The Sun. — London, England, 1845-06-27 00:00:00

RAILWAY COMMITTEES (THIS DAY.) HOUSE OF LOUDS. . 97 ZST 1 X 1 7.-N-G-3TINCS2ZON IMPORTANT DECISION. The Select Committee to whom the above railway has been re. erre d re-assembled soon after eleven o'clock this morning, and . . 44 eled their inquiry into the merits of the scheme. ca• se for commenced the day's proceedings by replying to the tise f or the opponents. He dispatched the oppos i t i on o f Mi ss w alker, the proprietor of Shebden Hall, with a simple offer on the Pa rt of th e promo t ers o f th e propose d li ne t o d o a ll that reasonably eo Uld be re qu i re d o f th e m to sa ti s fy the wishes and meet the views „ that lady or her committee, and then proceeded to comment b P °,l what he termed the dog-in-the-manger opposition of Mr. s t rieant T a lf our d an d hi s l earne d coa dj u t ors . He explained h i Inself by reminding their Lordships that the opponents came 11°,ward, not in the capacity of promoters of a competing scheme, but .„," Parties who sought for unnecessary delay, with no other apparent 'elect but that of defeating the West Riding Junction line. They did bot a edgest a better line, nor did they say a line for supplying the t c h istr iet with railway communication could follow any other route . 41 1 that marked out by the promotets of the West Riding June men scheme. He was, therefore, justified in complaining that they 7ould not make the line themselves, nor would they permit others do it for them. He met the objections urged against the gravity ° th e West Riding Junction line by declaring that it would involve outlay of 123,0001. to obtain more favourable gradients between Weloor and Bradford, remarking that neither the, anticipated :tic between the two places, nor the probable saving in respect i n "king expenses, could justify the expenditure. The Learned 0 ,7"ae1, after pledging his clients to complete immediately the Propped junction with the Leeds and Bradford Valley line in the ha'o- of their Lordships sanctioning the scheme before them, con. tmh -vv , " with a somewhat violent and unhandsome attack upon Mr. ;7 4 ge Parker Bidder, one of the engineers of the alternative line h l g ele evidence he pronounced to be grossly fallacious, if not im. 'Vently untrue, and wound up an address, extending over several .2re, by calling upon their Lordships to treat the Bill as an un- Tied measure. ID "he room was then cleared, and the Committee having remained deliberation for about ten minutes, strangers were readmitted, lt12", „ T he Noble CHAIRMAN said, before he informed the parties the Ult to which the Committee had come, perhaps he might be clewed to state the extreme difficulty in which the e t rnittee had feund themselves in this important, and, Might add, lengthened investigation ; but he was ti ts the p ar ti es on b ot h s id es wou ld agree w ith him that through otit the investigation the Committee had given their best and i.n _ • anxious consideration to the whole case. He need hardly e that th e mem b ers o f a C omm i ttee o f th e H ouse of Lords could ev e no partiality for either party ; but, on the contrary, their % l ifts desire was to do justice to both parties in a manner they T e lftlit would be best conducive to the interest of the public at large. 4 1ci ng all these things into consideration, and thinking it extremely o °rtant that the public should have the best line that could pos . ;2 ▪ 17 be laid down in this part of the country, and considering that 'Me or no injury would result from a postponement, for one year kil Y, of the present measure, the Committee had come to the 4101Ution that the preamble to the Bill was not proved. THAMES GRAND REGATTA. THIRD DAY (THURSDAY). t h : 1 10 weather was beautiful, and the attendance even greater than 4 of ;Wednesday. The fine list of entries for the Silver Challenge Ofor four-oared boats, manned by gentlemen amateurs, the de g heat for the gentlemen scullers' contest, and the great cham- C e Prize of 1001. for four-oared boats, open to all the world, were i ttp ?kiects of attraction. Whilst the two former occupied the at- Oon of the members of the Universities and of the other various tis clubs, a ganeral and extraordinary desire was manifested Vey , the Claspers, their boat, and their pulling, and many were b o l 3 lnions expressed that the crew, notwithstanding the array of ii'ed London watermeu against them, would prove the champions Tice very i t Vs very late hour at which the regatta terminated prevents us ` t ing into any further observations. i, _ • sport commenced at about a quarter past four, with k tinr, The . Grand . Heat for Gentlemen Scullers, mead, rod . • .. 17411 t, purple •••••••• • • • • • • • • **** mock, black • • • • • • • • ' • • • • • • • Mau, green • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • * ~ne7 all went away at the same moment, and in the course of a sW2trokes Mr. Bumpstead began to show in advance, and off the 47 4 ittee boat he was drawing further away. Mr. Chapman imme r)3' after the start had to ease in order to avoid fouling Mr. Pea a sailing boat in his front having obliged him to alter his 1 4 1" e, and Mr. Peacock became second at the stern of the cum boat; Mr. Conant at this instant laid down to his work in Cant style, and gave indication of passing Peacock, with whom he VeUll and scull, Mr. Chapman being a length astern of this pair. 4,, ,, Wing up to the present was grand and beautifully even be- NZ?! the second and third boats, when Mr. Conant drew Ap7 4 ,9' in advance, and the result of a long and desperate spurt, agi".e part of Mr. Conant, brought him again scull and scull, 4 .1`. in his tarn second boat, in Barn Elms reach. Tlie struggle the whole party was continued throughout, Mr. Bump thZq wi nn i6: by a length only, and the third boat's nose was up to !bwart, and the fottrth In a similar position as tik tb 4 e. ond's rowing . Th e — ,7,e the third. 'aftuipion Prize of 100/. fof fog r-oared boats, open to all the world ...... 1 1 34 41 FIRST HEAT. Coombes's crew, red • . R. Coombes I T. Coombes J. Phelps T. Goodrum D. Coombes, coxswain. ItIC "- London crew, yellow.. •• • • . Lett Leach Maynard H. Campbell , Noniton, coxswain. lesrediately after the start the winners drew away with a slight kla ' w and , off tire Duke's Head, took their own water, maintained it, les, on easily. At the point near the Crab-tree the losers tried a tom"'?, and neared their opponents a trifle, but did not ultimately their position. tai r - SECOND HEAT. •••ord Ravensworth, of Newcastle H. Clasper I IV. Clasper H. Clasper E. Hawkes Richard Clasper, coxswain. 4114 n crew, light blue •• • ... R. Newell I Dodd Roblin; Pocock Tb E. Maynard, coxswain - ..ntMersiultii crew • • • • • • • • ••• • • • • • • • Beffen W. Wright 4 h.._ Goodrich, coxswain. evetttiftil start was suoceeded by gallant rowing. They were oar l V . ar for a few strokee, and then Newell's crew made a powerful and showed their head in advance. Off tile committee-boat, 1;111;e,:ethe rowing was of the finest description, the Hammersmith ••“ W e re unable to keep pace with the Claspers, and the latter went SC' second place with the head of their boat on Po. tick's stern, %% Zs Hammersmith party doing thou a precisely corresponding I lltri` r • The labour in the whole of the boats was most extraordi- C wild as they approached the Crab-tree the Claspers came oar 441,,e',.. 41. With the leading boat. The shouts of the surrounding pop - ‘Zt Ore deafening, and as the crews took stroke after stroke withu • fing their position, the excitement increased. In this order ikkatitinued until riear Hammersmith -bridge, when the Claspers t hts;"l°Y drew their boat away from them, went under the arch oltrters of a length in a dvance amidst the most deafening _ 4 , retained their lead, and won by a length and a half. The , 1 ersmith landsmen's boat was rowed in a very gallant way, and • i l ) a c !Y four lengths astern of the second ; althoug h some allowance 1 0 • 4 , made for the two leading crews having r elaxed their speed qate„tast few strokes, when it was obvious that they would both be to contend in the grand heat. TUE GRAND HEAT. li titC..llds of anxious spectators were by this time assembled, and ils tni , t t nadously awaiting the struggle that should dete rmine the It ~Its:f. : l s hip. The Claspers were in downright request, although %C o , Inted that Newell's party had let them go by, as tile posses ilttse:, the first place was unimportant in the trial heat. The great t be r e Was not only ne co of pinch interest es as regarded these two boats, rresponding O with rpect to the merits of the picked 4 110 4 1 crews themselves, which had afforded muc speculation, and which there was a great diversity of opinion. h 'en st lat lightning.d t the station, and were in a short space of s o ke t , like lt was remarked by men of long standing in v ` , ; matters, that they never saw such speed in four-oared boats. !1te",,,,n0t only started at the same instant, but after several rapid ;,lejsPerate pulls they were oar and oar. As they neared the coin- N:Aeat, Coombes' crew began to show in advance, and facing e'72 . of the committee boat, were rowing with all their might , °Pers and the Pocock crew beiug oar and oar, with their llrop,rel with Coombes' midships. At this moment it was oh , t i Vhotse in the committee craft that something was wrong , as bZ"oP,'the umpire for that race, was not accompanying the men, er.ws, L'og his cutter to come on board. On doing so he stated that .2 131. 1 . on his having inquired wheth er they were ready, went off Zeeti` Own accord, without being started by him. He had fre „tikaYt. call t tem to in f orm them that it was no race, but his t ed i i 4 l Was o altogether unheeded. It may be as well here to i b tr lt t e actuit of the racing at once, and again return to the other tt; the su ea bject, The Coombes' party became in every succeed eke More elosOly pressed by the Newcastle men, who never throughout to minx their exertions in the slightest degree, i,Pe riit Tif come oar and oar with them at about the rab-tree, a N,„ Push was made by the Coombes's for the lead ; C but as they a4 l~'. 4 ed Hammersmith-bridge, the Claspers were drawing a gra t be " ~, 3', and ultimately' succeeded in clearing their boat's length. i bis t om' crew made a finishing and " plucky" spurt, but were un "t ▪ e .'ogain the enviable position they had once held,!and the Clas- Zek•4ne in first at the winning post by one length and a half. Po the Were three lengths astern of the second boat. okr. tl f Pour-oared Race (Gentlemen) for the Silver Challenge Cup. ix U niversity, purple • • • • • • • • • • • • • • ******* • ' • • • • • • • • • Stapylton 3 Conant 4 . Ililman Wilson, stroke qle Lewis, coxswain. etis Club, light blue •• • • ***** •""••• • • • • • • • • • .• 1 . Robinson 3 . Harrison 2 . Compton I Porter, stroke White, coxswain. 