The Sun. — London, England, 1845-05-09 00:00:00

rk' ()t. i • F!t:the SECONDARIES.-( IS DAY.) (Before Mr. Secondary James.) BROWNING V. CLARKSON. This was an action to recover 121., the amount of a b:11 of cx. change, of which the defendant was the drawer. The defendant pleaded payment of 91. on account, and 3/. 10s. into Court. To prove the payment two witnesses were called, who stated that they were present when 91. we' paid to plaintiff, who re marked, "This is not business alter a bill being over due a month. I ought to have the whole of the 12/. Mr. CHARNOCK, for the plaintiff, said he did not deny the re ceipt of the 91, nor that It was originally paid on account of the 121. bill, although the plaintiff had discounted several others for the defendant ; but should prove that the latter requested him to bring an action against the acceptor, and that the defendant said that the amount paid might be appropriated towards the costs of the action. Mr. Dennithorn was called, and proved that he paid the 91. on account of defendant, whom he afterwards accompanied to the plaintiff's. Defendant said he should like to gi►e Childs (the cc- ceptor) a turn, and if plaintiff would bring the action he would see him clear. Defendant afterwards went again and said he had no money, but plaintiff had better go on, and he . wouldsend two carts as a security for another bill coming due. NVildam Bull, clerk to plaintiff's attorney, proved the service of the writ on defendant. Defendant then said, " I was never served with a writ in my life before. I intended to pay him, but now he shall never have a farthing." Defendant ordered the action against Childs to be stopped. Mr. THOMAS contended that this evidence did not prove any direction to appropriate the money to costs. The UNDER-SHERIFF said, that if the money was originally paid en the bill, there must be an express direction:or permission to apply it to any other purpose. An action might be recovered for costs incurred at the request of defendant, who ought to pay. Mr. CLARKSON considered that where an action was brought on behalf of another on a bill of exchange, a written guarantee was requisite to secure costs, hut hero the money was the security. The Jury gave a verdict for defendant. (LEFT SITTING.) Group X. The LONDON AND YORK RAILWAY. I,l:Cotonaittec reassimblcd at twelve o'clock, and proceeded the considerati o n o f thi s sc h eme. Pitman handed in a ta'ile of the traffic along the line be. tw ce ,"'Huntingdon and Lcndom He had compiled this tab'e from "1, w hich had hee nma d e t o hi m by the witnesses who had been °I travel •Xamined befor e the Committee. He had estimated th a t th e cos t m , had e „""g bY coach was :3d. per mile for each passenger. He 4„nated Chu income of the railway between Huntink,don and frtin all sources except coal at 242,3801. per annum. • inr. e ra s ed a miller ere : cap was called to prove that the • n '' ° Posed would be a gre: vantage to that town and Grantham. 71iie c o Group V. Co l • rnral• tai. thia troop, co isistlng of the Ch a i rman , Th e held r , 13 ", Mr. Hope Johnston;' Mr. Darks. Sir John Rae , ;" 4,1 Sir Norreys, met at tw e l ve o ' c l oc k thi s morn. " Proceedt d to take evidence on the part of the opponents of lh NOTTINGHAM AND LINCOLN LINE. he e fir st witnes s c a ll e d was Mr. Itastrick, civil engineer, and krilitu,'cd that another line ini;lit be adopted at an increasLd cx. iev o, ' w hich W ou ld obvjate the necessity of the Flood.road at a Is" Ile should cross by either of two In( deg, by taking the rail. ; °Ter the road, nr the road over the railway. There were no egriZrel.t engineering difficulties to be overcome. 'I here would 4iii re to bra gradient of one in a hundred for above a quarter of AhPssaeY order to cross t h e road, and an equal gradient would be tlc ty on the other side. This would occasion no gt diflL. exec Pting, as he had a l rea dy s t a t e d , on the score of r meaoney. withT che (Gro the „ oreraittee re ascembled up at ß.) the usual hour this morning, landho ders opposition to the k Nit% "Ah t " WEST RIDING LINE. v"N appeared on beliait of a Dr. Listor, the heir ap. Presque to Shl ...ey Hall, an anc i ent an d romant i c mansion in a pic 'go, IL ' t iter , about a mile anti a half from Halifax. The es t p t , i ' od 'e Learned Counsel stated, had been in the same family for 4(1 Deco upwards of 200 years, aid it was desired by the owner the w e : t i Pier that it should remain so. The course, however, of &In a , 1 ,.. d ',Wing Company would totally destroy it, and Dr. tv,d, therefore, petitioned Parliament against the line. the L eo "! having been adduced to substantiate the statement of Counsel, tht o ccu,, u ' a I _ 4 Nbria addressed the Committe e on b e h a lf o f th e pre "siker. of Shipley H a ll, a l a dy name d Miss Mary Ann qtr " kt " , is, unf or t unately, a lunatic. W °WL Es appeared f or severa l pe ti t i oners aga i nst ho le i,ro T HE WEST YORKSHIRE LINES , NBof t h e rtY would be interf ere d w ith or d es t roye d b y th e pro line. Group N. Rothe WEST CORNWALL RAILWAY. ',sere. assembling of the Committee. Mr. AUSTIN replied to the Pert , Made by Mr Sma:e yesterday, who objected, on the triti4tbe Rev, Mr. Mihet, to a small branch running from the i rtiel d : ri e e . to a Place called . Carnsew wharf, which, it Wail argued, 'r, e e eeo r tn _UslY injure his property, and that there wart ample rail. The c ,:a . ion at the present moment. . . step erinnittee suggested that an understanding might be made Mr. Millett and the Company. ri nd th ,nuch discussion, however, no arrangement was come to,. at" tell abjection was deferred until the Committee have tertni- Ni t krelr . investigation of the main line. It was then stated Ilni ilitht . ts .l.4lba s's oppoeition to the Bill had not been withdrawn, Il e ..'44,4t beets surmised from Ant occurred yesterday. 440,.... etaesetev, the Chairman said ho was labourin under the 4( tlee t h 'b, trona whoa , had taken , place, that the matter g had been kr. Itelween the p art i es. ' 4 nr,,, ow' said an arrangement had not been come to, though a lii.,ebee bed taken place 'fleet ht4taciran informed the Committee that an amicable . arrange. the sd bee n le . rstl ee . I I collie to between Lord Vivian therefore, would be ' and the projectors of titira wn Yiat i i , d that his opposition to the Bill, Us effect an are t a t° errie e ,' s-aptain Moorsom had endeavo ,r e et t...' on the part of the company with Mr. T . hom . as, with re. °e '',_ the alte rationthe proposed line, an that it might not run ile h his of perty, hut he h a .l /fel in coming to kl er „ Prol been UtigLICCeS NI, .candm_ bierNtAa . rho A LLAY said (addressing Mr. Rowe, e e,otraas), it would be satisfactory to know that Mr. Thomas who appeared for NI,. br_!fussal a reasona'sle offer. sd,, , ''''ws said he was Instructed to say that no offer had been TN .............211N(Les• rTIG.) E 43 C ALED v e k. Group DD. 4 '. AND GLASGOW, DUMFRIES, AND Th e c . CARLISLE RAILWAYS %A ° rnltiltte Let, a er m ew _ . 01117 tl 0 "'assembled at the usual hour this morning, and re he m •, With the further consideration of the Bills teirt'teedi irk getmlerrnalel" le r .. te l • ALg o , co ed by examining Mr. Pare, who had been hii..- ,, able,, „ e ~ Y superintending the kri ; ys , and et , said he had been for a long .inpro. get t t i i i n n g e engaged uiof t o h t e t ti,,, it tabl e , n al had considerable experience °I. traffie for various lines. Ills atten- Zkle,;47, first c a l led to the route whi the Caledonian 1 si te b , Mr, sithe:_, Onwards of three years gos h a . lie had engaged tel ;'t lo ealit 7 , and other gentlemen, well-acquainted with the d i i n f. ov ri Y a s to th.,,thratigh which the line passed, to make es e it ry hi; e , i hehad ,Lraffic, and from their observations, together w h i l 4;4:Crimea isePared the tables now before the Committee. He , bad e f . h, t esel tsor liOtlarld during a month at two several times to %err y *lllllt,t!''facte is researches. In order to get at the probable amount ar ll ~., 4 pri is gooda to be expected, he had made acquaintance k,,il4isley,°:.,'lTl.intan.ufacturers in . Edinburgh, Leith, Glasgow, rie test} s im . 1 , , Z i quired as to their traffic north ins pal te st} ' ile e, ~ W ee. Ile also visited the other principa o rrr„ a ' Aropeierd made every inquiry as to the coach traffic from h i,,,, t ~f th_eernrns made to the Ne e 'Nal _ cr s arid others, and substantiated this information Stamp.offiee. lie got his ac -1,54,4 Nesro'4l, Leber of goods exported and imported from the siel' e '. he eh ., - fb, atLeith Glasgow, and Dundee. For thernineral lit s ,' ri ake t-e,-"looYeil severs'l eminent ' engineers to inspect the mines tr,;,,*(el le.: neeeesary inquiriei. The agricultural tables were ts k ,'! fseto_rrr actUal experience, and front information . derived e t g et,. iv"! farmers, and others acquainted with agricultural tte tp t riq e r• Pare then went minutely into . the details t leri, R l ee *neeted along the proposed line. The , 4 , s d fe e , - ,1 414 are a , f o ll ow ,___The income to be til,1:1/3.79_. Passengers of all classes by _ land amounted to I's „. r) ri r ah , a'. Which being doubled, according to Parliamentary re SetsN ) alfairs, would yield a sum of 64,896/. 7s. ed. I and other sea vessels realised a sum ac t • 11 5 • , o ei „ seen* , • 3 d., but this amount had not beets doubled, as rthtiey: evieolie444oyrinheatnhyer ,the steam-vessels now sailing to and fro TbeNcr, by Present.' a , s T en h g t ers to ss ta e l n ;tie railway was made as amount expected from 0% 4 4 '41 : every means of conveyance was 85,7081. 18s. 9d. '' lol,eld'enue which would be realised from the conveyance of, e p ee 2 .i eh :Mount to 140 ,304/. 19s. `2ld. The gross total in ' 4 ` , 01 21 °Uld result from these items would yield the sum r. • 7 heel lisi ed, l I % I I id, lit' 4 A ds the of the Garthsherrie iron -works, near Old Monk set, tie e ,, es lo I, examined. There were fifty six iron ma_ 'N at ! ee the Airdrie and its neighbourhood, which pro i,kn,P ofilea‘! average, SO% Pit thousand tons weekly. The It).----411,,4 "tone consumed weekly in its manufacture was 3,750 kir k It of "Ed was principally obtained from a place called Bed hot e1 0e,,, , b p of the best quality, but sufficiently good for the 1'1, 4 c s ' a ce o 4 We,.ttelch..l3 iron. The reason ' why the best limestone was tie esiat, euse the carriage at present was too expensive. ik 'itil e . 4 ', bere, ° „ r , 4 of limestone were obtained from Netherwood News'iliere,-, and were extensively used in building and agri -14111,('Z. The quantity brought weekly from these L'd • kb - -v took ........._..______- ~Tlov wr , t he },,* C 0 '‘dieltliiTEß and IiIIIIIIINGHAM RAILWAY. Nlt 'n. . "litt " r esumed Ld a y at twelve o'clock, Mr. Shaw in -eras .ell\b'oer ,f,i - I, 'tie: 'stri t ' qer eester examined by Mr. Horn.—The traffic I: SPr L so ,, d ,P:t 1‘ ,,.. * : terY co nsiderable. The greater portion of the i l l a tr, 'ile 1, 4- ' 4 ' of the cistrict . went north towards Birming. k'trs;eliderraci„Prti°o might be two parts out of three. There ' , it!, kallieek;`e traffic in hops, but it was rather uncertain. i t tr k tie ee rh et teh la e great traffic in fruit, vegetables, and wool, for g e i t " , ke . 