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With new scenery by Mr. Marshall, • • ETnanl, Signor Moriani ; Ruy Gomez, Signor Fernasar Carle Quinto, Signor Botelli ; and Elvira, Maaame Rita Bello. To eonelude with an entirely new Ballet, hy , M. Perrot, entitled EOLINE ; ou, LA DRYADE. The Musts by Signor Pugin. The Scenery by Mr. Marshall. In which will appear Mddlo. Lucile Grahn, Mdlle. Louise Weiss, Made. Ferdinand, Mdlle. Demelisse, Mdlle. Casson, Mdlle. Moncelet, M. Toussaint, M. Gosselin, M. Di MattiA, M. Bertrand, M. Perrot. THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY LANE. THIS EVEN V.. G Will be performed RORER i"I'HE DEVIL. *Robert Mr. W. Har risson ; Bertram, Mr. Strotton ; Raimbaut, Mr. I). W. King ; Isabella, Miss Rainforth ; Alice, Miss Romer. 'After which, a Grand Divertissement of LA BAYADERE. Cha- Tacters by Monsieur H. Vestris ; Monsieur and Madame Finart, and Mdlle. Maria. The Box-office is open daily, from Ten in the Morning until Six In the Evening, where Private and Family Boxes, Stalls, I laces, and Tickets may be had on application to Mr. John Parsons. THEATRE ROYAL, HAYM.ARKET. LESSEE, MR. B. WEBSTER. THU , EVENING Will be repe , ted a New and Original Comedy, entitled THE SHERIFF OF THE COUNTY. Principal Characters by Messr. W. Farren, Strickland, Buckstone, Webster, Mrs. Glover, Mrs. W. CNtrord, Mrs. Hubby, Miss Julia Bennett, &c. In the course of the evening Mr. John Parry will slug his New Historical Romance, " Fayre Itosamonde." Alter which, SPEED THE PLOUGH. Sir Abel Handy, Mr. W. Farrell ; Bob Handy, Mr. 11. Hell ; Sir Philip Illandtbril, Mr. Stuart ; Farmer Ashfield, Mr. Webster; Mks Blandfiad, Miss Julia Bennett ; Susan Ashfield, Mrs. Edwin Yarnold ; Lady Handy, Mrs. W. Clif ford ; Dame Ashfleld, Mrs. Glover. To conclude with YOUNG ENGLAND. Major Martinet, Mr. Strickland; Mr. John James Pooley, Mr. Buckstone ; Mrs. Pooley, Mrs. Hamby ; Mrs. Smiler, Mrs. Stanley Private Boxes, Tw, Guineas and one Guinea and a-Halt each. Tickets and ► laces to be had of Mr. I. T. Archer at the Box-office, from Ten till Five o'clock. THEAT.RE ROYAL, ADELPIII. UNDER THE DIRECTION OF MADAME CELESTE. THIS EVENING . Will be repeated a New and Original Drama, entitled T 1 GREEN BL SUES ; or, A Hundred Years Igo. Connor O'Kcnnedy, Mr. Selby ; George, Mr. Hudson : Will Murtogh, Mr. 0. Smith ; Muster Grinnidge, Mr. Wright; Jack Gong, Mr. Paul Bedford; Geraldine, Mrs. Yate. ; Nelly O'Neill, Mrs. Fitzwilhain ; Miami, Madame Celeste. After which, MOTHER AND CHILD ARE DOING WELL. To be followed by a New Dramatic Anecdote, entitled THE SOLDIER. OF FORTUNE ; or, The Irish Settler. The Duke of Anjou. Miss Woolgar ; Captain O'Rorkc, Mr. Hudson ; the llarouess Beaupre, Miss Fortescue. PRINCESS'S THEATRE. OXFORD-STREET. LEaSEE, MR. .T. M. MADDOX. THIS EVENING Will be performed the Play of THE STRANGER. The Stranger, Mr. Wallack ; Baron, Mr. Fitzjames ; Count Wintersten, Mr. Courtney ; Mrs. Haller, Miss Cushman. After which, a New Ballet Divertissement, entitled LE FETE DES FECIIEURS. Principal Characters by Mr. Gilbert, Mr. Mar- Shall, Mdlle. Teresine, and Miss Marshall. To be followed by the Cornedietta, entitled TIIE BRIGADIER. Principal Characters by Messrs. Wallack, Granby, and Compton ; Miss E. Honner, and Miss E. Stanley. Stage Manager, Mr. H. I. Wallack 1 Stage Director, Mr. Emden ; Machinist, Mr. Edmund Bradwell. Box-offlee open fYom Eleven till Four. Private B ,xes to be had at the Theatre, and at all the principal Libraries. THEATRE ROYAL, LYCEUM. kINDER THE MANAGEMENT OF MRS. KEELEY. Last Week before the Easter Holidays. THIS EVENING Will be performed THE PRISONER OF WAR. Captain Chan nell, Mr. Emery ; Pallmall, Mr. Keeley ; Clarina, Miss Walcott ; Polly Pallmall, Mrs. Keeley. To be followed by a New Farce, entitled A MODEL OF A WIFE. Principal Characters by Messrs. A. Wigan, F. Matthews, and Mea dows; Miss Walcott, and Miss Fairl,r6ther. To conclude with VALENTINE AND 01V-ON. Principal Cha racters by Messrs. F. Matthews, Meadows, Wigan, Collier, Turner, Kialoch, Yarsold, and Keeley ; Mrs. Wigan, Miss Arden, Miss Fair brother, Miss Grove, Mrs. Wo6lidge, Miss James, Miss Turner, and Mrs. Keeley. THEATRE ROYAL, LYCEUM. FOR THE BENEFIT OF MR. AND MRS. KEELEY, Anil Last Night of the Season. ERIDAY EVENING, MARCH 7, be performed MARTIN