2 G. Wright Waite Il i 16., v"ln, a Club, pink ••••••••• • • • • • • • • • **** """ i t. Prior I 3. J. C. Walmsley, or Chapman a. Bowater Walmsley, stroke. The Grant, coxswain. ro rd iC elnuae drew a slight lead immediately after the start, the I ,4 Scled ilaT ing the worst of it at the go off. Th ey soon, however, ept i „. their position, and by some smart rowing, first passed the e and then tho Thetis. Off the Point they had a decided tow' e "ad maintained it throughout. The Neptune made some very 1 1,1, 11.11 1 efforts to overhaul the Thetis, and just before Hammsmith -141.7: succeeded in almost getting their oar up to their opponent's :; . 41r,„The Thetis then drew away a little, but at the four-and-a the -stone the Neptune put on a final spurt, and gained rapidly h 'tt e „` oPponents, but just Imo' arriving at the winning post, with ProsPect of a dead heat between the second and third boats, nts,,,,Ptune lost their rudder string, and with it all chance of their "'Place. al sEcoDID HEAT. Academy Club, green •••••• • • • • • • •• • ' ****** • • • • I. Atkinson 3. A. D. Cooper tt 2. H oward H. 31. Cooper, stroke C. D. Smith, coxswain. -'srtelt Club, red and white *** Wadhain I 3. Coulthard 2. R oss Smith, stroke hi vo. A. Johnson, coxswain. 'Wet ley Club, light blue and white •,• . . I. Green Strutten a• IN i EL • —ennett A. Prior, stroke. iltThq E. , ~, E. Prior, coxswain. (~„' f:',„ 6. Academy took the lead and kept it. The Waverley and tat,,i-rge's made a fine race, and were stroke and stroke up to the 0 r ". Won by a length or more. ) , h it t o t . THE GRAND HEAT. d lik. G tu lversity ..... . .. . 1,, , e It„ , eorge's Club • '' T? al Academy • —•— ••••••••••••• • • • • • • • • • • • 2 The-ells • • ••• • • • • • . ..... ......... 0 1, •,,,..... •.. ..... . •••••••• • • • • • • • • l el i i i , ',netts went off with the ethers, but stopped directly after , i v . ) t111 ? x . ' Presume under an impression that it was a false start. , 4 Lord University drew away with the lead, and maintained it, c l ' i triz z t i n gallant style. The St. George's, who had shifted from an ells l i ''' , In which they with difficulty came in second in the pre tkiezneat, into their old boat of Searle's, shortly rowed ahead of the t„,A lt,„lt end came in two boat lengths astern of Oxford. I,:ateh'u_oer of gentlemen then manned flue boats (eights) for a ”ttt y , ( 0 Make a wind-np. Their return in procession was very tk i At It . l ''' ,l elicited much applause. 11 ittle ){,,, On vs after nine the committee, who had had some consulta 4re th us subject of the champion prize race, repaired to Finch's, t 4,, e e., e , ClasPers were presented with the prize. o ursr e :,', l 44, of the different winners were duly hoisted, through the 'tee:7, 3fr. Cheesman, the Secretary of the Putney-bridge Com -4 a Pole in the centre of the bridge. \r ZST MENTs IN PROPOSED RAILWAYS. —Few do kr4,r nays ever proceeded from the Parliament of more curious 0, 4 a 4 , m t han one that has just been laid before the House of Com .:"e,ProPosition of Mr. Gibson Craig. It relates to subscrip al°,o,uways now under the consideration of Parliament. It r r ," a betical list of the names (with descriptions of the °cal % iki 4 „ - nd professions, &c., as well as place of abode) of all W all r s u,bscribing to the amount of 2,000 1 . and upw ards, k d ' 4 l, 14' 1 ';aY subscription contrasts, showing the a mount ;1 () ;,' by each person for every railway to which he by a subscriber, and the total amount of such subscrip ce,t)er,„ " 0 1 Person. The list of the names of these railway sub r,rPles about 15• folio pages of close print, and the names 7, 05 . 'ws3's themselves occupy six columns, and number no fewer 11 0 " t Many of the subscribers are put down for immense sums, 1, ,l l 'otitit of their subscriptions to the various lines. Thus, Mr. R 44 tb e a rin, of the Adelphi-terrace, has plaoed opposite to his 4,0g 0 str ee torMidable sum of 158,3201.; Mr. W. H. Thomas, of Moor - Joseph Horuby, Esq., merchant, of Liverpool, ;I . ands Mr. G. Hudson, of York, 319,8351., &c. The total qt,:lird,: s nbscriptions by persons who have subscribed 2,000/., or 1 :42 , 111 anY railway subscription contract deposited in the Fri ' „e 041,1413 g. *43 went Session of Parliament, is the fur " 01 169;7071. 161. RAILWAY COMMITTEES. (YESTERDAY.) HOUSE OF LORDS. lITZILVCASTLE AND ZER,WICK RELXVIITAY. (Continued from our Afternoon Batton of yesterday.) Some conversation having ensued between Counsel as to the manner in which the opposition should he conducted, the examina tion of witnesses for the promoters of the line was proceeded with. Mr. Allhause and Mr. Shield, both merchants of Newcastle, and also Mr. Phillips, a magistrate of that place, were then called, and severally deposed as to the great commercial advantages which would result to the borough and its vicinity if the proposed rail way were constructed. The evidence of the traffic and of the general advantages of the line were then gone into, after which their Lordships adjourned. memos AND WEST RIDING JUNCTION RAILWAY. (Continued from our Afternoon Edition of yesterday.) Mr. Rich. Nicholson, civil engineer of the Newcastle and North Shields Railway, confirmed the evidence of Mr. Bidder, and added that in the whole of his experience he had never seen or heard of a line, with the same extent of mileage, which had so many defects as the West Riding Junction. Mr. Thomas Storey, engineer and colliery•viewer of the county of Dutham, had examined the proposed lines of the Leeds and West Riding Railway, and in his judgment, considering the traffic, the best possible or the best practicable line had not been adopted. He had been engaged in altering the gradients on the Stockton and Darlington Railway, and could confirm the evidence of Mr. Bidder relative to the expense of improving the gradients on this railway. Mr. Robert Daigleish, locomotive contractor to the St. Helen's and Runcorn Railway, proved that the traffic on the proposed im proved line could be wcrked for Is. 6d. per ton per mile. Mr. Nicholas Wood, a civil engineer, and one of the managing Directors of the Newcastle and Carlisle Railway, gave corrobora tive testimony to the former engineering witnesses, and added that a good deal of money had been expended in reduoing curves on the line with which he was:connected. This closed the case for the opposition. Mr. Coltham, the acconrkant to the Leeds and Manchester Company, was recalled to prove that he esainated the existing traffic between Lowmoor and Bradford at 135,946 tons per annum, and from Bradford to Lowmoor at 702,814 tons. Mr. Carr, the accountant on the other side, was recalled to prove that he estimated the existing traffic between Lowmoor and Bradford at 285,643 tons per annum, and from Bradford to Low. mocr at 79,671 tons. Mr. ALEXANDER then addressed the Committee on behalf of Miss Walker, the present possessor of Shiliden Hall, near to Hali. fax, whose estate would be interfered with and disfigured by the course of the proposed line, and called upon the Committee to post pone the line for twelve months. Dr. Winslow, of Hammersmith, was called to prove the insanity of Miss Walker, and that her present evidence was peculiarly adapted to a person in her state of mind. Mr. Young, engineer to the Leeds and Bradford Railway, and other witnesses, proved the disfigurement the line would be to the est ate. The Committee adjourned at baltpaat five till eleven o'clock to -morrow. HOUSE OF COMMONS. GROUP A. LONDON, CROYDON, CHATHAM, AND OR- PINGTON LINE. (Continued from our. Afternoon Edition of yesterday.) Mr. WILMORE then put in in evidence several papers, and said that a communication had been made wtth the Admiralty, and that the consent of that Board to the erection of the bridge over the river Medway was expected to be given and communicated to him this evening. The case on the part of the Croydon line being now concluded, Mr. COCKBURN referred to a paper put in in evidence by Mr. Ser geant Wrangham last evening, and purporting to be the consent of the Board of Ordnance to the mode of passing Woolwich-common proposed by the North Kent Company- This letter was signed by Mr. Hignet, the solicitor to the Board; but he (Mr. Cock burn) had evidence which he thought would convince the Committee that no reliance could be placed on this paper. He bad a very serious charge to make against Mr. Hignet—a charge of corruption. He held in his hand a letter from Mr. Hignet dated May 3, 1845, in which he not only offered to sell the influence lie had over the Board of Ordnance for a certain number of shares in the South-Eastern Company ; but he could prove from evidence under the hand of Mr. Hignet, that finding his offer refused by the South. Eastern line, he had made a similar applica tion to the North Kent Company, who had accepted it. Now after reading this letter it would be impossible for the Com mittee to place any reliance on his signature to the letter put in by the North Kent Company. Mr. Sergeant WRANGBAM objected to the reading of the letter on the ground that the paper put in by him was not a corn- munication from Mr. Hignet, but from the:Board of Ordnance, and that no letter from Mr. Hignet, in his private capacity, to any person connected with the South-Eastern Company. could in any way affect a letter from the Board who employed him. And if the Committee had any doubt of the authenticity of the letter, the readiest way to support themselves would be by a communication with the Board of Ordnance on the subject. Mr. Cocnrstiror insisted that a letter containing a proof of cor ruption, or of the inclination to corruption, on the part of Mr. Hignet, was sufficient to cast a doubt on the authenticity of a do cument which had only his signature to support it. After a few words from Mr. Sergeant Wnancriam, the Chairman desired the room to be cleared. The Committee consulted for two hours, and on our return to the Committee-room, The CHAIRMAN said that the Committee were of opinion that it was not their province to consider whether or no Mr. Hignet was guilty of the charge made agaiNst him, and there fore that they could not receive the letter in evidence, but that as the authenticity of the letter from the Board of Ordnance had been impugned by counsel, they thought It necessary for the North Kent Company to bring forward evidence to prove it. Sir WALTER RIDDEL, en the part of the North Ker::. line, said that the evidence could be produced, but not immediltely. Mr. MERRENVETHER said that the letter which Mr. Cockburn had wished to put in would be forwarded to the Master of the Board of Ordnance. Sir WELTER RITMEL could havdno objection to Mr. Merrewether taking any course he pleased as to his own correspondence. Sir W. RIDDEL then addressed the Committee on the part of the Commissioners of the Navigation of the River Medway. After some discussion on no potnts of public interest the Com mittee adjourned at four o'clock. GROUP GG. G=. AS G OW , READ, AND NEXLSTON LINE. The Committee reassembled at twelve o'clock in the Sessions House. Present—Mr. Evans (Chairman), Mr. Newdegate, Mr. Aluntz, and Mr. P. S. Miles. The CHAIRMAN having again announced the decision of the