4n ge, Were received var:ous manufactured goods, tNe"; Fst ', Of itil considered the narrow gauge would best serve t.ileeaere e ery e district. The Great Western party in Wor. ',met " 10 05, and highly respectable. They were a de eiel,°:hise t 4e rd The Great Western party had a very able lawyer k ,ttr ikt 'te .So th a ' t an d they had likewise the advantage of superior i'tieet ' e ian,i am t hey had bean able to carry public meetings. t t k 'll h",t lila c ,'" b Y 3.1 r. Sergeant KlNOLAlLE—Droittvich was an 4i, 44 rr e ' 4, N. af ' Tc ab d tr . red a great amount of coal principally derived ,41 f4 i' t t h h orth wa r r d d '_hlre. In the passengers of which h . e spoke th ' : l llh, to i e pu ree o :. a.number of them no doubt went to Burning hlb doe. . e .„ ' going to Loudon by the London and Mr. (et d oe. .e.„ nat route at • re convenient one presem was , a MO :C444, Cheltenham 1 1 O w „, 1 11i ncd ~ _ , and the Gri at Western. ii.; k e „ w ore e . t.‘. .. 3 ) 1,1. r. CocaBURN, who appeared for the Corp°. 0 " r e 'et th at '' against the Bill, as far es it effected that city. I ,:es th ' :ersed the to a considerable extent the proposed „, r ly Propeet P r operty of the Corporation. It was carried ',e risi eted YbY a raised viaduct of e 3 feet high. The pro /%'teee roesidiLri_nciPally of houses of an - inferior character, and , it Itol lin, ‘,11,1e damage would he done to it. The Great ,11,,,.e:sitt,"'s 110 liable to the ame objection. rt e . Nit ~,,---Lhe houses were` inhabited by a very poor popu ,,, kt, 'y d ' ul d be an advantage to the cit •if many of them sie,at:t,,,e, IN:eaisis al.preserit the locality Wlis very unhealthy. 1 ,1 1 r) 'ofh o , ' "01,-Merehant, of Worcester, exernined— The r e , te e , Is rais e d e IL el th • l a , a the district was 17,000 pockets, or about e, ey _ ••chtlo n t • t,, , th i - - , md. o this were received about 4,900 pockets ti r , . 4 l ) l 7 ,,!! e aterp rn ro a _ r _ i r e . r . • S,tne times the crop failed there, and 1 ,.751 ar, ;11, 4 1 1y „ . I , t tton was received from London. The hops t : s nt. try c0 ,,,7 0 she north. The seed trade of the district ;ye eat.'l.lll, I;',sier.ible. His own trade was about 1,200 tons )ser: i t': * lei :: e ln f a t t h e,ei : not prepared to give an opinion oc the rela ibii'„gbt te he gauge, he considered the change of ear was elicited in the cross-examination of this t: ‘ , 11 ,, r• ,/, se_. -tee. ~ rt e ` , O . \Nan t r eit . ex aenih_ , carrier, and a member of the Worcester Town ili,h!.:,::..e.,:iet:htte%,:iart:ea:::::i.Gmgelsribaniteyt,agir,:,y;:i.tinl l d thethe there w carriersasa growingo f feeling w enriedi,ne k, - Dth was ea „ , ar direction. Hope, but no question being put to l 'r: lti h ItYR N Said l el'" "' 41 1 (I N), 0 ,, t'nderto he wished to ask the witness a question or It,,,kt b ''ut t, ~° d he was from Droltwich. In answer to the rk , oi , • 'urn, eh; . t,,,, et , w ich . s witness stated that the annual make of 'tit les ')°b th I,,e ‘‘ . a , s 80,000 tons, which was sent to the London Ner a i, '1", the West of England, and the midlard ' 7 ' The Coal treed in looking the salt was derived S. RAILIVAIT COM 311rfTEES front South Staffordshire. He thought the Great Western scheme would be the best of the two, providing that a narrow guage (THIS DA Y.) was run parallel with the broad gauge. A connexion was wanted with the broad gauge to the south and west, and the Group Q. i narrow gauge to the north. Mr. G. Smith, market-garde n er a t E v e s h am , sa id th ere were 10 TI this gCroorn up mittee for the con s id era ti on o f th e ra il ways compr i se d about six hundred acres o f gar d en . groun d a t Evesham, the pro. Ch ester) ; Sir """einhied at eleven o'clock this day. Present, duce of which w as a b ou t f our th ousan d fi ve h undred tons, M r. Sotheron (N ort h Wiltshire), Chairman ; Mr. B. Escott ( Wm. Their chief markets were Birmingh am an d Li verpoo l . F ru i t was Thomas Colebrook (Taunton) ; Viscount D u n ca n (Ba th); and M r . P osey ( Berkshire). apt to be damaged ve r y muc h if it h a d to b e c h ange d from one Nortrui WALES RAILWAY. ! i waggon to anoth e r i n it s p rogress t o it s d est i nat i on. - Nl r. CALTERT, c ounse l f or the promoters of this line, having an ' Mr. Richard Gr ea v es , a res id en t o f S trat f ord-upon-Avon, exa an bo unced to th e C omm i ttee that he was happy to inform them mined—There was an extensive coal tr a d e i n th a t ne i g hb our h ood. 'linkabl e arrangement had been come to between him and Sir About 45,000 or 30,000 to ns went through his hands annually. 1 Walter Rid dle, the counsel for Mr. Wynne, who was the permis- e on:y fhe quantities of coal brought b i b s St ra tf or d was 45 , 00 0 tons, of "Pliositi on to the preamble, said he would proceed, with , which about 18,0011 tons were used in the town, th e res id ue went the 'kn , of the Committee to c.lll evidence for the purpose of proving into the surrounding country. Th e coa l s were b roug h t principally , th e preamble. from Smith Staffordshire, and the average price was from 14s. to I St. per ton. The carriage was Gs. Gd, per ton. The return _Mr. Philip Watkins, land-agent arid farmer, was then exa. traffic might be about 16,000 tons. They had a trade with London, "fled by Mr. HARDY , He deposed to the present , want ol in. tercourse for traffic by the district through which the line was Leicester, and other parts of the surrounding country. At present groceries from London cost in carriage about 2/. per ton. The , in ,l i ' a sst Which comprised thirtysix agricul urel parishes—that this broad gauge did not come anywhere near to Stratford. - st a " W aY "Woull afford the inhabitants the means of carrying /.. 4 ",Manganese, &e., to the manufacturing districts, and also i .„ , r i"ging coals from Flintshire at a considerably diminished °' from the present cost of carriage, anti that the jeli:ction wi th the Chester and Holyhead Railway would add greatly to th e benefits to be derived from it by that district. The under. tak ing s., was very acceptable to the inhabitants. ._ X, • William Portion, engineer, deposed that the railway was i'Leonestructed as that it could at any time be brought into corn. . oenexion with the Cheater and Holyhead Hire, anti the Nationsti,. at the other end of the line was to be in connexion with trarbour of Portelinllaen. 1r .,, . Jam es Spooner, engineer, was next exam i ne d as t o th e d e t a il s •me estimate He had gorse lato all the particulars of the to 1 Wor ks ' n ie constructed on the line, and h e cons id ere d th e es ti mate it ..a_ro u ple for the completion of the railway. eula i _r w B , rdon was again called and examined as to the cost of parti. a ..j ..4, : a rks on the line , lie gave similar evidence oir these points At :1 1 ' t witness, that the cost of tunnelling had been calculated d tra u b k i _h u cr yard, Tstid working expenses of the line would be eonsi- ' Niel' 40 per cent. on the proceeds of the traffic, I CLERKENWELL.-(THIS DAY.) Jane Milburne was charged with stealing some plate, the pro. perty of her employer, Mr. Augustus Ironmonger, of Mlddle.lane. Hornsey. The prisoner was employed as charwoman at the house about a fortnight ago. The plate was missed soon after her departure, and yesterday the prisoner was found pawning a silver spoon, in I.ling. ton, and given into cust')dy. Mr. Ironmonger identified the spoon as his property, and she was committed for trial. LAW INTELLIGENCE. BAIL COUI?7', May 8. 1 / 4 Sittings in Banco, before Mr. Justice COLERInox.) QUI TAM ACTIONS,-110BBS V. HARVEY. • Mr. PEACOCK said he was instructed, on behalf of the defendant, to move for a rule to show cause why the plaintiff should not give security for costs, and the proceedings be stayed in the meantime. He moved on the affidavits of Alexander Dobie, the defendant's attorney; of David Smith, of Edinburgh, writer to the Signet ; and of Augustus George Lyon, clerk to Mr. Dobie, who stated that this action was brought by the plaintiff against the defendant, to recover penalties from the Globe news. paper, by virtue of the 6th and 7th Wm. IV., entitled," An Act to prevent the advertising of foreign and other illegal lotteries.'' The affidavit of Mr. Dobie stated, that the declaration in the cause con tamed 73 counts, each claiming a distinct penalty, amounting In the whole to 3,6501. was delivered to the deponent about the 28th of April last—that the plaintiff had served several processes in a similar form against John George Chapman, John Ebenezer Eve, Charles Baldwin, Murdo Young, Thomas Payne, Charles Reynell, Miller, Innett, and others, but had not yet declared therein. And David Smith in his affidavit stated that a similar action was brought under the said statute by the present plaintiff, which war; at present pending in the Court of Session of Scotland, against Thomas Allan and Co., and others, for whom deponent acted as attorney—that he applied to the Court of Session to compel the present plaintiff to give sect*. city for costs in that action, on the ground that the plaintiff was residing out of Scotland, and was then domiciled in England— that such application was opposed by the plaintiff on theground that he was then domiciled in Scotland, and that it was afterwards stated in his behalf that he was a Scotchman, a native ! of Brechin, where he was brought up, and served his apprentice. ship with Messrs. Speed and Nile, writers ; that he afterwards came to Edinburgh, and was employed as a writer by Mr. A. Ste venson, writer to the Signet; and Mr. NV. Muir, solicitor, in the Supreme Court for about five years, and that he was never out of Scotland till the 28th of September, 1844, when he sailed from Granton Pier, and that he arrived in London on Sept. 30, but that he never intended to reside in England ; that he was in no situation there, but was merely engaged in attending some private affairs of his own; that he did not anticipate being detained there but a very few days, and lived in furnished lodgings, taken and paid for from week to week. The same deponent also stated that the plaintiff was married on the 16th of March, 1843, to a daughter of Mr. Patrick Ilutchieson, a writer in Edinburgh; that he and his wife re sided at his mother-in-line's, and that they afterwards re. moved to Stockbridge, near Edinburgh ; that they afterwards went back to Mrs. Hutchinson's, where a considerable portion of their furniture still remained ; that they always had, and now had, a constant residence in Scotland—that on the 2d of March he re- turned to London. Mr. Smith also stated that such statement in writing GI the plaintiff was binding on the party on whose behalf it was made, according to the practice of the Court of Session, just as if the same had been aworn to according to the practice of the courts of England, and that the above statement was trueas he was informed and believed. Mr. Justice COLERIDGE—Take a rule. Mr. PEACOCK said he wanted to show that the permanent resi dence of the plaintiff was in Scotland, and that it was no answer to the application to say that he was in this country when the ac tion was commenced, unless the affidavit stated that he resided and intended to continue to reside in the country. Mr. Justice COLERIDGE—You may take a rule,' but without a stay of proceedings. Mr. Peacoce said he made the application for security for costs, and they had given the other party notice. Mr. Justice Col.ristime—You know you can have no stay of pro. ceedings on the last day of term. Mr. PEACOCK said that perhaps his Lordship would allow him to take the rule in this way—a rule to show cause why in the mean. time the proceedings should not be stayed, Mr. Justice COLERIDGE said he could not do that, or that would, in effect, be staying the proceedings altogether. They could only be stayed during the pendency of the rule. Mr. PEACOCK did not ask to make the pending a stay of pro. ceedings, but merely why security should not be given, and in the meantime proceedings stayed. Mr. Justice COLERIDGE—When cause is shown it becomes part of the rule, which upon the rule being made absolute the proceed ings should not be stayed. SHERIFFS' COURT, May 8. BMITII V. AUSTIN. (Continued from our Afternoon Edition of yesterday.) Mr. ROBINSON addressed the jury, denying that there was any engagement for regular services, but that the plaintiff had only been occasionally employed, and was paid at the thne or otherwise satisfied. The jury, after a short consultation, gave a 'verdict for the defendant. Mr. TimmAs Applied to have the writ retained, in order t• apply to the Court to set aside the verdict. The UNDER-SHERIFF said it had been entirely a queation for the jury, and he did not see that he could interfere. An application could, however, be roads to a judge. It certainly was a case he would aschst in if he could. HAMBURGH MAIL. KONINGSBURG, APRIL 23.