CIIUZZLEWIT. Old Martin Chuzzlewit, Mr. R. lounge ; Mr. Pocsniff, Mr. Frank Matthews ; Mrs. Sairey Gamp, Mr. Keeley - ; Bailey, Mrs. Keeley. In the course of the Evening Mrs. Keeley will speak AN ADDRESS on the CLOSE of the SEASON. After which, the Polka from the " Forty Thieves" will he danced by Miss Falrbrother and 3liss James. Mr. Distin and his Four Sons will play some of their most popular Pieces. To be followed by the New Farce of A MODEL OF A WIFE. In which Messrs. A. Wigan, Frank Matthews. and Meadows, Miss Walcott, and Miss Fairbrother will perform. To conclude with VALENTINE AND ORSON. ROYAL OLYMPIC THEATRE. (Under the Direction of Miss Davenport.) THIS EVENING Will be performed LA DAME DE ST. TROPEZ ; or, The Poisoner. Cleorge Maurice, Mr. Waldron ; Charles D'Arbel, Mr. Binge ; Hortense, Miss Davenport. After which, BEAUTY : or, Cupid and the Satyr. To conclude with THE ROMP. Priscilla Tomboy, Miss Davenport. DAVIDGE'S ROYAL SURREY THEATRE. THIS EVENING Will be repeated a New Drama, with New Scenery and splendid Appointments, entitled MIDNIGHT ; or, the Sentinel and the Hour. A Legend of St. Paul's In which the entire Company will perform. To be followed by the Ballet of THE SOLDIER'S DREAM. In which the whole of the Ballet Company will perform. To conclude with BATTLE ; SLAVERY AND SHIPWRECK ; or, The Poor Little Child of a Tar. Places and Private Boxes to be had of Mr. Kerschner, at the Box ofike, frotn Eleven to Four. THE WEATHER.--SuN OFFICE, MARCII 4 ritEßmomETzu, Lowest, 23 ; Highest, 41 ; Noon, 29, BAROMETER, 29.99.—W1ND, E.N.E. Nonc.—The figures which follow the words "Lowest" and " Highest" denote the lowest and highest state of the Thermometer during the preceding twenty-four hours. All the other observations are inacld at no n. HIGH WATER AT LONEON-r.IIIDGE THIS DAY. Morning . 5 minutes a:ter 11 Evening .. 49 minutes after 10, SECOND EDITION. s ~, .1 • M A, *: - ir * *Ac t e -,-----,,,.- , , 4,... ~ . • : r k, a '‘.. tt ' ad op, ~ (M" . .. • . 4, 7 - . '-- Mi *.; 4 1),;. A.„....... - ~„N :t•ti‘,.0.4 . 1 . ' 6 4 7 44.:-, ', r Z 7,., , - 1 11 ~,91 , te• .s7r.ii.. ,-, ~.--, ' '. • A '.. .... eqp, ; .-W' ,17 . z 7• M 0 , 41 ... 1i4.. 1, It GIT `. •^Ot • , - , ‘ l'cl. V? 4 ..,.—';', -- ,' ~...- - ' .. aTh., triening LONDON, TUESDAY,-kARCII 4, 1545. The House of Lords net at Five o'Clock. Lord CAMPBELL moved the second reading of the Common Law Process (England) 13ill, and the Com mon Law Process (Ireland) Bill, and stated that the LORD ADVOCATE had prepared a similar Bill for Scotland. The object of the Bills was to enable pro cess to be served on subjects of Great Britain resid ing in foreign countries. Lord BuouGIIAM approved of the principle of the measure, but thought that the affidavit of the service should, at any rate, be a British service. Lord CAMPBELL said the objection might be eoa sidered in Ctommittee, and the Bills were read a wand time. After a short conversation between the Marquis of NORMANI3Y and the Duke of WELLINGTON, on the subject of a return of the number of forces in Ireland, The Earl of ABaRDEEN, in answer to a question from the Earl of CLARENDON, stated, that representa tions had been made to the American Government on the subject of certain alleged violations of the commercial treaties subsisting between the two countries. The Constables Bill (Scotland) was read a second time, and after the presentation of various petitions their Lordships adjourned. The House of Commons met at Four o'Clock. Various private Bills were read a second time with out opposition. The London and York Railway Bill was read a second time, after a slight opposition from Mr. MONCKTON MILNES. On the motion that the Norwich and Brandon Rail way Bill (Diss Deviation) be read a second time, Mr. M. Ginsori proposed to postpone the second reading for a fortnight, on the ground that the Board of Trade had reported against it, and that therefore the second reading ought to be postponed until the house should be in possession of the reasons of the Board for their report. Lord HOWICK said that the objections of the Hon. Gentleman would be met by the resolutions of the Railway Committce, which would be presented to• morrow (this day). The Bill was'ultimately read a second time, Mr. M. GIBSON having withdrawn his proposition. Among the Notices of Motion