespass on the House with a few words in ref eren e to the more prominent circum stances. He thought it was a mistake to suppose that the question of privilege Was at all inywycs in the present part of the case ; which had, however, arisen out of the exercise of a power which was inherent in the House, and a hich was essential to the maintenance of its privileges. fie meant the power of requiring and of compelling the attendance of all persons at the bar of the House, for the purpose of examination. Now, that the House had a right to institute an inquiry into all matters of public interest, there could be no doubt whatever, and that this power was necessary to the exercise of that right, was clearly unquestionable, because as it applied to him if they deprived the House of the means of compelling parties to appear before it, they actually deprived them of the right of compelling them, and therefore the House need not be surprised to find that this right was recognised and acknowledged in the courts of law. It was the exercise of thif undoubted right that the present question originally arose. It would be recollected that certain inquiries took place in a question instituted by Stock dale against Hansard, and Mr. Howard was ordered to attend at the bar of the House for the purposes of in quiry. He did appear at the bar, he ad mitted the fact that was charged against him, he submitted himself entirely to the House, and, after some explanation, he was discharged. In a very short time afterwards he repeated the offence by commencing a fresh action in the name of Mr. Stock dale. It was not expected that the House would submit to be trifled with in this manner ; and. therefore, it was again necessary that Mr. Howard should attend at the bar. There could be no doubt that he endeavoured to evade the service of that House, and there was equally little doubt that he was perfectly aware of the fact of the order being issued and on that very error, he was decidedly guilty of contempt of the authority of that House. The House then should have adjudged him guilty orcontenist, and if they had proceeded in that course, no rower in the country could have questioned the Act. But they chose to proceed in a milder and more favourable manner, and acting upon a precedent in 17:31, they directed that Mr. Howard should be sent for to the bar of the House in the custody of the Sergeant-at-Arms ' and that the Speaker's warrant should be is sue d against him. The Speaker's warrant was issued, and directed to be served to any person endowed with common sense and powers of reason, there could be no doubt at all that the warrant was perfectly good. The House kind decided that the Sergeant-at-Arms should take Mr. Howard into custody, and he was sure that any man, not illnmined with any knowledge of the law, and applying common sense to the subject, could not entertain the slightest doubt as to the force of the warrant which the Serjeant had served namely the taking of the party in question into cus tody, and bringing him to the bar of the House. On Mr. 'Toward being informed of the desire of the House, he accompanied the Sergeant-at-Arms to the bar, where, failing to give satisfaction to the breach of privilege he had committed, it was agreed by the House that he was guilty of contempt, and committed to Newgate. Three days after, in 1843, the year when Mr. Howard was committed, being 1840, Mr. Howard commenced his present action against the officer of that House. The long time he had allowed to elapse before the committal, and instituting proceedings, showed at least that his sense of the injury done him was not very great. On the action being commenced, a communication was made to the House of the fact. After a long debate, flonourable Members came to a resolution that the Sergeant should appear and defend the ac tion, and that the Attorney-General should conduct the defence. The terms of the resolution did not instruct the Attorney-General to appear on behalf of the authority of the House, but simply to defend the action. lie (the Solicitor-General) was disposed to agree with the report of the Committee. In the resolution of 1843 there was no intention of defending the rights and privileges of the House in a court of law, the impres sion being, that if the question of the legality of the Speaker's warrant were argued btelore the courts of late, they would decide in its favour. This view of the matter was in agreement with what had been decided in the first action of Stockdale against Hansard, in 1837. SUMMARY. After a few further remarks the 'lon. and Learned Gentleman concluded, and at the conclusion of his speech the House was summoned to a conference with the Lords, which had not concluded when we went to press. FLANDERS AND DUTCH MAIL. BRUSSIELS, Jura , . 