—The accounts which stated that cargoes of arms, fur highly treasonable purposes, had been clandestin , y brought to Posen, seems to be explained by another statement. A servant of M. Von Lepski, a member of the Diet at Limskow, near Ostrowow, gave information that his master had in his house an immense depot of prohibited arms, and search was immediately made, and there was found the magazine of Oita arms of the Pius. sian landwertz, which the authorities had themselves deposited in the house of M. Von Lepski. ST. PETERSIIITRGII, Aran. 24.—Prince Alexander of Hesse, Major. General of the first division of Light Cavalry of the Guards, set out for Tiflis on the 20th of this month. VIENNA, APRIL 2S.—Count von Ugarde, Governor of Moravia and Austrian Silesia, died on the 25th of this month. HANOVER, MAT 4.—The young Princess of Salem died to.day, after severe sufferings. She was niece of his Majesty the King, who s much grieved at her loss. DEATII OF TIIE REV. DR. WELSH. —It is with sin cere regret we announce the eleath of this eminent gentleman, which took place at Drumfetk House, near Helensburgh, on Thursday evening. He was a man whose mental cultivaLion and intellectual stores were of no ordinary kind, and which eminently fitted him for the academical chair which he occupied, first in the University of Edinburgh, and latterly in the New College con nected with the Free Church.—Ayr Observer. MR. BALFE'S NEW OPERA, " THE ENCHANTRESS."- Mons. De St. Georges has arrived in town to superintend the re hearsals of this opera, the libretto of which he has written. Mr. Balfe seems to have been inspired by the beauty of the poetry, as he has been very fortunate in composing many melodies remarkable for their beauty and freshness of style. There are thirty pieces of music in the opera, ten of which are sung by the charming Anna Thillon. Many novel effects are introduced in the overture. The ',use en scene is worthy of a theatre royal, and the scenery is indeed splendid, Madame Anna Thillon changing her costume sevens times. SALE OF THE HUNTERS OF MR. FOLJAMBE.- Yeqerday a sale by auction took place at Messrs. Tattersall and Son's, Hyde-park.corner, of the stud of hunters well known to have run with the hounds of Mr. Foljambe, in Nottinghamshire, and who has given up hunting. The yard was thronged with gen. tlemen of sporting celebrity, and a very active competition arose far the different lots. Among the noblemen and gentlemen pre. sent were the Earl of Sefton, Lord Hosslyn, Lord Langdale, Lord Curzon, Lord Craven, Lord Shelburne, Mr. C. Newdegate, M.P., Sir 1-1. Peyton, Sir C. Cockrell, &c. There were twenty horses, which were sold for about 1,800 guineas. Sampson fetched 340 guineas, Parker 230 guineas, Brilliant 300 guineas, Sir Gilbert 240 guineas, &c. The hounds of Mr. Foljainbe were disposed of a few weeks ago at the kennel, and sold for above 3,700 guineas. LEGAL t has been mentioned in 'West minster-hall by some of its learned members, that a matter of con siderable interest in respect of admissions to the Inns of Court:and keeping terms for the bar, is about to engage the attention of the heads of these places, and that important changes will most likely be effected by the benchers in respect of parsons applying to be admitted, as 3'Bo of assimilating the practice of keeping terms in all of them. At the present time the bye.laws of these places ma terially differ in the terms of regulations to be complied aith to const.tute qualification for admission, and fur being called to the bar ; as, for instance, fees on entry and admission, University de grees, examination, terms to be kept, &c. It is stated that a desire exists amongst several of the learned benchers of the Honour able Societies of Lincoln's Inn, the Inner and Middle Temple, and Gray's Inn, for carrying into effect a consolidation of their present rules and regulations on the subject. THE KING OF TILE FRENCH. His Majesty the King of the French has been pleased to give the Society of the French in London another mark of his patemal solicitude, by for warding, through Curia St. Aulaire, the sum of 501. in aid of their funds, TRUE C lV lLlSATlON. — Prosecutions have already commenced against the press in Algeria. This is the strongest proof we have yet heard of the colony becoming every day more 4nd mere French,—Punch._ d t o 11 , I go/ :••• lba . ! g il° beoe° ti 04' TUE SUN, LON-LICYI RAILWAY COMMITTEES (YESTERDAY.) Group V. (Continued from •ar Aftmloon Edition of yesterilny, NOTTINGHAM AND LINCOLN LINE. Se►eral witnesses were called to prove that the cattle and pas senger traffic on the Flood and Queen'► road, where the railway would cross at a level, was very considerable and necessarily dan. serous. The Committee adjourned at a quarter to four o'clock. Group E. NORTHUMBERLAND ATMOSPHERIC RAILWAY. (Conti,lued from our Afternoon Edition of yesterday.) Mr. B. D. Gibbons was crov.examined by Mr. HILDTA RD, but did not state anything of material difference from the other witnesses. Mr. Wilkinson, Chairman of the Great North of England Railway, stated that an Act of Parliament had been obtained to execute a line from Darlington to Newcastle, but that it had been abandoned, in consequence of the difficulties that arose in the money market. He thought that such a line would be valuable to the public, and that if the Northumberland Atmospheric Railway Company obtained an Act to enable them to construct it, the Great North of England Railway would act harmoniously with them in the execution and working of that line. There were nu coal.pit railways joining the Great North of England line. It wer his opinion that such coal railways were a great public incon. venience on a thorough traffic trunk line. Mr. Thomas Oliver, architect and land surveyor, of Newcastle, and Mr. Burn, a manufacturer of steam.engines, were then exa mined, and corroborated the evidence already given In favour of the atmospheric principle. After some conversation between the Committee and the Counsel with respect to the inconvenience, if any, that might arise from their not sitting during the Whitsuntide vacation, the Committee rose. Group B. WEST YORKSHIRE LINES. (Continued from our Afternoon Edition of yesterday.) Mr. Niclaelas Wood, a locomotive contractor, proved that neither of the lines could be worked for less than Is. (Id. per mile. Mr. R. Taylor proved that trains on the Leeds and Manchester line cannot pass up the Victoria-place, with the assistance of a rope worked by a stationary engine. Mr. Locke, the celebrated engineer, gave It as his decided opinion that the gradients and curves of the West Yorkshire were much more favourable than those of the West Riding line. Mr. R. Stephenson and other witnesses corroborated Mr. Locke•s testmony. This was tho affirmative ease on the part of the promoters LEEDS AND WEST RIDING JUNCTION RAILWAY. The opposition of the landholders to this railway was then gone Into. Mr. BAINE,cm behalf of the Moravians of Fullneck, adduced eri &rice to prove that course of the line would destroy their establish ment in that district. The Committee then adjourned. Group X. LONDON AND YORK RAILWAY. (Continued from our Afternoon Edition of yesterday.) Mr. Packe, a landowner in Lincolnshire, was called and mt. mined by the promoters. The feeling of the people of Lincolnshire w:+s in favour of the London and York scheme. He had resided in the county for forty years. Had attended several of the public meetings which had been held in Lincolnshire in favour of this railway. Cross.examined--The meetings were not unanimous in their resolutions. Mr. Christopher, M.P. for Lincolnshire, was next examined. He had attended the public meetings which had been held in favour of the London and York Railway. The majority of the persons at these meetings were in favour of the proposed line. He had at first taken no part in the agitation in favour of the line, but he had at length thought it desirable to give his support to the line. He thought this line would afford the best means of communication to Lincolnshire. The farmers were generally in favour of the line. If he consulted his own convenience, he would support the Cam bridge and Lincoln tine, as that passed within three miles of his house, whereas the London and York line would be thirteen miles distant from it. Cross-examined by Mr. WEBSTER—Do you not know that Boston is a very important port ? Mr. Christopher—l have heard that In the time of the 1-lep tarehy it was a more important fort than London.—(Laughter.) Mr. WEBSTER—IS it not a very important port now ? Mr. Christopher—Yes, it is an important port now. Mr. WEBSTER—And I believe the Cambridge and Lincoln hoe passes there ? Mr. Christopher—yes, It does. The Committee adjourned at four o'clock. Group N. • WEST CORNWALL RAILWAY. (Continued from our Afternoon Edition of yesterday.) The examination of Captain Moorsom, by Mr. Rowe, was then resumed. He said the proprietors of the Hayle Railway would lay down the broad gauge, on the assumption that it should become part of the new line. In fact, there wculd be three rails instead of two, as heretofore. A new single rail would be laid down outside one of the others, which would not be interfered with. The width of the embankment of the Hayle Railway is from sixteen to elditeen feet; in some places it is wider. Sixteen feet is the nar rowest point. About fourteen feet is the narrowest width of the bridges on which the railway runs. The bridges of the line are unusually high. No alterations would render any interference with the adj , ,ining property necessary. No new power would be required. If more land were wanted, it could be easily obtained, as the land owners. had ever been moat accommodating. Knew of no case where they would have to deal with trustees of turn pike roads in respect to any ground which they might require for the purpose of altering the Hayle Railway. The witness was examined by Mr. HARTLIT with respect to the property of Mr. Thomas, who had petitioned the Committee against the railway running through his property, which was stopped by Mr. Thomas himself saying that, if they would erect the line oir, and to the north of his property, as he had proposed, he would pay any additional expense which would thus be entailed upon the Company. This matter, like the last, w•as also adjourned to give time for consideration. Mr. Rowe, referring to the case of Lord Vivian, said his