Committee on the competing lines, Mr. Sergeant ANDREWS said that, after the opinion expressed by the Hoe. Committee, his clients were not desirous of adducing further evidence as to the competing (branch) line; but with respect to the Glasgow and Paisley Canal, he should be obliged to trouble them with a few observations. The Learned Counsel then referred to the injury inflicted upon the canal proprietors by the crossing of the canal by the railway, and he contended that their terminus might be made on the south aide, which would avoid this evil, and only be 300 yards further from the city of Glasgow. He afterwards referred to another mode of passing the canal by a bridge, raised sufficiently above the water level, and this he maintained could be effected without any bad gradient. The Learned Sergeant, then: argued that the railway bridge would offer an insuperable barrier to their (raffle, because as the trains could not be regularly expected at a certain hour, the canal boats would be kept in from minute to minute, and hour perhaps to hour, until the locomotive:should'actually:arrive. These injuries ought to be obviated, and he thought the Committee would not pass the scheme according to its present plan. A long discussion ensued between counsel and the Committee as to the possibility of crossing the canal by a fixed bridge,:so as to obviate the evil arising from the proposed crossing on: a level, and it was ultimately agreed to draw up a clause to meet the wishes of both parties. The preamble and clauses were passed with some verbal amend ments, and the Committee then rose a five o'clock. GROUP K. CAMBRIDGE AND BURT LINE. (Continued from our Afternoon Edition of yesterday.) Mr. Manning, an extensive cattle dealer, from the neighbour. hood of Newmarket, deposed to the great importance of the line to the oilcake, manure, cheeses. and vast quantities of cattle that passed through Harwich and Ipswich at present, which would un exceptionably come upon the line on their route to Cambridge and Huntingdon. The CHAIRMAN intimated an opinion of the Committee that a line south of Newmarket would be far more advantageous to the necessities of the district than either of the projects now under consideration. Mr. AUSTIN assured the Committee that the engineering diffi culties on such a line would present almost insuperable objections to its constructions. Mr. Braithwaite, C.E., cross-examined by Mr. Atnrrts—He stated that the entire length of the line would be about 25} miles, and would accommodate a population of 40,000 inhabitants, ex. elusive of the termini. It could be worked at a cost of 12,0001. a mile, the gradients being very favourable, and the engineering difficulties insignificant. Stations would be placed at Bottisham, Swaff ham Prior, a point near Newmarket, Moulton, and Risby. Confirmation was given of the traffic evidence adduced yester day ; it was stated that 3,000 tons of cheese are annually im ported into Ipswich from Derby, and 1,500 tons from Holland. Other evidence of Mr. C. May, as respected the trade of that locality, being confirmed, The Committee adjourned till the usual hour to-morrow. GROUP LL. - - LONDON AND RRIGHTON (WANDSWORTH) (Continued from our Afternoon Edition of yesterday.) Mr. ltollinson, the proprietor and occupant of valuable nursery grounds and premises at Tooting, consisting of dwelling-houses, conservatories, ornamental grounds, &c.—The line would pass within 108 feet of the entrance to these premises, and completely block up the present convenient and open approach to them by means of a high embankment which was to be raised for the pur pose of carrying the tumpike-road over the railway. Mr. Driver, the surveyor, had valued the land which would be necessary for the projected line at 26,0001., but the fact was it would not purchase a tithe of it. The land had been estimated according to its abstract value, not taking into account the incal culable damage which it would create by severance, and by destroy ing the beauty, and in many instances the utility, of private pro. perty. The proposed embankment near Mr. Rollinson's would rise to an height of eighteen feet, and extend 500 or 600 yards. Now it was manifest that this of itself passing through ornamental grounds would be highly detrimental and would vastly deteriorate the value of the property. The Learned Counsel concluded by saying that the line was useless and uncalled for. The present Croydon line affbrded ample opportu nity for conveying property to the Brighton line. Such was the opinion of the Board of Trade, and if at any future period the ex tension line became necessary there would be nothing to prevent its formation. At present the interests of a company, which had devoted a great deal of capital to the formation of a railway, and the interests of several private individuals, were involved. Inves tigation and delay were absotutely necessary, and in accordance with the recommendation of the Board of Trade, which was based upon good sense and guided by strict impartiality, he cleded. upon the Committee to declare the preamble of the Bill not pr al ov Mr. John Rollinson, a gentleman residing at Tooting, said the projected line would pass to the north of his premises. He had a nursery there, two acres in extent, which was admirably adapted for the growth of peaches and nectarines, both from soil and climate, and upon which a great deal of money had been ex pended; In fact, he could not carry on his business without it, He had lately purchased land there for 4501. an acre. There was a most useful spring there, which the line would destroy. His bud ness was almost as extensive as any nurseryman in the neighbour hood of London. The nobility constantly visited him. The lino would deteriorate his property to the value of two-thirds. The railroad would pass directly through the property, and there was some of the property which cost at the rate of 1,0001. per acre. Cross-examined by Mr. Hat,---The grounds were visited by the gentry of the West-end. Mr. Groom, of Claphsm, corroborated the above testimony. property-tax. Was well acquainted with the Con(' Mr. Henry Melyneux lives at Tooting. Is an assesso r of the people. Moot of its iphabitants ition of the Tooting were connected Nyith trade In We C ty. The oilier Clase of ROW= were 1110banici. Did not think It railway passing from Tooting to the west end of Lou don would be at all desirable. There were only two ceaches from Tooting to the west end of l e ondon--one in the morning and one in the evening; and he very seldom saw them well laden. Knew Dr. Ford's property at Tooting, and thought the projected line, if carried out, would be highly injurious to it. Other evidence of a similar character was given as regards pri vat e property. Mr. Cubitt, consulting engineer to the Croydon Railway Corn. pang, stated, that in the begging of last year he recommended the laying down of an additional line of rails along the Croydon line, and arrangements were made with the Greenwich Railway Com pany to bring a single line of rails to the London-bridge station. The object was to take the Brighton traffic along the Croydon line. The line was to be constructed according to the atmospheric principle. That line was now in course of construction. and would be attended with very considerable expenditure. The present line would then carry what was termed " the long traffic." Did not think it was desirable that the Brighton traffic should be brought to Hungerford-bridge, even by a shorter line of railway than the projected one. Mr. HILL then rose to reply. The Bill was opposed by two bodies, the one a number of private gentlemen landowners, and the other the Croydon Railway Company. With respect to the first, all were satisfied by the offers of the promoters except Mr. Rollinson and Dr. Lind. He was anxious to treat with respect private property ; but the man should have a monument of gold erected to him who should discover any means whereby great public works like this could be carried out without operating against the interests and wishes of private individuals. Gentlemen talked as if there were no such word as compensa tion in the English language. There never was ally railway passing so near a large town which less affected private property than this, and the promoters were willing to make all the compensation in their power to those landed proprietors whose land would suffer by it. With respect to tho opposition of the Croydon Railway, he disclaimed all wish and intention to damage the interests of the shareholders. It was objected that the arch by which the proposed line would cross it was not large enough, but his clients were quite willing to remove all objections of that nature, by making the arch as large as they could wish it. The Croydon Company themselves admitted some years ago that the London bridge station was not sufficient, for they agreed to be shareholders with the Brighton and South-Eastern Coun ties Railway Company, in a new line of railway from Croydon to the metropolis; It had been alleged by Mr. Austin that the Brighton Company would lose 13,0001. a year by the throwing off the Croydon branch. But the thing was too absurd to be entertained for a moment. If the Brighton Company slid not believe they would gain much, instead of losing anything, they would be no parties to the projected scheme, which would cost them P 20,000/. The Learned Counsel then read population returns, showing that 40,000 people would be benefited by the Wandsworth Extension. After some further observations, the Learned Counsel concluded by calling on the Committee to declare the preamble of the Bill proved. The room was then cleared for deliberation, and after the lapse of a few minutes, strangers were admitted, whereupon TLe Climax/us (addressing Mr. Hill) said the Committee are unanimously of opinion that the preamble of the Bill has not been proved. The Committee adjourned at five o'clock. GROUP X. LINCOLN AND CAMDRIDGE R,AXLWA.Y. (Continued from our Afternoon Edition of yesterday.) Mr. LEE—The London and York Company say they can supply coals from the same places at a cheaper rate; we say they cannot, for we came in competition with them, and we want to show we can buy those coals much cheaper. The London and York have also taken credit for an increase of 290,0001. per annum by coal traffic alone ; but we say they can receive no such sum, for we will afford greater facilities for transit. The witness then proceeded to say that the distance he had mentioned of 152 miles would cost 3s. 4d. per ton per mile for the transit of coals, which would bring the price to 9s. Gd., or to 14s. Gd. to the merchant in London, exclusive of city dues, which were Is. Id.; then there was 2s. 611. for delivery, and Ad. per ton for the use of waggons, which would bring the price up to 19s. to the public per ton, including all charges. The Wallsend and Staley coal were near the coal-fields already mentioned, and 168 miles from London ; the price in Lon don of these coals to the public, including all charges, would be 