23.—The King presided yesterday in a Council of Ministers. Baron d'Huart, Governor of the Province of Namur, arrived at Brussels in the evening. It is supposed that after having seen the King to-day he will return to his province. We announce at the same time the arrival and the departure of M. d'Huart. It may be easily inferred from this that 111. d'Huart has thought that he could not accept the commission of reconstructing the Cabinet, offered him by his Majesty. This circumstance has been foreseen for some days. It seems that in the present state of things any attempt to effect a defi nitive reconstitution of the Ministry would only add to the existing embarrassments, instead of removing them. While the Chambers are not sitting, and in the midst of the fermen tation of people's minds, there is no clear indication of the spirit in which the Administration must be re-organised to preserve it in harmony with the majority. It is therefore the duty of the Ministers to remain in office for the present, only it is to be wished that the convocation of the Chambers may take place as soon as possible. In the sitting of the 14th inst., the Directing Committee of the railroad Company from Namur to Leige, proceeded to ap point definitively its officers and to fix their emoluments. Mr. G. Rennie was appointed chief engineer of the Com pany. Mr. G. Pinchbeck, as engineer, residing in Belgium, with two sub-engineers. Mr. Edward de Moor, as inspector of the lines of the Company, and Mr. W. Reynolds, as President and Director. The second instalment will be paid immediately, and the works commence simultaneously. THE HAGUE, JUNE 23. —ln the sitting of the Second Chamber to-day, the Budget of the Ways and Means for 1846 and 1847 was agreed to, by a majority of 38 to 13. BELGIAN FUNDS.—BavasELs, JUNE 24. Actual Debt, 2% per Cent Rothschild's Loan, Five per Cent ..... Loan of Thirty Millions, Four per Cent -...— Ditto Three per Cent .................. Ditto Thirty-seven Millions, ditt0...... Ditto, ditto, 1840 . . • •••• 10*;', Ditto, ditto, 1845 . Ditto of the City, 1832 •• • • • • • • • • ••• • .. 101 Ditto, 1843 .. Bank of Belgium ..... • . • • • • • • • • .. 640 —Brussels Papers. June 24. DUTCH FUNDS.—AmsTErtusx, JUNE 23. Money. Bills. Actual Debt, 2% per Cent .••••• • • • • • • 64 64% Bitto, 3 per Cent •••..••• .. • • • • 78 78% Ditto, 4 per Cent.. • • • • • • • • • • • • • 100% 1003] Amort Syndic, 4% per Cent . • • ..... • . 100 100)4 Ditto, 3% per Cent • • • • • • • • • • 93)4 94 Commercial Company, 4% per Cent • • 156 156 3 4 East India Loan, 4 per Cent.... .• •• • . 993‘. 100 Exchange on London, at sight ........ 12 fettii Two months... .... • • On Hamburgh, at sight Two months... • • 35 433( —Dutch Papers, June 24. AUSTRIAN FUNDS.—VIENNA, JUNE Is. 5 per Cent. Metalllques .......... .. 114% 4 per Cent. ditto. ••••• • • • • • • • ...... • • • • • 102% 3 per Cent. ditto. • .................. 78 Loan, 1834 Bank Shares . • Esterhazy's Loan . Zeitung, June 21. DEATH OF MR. SOMES, M.P. The report which prevailed last evening in the House of Commons of the death of this extensive shipowner, we regret to state, is unfortunately confirmed. He expired suddenly yes terday, at his residence in the Bow-road, Whitechapel. His death has caused a great sensation in the eastern part of the metropolis, upon the river, in the City, and upon 'Change, where it was almost the sole topic of conversation. The de ceased gentleman was at the head of the shipping interest of the Port of London, and his vessels at the present time are in all parts of the world. Mr. Some. was of humble origin, and by his industry and perseverance amassed considerable wealth. His father was a waterman and lighterman, and he intended his son for the same profession, and he was actually bound at Watermen's Hall, but subsequently abandoned the oars and sculls for a more lucrative business. Mr. Somes's fleet has been a nursery for good seamen, and every captain in his em ploy originally entered his service as an apprentice, and under his fostering care gradually worked his way up to commander. He was a kind and benevolent master, and was universally respected. On Tuesday morning he left his residence for the purpose of attending a Railway Committee of the House of Commons. He then appeared in excellent health and spirits, and a few minutes before he left home was transacting business with Mr. Symons, chief clerk of the Thames Police-court. About ten o'clock he was seized with illness in one of the committee rooms of the House of Commons, and medical assistance was called in. He was conveyed to his