Lord. ship had no desire to thwart the intention of the Company by seeking an exorbitant price for his property, feeling that it might be of great importance to the district, and that many of the inha bitants might be in favour of it. On the part of his Lordship he had therefore to propose that the matter should be referred to Mr. Pendarres, one of the Members for the county, who was quite unconnected with the Company, and to Mr. Humphrey Williams, one of its Directors. He was anxious to have this done to.day, that the matter might be again brought before the Committee in the morning. Mr. ALEXANDER, on the part , f the Company, acquiesced in this proposition. Mr. MACAULAY (the Chairman) said the proposition was a fair one, and would, he trusted, lead to a satisfactory result. Captain Moorsom was examined at great length by Mr. Ssiata, with respect to the running of the railway through property be. longing to the Rev. Mr. Millet, without eliciting any point of in. terest. . Mr. Brunel, the engineer, said he had examined the line, and that it offered many facilities for the construction of a railway. Mr, Whitley, a surveyor, had estimated the total expense of the land required far the line at 5,644/. Mr. Mitchell, also a surveyor, at 5,4001. Mr. LEXANDIA said, with that evidence, his case for the pream. ble was closed. Mr. SMALE was addressing the Committee on behalf of the Rev. Mr. Millet, who opposes the line because it will injure his property to a great extent, and because there is sufficient railway accommo dation in the district at the present time, when the Committee adjourned. The Cornwall Railway will not be taken until Monday, the 19th inst, to which day the Committee will adjourn from to.morrow. The Committee will conclude their investigation in the present Bill, if possible, to-morrow. Group DD. THE CALEDONIAN, AND THE GLASGOW, DUMFRIES, AND CARLISLE RAILWAYS. (Continued from our Afternoon Edition of yesterday.) Mr. HOPE next called Mr. Croall, the large mail contractor, and examined him generally as to the coach traffic along the proposed Caledonian line, lie considered there would not be sufficient traffic from north to south to support two direct or competing rail. ways. He should give the preference to the Caledonian line, as it was shorter, and generally speaking was more advantageous than any other that could be laid out. Mr. Piper corroborated the evidence of the lad trances in every particular. Mr. Hors then called Mr. Stewart, of Hillside, near Lockerby. He said he had the management of very extensive estates in the counties of Dumfries and Lanark, the annual revenue from which averaged from 35,000/. to 50,0001. The construction of the proposed railway would be of immense advantage to the agricultural districts through which It passed, as it would facilitate the introduction of artificial manure. Lime, for instance, would be brought much quicker and at greatly reduced prices. The benefit to be derived from the Caledonian line would extend to nearly the whole of Dumfriesshire% In this district there was upwards of 150,000 acres of arable land, and the diminution in the expense of lime to the farmer for its cultivation would be at least one.third—that is, lime, that at present costs 15s. per ton, in the event of the railway being made, would be purchased for 10s. Grass land was very advantageously benefited by the application of thick coats of lime, and the value of land generally would be increased. There were two places from whence the lime used in agricultural purposes was principally derived. One source was from a place seventeen miles to the north of Carlisle, aid a second source was from Kilwarden, in Lanarkshire, both of which places were very conveniently situated for the transmission of their produce by the Caledonian line. Arable land in the districts of Dumfriesshire will let for from 15s. to 255. per imperial acre, but the better kind, with an alluvial soil, will realise 3011. the acre. Potatoes of a very fine quality were produced in Dumfriesshire and Lanarkshire, as the soil in these parts was particularly well adapted to their cultivation. The principal markets for potatoes were chiefly confined to internal districts, but large quantities were annually exported to Liverpool and the west of England, bat the sale in these parts was very uncertain and Irregular. Potatoes were frequently given to pigs for want of a profitable market. The price of these articles of produce averages from 20s. to 225. per ton on the spot where they are grown, but at Edinburgh the usual price is from 40s. to 455. per ton, owing to the expense of conveyance. If taken by railway their cost would be diminished nearly one-half. Dumfriesshire supplied a district consisting of 800,000 inhabitants with potatoes, and averaging the supply to each individual at five cwt., a total consumption of 200,000 tons annually would be the result. Mr. Smith, factor, gave evidence generally corroborative of what had been stated by the last witness. The average value of the agricultural lands of the whole of Lancashire he estimated at 239,000/., and he had not made this calculation for the purposes of the present inquiry, but fur the income.tax. Coals could be sent at at much less expense by railway than by any of the ex isting means of conveyance. The CHAIRMAN interrupted the examination of this witness, and stated that the Committee considered they had heard quite suffi cient evidence of a general nature as to the eligibility of the pro. posed line, and were anxious now to come to the traffic tables. After considerable discussion amongst the Committee, and squabbling between counsel, the examination of Mr. Smith was resumed, but nothing further of importance was elicited. Mr. Davidson, farmer, 111 . d.Lotldan, gave evidence as to the in. troduction of agricultural produce into Lothian. He thought there with at least 9,000 or 3,000 tons annually brought in from Lanarkshire, and the amount would be trebled if a railway were made. Large quantities of oats, corn, beans, and other produce, amounting to a total of nearly 17,040 quarters, were brought oii ginally from Edinburgh to Lanark, and thence conveyed by carts to Mid. Lothinn. The consumption of all these articles 'would be greatly increased if more facility for conveyance was afforded. The remaining portion of this witness's evidence was merely a re. petition of what had previously fallen from the other witnesses. The Committee adjourned at half past four till twelve to-morrow. Group G and G 2. THE SOUTHAMPTON AND DORCHESTER R AILWAY. (Continued from our Afternoon Edition of y esterday.) Mr. MERREWETHER however considered that the C orporation of Southampton, as Idle conservators of the public inte rests, had a right to take care of the property, whether real or suppositious, of the in. I abitants of the town . Mr. ATHERTON, who appeared for Mr. Rawlinson, tho ug h t that however the Corporation might be not entitled to come and op. pose the Bill, he conceived that the Southampton Improvement Commissioners were clearly entitled to protest against this in_ fringement on their means of carrying out the object of their trust. Mr MEReEWETHEC then poined out that if the tunnel were to be carried to the length proposed by the Corporation, all dittleulty would be avoided, and the termination would be made et e place were no inconvenience could ronibly • Mr. AUSTIN stated that if the wishes of the Corporation were to be complied with, the line would come out at a vertical height of fourteen feet above the level, which would prove a physical impos sibility, and the request was tantamount to asking the Committee to throw out the Bill. Mr. HILL, having etated that in his opinion, if the line were made of 528 yards length, the Lammas land would not be mite rially affected, it was ultimately agreed that the tunnel should be of that length, and that the railway should be a single line. A conversation having ensued respecting the formation of a shaft into the tunnel without the consent of the mayor and corpo. ration, it was agreed that the shaft might be made, provided a suf. ficient protection to the public were plaCed around it; and the clause was ultimately withdrawn by Mr. Merrewetl er. Mr. MERIIEWEIrir.tt objected to the making the station in South. ampton without the supervision of the Corporation. Mr. AUSTIN conceived that the engineer of the line was the person most fitted to form the station, and suggested an alteration, which was refused by the Corporation. On this dispute the room was cleared, and, on the admission of • . strangers, The CHAIRMAN declared that the Committee had agree! to a clause, giving the supervision to the Corporation, but the arrange. ments to the engineer. Mr. MIIRREWETHER then proposed a clause, obliging the Corn. patty to stop at the station, instead of going forward to the south. western station, action of debt. under a penalty of 251, to be recovered as an Mr. AUSTIN objected entirely to this clause, as being an unjust'. fiable interference with the management of the Company. Mr. iltfeuanweilisa stated, in reply, that the South-Western Company were to have a ler.se of the line; and it was well known that it would be the object of that Company to carry the passengers and traffic to the present South. Western station. Such a clause had been conceded to the West London Railway by the Great Western Railway Company, After a long conversation, the CHAIRMAN said that it was the fee'ing of the Committtee that a declaration should be made that this station should be a bona fide stopping station. Mr. MaRNEWF.THEIt proposed to strike out the penalty, or allow Mr. Austin to alter the clause as he thought proper. The room was cleared for the consideration of the Committee, and on the admission of strangers, The CHAIRMAN stated that the Committee had considered the matter very anxiously, and they thought that there was ground for the requirement of the people of Southampton, but they were unwilling to encumber the Bill with a clause of which it was Imposiible to see th e whole consequences, and t h ey t h oug h t t h at the difficulty would be better met by a written declaration to the effect, that this s t at i on should be used for the ta ki ng up an d setting down passe ngers and goods a suf fi c i ent num b er o f t i mes per day. Mr. AUSTIN preferred an introduction into the Act of Parlla. ment to a written declaration : and a clause was framed by the which stated that " adequate Committee, provision should be made, by the stoppage of a sufficient number of trains per day, for the purpose of taking up and setting down passengers and goods near Metchington-terrace, adjoining the shore' of Southampton water." To this clause, as altered, both parties readily agreed. A clause was then proposed by Mr. MERREWETHER for the con struction of an esplanade on the south side of the railway, near to Southampton Water, and it was desired that the walk should be made as good as it is now niter the railway was formed. Captain Moorsom was called to show the present condition of the walk, and lie stated that the walk would be replaced on the inside of the railway, secured from the trains by a wire feuce, so as to se cure the view, which looked over acres of mud. Mr. Coxwell, a solicitor, of Southampton, who resided at Ealing, was called by Mr. MLRREIVETHER — He stated that he had been in the habit of passing over it almost every day for 20 years. It was the last sea walk left at Southampton, and of very great use to the inhabitants of Southampton, and