20s. Id. per ton. If the Silkston and Peterborough line be made, the distance of the town from the coal-fields would be 93 miles. The coals could be sold in that town at 1 Is. 10d., includ. ing all charges. Stamford would be 81 miles by railway, and the coal could be sold there at Ils. The Erewash Valley coal-fields were very extensive, and equal to any demand ; they were situate about nine miles from the Midland, near Derby. A Bill has passed the House of Commons granting a line called the Erewash Valley, which joined the Midland; the Erewash coal was as often sold in London as the Durham coal ; the distance of the Erewash from London was 131 miles, and that coal could be sold in Lon don at 18s. 3d., including all charges ; the same coal could be sold at Stamford at 9s. 6d., and at Peterborough at 10s. 3d. ; the distance of the first was 60 miles, and the latter 73 miles from the Erewash Valley" . field. Is quite certain that the London and York could receive no such income as 290,000/. a year from coal traffic alone. Mr. John Woodhouse, coal-viewer, was the next witness. His depositions were unimportant, being merely corroborative of that of Mr. Machon. Mr. Irish deposed that he had been employed as a traffic taker for the wool trade, and that a great quantity of wool was brought to London from Yorkshire, Leicestershire, Lancashire, &c., and the expense of the transit of which would be greatly diminished if this line were made. Mr. J. P. Carpenter gave evidence as to the amount of road traffic by coach, whit:, bore out the testimony of Mr. Parks. The CHAIRMAN hu'e stated that the Committee would sit until five o'clock, so that if Mr. Elildyard should not be present, Mr. Lee, or some other counsel should be prepared to go on, as the Committee would not adjourn before that hour. Mr. Lnu said he hoped to be able to close his case before that hour. Mr. Pinch, of Ipswich, was then called, but was not examined. Mr. George Leather, C.E., deposed that he was well acquainted with the course of the Witham and the proposed loup railway. He deposed as to the height of the different bridges, and the extent of space between the extremities of the arches, and the surface of the water at the different heights of the tide, and of the water in the canal above the different locks, in order to show the height at which it was proposed to place the rails above the water surface. Two other witnesses having been called, one of whom gave tes. imony as to the population of certain districts, Mr. HILDYARD said he was happy to announce that the case for ;be Cambridge and Lincoln scheme had closed. The Committee then adjourned at half.past five. COURT CIRCULAR. Their Majesties the King and. Queen of the Belgians landed at Woolwich yesterday afternon from Ostend, and having en tered one of the Queen's carriages and four, which was in readi ness at the Roval Dockyard, proceeded to town on a visit to the Queen. I heir Mdjesties arrived at Buckingham Palace at twenty-five minutes past six o'clock, attended by Madame d'Hoogvorst (Dame d'honneur), and Monsieur A. D. Hanins de Moerkerke, and also by Lord Rivers, Lord in Waiting to 'her Majesty, and Lord George Lennox, Lord in Waiting to Prince Albert. The Queen and Prince Albert, attended by the Maids of Honour in Waiting, the Lord Steward, and the Groom in Waiting, received their august visitors at the grand entrance of the Palace. His Excellency M. Van de Weyer, the Belgian Minister, followed their Majesties to the Palace and paid his respects to he King and Queen. Her Majesty and Prince Albert took their usual early walk yesterday in the royal gardens of Buckingham Palace. His Royal Highness Prince Albert, attended by Mr. George Edward Anson and Major-General Sir Edward Bowater, visited St. Thomas's Hospital yesterday morning. Their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales, Prince Alfred, the Princess Royal, and the Princess Alice, were taken their accustomed walks and rides in the royal gardens yesterday. Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of Cam bridge honoured Covent-garden Theatre with their presence yesterday evening. Count de St. Aulaire, the French Ambassador, transacted business yesterday at the Foreign-office. mo L ti o o r n. d GARDNER was understood to withdftw his Lord BROUGHAM said Lord Gardner, having at tended in his place by the order of the House, and having stated that he had laboured under misapprehen sion, he saw no reason why the matter should proceed further.—The subject then dropped. REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON RAILWAY BILLS. Lord BROUGHAM read the report of the Commit tee appointed on the subject of the Railway Bills before their Lordships. The report recommended that the Railway Bills, which could not be completed this ses sion, should be marked by the Chairman of each Com mittee, and ba proceeded with next session from the point where the investigation might terminate during the present session. The Committee had not yet con cluded their labours, but they had thought it right to make this report to their Lordships. The Duke of WELLINGTON moved that the report of the Committee be printed, and taken into considera tion at an early day, which was agreed to. CONFERENCE WITH THE COMMONS. The LORD CHANCELLOR informed the Mes sengers who brought up a Bill, that their Lordships had appointed a conference with the Members of the House of Commons, which would take place that evening. G A ME-LAWS. Lord WHARNCLIFFE laid a Bill on the table for amending the Game-laws. CRIMINAL LAW COMMISSION. Lord BEAUMONT wished to take that opportunity of asking the Noble and Learned Lord on the Woolsack respecting the report of the Criminal Law Commis sioners. Their Lordships would probably remember that after what took place last year upon the penal laws, it was thought advisable to appoint a Commission to in vestigate the general state of the Criminal Law, so far as related to the various sects of religionits. That Com mission had since prosecuted their inquiries with re markable perseverance and industry, and their report was now lying upon their Lordships' table. The Com missioners made certain recommendations, amongst which was, that there should be one general form of oath and declaration substituted for the form now in use in England, Ireland, and Scotland, which might be taken or subscribed to alike by Protestants, Catholics, Dissenters, or Jews. Now, he wished to ask the Neble and Learned Lord the question of which he had given notice—namely, whether he would be prepared, in the present session, to lay on the table a Bill to carry out the recommendation of the Commissioners? The LORD CHANCELLOR said thmt he did no more than justice to those who composed that commission, when he said that they had discharged their duty with industry, accuracy, and intelligence. In reply to the question of the Noble Lord, he had to state that he had given directions that a Bill should be framed upon their report, and as soon as tha persons who had been en trusted to draw it up had it ready, he would lay it on the table of their Lordships' House. The Earl of ELLENBORO UGH thought it should be the object of the Bill to enable all classes of her Majesty's subjects to understand what were the laws under which they were living. The LORI) CHANCELLOR had no doubt but the framers of the Bill would give satisfaction to his Lord ship, the Howe, and the country. Lord BROUGHAM thought, as it would take a con siderable time to draw up the Bill, the further conside ration of it should be postponed till after the long va cation. The LORD CHANCELLOR concurred with the Noble Lord that it was a Bill of great extent and impor tance, and the more carefully it was prepared the better. His object, however, was merely to state that as soon as it would be ready he would lay it upon their Lordships' table. Lord MONTEAGLE thought that a Bill of such great importance should be also extended to Ireland. The LORD CHANCELLOR said, that in framing the report, the Commissioners had had the assistance of the Attorney-General of Ireland and the Lord Advocate of Scotland. If the Noble Lord had any objection to make when the Bill was brought forward, he would then have an opportunity to state it. Lord BEAUMONT thought that the Bill should be so drawn up as to place all upon the same footing. The LORD CHANCELLOR suggested that the Noble Lord should draw up the Bill himself. After a few words from the Bishop of LONDON, the subject dropped, ACCIDENT ON THE GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY. The Earl of DALHOUSIE, in redly to a eitreitioa of The Ecclesiastical Commissioners for England had a meeting yesterday afternoon, at the office in Whitehall-place. There were present the Bishops of London, Chichester, and Salisbury, the Right Hon. H. Hobhouse, the Right Hon. J. Nicholl, and the Dean of Westminster. GREAT CENTRAL SARDINIAN RAILWAY. This project is likely to meet with the sucoess it appears to merit. The Committee is not alone respectable but influential, and the Duke di Lante Montefeltro, in having joined it as president, at once stamps the undertaking as having tho sanction of the Sardinian Govern ment. The resources of the island of Sardinia are immense, and it only requires the means of cheap and easy transit to the outports, which this railway will effect, to restore the island to its former com mercial importance, while it cannot fail to yield a very large return to those who invest in it. _ _ FATAL ACCIDENT TO MR. DE SALIS.—On Wednes day evening, as the Hon. Captain de Sails, of the Scots Fusilier Guards, was riding in the Victoria-row, Pimlico, his horse sud denly started off, and stumbling, fell over him. He was picked up in an insensible state, and expired yesterday evening' at 8 o'clock. COVENT-GARDEN THEATRE.—The difficulties con cerning the production of Les Huguenots having been removed, and the Lord Chamberlain having granted the necessary license, that opera will be produced on Monday. The cast will include all the principal singers—M. and Mme. Laborde, Mme. Julien, M. Zelger, &c. VAUXHALL GAurimis,—The aquatic ball, under the patronage of the noblemen and gentlemen of the Thames Re gatta, will take place this evening (Friday) at Vauxhall, when the prize wherry (the gift of the lessee), which was contended ibr on Wednesday, will be presented to the winner in the gardens. Musard's second grand bal masque is announced for Tuesday next, the Ist of July, and the juvenile fete on the following evening (Wednesday), when, in addition to other attractions, the children of the Royal Military Asylum, Chelsea, with their full band, will 'visit th e gardens. BRITISH ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF SCIENCIL—CAMIIRIDGE, JUNE 26.—Last evening a general meeting of the members was held in the Senate-house (Sir John Herschel in the chair), to close the proceedings of the session. The chief object of the meeting was to acknowledge the services of the officers of the institution, and to vote thanks to the distinguished foreign philosophers who did it the honour to join in its deliberations on this occasion. The different gentlemen thus complimented re spectively returned thanks. The meeting broke up shortly after eleven o'clock. M. GREEN'S BALLOON.