own residence with all possible expedition, where he died yesterday morning. The death of Mr. Somes has caused a vacancy in the representa tion of Dartmouth. Mr. Somes was also chairman of the New Zealand Company, whose affairs have been lately the sub ject of discussion in the House of Commons. It is rumoured that Mr. Somes has left property to the amount of two millions sterling. THE GAUGES. (From the Times.) The vast importance of the motion, made last night by Mr. Cobden, for a Commission to inquireinto the expediency of an uniform gauge on all railways may, in some degree, be estimated by considering the extent of lines already laid down and projected, the enormous expense incurred and in tended, and the certainty that the whole kingdom will in time be striped and laced with iron. That it would be de sirable to avoid the impediments that would arise from " breaks," or changes from one gauge to a different one in the same journey, we have not found any one to deny, although there has been found one to question whether the evil would be so great as we, and most with us, think it would be. But we must bear in mind that gentleman speaks under a consi derable amount of bias ; he has constructed a most important railway on a plan differing from all others, and he now makes it his business to uphold that plan, and prevent its being made to give way to the plan that preponderates, by endea vouring to show that the two can exist very well together. He says, therefore, that he could readily transfer the cargo of a whole train to a line of a differrnt gauge in a minute and a half. Even if he could do this, it would be much better to be spared the trouble ; but we feel that we are not bound implicitly to rely on all the calcula tions of the projector of the Menai tube. Independently of the principal advantage of having all carriages equally ap plicable to all railways, and so avoiding stoppages and the moving and shifting of luggage, the benefit of uniformity would be felt on railways in their statistics, such as the cal culations of excavating them, &c. In all the mechanical arts uniformity is adhered to, except where there are some strong reasons to justify a deviation. Mr. Cobden's motion embraces three points,—First, as to an uniform gauge to be secured in all fidure railways ; second, as to the practica bility of bringing all railways already constructed or in pro gress into one gauge ; and third, as to the mode of obviating the evil of the continuance of different gauges. The first proposition is not only the one of the most consequence, but in effect it disposes of the other two ; for, if it should be conceded, and if all future railways should be made on either the broad gauge or on the narrow gauge, the one which would then remain as a mere case of exception would ulti mately be compelled to conform. Mr. Cobden sayseither the broad or the narrow would do very well, either 7 feet or 4 feet 8 inches and a-half ; Mr. Shaw is for the Irish medium of 5 feet 3 inches ; possibly, 6 feet might be as good as any. But the matter is not resintogra ; a very great quantity of railway has been made, ofexpense has been curred ; and, therettort if Mr. CQbden is right in saying either would do vett *ill, it would follow that the adoption of a new system, discarding both, would sacrifice all that would do very well. The question, then, naturally arises, how to attain unlftittity with the smallest sacrifice of that which will do very well ; and here the narrow gauge has many advantages over its rival, and many arguments in its favour. In the first place, it already, in length of line, exceeds the broad gauge four-fold. Then, it is less expensive in its construction throughout, especially in trying situations, such as tunnels and bridges. The fact of its being so much more employed is a proof how much this consideration operates. Moreover, as the great dog could go through the great hole only, but the little dog could go through the great hole and the little hole both, the narrow gauge could be laid down on lines constructed for the broad gauge, but the broad gauge could not be applied to lines made only tiir the narrow gauge without new embanking, new cutting, new bridges, new tunnels. Why >iir G. Clerk should declare it -to be absolutely impracticable anti impossible to alter the gauge we cannot guess, and he (Iota; not say. The argument offered on behalf of the broad gauge, to show that, if uniformity is to be insisted on, the preference should be given to the width of seven feet, is that it is safer. The return of accidents, however, does not confirm this view ; and, moreover of the accidents that have occurred a great majority have arisen from