the abduction of It a serious loss to the town. Mr. Steel, solicitor, well acquainted with the site, stated that, on an average, the present path was 16 feet wide; and a clause was adopted, which obliged the Company to construct a path of the same width, and maintain it for the apace of two years after the railway was formed. A clause was then introduced, with the ap. probation of the Company, to secure the conduits and other water courses of the town of Southampton. A number of clauses were then Introduced, suggested by the Duchy of Cornwall, obliging the Company to purchase the lands of the Duchy under a valuation made by surveyors appointed by the Duchy, instead of according to the awards of a jury or arbitra tors, to save the rights of the Duchy, and to secure the authority of the Council. Several clauses proposed by the Local Commissioners of Southamp. ton, for making and preserving the sewers of the town, for not interfering with new streets, and other objects, all connected with the well.being of the town, were also adopted. The clauses having been gone through, Mr. BURKE read the report, which contained a statement of the facts which we have already given in our previous reports of the proceedings of the Committee. This report was adopted, and the Chairman was requested to present it to the House. Sub Committee, No, I. THE SUNDERLAND, DURHAM, AND AUCKLAND UNION RAILWAY. (Continued from our Afternoon Edition of yesterday.) The Committee were occupied up to four o'clock in disposing of allegations complaining of inaccuracies in the books of refer ence and discrepancies on the plans. greatA of a mtarniflyinwg nature.eresustained, but the ch aracter o f t h e informa lities Mr. Pam said he would te-morrow submit to the Committee a large number of allegations upon the datum level of the line. He would not press anything which he WAS not fully able to bear out evidence. The Committee then adjourned till twelve o'clock to morrow. Group F. LONDON, WORCESTER, AND SOUTH STAFFORDSHIRE RAILWAY. (Continued from our Afternoon Edition of yesterday.) . . To Mr. COCKBURN—The Great Western line he thought the straightest of the two between Dudley and Wolverhampton. It also took In the greatest number of works. It came to his works three.quarters of a mile nearer than the other. In the other parts of the district, be considered the London and Birmingham line, especially with certain branch lines proposed to be formed, decidedly the best. Mr. Edward Williams, miller and corn factor at Dudley, was next examined. He was largely engaged in business. The agri. cultural produce of the district was not one.tenth of the con sumption. The extra supplies were principally derived from the districts of the south. The purchases were mostly made at Birmingham. There wire about eighty.four flour mills in opera tion within five miles of Dudley. About 150,000 quarters a year were ground in these mills, brought from the sur rounding country, from a distance averaging about sixty miles. This produce was at present carried by canal; but if a railway was formed, it would be principally brought by that means. His firm used about 300 quarters a week. In winter great incon. venience arose from the freezing of the canal, which could not take place with a railway. J. W. Copewell, overseer of roads, was examined at length re specting the traffic of the district, which he showed, in fish, vege table produce, and cattle, to be very extensive. Mr. Harris, of Stourport, was examined to the same effect, without eliciting any further point of material importance. Additional evidence was brought forward tending to show the extensive nature of the traffic in agricultural produce, and the neccs. sity of a railway, especially such a one as that proposed by the London and Birmingham Company. The Committee at four o'clock adjourned till twelve o'clock to morrow. Group Q. CHESTER AND HOLYHEAD RAILWAY (MOLD BRANCH). (Continued from our Afternoon Edition of yesterday ) The Committee having passed the preamble of this Bill on Monday last, and the Clauses as far as No. 8, on Tuesday, pro ceeded to consider the remaining clauses. With the exception of a few which were left over for future consideration, the other clauses of the 8111 having reference chiefly to matters of detail and of no public intere3t, were agreed to. SHREWSBURY. OSWESTRY AND CHESTER JUNCTION RAILWAY. The preamble of this Bill also having been passe d on Monday, the Committee proceeded n ow to take into cons id e ration theseveral clauses. A great deal o f t i me was taken V in discussing the clauses relative to the t o ll s and charges, w hi c h were eventually agreed to with some ame n d ments. N ORTH WALES RAILWAY. Mr. CaLvEnT, on behalf o f the p rom oters of this line, proceede d at great length to poi n t out the advantage s that would re sult to the public by t h e formation o f this line. The only opposition to it was f rom Mr. W Ynn e, and he thought that he would sati s fy th at gentleman by the introduction would of a clause, to the eff ec t th at the Compan y not take any ground belonging to that gentleman without previously obtain. ing his consent for that purpose. He hoped that this would put an end to any further opposition on the part of the Learned Counsel on the other side; and proceeded to say that this line was Wended to bring into connexion the city and port of B angor and the town a nd port of Carnarvon, and thence to proc ee d t h rough the m i nera l and slate distrizts of Carnatvonshire to l' or td yn ll aen. T h e l eng th of the line was 28 miles. The capit a l was 300,0001. in 12, 000 shares of 25/ . each. The course of th e line, by the enginee r ' s re p ort and sec. • lions was exceedingly favourable, and the cost of the railway and works would not exceed 300,000/. The traffic on the line was calculated at 64,725/., and deducting 40 per cent. for expenses, which would amount to 26,6901., there would be a profit of 38,035/. on the undertaking. He thought that the railway would confer immense advantages on that part et the country, and concluded by calling on Sir J. Rennie, who was examined by Mr. I-IkßDY—There Was nil higher gradient than 1 in 203 in the whole line; and the steepest incline was two miles. The length of the whole line was 28 miles 4 furlongs. There was one tunnel on the line 704 yards long ; and the works an the whole line, as compared with other works of a similar kind, were not heavy or expensive. The drainage of the country would be rather improved than otherwise by the line. The cost of the works would be less than 10,0001. per mile. He thought that it would also improve the value of land, and be of material service to the Inhabitants of that district, as affording them increased facilities for traffic. Cross:examined by Sir W. JAMES—Portdrillaen was, in his opi nion, a better harbour than Holyhead; by the expenditure of a mode rate sum of money it might be made an excellent harbour for com mercial purposes, as well as a good harbour of refuge; the estimate for the line was 310,0001. ; calculated the cost of the tunnel at 30/. a yard ; was of opinion that the harbour was of immense importance, so far as the public was concerned. It being now four o'clock, t ht Com mittee sent Lord Dun can t o ask leave of the Speaker to si t till fiv e o'clock, for the pu r p ose o f hearing as much of the evide nce as p oss ible before the recess. Other witnesses were then e xamine d , and deposed to th e desir bslate quarries, a n d commerce generally, by its formation, and their tes timony was not m a t er i a ll y shaken by the cross - examina t ion whic h they underwent by op . posing counsel. ae'leg to o thef maki ng inte rests this o f agriculture,line and to the a d vantages which would result The Committee then adjourned till eleven o'clock to-morrow, Group 0 TRENT VALLEY. e ord T e l r ire t m o b a e in r i e n N g The Committee then passed the sev eral clauses of th e G ran d Junction Potteries Branch. calardu.se6in this Bill were Passed, and th e Bil l was PARLIAMENTARY BUSINESS. W E DNESDAy, MAY . 7. The Londonderry and Coleraine Railway 13111 1; as read a first time. The following Bills were reported, end the report referred to the Select Committee on Standing Orders:— West London Railway. Staine3 and Richmond nortarlington and Tollainore Railway -. Eastern U and Pier (No. 2).nion and Harwich Railway Standing Orders Committee,—Resolution s reported ; 1. " That, in the case of the Grimsby Docks petition for leave to present a petition for a Bill, the Sessional Order ought to be dispensed with :—That the parties be p erm itt e d to present their petition accordingly." 2. " That, in the case of the Glasgow Harbour Union Rail way petition, the Standing Orders ought not to be dis pensed with." 3. " That, in the case of the Landon and South Western Railway (Epsom Branch) petition,, ! the St an di ng O r d ers ena ought not to be dispensed with.'' 4. Th p l e t i petition, for , for case of the Cambrid ge a n d Li nc oln provision,. the Standing Orders ought to be dispensed with :—That the parties be perunttett to introduce such additional provision accordingly.' R I it" - , 4 1- 11IDA EVENING, MAY 9 1845. 5. " That, in the case of the Birmingham and Gloucester (Gloucester Extensions) Railway petition, the Standing Orders ought to be dispensed with :—That the parties be permitted to proceed with their Bill, provided that the same do not confer upon the Midland Railway Company any right or privilege of purchasing or of taking a lease of the Birmingham and Gloucester (Worcester Deviation) Rail way, or of enabling the Company for the latter to sell and convey or to lease their Railway to the Midland Railway Company." 6. " That, in the case of the Birmingham and Gloucester (Wolverhampton Line) Railway petition, the Standing Or ders ought to be dispensed with :—That the parties be per mitted to proceed with their Bill, provided that the same do not confer upon the Midland Railway Company any right or privilege of purchasing, or of taking a lease of the Birming ham and Gloucester (Wolverhampton Line) Railway, or of enabling the Company for the latter to sell and convey or to lease their Railway to the Midland Railway Company." 7. " That, in the case of the Birmingham and Gloucester (Worcester Deviation) Railway- petition, the Standing Or ders ought to be dispensed with :—That the parties be per mitted to proceed with their Bill, provided that the same do not confer upon the Midland Railway Company any right or privilege of purchasing, or of taking a lease of the Bir mingham and Gloucester (Worcester Deviation) Railway, or of enabling the Company for the latter to sell and convey or to lease their Railway to the Midland Railway Company," " That the Committees on this and the two preceding Bills do examine, in the first place, how far such Orders have been complied with, and do report the same to the House on the report of the Bills." First, fourth, fifth, sixth, and seventh resolutions agreed to.