—This gentleman made his 301st ascent on Wednesday from the grounds of Cremorne-house, in the presence of upwards of 8,00 spectators, shortly after seven o'clock in the evening ; he was accompanied by seven fellow-voyagers in the regions of air, and cheered as he ascended into what has rom long habit become his natural element. The ascent was a very mag nificent one, the balloon took a south-easterly direction, and passed over a portion of the metropolis, making its eourse towards the Ken tish bank of the Thames. It, however, passed the river, and des cended in safety at Hornchurch, in Essex. . A SORE SPELL OF WEATHER.—" Thomas, spell weather." said a schoolmaster to one of his pupils. " weather." " Wel, Thomas, you may sit down," said the teacher ; " I think this is the worst spell of weather we have had since Christmas—bad as the season has been." GRAND REVIEW IN HYDE-PARR.—To-morrow a brilliant review will take place in Hyde-park, before her Majesty, Prince Albert, his Grace the Duke of Wellington, and a numer ous staff of military officers. The troops to be reviewed will consist of four battalions of the Household Infantry, the Ist and 2d Regiments of Life Guards, and the 4th Regiment of Light Dragoons, from Hounslow, with six brigades of Horse Artillery, and light field pieces. The Duke and Duchess of Buccleuch, it is said, will give a splendid fete in the course of the ensuing month, previous to the fashionable season closing. The Earl of Dalkeith, who has been affected ky the measles, is sufficiently recovered as to be able to come to town from Eton. The youthful Lord Charles Scott, who has also been suffering from that troublesome complaint at Montagu House, is now regaining his strength, and, with his brother, will shortly repair to the sea-side for the advantage of a change of air. SHOCKING ACCIDENT AT DRURY-LANE THEATRE. —On Wednesday evening, immediately after the fall of the curtain at the close of the opera of The Enchantress, and while Mad ame Thillon was upon the stage, a quantity of the heavy machinery immediately in her vicinity fell with a tremendous crash, knoclUn g down two of the scene-shifters of the names Of Kirby and Hathaway, They were Immediately picked up, bleeding proftisely, and in an ap parently lifeless state. A medical gentleman, who was in the house, promptly attended, and ordered them instantly to be conveyed to the hospital. The injuries received by Hathaway were slight in com parison with those sustained by Kirby, of whom, we learn, it is feared, there is little hope of recovery. Not the slightest blame attaches to any one in the theatre. BRITISH SCIENCE.—Some time since an English barometer was forwarded to New York by Lieutenant-Colonel Sabine, via Liverpool, for the purpose of comparing several barometers in the United States of America with the standard of the Royal Society of Great Britain. The instrument has arrived on its way back to com plete the comparison, by the American line of packet ship lirestmiq 7 ster, and bears the name ...bf the Eitglisn maker:, and the Lards of the Trdaeury Have directed Ito deliyirry to the 'toper authority duty tree. fp-F_ SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, JUNE 27, 1845. IMPERIAL PARMA - MEN - T. HOUSE OF LORDS, Jane 2G. Their Lordships assembled at the usual hour. A great number of railway ails were brought up from the House of Commons. CORNWALL RAILWAY. The Earl of ST. CEItMANS presented a petition in favour of this railway. NON-ATTENDANCE OF LORD GARDNER ON THE GLASGOW-BRIDGE COMMITTEE. The Duke of RICHMOND moved that the order of their Lordships respecting the attendance• of Lord Gardner to explain his reasons for not attending the Committee on the Glasgow. bridge, of which be was a member, be read. The Clerk having read the order, Lord GARDNER said his non-attendance on the Committee did not arise from any disrespect to their Lordships, and if he had erred, it was from ignorance of the power which they possessed. When he re ceived the notice, he was not aware of the consequemes which would result if he did not attend. He had also his reasons for not attending—first, his ignorance of the standing orders, and secondly, his objection, arising from conscientious scruples, against serving on any rail way Committee.—(A laugh.) Their Lordships might laugh, but such was his opinion. Some years ago, before the public were so deeply interested in railways as at the present moment, he became a share holder in many of the trunk lines, and although he was not interested in the subject in question, he, nevertheless, considered that ho was one of their Lordships who ought to take no part in the railway schemes before them. Another reason for his non-attendance was, that he 10, ked upon the order of the Noble Lord in the light of an invitation, which he might either accept or refuse, as suited his convenience. The Noble Lord was about to read a notice of motion which be held in his hand, when he was interrupted by The Duke of RICHMOND, who said that before their Lordships entered upon the consideration of anything else it must first dispose of the question before the House. He could not understand how the conscientious scruples which the Noble Lord referred to as a reason for not serving on railway Committees could be pleaded by him as a pretext for absenting himself from the Com mittee to which he had been appointed. It was not a railway at all. It was the Glasgow-bridge Committee. There was no partiality hi the selection of any Noble Lord by the Committee, whose province it was to appoint the Members who are to serve upon the Select Commit tees. Quite the contrary, for the question was generally asked them previously whether they would be willing to serve upcn the Committer}. He thought that the Noble Lord displayed greatignorance of what had been going on in that House, when ho alluded to the Right Reverend Prelates. He could state that they had been always most ready and willing to attend any Committee to which their Lordships might think proper to appoint them, and he could see no reason whatever for the insinuation thrown out against them by the Noble Lord. He thought, therefore, that as their Lordships were exempted from serving on juries, from serving as councillors, and as High-Sheriffs, that it would not be adding to their high character if they shirked any duty which the business of the country might impose upon them. The Earl of BESBOROUGH said that it was not his order, or that of his Noble Friend, which the Noble Lord (Lord Gardner) disobeyed, but the order of the House. Upon the Noble Lord asking him whether his attendance was compulsory, he replied that it was not ; hut he did not, therefore, suppose that the Noble Lord would refuse the duty on that account. He could only say that the Noble Lord was put on the Committee be cause it was believed that he would be willing to serve upon it. The Earl of MALMESBURY thought that their Lordships ought to be ready to serve one another upon these occasions. He had served on one Committee al ready, and he would have no objection, as it had been one of short dnration, to serve on another. Lord BROUGHAM observed that all the Members of their Lordships' House ought to be summoned to attend on these Committees. No preference ought to be shown to one more than to another, and if they did not attend when properly summoned they ought to be punished. Lord REDESDALE did not consider it would be acting with fairness towards their brother Peers to call upon those who were at a distance in the country to at tend the Committees, when there were so many Noble Lords remaining in London. The duties which had to be discharged by the members of the Committee par took less of the judicial character than of the juryman's, and as he was satisfied that, from the connexion which the Noble Lord—whose non-attendance at the Com mittee to which he had been summoned was now under consideration—had with railway matters, his experience would render him a very efficient member of a Railway Committee. The Marquis of CLANIIICARDE said that to compel the attendance of Peers, residing both in and out of Lon don, on Committees on railways, would be to adopt a very unusual course, for which there was no p rece d en t, an d it would require great consideration before such a mea sure should be passed into a law. Lord GARDNER said he would take the earliest opportunity of attending in future any of their Lord ships' Committees which he might be summoned to attend. He would, however, beg to propose the follow ing resolution:—" That my Lords, spiritual as well as temporal, be summoned on the Committees of their Lord ships' House, beginning with the highest in the rank, and so continuing down to the lowest." The Duke of RICHMOND observed that he should not be deterred, by the terms of the proposed motion, from abiding by his original statement. The Duke of WELLINGTON earnestly wished their Lordships would discontinue the discussion. " Sufficient for the day was the evil thereof." His opinion was that all the Peers should be disposed to lend their aid in per forming 'their duties to their Loisiships' house and to the public. The Earl of ELLENBOROUTI was of opinion that as the Noble Lord had expressed his willingness to attend the house when required, in future, the subject should be dropped. The Earl of BESBOROUGH considered that the Noble Lord (Lord Gardner) had laboured under some misapprehension as to the power of the House, and had, consequently, not attended the Committee. The Marquis of LONDONDERRY said the Noble Lord had given as full an explanation as they could expect. When he was summoned on another Commit tee he must take what course he liked. The Marquis of LANSDOWNE thought that the explanation should be entered on the journals of the House. the Earl of Kinnaird, said that tiv , accident which had recently occurred on the Great Western Railway did not occur in consequence of a rotten sleeper, but from en experimental trial of a new set of rails. Tie would desire the report to be printed and laid on their Lord ships' tgble immediately. LANDLORD AND TENANTS COMPENSATION BILL (IRELAND). Lord STANLEY read the names of the Noble Lords whom he proposed should constitute a Committee on this Bill. The Marquis of LONDONDERRY begged that his name might be omitted from the Committee, as he felt, from his objection to the compulsory clauses, that he could not fairly sit in judgment upon it in Committee. A NOBLE LORD said if the Bill returned from the Committee in its present form he should propose that it be extended to England and Scotland. The Marquis of CLANRICARDE also objected to be a member of the Committee; and begged that his name might he omitted. He objected generally to the nature of the Bill, which he considered would cause ill blood between landlords and ti nants. It was con trary to the