given was one by Mr. T. S. DUD:COMBS, for leave to bring in a Bill, immediately after Easter, to secure the inviolability of letters passing through the Post-office--one by Mr. SHELL, for Tuesday, March 11, to move a resolution, expressing the regret of the House that letters ad dressed to foreigners residing in this country had been opened at the Post-office without their knowledge or sanction, and that certain information with regard to the disturbances in the Papal States should have been communicated to a foreign Power ; and one by Mr. SPOONER, to move three clauses in the Income-tax Bill, to enable tradesmen to make de ductions from the profits for sums paid to their own families as assistants in carrying on their business, for parochial and other rates, for life-insurance, and for articles necessary fur carrying on their trade, be fore the profits should be assessed to the property-tax. In answer to a question from Mr. ILiwEs, the CHANCELLOR Of the EXCHEQUER stated that the Government did not intend to propose any alteration in the tobacco duties, and Sir R. PEEL, in answer to Mr. P. SCROPE, stated that no negotiations were pending with Russia to re move the export duty imposed by that country on tallow. Mr. ROEBUCK asked whether there was any ob jection to lay before the House the negotiations which had taken place with the United States on the subject of the Oregon territory, and alluded to the Bill at present before Congress on the subject, and to the bluster and bullying which had been had recourse to in the American House of Representatives. Sir R. PEEL could not consent to disclosing the progress of negotiations which were still pending. He agreed w ith the Hon. and Learned Gentleman in disapproving the language which had been made use of, but our relations were not with the House of Re presentatives. A short conversation ensued, in the course of which Mr. DIVETT drew the attention of the Right Hon. Baronet to a work on California, by ➢l. MoPRAT, now publishing in Paris, in which the justice of the claim of England to the Oregon territory is distinctly aimitted. The Ilouse then resolved itself into a Committee of Ways and Means. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said that in addition to the notice on the subject of the sugar duties, he wished to draw the attention of the House to the necessity of pa , slng the Consolidated Fund Bill before Easter, and as the resolution on that sub ject was an ordinary vote, he trusted there would be no opposition. On a grant of 8,000,000/. being proposed, a desultory discussion on the subject of the window duty ensued; Mr. HUME suggested the substitution of a house duty instead, which was objected to by Sir R. PEEL. Capt. PECHELL wished for a return of the number of .ap peals, but the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER thought no materials existed for making such a return. Mr. BERNAL complained of the evil of surcharges, and Mr. 1 om:lnm and Mr. I - InmE found fault with the present mode of collection, which was defended by Mr. W. \VILLIAMs, on the score of economy. The discussion on the subject of the sugar duties then commenced, and the CHANCELLOR of the Ex. CHEQUER proposed that the amended scale of duties should come into operation on the 14th of March. Mr. W. WILLIAMS, Mr. 1-lAwEs, Air. WALLACE, and Lord SANDON urged the postponement of the alteration, in order to give the holders of sugar time to clear their stccks. Mr. TIIORNELY and Sir W. CLAY objected to the proposed system of classification of sugar as imprac ticable. Mr. HOGG admitted the impracticability of the attempt, but would wait and see what the Government proposed to do. Sir R. PEEL stated that the Government was still engaged in inquiring as to the practicability of clas sification, 'and that he would give due notice of his intention to bring the subject forward, so as not to take the House by sr rprise. With regard to any re mission of du'y, he hoped tl.e House would not draw any distinction between the wholesale and the retail dealer. Mr. LABOUCHERE admitted the importance and dif ficulty of classification, and thought that from the unusual time of year at ‘s hich the proposal had been brought forward, the sugar trade was entitled to some postponement, so as to enable them to dispose of their