—Report to lie on the table. Irish Great Western Railway (Dublin to Galway),—Bill ordered to be brought in by Mr. French, Mr. Gregory, The O'Conor Don, and Mr. Thomas B. Martin. The Birkenhead, Manchester, and Cheshire Junction Rail way (No. 2 ),—Petition for Bill ; referred to the Select Com mittee on Petitions for Private Bills. NOTICES GIVEN AT THE PRIVATE BILL OFFICE. York and North Midland Railway (Bridlington Braneh), —Report, Friday, May 9. Whitby and Pickering Railway,—Report, Friday, May 9. York and Scarb oroug h R a il way Deviation,—Report, Fri day, May 9. Huddersfield and Manchester Railway and Canal,—Re port, Friday, May 9. Midland Railways Company ( Birmingham and Gloucester, and Bristol and Gloucester Railways Purchase),—Committee on petition, adjourned till Monday, May 19. Birmingham and Gloucester Railway Acts Amendment,-- Committee on petition, adjourned till Monday, May 19. Great Grimsby and Sheffield Junction Railway, —Report, Friday, May 9. Hull and Selby Railway (Bridlington Branch)—Report, Friday, May 9. Blackburn, Burnley, Accrington, and Colne Extension Railway,—Third reading, Friday, May 9. Harwich Railway,—Committee on petition, postponed from Friday, 9th, till Friday, May 16. Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway,—Report, Friday, May 9. Guildford, .Chichester, and Portsmouth Railway;—Corn mitten on petition for additional provision, Friday, May 9, Bristol and Exeter Railway Branchis,—Committee on Bill, Monday, May 19, at twelve. RAILWAYS. The following Members have been added to the List from which Members will be selected to serve on those Railway Committees which will commence th e i r s itti ngs i n th e wee k beginning Monday, May 26: Capt. the lion. E. A. Harris Mr. Marshall Mr. Hombv Mr. McQeachv The Hon. W. S. Lascelles Lord Harry Vane. The Right Hon. Fox Maule The Committee of Selection have appointed the Select Committee on the group A. to meet in the week commencing Monday, May 26, in addition to those named on Wednesday, April 30. Select Committee on Group N. Great Western Cornwall Railway Bill or project, referred to the Committee. Select Committee on Group 11. Kendal and Windermere Railway Bill or project, referred to the Committee. The Committee of Selection have nominated the follewing Select Committees on Railway Bills: A Committee of 1. The Right Hon. Fox Maule (Perth),—Chairman, 2. Lord Harry Vane (South Durham), 3. The lion. NV. S. Lascelles (Wakefield), 4. Mr. Marshall (Carlisle), 5. Mr. McGeachy to whom they have referred the Bills and projects comprised in group A., viz. Central Kent Railway, London, Chatham, and North Kent Railway, London, Chatham, and Chilham Railway, South Eastern North Kent Railway, London and Ashford Railway, South Eastern Railway (Hungerford-bridge to Tonbridge), South Eastern Railway (Tonbridge to Hastings), Rye and Tenterden Railway, South Eastern Railway (Ashford to Hastings), Brighton, Lewes, and Hastings Railway (Keymer Branch), Brighton, Lewek, and Hastings Railway (Ashford Branch), . South Eastern Railway (Maidstone to Rochester), South Eastern Railway (Minster to Deal, and Walmer and Margate Deviation), Kentish Coast Railway, Gravesend and Rochester Railway (Thames and Medway), London, Chatham, and Gravesend Railway, London and Croydon Railway (Orpington Branch), London and Croydon Railway (Enlargement and Branches), London and Maidstone Railway, South Eastern Railway (Headcorn and Rye), London and Greenwich Railway (Widening), South Eastern Railway (London and Greenwich Exten s i on ), London and Greenwich Railway. The Select Committee will meet on Monday, May 26, at Twelve o'clock. A Committee of I . Mr. Colquhoun (Newcastle-under-Lyme)—Chairman 2. Sir B. Hall (Marylebone), 3. Mr. Cobden (Stockport), 4. Mr. Wykeham Martin (Newport, Isle of Wight), 5. Hon. James Howard (Malmesbury), to whom they have referred the Bills and projects eom prised in group K., viz.:— Eastern Union and Norwich Railway, Diss and Colchester Railway (with Branches), Norwich and Brandon Railway Deviation, and Dim and Dereham Branches, Lynn and Dereham Railway, London and Ncrwich Railway, Eastern Counties Railway (Colchester and Bury St. Ed mund's Extension), Lowestoft Railway, Diss, Beccles, and Yarmouth Railway, Eastern Union and Bury St. Edmund's Railway, • East Dereham and Norwich Railway, Eastern Counties Railway (Cambridge and Bury St. Ed- mund's Extension). Wells and Thetford Railway, Yarmouth and Norwich Railway, Norwich and Brandon Railway (Norwich Extension), now called Yarmouth and Norwich Railway. The Select Committee will meet on Monday, May 26, at half after Twelve o'clock. A Committee of 1. Sir Charles Lemon (West Cornwall)--Chairman, 2. The Hon. Charles Hope (Linlithgowshire), 3. Mr. Horsman (Cockermouth), 4. Sir E. Filmer (West Kent), 5. • Mr. F. Winn Knight (West Worcester), to whom they have referred the Bills and projects comprised in group KK., viz.:— Liverpool, Ormskirk, and Preston Railway, Liverpool and Bury Railway, Liverpool and Manchester Extension Railway (North Tunnel), Liverpool and Manchester Extension Railway, Liverpool and Manchester Railway (Parkside Branch), Liverpool and Manchester Railway (St. H e l en ' s and Ruf ford), Liverpool and Manchester Railway (Patricroft and Clifton Branch), Liverpool and Manchester ( Rainford and Liverpool Branches), Southport and Euxton Railway. The Select Committee will meet on Monday, May 26, at One o'clock. A Committee of 1. Sir Charles Douglas (W T arwick)—Chairman, 2. Mr. Buck (North Devon), 3. Mr. Baskerville (Herefordshire), 4. Colonel Ferguson (Kirkaldy, &c.), 5. Mr. J. H. Hamilton (Dublin County), to whom they have referred the Bills and projects comprised in group HIT., viz :—. Blackburn and Preston Railway, North Union and Ribble Navigation Branch Railway, Preston and Wyre Railway (Lytham Branch), Preston and Wyre Railway (Blackpool Branch). The Select Committee will meet on Tuesday, May 27, at Twelve o'clock. A Committee of 1. Viscount Sandon (Liverpool)—Chairman, 2. Mr. E. Ellice, jun., (St. Andrew's), 3. Mr. Spooner (Birmingham), 4. Mr. J. E. Vivian (Truro), 5. Mr. Ricardo (Stoke-upon-Trent), to whom they have referred the Bills and projects comprised in group 88., viz NVaterford and Kilkenny Railway, Wexford, Carlow, and Dublin Railway, Kilkenny Junction Railway, Kingstown and Waterford Railway (Carlow and Wexford). The Select Committee will meet on Tuesday, May 27, at half after Twelve o'clock. A Committee of 1. Mr. David Dundas (Sutherlandshire)—Chairman, 2. Mr. Hutt (Gateshead), 3. The Earl of Listowel (St. Albans), 4. The Earl of March (West Sussex), 5. Mr. Brisco (Hastings), to whom they have referred the Bills and projects comprised in group SS., viz.:— Coventry, Bedworth, and Nuneaton Railway, Erewash Valley Railway. The Select Committee will meet on Tuesday, May 27, at One o'clock. A Committee of 1. The Right Hon. Vernon Smith (Northampten)— Chairman, • 2. Admiral Dundas (Greenwich), 3. Mr. Adderlev (North Stafford), 4. Mr. Milner Gibson (Manchester), 5. Mr. Wiggett Chute (West Norfolk), to whom they have referred the Bill comprised in Group CC. viz.:— The Cork and Bandon Railway. The Select Committee will meet on Wednesday, May 23, at half after Twelve o'clock. And a Committee of 1. The Right llon. W. E. Gladstone (Newark), 2. The Viscount Castlereagh (Downshire), 3. Captain the Hon. F. Berkeley (Gloucester), 4. Mr. Dennistoun (Glasgow), 5. The Viscount Acheson (Armagh) , to whom they have referred the Bills and projects com prised in group NN-, :7 The London and Epping Railway, The North W oolwich Railway. The Select Committee will meet on Wednesday, May 28, at One o'clock. Select Committee on Group G.. Bristol and Exeter Branches Railway Bill. The Committee will consider the Bill on Monday, May 19, at Twelve o'clock. Memorandum.—The Committee of Selection will meet on Friday next, to consider applications for the appoi n t ment of C om mittees on Bills after the Whitsuntide recess. DARING FEAT.—An eccentric gentleman has un dertaken for a wager to stop till the termination of the last piece on a Thuniday night's performance at the Italian Opera. The per formers have sent him a petition, pra}ing he Will not, for mercy's "to, mil his threat' into eaecutiouom:•runch. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS, May 8. ROYAL ASSENT. The royal assent was Riven to-day, by Commission, to the Sugar Excise Duties Bill—The Auction Duties Repeal Bill— the Customs' Duties Bill—The Bastardy Bill—The Sheriffs' ( Wales) Bill—The Colonial Passengers Bill—The Companies Clauses Consolidation (England) Bill The Companies Clauses Consolidation ( Scotland) Bill The Lands Clauses Conso!idation ( England) Bill The Lands Clauses Consolidation (Scotland) Bill—The Railway Clauses Consolidation Bill— The Greenwich Hospital Fisher's lane Improvement Bill —'l he Stipendiary Magistrates (Manchester and Salford) Bill—The Forth and Clyde Naviga. tion Bill—The Birmingham, Liverpool, and Ellesmere Junction Canal Bill—The Wallassey Improvement Bill—ThelKingston npon.Hull Docks Bill—The Birkenhead Docks Bill—London Orphan Asylum Bill—The Amicable Insurance Companies' Bill—The Sparrows Herne Road Bill—and the Bromyard Road Bill. The Commissioners were the Lord Chancellor, Lord Wham cliffe, and the Duke of Buecleuch. A message from the Commons brought up several Bills. Several Noble Lords presented petitions from various parts of the country against any additional grant to Alaynooth. Earl FITZWILLIAM presented a large number of peti tions, praying their Lord:hips to take steps fur securing a better observance of the Sabbath. On the motion of the Earl of ROSEBERY, the Fresh Water Fish Protection Bill was read a third time, and passed. The Bishop of NORWICH presented• several petitions complaining of the sale of intoxicating 'liquors on the Lord's day. The Earl of WINCHILSEA presented a petition against the Parish Settlements Bill. Lord BROUGHAM presented a petition from Rochdale in favour of the increased grant to blaynooth. The Noble Lord also presented a petition from the county of Salop, praying the House to abolish imprisonment for debt altogether; and a peti tion from a landh o ld er , w h ose property wou ld be disturbed by the progress of the proposed Sy ston and Peterborough Rail wa . Earl FITZWILLIAM considered that Parliament had placed itself in an extraordinary dilemma, in consequence of the want of proper regulations for conducting the proceedings as regarded the management of these rail way Bills. Now it • appeared that this railway went within two hundred yards of the housse of Mr. Sowerby, the petitioner. Now, Parliament must either do that which would be a great hardship, and perhaps an injustice to a private individuals or, on the other hand, it must throw out the Bill, and deprive the country of that which would be a great public benefit. He thought it was the duty of Parliament to take measures to avoid this dilemma and to do justice to private individuals without depriving the public of a ra lway which would be a great benefit to them. Lord REDESDALE said there was one remedy, and one re medy only, which would be for Parliament to throw out a few Bills which grossly interferred with the rights of private property. If that were done in one or two instances, rail way companies would be more careful to frame their Bills in a proper manner. Of late years there had been an opinion that railway schemes sere so much to the advantage of the country that Parliament was bound to look at railway Bills favourably, and the consequence had been that the railway com panies had become completely careless of the private rights of individuals. Earl FITZWILLIAM said that the difficulty would be the same. In order to avoid consenting to a hardship inflicted on a private individual, they would prevent the completion of a railway which would he a great public good. Lord REDESDALE—It would only be postponing it for a year. Lord CAMPBELL thought there could be no difficulty whatever in the present instance. The railway actually cut through this gentleman's property, and in