causes unconnected with the breadth of gauge, such as the falling in of embankments, and the running of one train or engine against another. On all these points the attention of the Commission will be be stowed, we doubt not, as " laboriously" as Mr. Shaw can de sire, and we rejoice that Mr. Cobden asked for, and that the Government agreed to, a Commission out of the House, rather than a Committee of Members in the House. Much will depend on the judicious selection of this body, which should comprise men of science and philosophy as well as practical engineers; for this is nut like a mere question of section or of gradient, it is one on which Ilerschell or Bab babe might assist Cubitt or Stephenson. IRELAND. DUBLIN, JUNE 24.—The Roman Catholic prelates assem bit d this day at Maynooth College, to consider the arrange ments rendered necessary by the increase of the grant, and the altered circumstances of the institution. A Mayneoth corre spondent of the Freeman's Journal states that the delibera tions of the prelates will probably embrace the following sub- " I. The indispensable arrangements consequent upon the altered circumstances of the College under the new endow ment which it has pleased our rulers to bestow upon this im portant national institution. _ _ _ " 2. What will be done with the present College—will it be enlarged or abandoned , and a new one erected? .. _. .... "3. The consideration of the Academical Education Bill, and the demeanour of the Ministry towards the prelates, as evinced in dealing with their memorial. " The whole of the Catholic visitors will be present, with perhaps the exception of the Earl of Fingal, who is on the Continent, and the Earl of Kenmare, who, I have been in formed, is in England. Mr. Corballis will attend, so also will Mr. Strong Hussey and Sir Patrick Bellew. Lord Ffrench arrived to -day in company with the Archbishop of Tuam and the Bishop of Elphin. " There is one matter connected with the arrangements consequent on the endowment which will demand much con sideration. At present, there are several students in the in stitution who are maintained by bourses founded by pious donors, the selection of appointees to which vests in the bishops of the respective dioceses of which the founders were spiritual subjects. These bourses have been established on the same basis] as regards pension with the rate hitherto exist ing under the limited Government grant. They do not, we believe, much exceed 201. a year. " At present, there are upon an annual average in thecollege 440 students of all classes; under the new arrangement, pro vision will be made for 500. There will, therefore, be in future upon the Government foundation alone, a larger number of students than there are at present maintained by the Govern ment grant, together with the boursers from the several dioceses. Henceforward, those bourses will not be adequate to maintain the parties presented, without eking them out by pensions, and it is tolerably evident that, under those circum stances, few will be anxious to obtain presentations. How, therefore, will those bourses be disposed of?" BRITISH ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF SCIENCE. CA11211.1134E, Juxr 23.—The soiree in the Senate House, last night was very numerously attended. Among the dis tinguished persons present were the Marquis of Northampton, Earl Fitzwilliam, Sir David Brewster, Sir Charles Schomburck, &c. &c. Professor Faraday, who had arrived the day before, explained towards the close of the evening the principles of the electrifying-machine, and much amusement was excited by the various groups of ladies and gentlemen who ventured to test its effects. Even on those who experienced the shock it seemed to have very nearly the powers of the laughing gas also. One of the best attended sections to-day was the Ethnolo gical, at which the Anglo-Saxon scholar, Mr. John Kemble, of Trinity, and the Rev. Rowland Williams, of King',, held forth on the characteristics of the Celts and Saxons. The former was of opinion that the Saxons had settlements on the coast long hefore the period generally ascribed by our history to the Saxon invasion, and he pointed out circumstances which led him to believe that there were Teutons in Britain before the Roman conquest. Mr. Williams, during the course of some Ethnolo gical remarks, entered into an interesting disquisition upon the local and hereditary difference of complexion in Great Britain. His remarks concerning the colour of the hair as a charac teristic were very entertaining, and listened to with great attention. It used to be thought that the colour of the hair was of no more value than to po'nt a compliment to beauty, or afford