stocks. Mr. M. Ginsori supported the postponement, which was opposed by Mr. GLADSTONE. A long conversation ensued, in the course of which Mr. P. BORTLIWICK gave it as his opinion, that there was a wider difference between East and West India sugar than there was between that produced by slave labour and free labour, and as a mere matter of justice a differential duty, there fore, ought to be imposed on East India sugar ; and Mr. HumE declared himself in favour of ex tending the same differential duties to East Indian that they did to West Indian sugar, in order to in duce capitaliSts to embark in the cultivation of sugar in India. Ultimately the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER withdrew his resolution, the flouse resumed, the Chairman riported progress, and obtained leave to sit again on _Friday. Th.; second reading of the Bastardy Bill was post poned until Friday. The Property tax Bill passed through Committee, and at the suF gestion of the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER the discussion was postponed until the bringing up the report, which was fixed for Wednes day. The House tl - en resumed, and immediately after adjourned, at a Quarter past Eight o'clock. From the lilt of " Notices of Motions" for this week in the House of Commons, we learn that, on Thursday next, Lord WORSLEY will ask leave to bring in a "Bill to facilitate the inclosure and improvement of commons and lands held in common, the exchange of lands, and the division of intermix'd lands, to pro vide remedies for defective or incomplete executions, and for the non-execution of the powers of general and local inclosure Acts, and to provide for the re vivi:l of such powers in certain cases." We are ex ceedingly sorry to find that the rage for inclosing common lands and wastes is not yet appeased. In the beginning of the last session of Parliament we ex pressed our unqualified dislike of these measures of appropriation, which, under the most specious pre texts, effect the most serious disfranchisement of the hereditary or prescriptive rights of the poor. It has more than once muffed to us to be at the trouble of ascertaining the number of statutes which are in the nature of these " Private Bills" that have been passed since the commencement of the last war to the commencement of the present ts 3 h ' o e em a r e , i ns w ofl i ru t t h e no the view of fcen ootfiotnh e ofl enabling atnhdeeean orm o our r proprietary us eadr extent e in s t o to f wh m i r ch various districts has succeeded in inducing successive Par liaments to authorise and sanction the most barefaced encroachments on the birthright, or the customary right of the most indigent natives of the vicinity to common lands on which themselves and their fathers, for many generations before them, had been reared ; where they had pursued the manly sports and ex ercised the noble pastimes which had formed their physical habits, and given so healthful a complexion to their moral character. We own ourselves prone to believe that without the advantage of these natural and expansive theatres for the exercise of their limbs, the discipline of their thewes and sinews, and the habituation to those emer gencies and personal hazards which are, in boyhood, the nursery of enterprise, and the unfailing school of intrepidity and fortitude in after life ; we should scarcely have exhibited to Europe under our En- WARDS and our HARRIES the undaunted English yeo men who achieved the victories of Cressy, of Poic tiers, and of Agincourt. In the " Letters and Dis patches of the Great Duke of Marlborough," which the accomplished care of Sir GEORGE MURRAY has just ushered into the world, the congenial spirit of an admirable living soldier has found, no doubt, a gratify ing labour in bringing into public light and notice in • valuable documentary evidence to redeem the memory of one of the greatest of English or European generals and diplomatists, from that ignorant disparagement in which it has been, of late years, a vulgar fashion to indulge. We refer to the work; on this occasion, only for the purpose of drawing from it that confirm ation which its contents supply, of the unaltered character of physical superiority which the English troops maintained at the beginning of the eighteenth century, over the finest troops of