sense of the whole of the people of Ireland. The Noble Earl (the Earl of Devon) bad not road the evidence of any persons who were in favour of this measure. One argument made use of by those en gaged in the agitation in Ireland was, that they were forcing measures on that country which were not sought for by the people, and that the sentiments of their peti tions, and of those conversant with their condition, were overruled and outvoted by those wile were ignorant of it. The prevalent opinion in Ireland vas essentially against the measure. By being a Member of the Com mittee, he should be acting both ungenerously and im properly. Lord STANLEY considered that the Noble Marquis had acted in opposition to the rules of the House by making a speech on the motion which he (Lord Stanley) had made. Ile should not reply, after the opinion of the House, to the Noble Lord's objections to the measure. He had felt it his duty to propose that they should be members of the Committee, with others, on account of the large stake they had in the country to which the Bill would apply. He was anxious that the measure should receive impartial inquiry and consideration, and that Noble Lords from both sides of the House should he members of the Committee. The Earl of LIVERPOOL said that out of the 21 Peers whose names had been placed upon the Com mittee, 16 were supporters, and 5 opponent S, of the Bill. The Marquis of NORMANDY said the state of his health would prevent him from serving on the Com mittee; butlhe would gladly have sacrificed his personal convenience, did he think that by his attendance the matter could be satisfactorily adjusted. The Bill, how ever, appeared to him to be so highly objectionable in its present form, that he trusted the Noble Lord the Secre tary for the Colonies would consent to abandon it for the present session. Earl RODEN said. nothing could be suggested in Committee which could change his opinion upon the Bill, and he therefore begged to be excused from attend- ,ng upon it. Lord BROUGHAM said the reason given by the Noble Earl was not sufficient to justify his non-attend ance on the Committee. Noble Lords went into the Committee with a view of attempting to improve the Bill, and it mattered not whether the members of the Committee were opponents or supporters of the Bill. If Noble Lords, after the Bill came oat of the Committee, still thought it objectionable, they could oppose it on the bringing up of the report or on the third reading. The Earl of WICKLOW ngr e e d w ith th e Noble and Learned Lord that, with the exception of the case of the Noble Marquis opposite, no good reason had been stated by Noble Lords to justify their being excused from at tending on the Committee. The Noble Earl behind him _ _ (the Earl of Liverpool) had he thought dealt unfairly with his Noble Friend the Secretary for the Colonies, in giving an incorrect analysis of the Committee appointed by his Noble Friend. The Marquis of LONDONDERRY said unless the Noble and Learned Lord opposite told him that he was compelled to serve on the Committee, he should cer tainly not consent to do so, and he begged to tell the Noble and Learned Lord that he was one who would not submit to his mode of dictating in that House. The Earl of LIVERPOOL remarked that, out of twenty one names of the Committee, there were only two that appeared upon the protest against the measure signed by the thirty-seven Peers connected with Ireland. Instead of deserving credit for the impartiality the Noble Lord displayed in selecting the Committee, he deserved credit for the ingenuity he had evinced in packing it. Lord STANLEY said the Noble Earl was certainly not the person to complain of strong oppressions, seeing that at first ho had charged him with having produced an unfair and partial Committee, and now he talked of the Committee being packed.—(Hear.) Now, although it was certainly true that the majority of the Peers who appeared upon the Committee had voted in favour of the second reading of the Bill, yet nine, and he believed ten, out of the one and twenty, had expressed themselves adverse to the compulsory clauses, and only eight had expressed themselves in favour of them, while the last four members of the Committee had expressed no opinions at all; and, upon his honour as a gentleman, he had not the least idea of what they were. The Marquis of CLANRICARDE had no objection to serve on the Committee, but as the majority of their Lordships appeared to be against the compulsory clauses, he thought it would be better to let the Bill stand over till the next session. The Earl of ST. GERMANS thought they ought not to allow an impression to go abroad that the interests of landlords were more attended to in that House than those of the tenants. The Earl of FORTESCUE begged to be excused from attending as one of the Committee, on the ground of the great personal inconvenience which it would give him. Tho Earl of RODEN would be sorry to refuse to at tena, though he did not agree with the principle of the Bill. After a few words from the Marquis of LON DONDERRY, The Earl of DEVON honestly confessed that he did not read the evidence, because he was unable to do so by candlelight. He thought, however, that the Bill intro duced by the Noble Lord the Secretary of the Colonies, would be the cheapest to the tenant, and the most effec tual to carry out the principles of the report. A desultory conversation then ensued, in which Lord Cbarleville, Lord Redesdale, Lord Lucan, the Duke of Richmond, and Lord Roden joined. The Select Committee was then agreed to, the name of the Earl of Charleville being substituted for that of the Marquis of Clanricarde, and the third reading was appointed for Monday next. LANDLORD AND TENANT BILL. Lord PORTMAN moved the second reading of the Landlord and Tenant Bill. Lord BEAUAIONT objected to the Bill. He thought that a written agreement was a sufficient guarantee for the tenant. It was his usual custom, and he believed that their Lordships would give such agreement at present. And he saw therefore no reason why it should be made compulsory to do so. Believing that any inter ference was uncalled for, and unnecessary, he would move that the Bill be read a second time that day six months. The Duke of RICHMOND supported the Bill. He thought that the tenant was entitled to receive compen sation for any outlay he might be put to. He thought that the Bill was called for, as well from expediency as from a sense of justice, and he contended that it would facilitate the improvement of the country, and the tenants, who were the practical farmers of the country. He hoped, therefore, they would not throw out the Bill on the second reading. Those alterations which might be thought necessary might be made in Com mittee. The Duke of CLEVELAND said he should support the measure, as compensation should be secured to tenants for improvements which they might make of a permanent character on the land which was let to them. The Bill was good in principle; and if it did not effect all that was stated, it certainly would not lead to evil. He hoped their Lordships would consent to the second reading. Lord ASHBURTON opposed the Bill, on the ground that in almost evey case where compensation was sought by the tenant, a lawsuit would be the inevitable result. The word " improvement " was so extremely vague, and might apply to so many different things, that litigation could not fail to ensue. Some definition ought to be given in the Bill on this point, for the guidance of both the landlord and the tenant, of the nature of the " im provements " for which they would be entitled to com pensation. If it was to be regulated by the "custom of the country," no object would be gained by the Bill, as they had such a law at present. Besides, it was a mea sure which it would not become that House to pass. Lord WHARNCLIFFE was of opinion that a tenant could attain a fair compensation for any improvements which he might make at his own expense, at the present moment. They would also be legislating in a case in which no legislation was required, for landlords and tenants perfectly understood each other. The Duke of RICHMOND said, in explanation, that in some parts of England the custom of remunerating a tenant for " liming " did not exist. Lord PORTMAN considered that arbitration would avoid litigation instead of conducing to it, and that the word " improvement" was not so vague as was ima gined, as the term was perfectly understood. It was for the purpose of avoiding litigation, which was often ex pensive and unsatisfactory, that he had proposed that disputes should be decided by the arbitration of com petent persons. He begged pardon for having tres passed so long upon their Lordships' time, but as he in tended to divide the House upon his motion, he felt called upon to say thus much. Their Lordships than divided, when there appeared— For the amendment—Contents ll Non Contents Majority for the amendment —4 Several measures lying on the table were then ad vanced a stage, and their Lordships adjourned. ROUSE OF COMMONS, June 26. The S;EaxER took the chtir shortly before Four o'clock. Captain BERKELEY presented a petition from Gloucester against any alteration in the South-Wales Railway. The Gallant Member moved that the petition should be referred to the Committee.—Agreed to. CORK AND BANDON RAILWAY. On the motion of Lord BERNARD, the Cork and Bandon Railway Bill was read a third time and passed. YORK AND NORTH MIDLAND RAILWAY. The Lords' amendments to the York and North Mid land (Bridlington Branch) Railway were agreed to. The Keyningham Drainage Bill was read a third time and passed. HULL AND SELBY RAILWAY. The Lords' amendments to the Hull and Selby Rail. way (Bridlington Branch) were agreed to. The Lords' amendments to the Newcastle-upon- Tyne Coal Turn Bill were agreed to. WAKEFIELD, PONTEFRACT, AND GOOLE RAILWAY. The Wakefield, Pontefract, and Goole Railway Bill was reported. BRIGHTON, LEWES, AND HASTINGS RAILWAY. The Lords' amendments to the Brighton and Lewes, and Hastings Railway (Keymer branch) Bill were agreed to. The Westminster Improvement Bill was read a third time and passed. KENDAL AND WINDERMERE RAILWAY. The Lords' amendments to the Ken Cal and Winder mere Railway Bill were agreed to. LIVERPOOL AND BURY RAILWAY. The Liverpool and Bury (Bolton, Wigan, and Liver pool, and Bury Extension) Railway Bill was read a third time and passed. The Lords' amendments to the West London and Westmipster Cemetery Company Bill were agreed to. BIRMINGHAM AND GLOUCESTER RAILWAY. The Birmingham and Gloucester (Gloucester Exten sion, Stoke Branch, and Midland Junction) Railway Bill was read a third time and passed. The Sheffield Waterworks Bill was read a third time and passed. GREAT GRIMSBY AND SHEFFIELD RAILWAY. The Lords' amendments to the Great Grimsby and Sheffield Junction Railway Rill were agreed to. MIDLAND RAILWAY. The Lords' amendments to the Midland Railway (Not tinghum to Lincoln) Bill were agreed to. The Lords' amendments to the Midland Railway (Syston to Petet