a subject for the lover's sonnet. It helped now in an investigating age, to form moral and physical deductions con nected with the human race. Speaking of the hair of the ancient Britons, he alluded to C.iar's description of its light colour, and glanced at passages in Martial and Ovid, in which the Roman ladies of a certain age were reminded of the fact of their borrowing the auburn locks of the Celts to repair the ravages of time. The Rev. Speaker then traced the migra tions of the Celts on the map of the world, commencing from the ZShores of the Caspian, east and west, through Europe and through India, to the borders of China, pointing out where they had advanced and succeeded, and where they had been defeated and driven back. There was this particular feature about their migrations, that they advanced in two bodies at different periods of time, and these bodies were not, although not very dissimilar, similar, as the Persian and Mede, the Latin and the Greek, and the High and the Low German, were akin yet different. Sir ROBERT SCHOMBURCK read an elaborate paper on the Indians of Guiana, some of whose superstitions were of 'an extraordinary character. The education of their priesthood in habits of the most wonderful austerity, gave them a great command ever the feelings of the respective tribes, and these priests laid claim to the power of expelling evil spirits, by which they said their followers were possessed when troubled with any species of disease. These Indians believed in a good spirit, but did not adore him, and in an evil one, whom they feared. The good spirit they believed had created men at first with tails, for their protection. When they became bad, he took away their tails, arid sent the mosquitoes for their punishment. It has been decided that the next meeting of the Associa tion shall be holden at Southampton, in September, 1846. Invitations had been received from Cheltenham, Norwich, and Oxford. Professor Murchison was elected President for 1846-47, and Colonel Sabine, General Secretary. PEDESTRIANISM EXTRAORDINARY.— On Tuesday last a youth, about twenty years of age, named George Frost, alias Snowy, yclept the " Suffolk Champion," performed the four following astonishing feats for a subscription purse, upon a measured piece of ground near the Crown Commercial Inn, at Dist, half a mile out and half a mile in, to the astonishment of several hundeds of spectators, viz.:- 1 mile in 4 minutes and 50 seconds, 2 miles in 10 minutes and 27 seconds, 3 miles in 16 minutes and 33 seconds, 4 miles in 22 minutes and 40 seconds, _ . Thus doing the 10 miles in 54 minutes and 30 seconds ! The above performances are considered unparalleled in the annals of local pedestrianism ; and if a metropolitan adventurer were to match himself against the youth, our correspondent asserts the probability is, he would, at its termination, look rather blue to find himself considerably in the rear of the " SOM.: Champion !" - • • MARTHA BRIXEY.—We are requested by the ma tron of Bethlem Hospital to state, that there is not a word of truth in the paragraph regarding Martha Brixey, which ap peared in our impression of Tuesday, eopied from a Morning raper. TROTTING MATCH FOR 201.—Yesterday the match between Mr. Barton's and Mr. Dean's horses, to trot in har ness two miles for 101. aside, came off on the Streatham-road. Mr. Dean's horse has acquired some celebrity for trotting, and was the favourite at starting. At the start I'lr. Barton's horse took the lead, which he continued, and covered the first mile in 3 minutes and 28 seconds ; at the termination of the next half mile he broke, and was pulled in. Mr. Dean then took the lead, which he maintained the remaining distance, and came in first by 150 yards. The two miles of road were accomplished by the winner in 6 minutes and 54 seconds. CONSOLIDATED TRETOIL MINING COMFANY.—A special meeting of the shareholders in this Company was held yesterday, at the offices, George-yard, Lombard-street, Mr. Thomas in the chair, when a report was read from the Directors, congratulating the shareholders on the improved prospects of the Company, and stating that, since the lath of February, the liabilities of the Company had been reduced from 2,418/. 18s. 6d. to 1,1911. 17s. 11d., towards meeting which there was 5291. 