that case a jury would give him compensation, not only for the property cut through, but for the injury done to the remainder, and he (Lord Campb e ll) k new from experience that juries ur:der such circumstances always gave ample indemnity. It was a hard case where a railway came close to an estate without touching it, because then the individual had no remedy. Lord BROUGHAM thought his Noble Friend was labour ing under a misapprehension; the petitioner stated that the railway raked his land—.a most expressive term, the meaning of which was well understood by his Noble Fr:end opposite. His Noble and Learned Friend was also mistaken if he supposed that juries were now inclined to give proper compensation in rail way cases. Formerly they used to give extravagant compen sation, but they did not award extravagant compensation now. He was sorry to see that the railway speculators were now setting themselves up as an interest in opposition to the landed interest. He was sorry to see in the Railway Gazette such an expression as the following : " This is another job of the land." This was said in allusion to the appoint ment of the Railway Commissioners for Scotland, as if the landed interest was against railways. This was very short-sighted on the part of the railway speculators. Ile believed that the landed interest profited by the extension of railways. He believed that the Syston and Peterborough Railway would be of great public advantage, but he thought it would be of great advantage to postpone for a year, as had been recommended by his Noble Frieud, this and all other railway schemes which "raked" the private property of indi viduals without their consent. He wished on every account, public as well as private, that Parliament should be prorogued as speedily as possible. He hoped the Government would ex pedite the public business as much as possible; and whenever the public business would admit of the prorogation taking place, it ought not to be delayed one hour on account of any Railway Bills ; these that it was proper to allow to go on could be admitted ad eundem next session, and in the meantime the railway fever would have had time to subside. The Marquis of SALISBURY complained that railway speculation existed to such an extent that it was almost im possible to find a jury the persons composing which were not interested in railways, and they never awarded landed proprie tors proper compensation. Earl FITZ WILLIAM said that Mr. Sowerby's case was a peculiar one ? he was the lessee under a gentleman who was again a lessee under some ecclesiastical body, and under these circumstances it was exceedingly probable that a jury would not award him that compensation to which their Lordships might consider him entitled. He wished that some principle should be laid down for the purchase of land used by railways. On the one hand, each individual was left to make his own bargain with the C om pa n y, w i t h ou t any principle to gu id e him as to the price he was to ask ; and, on the other, there was no principle to guide the Railway Com pany as to the sum they were to offer, or the arbitrator, as to the compensation which he was to grant. All persons had not the same chance, and that was the difficulty which they ought to get over; and if they could not do that, they ought to do something to palliate the grievance. He thought some principle might be laid down as a guide for that purpose. He was glad to see the Noble Duke in his place, as he was sure he was of the same opinion as himself. He had no doubt if those who were in power would put their shoulders to the wheel somethirg might be done. The Duke of WELLINGTON had long been convinced of the hardness of the situation of proprietors of property, and particularly small proprietors.—( Hear, hear.) Considering that the undertakers of railways monopolized passengers and goods to an enormous amount, and made most extensive profits, he thought some principle ought to be adopted in order to en sure the proprietors of land full compensation for the injury arid inconvenience inflicted upon them. The Duke of GRAFTON believed that in all compensations in the case of railways the same principle was acted upon with respect to the poor as the rich. The Earl of WINCHILSEA thought there had been no principle acted upon in giving compensation, and he believed that the course that had been pursued by railways had dune more to set the middling class against the higher then anything that hod ever taken place. If Railway Companies chose to speculate and gamble, he for one would do all in his power to put an end to it. Lord BEAUMONT complained of the Bill being hurried through the House, and said, that according to the principle laid down by the Noble Duke, no land could be taken for the purposes of railways, without due compensation ; but this was not the fact, for ac cording to the Railways Consolidated Clauses Bill, parties were obliged to give up their property for railway purposes, and take what was agreed to be given them for it, or if they submitted to arbitration or a jury, they had to pay half the ex penses of the proceedings. If they did not pay this, and if the property taken did not meet the expenses, in the event of such adjudication, they were liable to have a distress issued out against them. He considered a clause ought to be introduced into the Bill founded on a more just principle to meet cases of this kind. Lord STANLEY thought the Noble Lord who had just sat down laboured under a misunderstanding respecting the provisions of the Bill to which he had referred. What re lated to compensation in that Bill was what was introduced into every railway Bill that passed through Parliament. If any case of hardship respecting particular individuals existed, such parties were in no worse a position, as far as this Bill was concerned, than they were before, and he was sure that in any case not sufficiently met by the provisions of that Bill, Parliament at any time, on good reason being shown, would interfere and protect them if it were necessary, even to the throwing out of the railway Bill complained of. It bad been said, that Government had hurried through the Bill. So far from this being the case, it had undergone the most rigid examination in th e o th er House. It underwent many night's discussion in that House, and all its provisions were most carefully criticised: It was difficult to lay down any general principle upon which compensation should be awarded. The difficulty was not so much with regard to land, 83 with reference to other kinds of property —the interference with the comforts of individuals, and questions of nuisance. All that could be done in such cases was to assign to each party, be he rich or poor,a just and equitable tribunal to assess damages. It was impossible to lay down any general principle that could meet complaints of nuisance or matters in which individual comfort and conveniencs were involved. It was provided in the Bill that parties whose claims were sub jected to the adjudication of a jury, if they got greater damages than they originally claimed,the railway company was bound to pay all expenses. But if the jury gave a less sum than that previously claimed, however exorbitant that sum might have been, he had still only to pay his own expenses, the company being necessitated to pay all theirs. Parliainent, he was sure, had done its duty, and if at any time cases should ar is e i t t a t could not be reached by the ordinary channels, Parl iamen t t h a t full power to interfere, and he bad no doubt wou ld i nterfere were good reasons shown. Secretary for the Colonies) had not fairly met Lord BEAUMONT considered that the Noble iii Lord his statement. He (Lord Beaumont) denied that the poor m an had the privi lege of petitioning against ubaL h il t i, a h t ot u b tt h had eq u ally had equal jus ticehe rich with the rich. No qual man could ap pear in defence of his petition by counsel, whereas the poor man bad no means in his power of doing so. His petition went et the state mentsto correct just sat down. He was sur prisedinto that large blue bag and was no mo d re heard of.—( Hear.) of UwShlobhabdeege The Ear l arl hear it complained of, that the Government was to . the o N f D ob A le L L H or ° d p would recolloct that he did not place the Bill on the hurrying the Bill through with undue haste. Their Lord ships of the House till a week after it was introduced, when - a d a y was fixed for its second reading. On the evening fixed upon for the second reading, the greater portion of the House went to dinner before the debate came on. It was, however, resd a second time, and afterwards fully debated in Com mittee. Noble Lords were therefore not justified in sa ying that the Bill h a d b een hurried through the House. With respect to the ri g ht of pet it ioning, th e r i c h and poor were on an equal footing. It was true that the rich man could appear by counsel, which the poor had not the means of doing, but this was not a grievance peculiar to this guys tiont; the same difficulty, as far as the poor man was cen corned, existed in courts of law, and many other places. The machinery introduced into this Bill regarding compensa tion was much improved, and afforded the poor man, as far as the circumstances of the case would admit, equal access to justice with the rich man, and equal opportunity of command ing full compensation. Earl FITZ WILLIAM disclaimed all participation in the sentiments expressed by his Noble Friend against the Govern ment, but he did not think that railway Pills were ef a satisfactory character. A railway company, in his opinion, ought to be placed, so far as taking land was concerned, in precisely the same position as a private gentleman who wished to construct a road for his own immediate convenience. He gave notice that, after the holidays, he would move for a Coin mittee to inquire whether the mode of dealing, between rail way Companies and the proprietors of land, could not be placed upon a better footing than it was at present. Lord BELHAVEN thought a railway Company ought to be compelled to arrange with the landholders whop property would be interfered with by the line before Parliament granted them an Act to construct it. After a few words from Lord Vzvraw and Lord BROUGHAM, The Marquis of LONDONDERRY remarked that, as many of the projected railways would pass over coal mines, it might so happen that, in the course of time, they might give way, and idlict serious injury, not only upon the owner of the mine, but the public at large. He, therefore, wished to ask the Noble Lord whether the Railway Clauses Consolidation Bill made any provision for the purchase, by the railway Company, of tLe mine as well as of the surface of the earth? Lord DALHOUSIE was understood to reply in the affirmative. The matter then dropped. The Bail in Error Bill went through Committee, and the report was ordered to be brought up after the holidays. The Privy Council Appellate Jurisdiction Bill was read a third time and passed, a clause being introduced to postpone its operation to the Ist of January, 1846. ADJOURNMENT OF THE HOUSE. On the motion of the Duke of WELLINGTON, their Lordships then adjourned for the holidays till Friday, the 16th instant. HOUSE OF COMMONS, May 8. The SPEAKER took the Chair at the usual hour. Mr. KEMBLE presented a petition praying for a modiGea tion of the Act of Imprisonment for Debt passed last session. Mr. 11. BERKELEY, and other Hon. Members, presented petitions against the grant to