continental nations who served under the banners of the Imperialists. We know that our soldiers were, at that time, re cruited chit fly from the Midland and Northern counties ; and it is important to remember how vast a difference then existed in the conditions under which our peasantry passed from infancy, through the various stages intervening between it and adolescence. There were wastes and moors, com mons, wealds and heaths—downs, woods, and forests, over and through which they enjoyed full liberty of way, over which they could pursue, without trespass upon, or breaking into private lands and estate, their athletic games and manly recreations. Out-door ex ercise, pure air, exciting but refreshing contest-, and the development, with their muscular strength and activity, of that self-confidence, and that constancy of purpose, which are the most enduring bases of a mas culine nationality ; insensibly fostered, but perma nently established the endurance, constancy, and elasticity of spirit which are still the most salient characteristics of the British soldier and sailor. We are quite aware of the inevitable, and, is many re spects, the beneficial operations of increasing com merce, capital, and agricultural and manufacturing activity, to occupy these waste and common lands, and to sustain and cherish, not merely the accumu lated population which their establishments call around them, but to render that power of sustaining and cherishing almost commensurate with the won derful ratio of increase that in modern times the po pulation of the British. Isles has signally exhibited. We may he told, too, that a large proportion of the heavy English cavalry, which did such signal ser thirty years ago, in deciding the fate of the san guinary battle of Waterloo, were levied in Lan cashire, and in districts closely bordering upon lan• chester. But we happen to know one such district which contributed a considerable quota to those levies that has long since been—first, enclosed; secondly, appropriated, purchased, built upon, and over built, under the same magical talisman that it is still sought to multiply—a British Inclosure Bill. Of course, the same cause has worked in a similar manner in a hundred different parts of the kingdom. Take the extreme operation of such a case in the unequalled suburb of Manchester, Oldham, which now inter poses at least a five miles continuous, incessant, unvarying, unrelieved street of te nements so multiplied, with all these swarming tenantry, that not a green field nor a fresh paddock, nor a grove, nor a thicket, nor, we may even say, a hedge-row, interposes its delicious anomaly to refresh the exhausted senses of the wayfaring traveller through these long and labyrinthine lines of brick arid mortar, or to present to the exhausted artisan, on his one hebdomadal holiday, a type of the fresh world, the breezy hills, the fertile plains, the bright atmosphere beyond. Is it fair, reasonable, humane— is it wise, is it politic—to embitter the contrast of the stern necessities of the poor mechanic's own condition by a Parliamentary sentence of exclusion, in the shape of an Inclosure Bill, from every unoccupied grassy, open hit of country—every green lane and sequestered dingle, where he might otherwise inhale, in undis turbed enjoyment, the good thoughts and holy in fluences and humanising sympathies which men drink up with the fresh breezes and the genial sunbeams, in proportion to the lengthened periods for which they are debarred from such enjoyments. We don't like—we cannot but mistrust the very ' terms of Lord WORSLEY'S notice. In the con templation of an inclosure bill, " to facilitate the in closure and improvement of commons and lands held in common," is an uni-lateral proposition. Its one-sided purpose is to help the wealthy landowner whose property is contiguous to the common to get, at the least possible expense and trouble, the largest possible " allotment." The sole facility that the poor man experiences is to his cost; namely the facility with which his pre scriptive or customary common rights may be voted away. The sole " improvement" forced upon the hoirible cottager's reluctant endurance is, that he is elbowed out of the dear haunts of his childhood ; and finds himself no longer the denizen of a broken but healthful heath to