9s. 9d. in hand, and proposing that a further call of 10s. per share should be made. After some conversation the report was adopted, and resolutions for carrying it out were adopted, as was one that certain shares having been forfeited or relin quished by the original shareholders, the same be reissued, giving the present shareholders the option of taking them pro rata, at 1/. per share, includiug the 10s. call just made. Thanks being voted to the Chairman, the meeting separated. COURT CIRCULAR. The Queen and Prince Albert took their usual early walk yesterday, in the pleasure-grounds of Osborne House. Their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales, the Princess Royal, and the Princess Alice were taken an siring in an open carriage yesterday afternoon. Major-General Wemyss took his departure from Osborne House yesterday morning. At two o'clock yesterday afternoon, her Majesty and Prince Albert, accompanied by the Prince of Wales, Prince Alfred, the Princess Royal, and the Princess Alice, and attended by Lady Portman, Colonel Bowles, Mr. George E. Anson, and the Hon. Colonel Grey, left Osborne House, for town ; crossed in the royal yacht to Gosport; and thence were conveyed by a special train on the South-western Railway to the Nine Elms termi nus ; and afterwards proceeded to Buckingham Palace, where the royal party arrived at twenty-five minutes past six o'clock, escorted by a party of Light Dragoons. Her Majesty and Prince Albert, the Prince of Wales, the Princess Royal, and Lady Portman, were in the first carriage and four. Prince Alfred and the Princess Alice were in the next carriage and four ; and Colonel Bowles and the Hon. Colonel Grey were in a third carriage and four. Her Majesty and her Royal Consort were received at Buckingham Palace by the Lord Chamberlain, the Mas ter of the horse, the Vice-Chamberlain, Hon. Misses Liddell and Paget, Lord Rivers, Lord George Lennox, Mr. R. Ormsby Gore, and Major-General Sir Edward Bowater. Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, accompanied by the Princess Mary, arrived in town yesterday from their residence at Kew. The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, attended by Lady Augusta Cad ogan , h onoured the Earl and Countess of Kinnoul with their company at dinner yesterday, at their residence in Green -street. The Chevalier Bunsen, Prussian Minister, and the Spanish Minister, transacted business yesterday at the Foreign- office. Mr Dean .Chairman of the Customs, and Mr. John Wood, Chairman of the Excise, had interviews with the Chancellor of the Exchequer yesterday at his offic'el residence in Downing-street. The Ecclesiastical Commissioners for England ht.d meeting yesterday afternoon at the office in Whitehall place. There were present the Bishops of London, Bangor, and Ely, the Earl of Besborough, th e Ri g ht Hon. H. Hobhouse, the Right Hon. John Nicholls, and the Dean of Westminster. Dispatches from the Governor of Ceylon were re ceived yesterday at the Colonial-office. Dispatches from the Governor of Malta, and also from the Lord High Commissioner of the lonian Islands, were re ceived yesterday at the Colonial-office. Several paragraphs having appeared in the public journals stating that about a year ago two. women ser vants in the Palace, named Lindsay, were charged with stealing furniture from the royal residence and • ac quitted, and that subsequently a cabinet-maker, named Fletcher, was accused of the theft, and that the furni ture then missed kad been discovered in the house of John Taylor, who now stands charged with stealing to quantity of silver plate from Buckingham Palace—we have authority to state that no part of the linen or fur niture which the Lindsays were charged with having stolen has been found in the house of Taylor, and that Fletcher never was accused or suspected of having stolen any articles of furniture v,hatever from the Palace. PARLIAMENTARY BUSINESS. NO 'ICES GIVEN AT THE PRIVATE BILL OFFICE. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 25. Committee on Group P of Railway Bills, adjourned till Tuesday, July 1, at twelve. Richmond (Surrey) Railway,—Third reading, Friday, June 27. Liverpool and Manchester Railway,--Third reading, Fri day, June 27. Great North of England (Clarence and Hartlepool Junc tion) Railway.—Third reading, Friday, June 27. Irish Great Western Railway (Dublin to Galway),—Re port, Fi iday, June 27. Scottish Midland Junction Railway,—Third reading, Fri day, June 27. North Union and Ribble Navigation Branch Railway,— Third reading, Friday, June 27. Newry and Enniskillen Railway,—Third reading, Friday, June 27. Epping Railway,—Committee OR Bill, Thursday, July 3, at t welve. Birmingham and Gloucester Railway (Gloucester Exten sion, Stoke Branch, and Midland Railways Junction),—Third reading, Friday, June 27. Great Western Railway (Ireland) (Dublin to Mullingar and Athlone),—Third reading, Friday, June 27. London and South Western Railway (No. 2),—Tlaird read irg. Friday, June 27. Newport and Pontyp .ol Railway,—Third reading, Friday, June 27. Mr. Greene,—Further consideration of the report on rail via) MIL (At the time of crivate business) (deferred till Tuesday, July 1.) Lord Granville Somerset,—Resolutions to be proposed as an amendment to Mr. Greene's motion : I. That privileges in regard to the deposit of plans, to the giving of notices, and to applications to owners, lessees, and others, shall be granted to parties promoting railway Bills in this session of Parliament, which Bills shall, through want of time, and without negligence on the part of the promoters thereof, not receive the consideration of both Houses of .Par. 