borough) Bill were agreed to. WEAR VALLEY RAILWAY. The Wear Valley Railway Bill was report#V" ELY AND lIUNTINGDON RAILWAY. The Lords' amendments to the Ely and ITOntingdon Railway Bill were agreed to. Barrington's Estate Bill was read a third time and passed, on the motion of Mr. ESTCOURT. WEST LONDON RAILWAY. The West London Railway Bill was read a third time and passed. The Forth and Clyde Navigation and Union Canal Bill was reported. Mr. CUItTEIS presented several petitions from Nor folk and Suffolk, praying for the repeal of the malt duties. The Lords' amendments to the Taunton Gas Bill were agreed to. ' LYNN AND ELY RAILWAY. The Lords' amendments to the Lynn and Ely Rail , way Bill were agreed to. MANCHESTER AND LEEDS RAILWAY. The Lords' amendments to the Manchester and Leeds Railway (Burnley Branch, and Oldham and Hey wood Branches Extension) Bill were agreed to. WILTS, SOMERSET, AND WEYMOUTH RAILWAY. The Lords' amendments to the Wilts, Somerset, and Weymouth Railway Bill, were agreed to. Captain PECHELL presented a petition from the chemists and surgeons of Brighton against the Medical Bill ; also a petition in favour of the amended Bill ; and a petition against the Parochial Settlement Bill. THE RAJA OF SATTARA. Mr. HUME presented a petition from the agent of the deposed Raja of Sattara, complaining of being robbed of his property. Mr. BROADLEY presented a petition from Hudders field in favour of a Ten Hours' Bill. Mr. J. O'CONNELL presented petitions from Dublin, Cork, Armagh, and various parts of Ireland, signed by several thousand persons, against the Colleges (Ireland) Bill. Mr. BERNAL and Mr. HUTT presented petitions in fa Your of a Ten Hours' Bill. EDINBURGH AND NORTHERN RAILWAY BILL. On the motion of Mr. E. ELLICE this Bill was or• dered to be engrossed. PETITIONS. Mr. HUME presented a petition from the Hibernian British India Society, complaining that injustice had been done to several Indian Princes, more particularly to the King of Delhi, and the Raja of Sattara, and pray ing the House to remedy the injustice complained of. FISHERIES. Captain PECHELL inquired if the Lords of the Coun cil had issued any rules for the regulation of the fisheries, and if so, whether those rules would be laid before Parliament, as directed by the Act ? Sir G. CLERK said that he would inquire what bye laws had been issued by the Board of Trade on the sub ject, and if they had not been already laid before the House, he would take care that they should be so. NOTICES OF MOTION. Captain BERKELEY gave notice that to-morrow, at the time of private business, he would draw the attention of the House to the hardship and injustice inflicted on the public by the promoters of railway schemes pro posing to interfere with the navigation of arms of the sea, and navigable rivers, and to nicve that Committees should not entertain such schemes without the sanction of the Lords of the Admiralty. Mr. SMITH O'BRIEN gave notice that to-morrow he should ask the Right Hon. Gentleman opposite if it was the intention of the Government to bring forward in that House any measure founded on the re port of the Land Commissioners of Ireland. Lord JOHN RUSSELL gave notice that he in tended in Committee on the Colleges (Ireland) Bill to propose various amendments. The Noble Lord then laid on the table copies of the amendments which he intended to propose. They were as follows : First, to insert the " halls" among the buildings to be provided for by the grant ; secondly, to omit the limita tion of the money to be applied to each college and have only the gross sum ; thirdly, to give the nomination of professors, after 1846, to the president, vice-president, and professors ; fourthly, to insert the chaplain before the bursars" and librarians. These amendments, if adopted, would require some additional clauses. - RETURNS. Mr. HUME moved for various returns of the number of visitors, &c. to Westminster Abbey, St. Paul's, and the Tower, and of the sums received from them, and of the number of visitors admitted gratuitously to Hamp ton Court in the years 1841, 1842, 1843, and 1844, in continuation of former returns on the same subject.— Agreed to. The lioN. MEMBER also complained that certain returns to be made from the Treasury, which he had moved for some time since, had not been made, and moved that they be made forthwith. fir G. CLERK made some reply, which was quite .naudible in the gallery. Mr. lIUMEThe returns are made to the Treasury quarterly. All they have to do then is to extract them. The returns can be made in a day, and I cannot wait.— (A laugh.) The motion was agreed to. Sir C. NAPIER moved for certain returns relating to the manning and outfit of the ships of the experimental squadron, which were ordered. FLOGGING IN THE ARMY. Dr. BOWRING presented a petition of rather a re mark able character from Liverpool. It was signed by 3,185 individuals, and prayed for the abolition of the de grading punishment of flogging in the army and the navy. The petition had originated with a lady, the daughter of Sir W. Ross, and she had obtained the whole of the signatures. Mr. HUME begged to inform his Hon. Friend that he had moved for returns in continuation of former returns of the number of instances in which corporeal punishment had been infficted in the army and navy, and as soon as those returns should have been printed, and should be in the hands of Members, he would call the attention of the House to the subject.—(Hear, hear.) The petition was then ordered to lie on the table. LOCAL JURISDICTIONS IN YORKSHIRE. Lord G. SOMERSET gave notice that, on Monday, he should move for leave to bring in a Bill to abolish certain private jurisdictions in Yorkshire. POST-OFFICE COMMUNICATION WITH THE SCILLY ISLANDS. Captain PECIIELL moved for copies of correspon dence between Mr. Augustus Smith and the Postmaster- General, on the subject of the Post-office service of the Scilly Islands, in continuation of certain returns moved for on the 6th of March. The GALLANT OFFICER, in reference to the returns which he had moved for on the Gth of March, asked when it was likely they would be made? Mr. CARDWELL would inquire into the subject, and would inform the Hon. and Gallant Gentleman to morrow. JUSTICES' CLERKS BILL. Captain I'ECHELL asked the Right Hon. Baronet the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if it it was his intention to proceed with the Justices' Clerks Bill to-morrow ? Sir J. GRAHAM replied that it was. MEDICAL BILL. Lord JOHN RUSSELL asked if the Right Hon. Gentleman was prepared to state whether or not he would proceed with the Medical Bill? Sir J. GRAHAM was not prepared so soon as he had expected to state his intentions with regard to the Medical Bill. PRIVILEGES OF THE HOUSE OF COMMONS. On the order of the day for the House taking into its consideration the report of the Committee on Printed Papers, on the subject of the case Howard v. Gossett, being read, The SOLICITOR-GENERAL said that he rose to move, in accordance with the recommendations of the Committee, that, in the case of Howard v. Gossett, a writ of error should be brought against the judgment of the Court of Queen's Bench. The House would observe that that report was not founded on the unanimous recommendation of the Committee. His Honourable and Learned Friend the Member for Worcester, his Hon. Friend the Member for the University of Oxford. and his Noble Friend the Member for Shropshire, had dissented from the recommendation of that report, but he was bound to say, that notwithstanding this difference of opinion, the Committee had received most useful informa tion, and most desirable assistance from those Hon. Members.—(Hear, hear.) He was not insensible of the difficulty of the task which be had un dertaken, or of the hopelessness of attempting to reconcile these differences of opinion which invariably arose whenever the privileges of that House became matter of discussion. He was aware that he should be opposed by two very different classes of opponents. On the one side he should be met by some of the most talented and powerful Members of that House, who were on every occasion anxious that their privileges should be maintained with a high hand, and who ob jected to everything that bore the remotest resemblance to submitting any question relating to them to any other tribunal—to those the recommendation of the Commit toe would appear to savour of weakness and pusillani mity.—(Hear, hear.) There was another class, at the head of which was his Honourable Friend the Mem ber for the University of Oxford, who were of opinion that in that part of the House there should be the most unqualified submission. With regard to the first class of opponents, he would venture to mention, in reply to them, the names of some of the M em b ers who composed' the Com mittee ; and he would select those names without any invidious distinction. Ho would mention the name of the Noble Lord the Member for London alit", the' Right Honourable Baronet at the head orhataMajesty's7 Goverement. In mentioning their Eames-a-he would ven ture to appeal to the noble stand which ;the/ had always' taken in defence of the privileges of the lloute — <Hear)-•• and he would take it that their narties would be a guarantee that they would not recommend any compro mise of the privileges of the Commons.--allear , bear.) With respect to another class of opponents, and he re ferred more especially to the Right Hon. l l 9entlaman the Member for Oxford (Sir R. Inglis), he 'would ask that Right Hon. Gentleman how could be maintain inconsistent with that the course which was prop ose d was' ) with the principles whi c h h e (Si r R . I ng Lts The Right Hon. Baronet was a n a d vocate for the autho rity of the law, but surely he was no t an advocate for the infallibility of any particular Court.