which he used to wander thnugh ancient hedge-rows, perfumed successively with the odours of the primrose, the hawthorn, the cowslip, and the wild rose-bud, blue-bells, hyacinth, to the gorse and heather-sprinkled waste glowing with berries of purple and blossoms of gold ; but a superfluous disagreeable " low man," caged and imprisoned among, according to the accidents of the locality, acres of mills and manufactories, or a prim, well-re gulated wilderness of pert villas and squirearchical demesnes, the lawns and the turf, the paddocks,—the very gardens,—of which have been purloined from the open waste over which the light-hearted carols of his childhood had blithely echoed. Neither is it to us any sufficing prospect of compensation for the pro cess of absorption of waste and common lands, out of the possession and enjoyment of the poor, that the hu manity of the Legislature, within the last half-dozen years, has been awakened to the expediency of pro viding the humbler inhabitants of great towns with "parks and public promenades for the purpose of healthful exercise and amusement." These are good in the absence of ether remedial measures fur check ing the growing evil of inclosures; hut they are by no means an adequate substitute for the privilege of free commons, whose sacrifice they are to atone for. There is, already, too great a favouring of mawkish refinements, systematically being introduced into the habits and amusements of the I. ‘ millions ;" and with all our gratification that the "millions" are at last to have "parks and pro menades" appropriated for thEir use, the unavoidable disproportion of the accommodation to the numbers to be accommodated, is in itself a cardinal deficiency. But in point of all salutary influences, physical or moral, there can be no comparison b e t ween suc h miniature parks as are in process of "contriving," and the wide, invigorating commons, that you are taking from the universal poor of the kingdom. As this sort of spoliation has hitherto advanced, we may expect, at no great distance of time, to see all the heaths in Britain passing into the private property— straight-laced-exclusive appropriations of Hounslow heath on the west, or Cambridge-heath on the east— the one fast effecting a junction with the London suburb of Brantford continued from Turn ham green,—the other ]ong since swamped in the devouring house-flood of Dalston ; and Hack ney, Lambeth, Brixton, and Streatham, are rapidly becoming " one and indivisible" on the south. On the north it is but a hilly street from Tottenham court-road to Hampstead. And apropos of Hamp stead-heath. We cannot, out of respect for the public or political character of Lord Wonsf.Er pin our faith to any scheme his Lordship may bring for ward for " the inclosure and improvement of corn. mon lands," or for the other very questionable land owner purposes set forth in the remaining terms of his motion, with the recent pertinacious efforts of Sir THOMAS MARTON WILSON to carry the Hampstead Heath Inclosure job. The Commissioners of the Duchy of Lancaster, too, not to be behind hand in the work of cutting off the " lungs of London," .....o. .......P. .......... AI .11,... Me Irl 1111 11. ,p , I. .... .. A.•• THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, MARCH 4 1845. wherever practicable, have miserably jobbed, we find, the little vacant green space between the West minster and Vauxhall-roads, called Kennington-green. A contemptible addition to the Revenues of the Duchy is to be made, as we are informed, by the contemptible expedient of building over that once open space, now covered with a double line of nondescript.brick tenements, half house, half shop —entirely a mean and sordid mass of brick and mortar. The " war of occupation" has been largely pushed over one side of Kennington-common. This Common is in progress of purloining from the public, and in due time will disappear, we doubt not, as Kennington-green has already passed away. Away then, we say, with all Bills to " facilitate inclosures and improvements of commons," to facilitate " the exchange of lands and the division of intermixed lands—to provide remedies for defective or incomplete executions," &c. &c. Any Bill, on the contrary, to prevent such inclosures, to exclude and abolish all such projects of improvements