'lament. 2. That these privileges shall not be extended to parties whose Bills shall not have been reported to the House, and their several reports taken into consideration and sanctioned by the House, unless on the recommendation of the Committee on the group of Bills to which the said Bills belong. 3. That each Committee on a group of Bills may report to the House, for its favourable consideration, the Bills, if any, which they may not have been able to consider, but which the parties have been prepated to proceed with. 4. That, in regard to Bills so recommended by a Committee. the House will, in this session of Parliament, decide whether they shall be permitted to enjoy the privileges aforesaid. 5. lhat parties wishing to re-introduce railway Bills, privi leged under such conditions, and exempted as aforesaid from the depositing of plans, and from the giving of notices and making applications Out which Bills, and the lines intended to be sane' ioned by them, shall be in every respect the same as the Bills which have passed in this session a second reading), shall give notice by advertisement for six successive weeks iu the months of November and December next, in the Loadou, Ed/Bien-ph, or Dablilt Gazelle, as the case mac be, and in the local paper or papers which may be usually is circulation in the pari-11 or parishes through which the line of railway is propeeed to pass, and such newspaper notices shall have the same effect. and no other, as the ordinary notices given to indi. victuals or otherwise have, in respect to the promoters of ttte. Bill, and all other persons. 6. That parties propo ing to re-introduce such Bills, privi leged and exempted generally as aforesaid, but which Bills shall propose alterations in the line or construction of the rail way, or in th e datum line, or in the sections, or in any other respect whatever, shall give the notices, and make and deposit the plant, and comply in every way with the ordinary standing orders, so far as the variation extends, and for 1,000 yards beyond the extent of the variation in each direction. 7. That facilities ought to be afforded in the next session of Parliament by this House to all such Bills in their progress through this House. 8. That petitions for such Bills, whets re-introduced to the House, shall be referred to the Committee on petitions, which may sit on the fourth clear day after the presentation of the petition, provided seven clear days shall have elapsed between the first day of the session and the meeting of such Committee ; that the Committee on petitions shall ascertain and report to the House, how far the parties promoting each such Bill have complied with the conditions aforesaid. 9. That, in cases where the Committee on Petitions shall report a non-compliance on tie part of the promoters of a Bill (which they seek to introduce as a privileged Bill) with the conditions anti provisions herein contained, the report of the Committee on Petitions shall be referred to the Stand ing Orders Committee, and the Standing Orders Committee shall suggest to the House the course which they think it will be moat expedient to adopt in regard to such Bill. 10. That, in cases wherein the report shall state a compliance therewith, the Bill may be introduced forthwith, and the se cond reading of the Bill may take place on the day following the report. 11. 'Chat parties promoting such privileged Bills shall not be exempted from th e necessity of making th e d e p os it of five per petitions shall sati s fy th emse l ves cent. l2. in Thatt he t o h r e d i Co n a r m y m m i t a t n e n e e r. n that an adequate subscription contract, binding in the usual way the subscribers to the undertaking, has been entered Into, and is valid at the time when the Bill is su b m i tte d to them for consideration. 13. That where no petition against such re•introduced Bill, or parts thereof, shall have been presented, the Committee 'cm the Bill may sit on the third clear day after the second reading of the Bill. 14. That where a petition has been presented against a Bill, or any parts thereof, seven clear days shall elapse between the second reading of the Bill and the sitting of the Committee. 