--CRear, hear.) But he (the Solicitor-General) could not think how it was possible to say that the authority of the law would be impaired by an appeal in this case to a higher tribunal. Such were the opponents who joined to resist that middle course, which he (the Soli citor-General) was tow going to ,recommend. The case was most important, and he trusted that the House would listen to the few observations which he had to make. He must assume that in a matter of such importance as this every Member was acquainted with the facts out of which this question arose. He took it for granted that every Member had read the report of the Committee, in which the details of those occurrences were fully stated. He trusted that without repeating those details he might be allowed to trespass on the House with a few words in reference to the more prominent circum stances. He thought it was a mistake to suppose that the question of privilege was at all involvtd in the present part of the case ; which had, however, arisen out of the exercise of a power which was inherent in the House, and which was essential to the maintenance of its privileges. He meant the power of requiring and of compelling the attendance of all persons at the bar of the House, for the purpose of examination. Now, that the House had a right to institute an inquiry into ail matters of public interest there could be no doubt whatever, and that this power was necessary to the exercise of that right, was clearly unquestionable, because, as it ap peared to him, if they deprived the House of the means of compelling parties to appear before it, they actually deprived them of the right of compelling them, and therefore the House need not be surprised to find that this right was recognised and 'acknowledged in the courts of law. It was on the exercise of this undoubted right that the present question originally arose. It would be recollected that certain inquiries took place on a question instituted by Stock dale against Hansard, and Mr. Howard was ordered to attend at the bar of the House for the purposes of in quiry. He did appear at the bar—he ad mitted the fact that was charged against him, he submitted himself entirely to the House, and, after some explanation, he was discharged. In a very short time afterwards he repeated the offence by commencing a fresh action in the name of Mr. Stock dale. It was not expected that the House would submit to be trifled with in this manner ; and, therefore, it was again necessary that Mr. Howard should attend at the bar. There could be no doubt that ho endeavoured to evade the service of that House, and there was equally little doubt that he was perfectly aware of the fact of the order being issued, and, even in that way, he was decidedly guilty of contempt of the authority of that House. The House then should have adjudged him guilty of contempt, and if they had proceeded in that course, no power in the country could have . questioned the act. But they chose to proceed in a milder and more favourable manner, and acting upon a precedent in 1731, they directed that Mr. Howard should be sent for to the bar of the House in the custody of the Sergeant -at-Arms, and that the Speaker's warrant should be issued against him. The Speaker's warrant was issued, and directed to be served. To any person endowed with common sense and powers of reason, there could be no doubt at all that the warrant was perfectly good. The House had decided that the Sergeant -at-Arms should take Mr. Howard into custody, and he was sure that any man, not illumined with any knowledge of the law, and applying common sense to the subject, could not entertain the slightest doubt as to the force of the warrant which the Serjeant had served, namely, the taking of the party in question into cus tody, and bringing him to the bar of the House. On Mr. Howard being informed of the desire of the House, he accompanied the Sergeant -at-Arms to the bar, where, failing to give satisfaction for the breach of privilege he had committed, it was agreed by the House that he was guilty of contempt, and committed to Newgate. Three years after, in 1843, the year when Mr. Howard was committed being 1840, Mr. Howard commenced his present action against the officer of that House, a The long time he had allowed to elapse between the committal and instituting proceedings, showed at least that his sense of the injury done him was not very great. On the action being commenced, a communication was made to the House of the fact. After a long debate, Honourable Members came to a resolution that the Sergeant should appear and defend the ac tion, and that the Attorney-General should conduct the defence. The terms of the resolution did not instruct the Attorney-General to appear on behalf of the authority of the House, but simply to defend the action. He (the Solicitor-General) was disposed to agree with the report of the Committee. In the resolution of 1843 there was no intention of defending the rights and privileges of the House in a court of law—the impres sion being, that if the question of the legality of the Speaker's warrant were argued before the courts of law, they w ould decide in its favour. This view of the matter was in agreement with what had been decided in the first action of Stockdale against Hansard, in 1837. It would readily be admitted, that no more strenuous defender of the privileges of Parliament could be found than his Noble Friend Lord Campbell ; and it was the opinion of that high authority, that pleading the privileges of Parliament would be a distinct answer to the action. The course thus recommended being fully concurred in by the legal advisers of the Crown, was adopted in the defence of their officer, but in the result they were disappointed. The Court, though aware of the contempt committed by Howard, though informed that the defendant acted solely on the specific orders of the House, and that those orders were founded on it s pr i v i leges, the C ourt of Queen's Bench entertained the question, and asserted the invalidity of the plea. He did not think it would be becoming in him to take advantage of his position on the present occasion, to canvass, or to criticise, or to question the propriety of that j.iddment. He would refer the House to the report of the Court, in which it would find conflicting and contradictory reasons upon which the judgment of the majority was founded—( Hear, hear)—and he might be allowed to make this remark, that if he could be permitted to select from the discordant reasons of the judges different parts of their judgments, and apply them to the consideration of the validity of the warrant, he was of opinion that he would have a large party in favour of his view. He should also express his regret that one of the learned judges thought proper most unnecessarily, as it appeared to him (the Solicitor-General), to question one of the most undoubted, as well as one of the most necessary privileges of this House. He regretted that the learned judge had expressed his opinion in such a manner, which, considering that it was a written judg meat and after six months' deliberation, was scarcely, he thought, to be excused. He was very much afraid that the doctrines which he maintained, and which were necessary for the decision of the case, had led very much to the embarrassment and diffi culty of coming to any conclusion as to the course which it would be proper for the House to adopt on the present occasion. Having brought the House to the point when a divided judg ment had been given by the Court of Queen's Bench, it only being the decision of the majority, he was now anxious to draw the attention of the House to the consideration of the course which it would be desirable for them to adopt. Now, with regard to the class of opponents to whom be had already al luded —namely, those who were the most strenuous asserters of the privileges of the House—men for whom he entertained the highest respect, he would venture to suggest to them that, in that particular case, there was no possibility of their carrying their principles into action. He thought the proceedings which occurred a few nights ago in that House, had placed them in such a position as to render it quite impracticable for them to adopt any of those measures which were recommended to them, at that time, by the e Hinotite recollectionGentlema Gentleman for tb A e le Hu m n be s r etbn ikt t lon ce trose. It would be Comm por it h te e e t t h o w oug hh hictotnhti the question e29th of ie tts ia referred y, which th they in di r c e ated their opinion that a writ of error should be brought on the judgment of the Court of Queen's Bench, and that it was unnecessary, in their opinion, to interpose to writ of inquiry, obtained the verdict of a jury for 2001. damages. It was considered desirable, when that rep o rt was laid on the table of the House, that no discussion should take place until the House had been informed of the reasons which had influenced the determination of the Committee. He therefore moved that the consideration of that report should be deferred until a future day, that day being beyond the period at which it was competent for the plaintiff to-levy his damages. The lion. Member for Montrose moved on that night "that the House, adverting to the resolution herein.. before passed, resolve that they will deem all persons guilty of a breach of the privileges of this House who shall levy an execution on the judgment obtained in the case ' Howard v. Gosset,' referred to in the report." On that motion the Noble Lord the Member for Sunderland moved that the debate be adjourned until the report had been taken into considers.. tion. Now, it was perfectly well known to the House, that during the interval the plaintiff would have an opportunity of obtaining the amount of his damages. 'flie House should then have taken advantage of that oppor tunity, but having allowed it to pass they could not now resume the position whfeh they then abandoned. The difficulty of coming to a proper conclusion was mainly owing to the cir cumstance that there were still three actions pending, in all of which the House had given permission to the defendant to ap pear and plead. One of these actions was laid at 100,000/. And why was this ? They had, in the first instance, asked Mr. Howard to appear at the bar, he was imprisoned for contempt and he afterwards brought an action, and was awarded the sum of 2001., which, fortunately for the public, was all that was under the declaration. He considered the course he had recom mended the best to adopt in meeting the great difficulty in. volved in the present question. He knew that at the best they had but a choice of evils. He did not know what course he would have advised under the circumstances, had the pre sent action not been originated, and had the subject been first mooted in that House before the present action was brought. He had merely opened the case with the view of inducing others in that House, who had more weight and experience than him self, to give their opinion as to the wisest course to pursue. He would conclude by moving that a writ of error be brought against the decision of the Court of Queen's Bench in the case of " Howard v. Gossett." MESSAGE FROM THE LORDS. Messengers from the Lords brought down several Bills, which were ordered to be laid on the table. CONFERENCE WITH THE LORDS. A messenger from the Lords requested a conference with the Commons on the Railway Clauses (Scotland) Consolidated Bill. The Commons consented, and a deputation was ap pointed for the purpose, when the messenger left the House._ The deputati on th en returne d f rom th e conference with the Lords, the ee amendmentsmessenger reporting th e Railwaythat their ei Lord s hipsrirns eConsolidationrt on. (Scot land) e re ferrednt land) Bill, and assigned the reasons for th e ir The debate on the question of '• Priv ilege" was then re sumed.pursued by the Mr. H UME House; .nottheunpdreorpsetransdub subject f c n o r u d rs is e en a s t sin p n rese w n u t thatlast the evening that n o e f tshpeEadAjoKuErußedidnet'ibmatnet.e—d (Cries . of . " No, no.") Solicitor- General had shaped the question of privilege to a specific mo tion for discussion on this night. Mr. HUME was at a loss to discover _why the ordinary •