Maynooth. SCOTCH SCHOOLMASTERS. The LORD ADVOCATE presented several petitions from places in Scotland, praying for an increase of the stipends of parochial schoolmasters in Scotland. MAYNOOTH. Sir R. H. INGLIS presented a great number of petitions against the endowment of Maynooth College. ENCROACHMENT UPON THE ENJOYMENTS OF _ _ THE PEOPLE. Mr. PARKER brought up the report of the Committee upon the Scottish Central Railway Committee, to the effect, that it was the opinion of the Committee that the House ought not to consent to the establishment of a railway station uplli the piece of ground called South Inch, in the neighbonthoOd of Perth. The report was received with considerable cheerio,► IRISH RAILWAYS. Sir GEORGE GREY in moving fora select Committee to inquire and report whether any and which of the standing orders which are enforced in the case of Railway Bills in Great Britain are unnecessary, and ought to be dispensed with in the case of Railway Bills in Ireland, and to move the following names for the Committee :—Sir Georg e Grey, Lord Gran v ill e Somerset, Sir Thomas Fremantl e , Mr. Labouchere, Mr. French, Mr. Shaw, Mr. Estcourt, Mr. Strutt, The O'Conor Don, Mr. Wilson Patten, Mr. Warburton, Sir 'William So merville, Mr. T. Greene, Mr. Rcdington, and Mr. Hamilton (Dublin University ), said that he did not mean to throw the slightest obstruction in the way of the construction of rail way s, more especially in Ireland; but as a series of regn lati-ns had been passed by that House, intended on the one hand to check undue speculation on the part of Companies, and on the other to protect private properties, he did not see why in particular cases theso orders should be set aside, as its the case of the Irish Great Western (Dublin to Galway). Ireland. For that reason, and to ascertain in what instance s the standing order s , w hi c h we, e compulsory on English specu lations, should be set aside on Irish railways, he brought for ward this motion. After a few words from Lord G, SOMERSET, Mr. FRENCH said that the Right Hon. Baronet had placed on his Committee eight Honourable Members - who had before decided against this railway, and that out of a Com mittee of fifteen was a sufficient majority. He protested, in the name of the majority of the other evening, against this met ion. Mr. W. PATTEN supported the motion. Sir R. INGLIS thought the decision to which the Hone had come to on the Great Western (Ireland) Railway Bill was an unwise one, and that the Standing Orders Committee ought to be supported. Mr. SHAW did not think any Practical advantage would arise from this motion. He thought the Committee would end in nothing if it were appointe4. The vote which he had given was not quite satisfactory to him self.—(A laugh.) ROYAL COMMISSION. The Hon. Member was interrupted by the sp i leaMee of Sir Augustus Cliff or d ( U s h er of the Black Rod at the - bar, who summoned the Hou se t o t h e H ouse of eers to hear the Rnyal assent given by commission to sundry Bills. The SPEAKER, on his return, announced that this House had been to the House of Peers, where they had been present while the royal assent was given, by commission, to several Bills "for which see Lords' report). IRISH RAILWAYS. Mr. SHAW then resumed. He hoped the House would not rescind their resolution in reference to this Bill, however anxious he might be to see railroads in operation in Ireland. Mr. WARBURTON agreed with the Right Hon. Gentle man, and he would add that the public could have no confi dence in the decisions of this House, if the decision in regard to this Bill should be reversed. Mr. WARD said that the alteration suggested by his Hon. Friend seemed to him to have no bearing on the subject under the immediate consideration of the House. The decision the other night created a most unfavourable impression of the sta. bility of the present system. It was most disastrous to the character: of this House as regarded its private Bill legis lation. He was reluctant to do anything which might operate against private enterprise, but he felt bound to carry cut the principles by which railway legislation should be governed.—( Hear, bear.) He was afraid the House had no choice but to redeem its character by rescinding the decision to which they had come to the other night. Mr. BERNAL said he did not think it would be at all con sistent with the character and dignity of that House to be affirming. by a solemn decision, certain principles upon one night, and, after a Jim Crow fashion, reversing it the next. Sir HENRY W. BARRON said, that within every recent p riod, the decision of the Standing Orders Committee bad been reversed in no less than six cases, and no notice had been taken, but a great noire had been raised about this, and. the only reason he could assign for it was, that the six cases he had mentioned were English ones, but this was a Scotch one. The whole of the landed proprietors through whose estaies the rail• way was to pass were in favour of the Rill. The point brought before the Standing Orders Committee could only affect those landed proprietors. The House had acted in ac cordance with the wishes of those gentlemen. It would be most unjust and unfair for then} to reverse that decision with out showing a competent reason fur it. Mr. STUART WORTLEY would decline making any observations on the present occasion. The motion was then agreed to. Mr. F. FRENCH objected to several names on this Com mittee. Eight of the gentlemen proposed had already ex pressed themselves hostile to the Bill He objected to the ap pointment of the Hon. Member fur Kendal in particular, and hoped he would not sit upon it. After a few words from Sir G. GREY, The names proposed by Sir G. Grey for the Comtnittee were called over. The following names were agreed to k-Sir G. Grey, Mr. Estcourt, and the O'Connor Don. On the motion that Mr. Warburton be added to the Cotn mittee, Mr:FRENCH objected to the name of Mr. Warburton, as that gentleman was not at all acquainted with Ireland. Mr. WARBURTON said, he begged to retire from the Committee, as he had no particular desire to ser v e on it.— (A laugh. ) _ _ Afte - i a few words from Mr. MACKINNON, strangers were ordered to withdraw, but no division took place, and the motion was agreed to. Sir G. GREY moved that Sir R. Fergnsson and Mr. Gre gory be added to the Committee, in place of the O'Conor Don and Mr. Shaw. Mr. J. S. WORTLEY said that they were now left in the same position they stood in before the Committee was appointed. All he wished was, that when the Standing Orders Committee reported to the House with respect to the non-compliance of the standing orders, they should report whether the rejection of the Bill arose from the difficulty of complying with the standing orders. He would, therefore, move that the report of the Sub- Committee on petitions for private Bills on the Great Western (Ireland) Railway Bill be referred to the Land Committee. The motion not being seconded, was dropped. Mr. GODSON presented several petitions against the en dowment of Maynooth College. Mr. T. DUNCOMBE moved that the petition of Eliza Price (presented 7th May) be printed. Mr. HUME gave notice that he should move a call of the House on Thursday, the 22d. ACADEMICAL EDUCATION ( IRELAND.) Sir J. GRAHAM gave notice that he should to.morrow (this day) move for leave to bring in a Bill to enable her i lt n laj l e r s e t l y an t d o , e a n n tl d ow he t wtohcooulglehgtesitfowr would uld ad b v e an t c o e t m h e e n e t o o n f learning venien e of the I louse if he brought forward that motion at five o'clock, used towards on a former er oe easion upon the con diems.giving it precedence over all ot her p ublic business.—( Hear.) Sir C. NAPIER wished to make some ex p lanation respect ing the strong Since he made those remarks he had received further e xpressions sw o h f L ieh or he d Seatonßan had nformation, and was better able to judge of the facts. He had received a letter from a relative of his, now in the Mediter. ranean. containing the whole facts of the case, which he read to the House. The substance of the letter went to show that Lord Seaton had exercised sufficient discretion in the course he had pursued in refraining from apprehending the brothers Bandiera while in C orfu, and i n refusing to send a vessel to tshseemd from landing at Calabria. With thi s e xpl ana ti on his regret at having spoken so strongly on a pro hpereevient p re vious occasion. RAILWAY COMMITTEES. Mr. GISBORNE, seeing the Noble Lord the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster in his place, begged to ask him why there had been a change in the system of the Select Commit.. tees? When these Committees were originally tormed they consisted of five Members, while now be found that in sever al andto Commit..have it of these Committees there wer e only four. He wished to r know, , was n the equally event divided, de f ad d , i v i against the noes, or vice versa, or whether the chairma n was whether tak i ngion t h e l' l ayes aee' w e r the to be entitled to a seco nd vote? SOMERSET Lord G. said that it had been i m p oss ibl e to avoid the evil of whic h the Hon. Member complained. He p r esumed, that in the case of a division, the chairman would not be entitled to a second vote, but, when there were two against two, the question would be carried in the affirmative. Mr. GISBORNE gave notice that he would, on an early day, move that all Committees consisting of only four Members should suspend their op era ti ons unt il the call of the House. Colonel slidS Y h L e U 111,1aSs anxiousl N IRELAND. te kwew if it was the intention of her Majesty's Government to introduce this session any measure in reference to the laws of debtor and creditor, and the confinement of criminal lunatics in Ireland ? Sir T. FRENI AN TLE said there was a Bill in preparation in reference to the law affecting criminal lunatics in Ireland, and it would be laid before the House immediately alter the holidays. But he was not prepared to say that there was any mea ure in reference to the other subject mentioned by the Gallant officer, in preparation. AUSTRALIAN GRAIN AND FLOUR. Mr. HUTT begged to more, " Thlt the House resolve it self into a Committee of the whole House, for the purpose of considering the following resolution : That it is expedient to permit Grain and Flour, the produce of Australasia, to be un ported into the Un ted Kingdom e n payment of the same amount of duty as is now levied on Grain and Flour the pro- duce of Canada." In proposing thin motion, he hoped he would be heard with patience while he nude a few observations cm this important sehject. The House should be aware that the attachment of the Colonies could only be secured by a system of:good government, and their amount of usefulness to :he parent country by the measure of prosperity they themselves enjoyed. He w ould beg leave to remind Honourable Members who mi r ht be disposed to r, fuse his motion, by alleging that a free iir.portation of grain from that colony would be likely to injure the agriculturists of this country, by trenching upon the Tro:ection laws, to which they were so much attached; be would remind them that there were interests which equally de manded the attention of the House with those of she farmers. They allowed the Canadians to introduce their corn free, and they refused the same liberty to the Australians. What bad they done that they should be subject to that treatmen t? 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