15. That to the Committee on the Bill shall be referred any evidence taken in the present session for or against it ; but that the promoters may offer other evidence, if they shall so think fit ; and petitioners against the Bill in the nest session shall enjoy the same rights, in regard to evidence, which they would enjoy were the Bill not privileged. 16. That the reports of such Bills may be taken into consi deration on any day of the sitting of the House, provided 24 hours' notice thereof shall be given to the Private Bill Office, and shall appear in the votes. __ 17. Thit . , presuming the House will adopt in the ensuing session the same mode of nominating and of constituting Com mittees on railway Bills which has been established this session, the same Members who have composed the Committee on each such Bill in this session, shall, so far as is practicable, compose the Committees to whom the re-introduced Bills shall be re spectively referred.—( At the time of private business) (de ferred till Tuesday, July 1). RAILWAY BILLS. The following is the report from the Select Committee sp. pointed to inquire into the state and progress of the several railway Bills now before Parliament, and to consider and re port their opinion as to what measures should be adopted by the Mouse, in order to facilitate the re introduction, and to pre vent expense and delay in the progress through Parliament in the next session, of such railway Bills as it may be found im possible to pus into laws from want of time for their proper in vett.gation during the present session : Ilesolved,—'l hat in order to prevent expense and delay in the progress through Parliament in the next session of such railway Bills as it may be found impossible to pass into laws, front want of time for their proper investigation during the present session, it is desirable that a Bill should be pas►ed tR prevent the proceedings on such Bills being discontinued by a prorogation of Parliament. Resolved,—That this privilege shall be extended to such Bills only as shall have been reported to the House and ordered to be engrossed. Jane 20, 1845. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. ROUSE OF COMMONS, June 25. STATUTE-LABOUR (SCOTLAND) BILL. Mr. GIBSON CRAIG rose to address the House, but from the excessive noise in the House, and the low tone of the lion. Member, his remarks were wholly inaudible in the gallery. Several other clauses, with some verbal amendmeata suggested by Mr. SMOLLETT and Mr. EDWARD ELucs, jun., were agreed to. Mr. EDWARD ELLICE, jun., moved an amend ment, that servants should be altogether exempted from the tax, and that the clause affecting them should be struck out. Mr. I'. MAXWELL STEWART agreed with the Hon. Member for St. Andrew's. He thought that the Bill did not go far enough. He could not understand why servants should be subjected to a contribution at all. He should, therefore, gladly support the amend ment for their exemption. Mr. LOCKHART said it was an important subject, which required great consideration. He had not yet made up his mind on the subject, and would recommend postponement. Mr. EDWARD ELLICE, jun., then withdrew his amendment, as it appeared to him the House were not a n the willing to entertain it. The other clauses were then agreed to, was brought d p passed ,rhe H th o r u ou se gh re C su o m m ed mi , t a te n . d the Report end agreed to. DOG STEALING On the motion that the House gBILL. this Bill, o into Committee oa. Mr. DAVID DUNDAS objected to that portion of it which made the offence of stealing such an article as a dog punishable by transportation for seven years. H e was of opinion that the present law was sufficient' y strong for the punishment of such offenders, if magis trates would b u t carry it out in full force. By the stet. section of the Act of George 11., magistrates were eta._ cowered to inflict a fine of 201. on a person convicted Ac magistrates might grant a warrant stealing a dog. By the 63d section of the authority to search for a dog which ha d n. arrant, and when gre Mr. at di ffi culty in obtaining a searc h giving bee s s i: o rn le parse c L a E rr Y yjn h g ad it informed w that There was obtained, of Sir .JAMES transportation would require their punish ableDd i.y seven years' words before the House "ilA iiA wished to say the Bill. a few wentin o t f o C s t o e ru al V g te a ee d o o n The clause making the offenceg o tb n. at an i d n L t e h a e rn la %d ,, M a e s m n b o e w r (Mr. D. Dundes) must great anomalies.—(Laughter.) person a dministered, there were fie was credibly informed that in a case o f a per The ad serious consideration.