and exchanges, except by a majority of the votes of every holder of a tenement rated under a certain value, within the whole district, basing, whether by charter or pre scription, custom or sufferance, rights of common and common rights on such lands—shall have our cordial support and advocacy. But we don't desire to give Lords of Manors one tittle more of such " facilities " than they have already in all conscience! Let any man who would study this subject under its practical aspects, go down to Epping Forest, and examine with his own eyes the wholesale inclosures made under sanc tion of Lords of the Manor, or Verderers, or by them, or by tenants from whom they receive rents. If they should get at the authority for such inclo sures, especially the more modern of them, we shall be obliged to them for its communication to us. We know of no domestic questions on which successive Parliaments have more scandalously neglected their duty to the people—to the most meritorious class of the people—the honest but indigent labourer, agri cultural or mechanic, in towns and cities, or in ham lets and villages—than in their gr2sping, sordid, selfish legislation of the last five-and-forty years, in filching from the poorest and least protected orders of our countrymen those sylvan rights, if we may so call them, which are as dear to all the natural ass )- ciations, as they are identified with the most ancient and most national rights of all English subjects. Mr. WAKLEY, in our humble opinion, has displayed more zeal than judgment or discretion in his attacks upon the p.)liee magistrates,:and governors of gaols, and the Home S:cretary, for not cordially entering into his views with regard to the production of prisoners at a coroner's inquest. This court was established originally not for the trial of persons accused of murder, but simply to ascertain, when there were reasonable grounds of suspicion, by what means the individual, on whose body the inquest is held, lost his life. It was for the purpose rather of satisfying the friends of the deceased and the public as to the manner in which death had been caused, than for investigating all charges that might be brought against individuals. That task is 1. ft for police magistrates and judges ; and when the different stages through which a process of this kind passes is considered, the formalities on which the Coroner for Middlesex so ardently insists appear altogether uncalled for. The verdict of his jury, in fact, decides nothing. It merely adduces grounds for further trial, and the accused has every chance of fair play. He is brought before a magistrate, is allowed to hear evidence and defend himself ; and if there are reasonable grounds of suspicion he is committed for trial. But two more investigations take place. The case must be heard before a grand jury, and if no sufficient evidence is furnished, the bill is ignored ; but if the Co roner's jury has returned a verdict against him, he is not discharged, but arranged before a petit jury. He has thus three, or at least two, chances of fair play— as meny as any man can reasonably desire ; but to carry on four separate investigations, and to bring up the unfortunate person, with all the wit nesses, and solicitors, and agents and friends, in each instance, appears to every unprejudiced mind a work of supererogation. Nay, it is a wanton waste of time, and the public mind is kept in a state of excitement, witheut one good purpose being served. The case of this man HOCKEIt is an instance in proof of the fact. The affair has been kept before the public for ten days, and it has only arrived at the second stage to-day ; and at the Central Criminal Court the whole business must again be brought before the puldic. It is an ab surd system, and the sooner the Coroner is convinced of the fact the better, both for the accused and the good of the public. The Madrid journals of the 24th ult. contain no news of interest. Senor CASTELLO 1r AYENZA was about to return to Rome with a higher title—that of Minister Plenipotentiary from the Court of Spain. MADRID BuURSE, FEB. 24.—Three per Cents., 33 11-16 cash, 34* at 60 days ; Five per Cents., 251, at 60 days; Coupons, 261 on the 28th current; Passive, 7 5-16, cash; Exchange on London, 7 9-16. The parties in the ,French Chamber of Deputies on Saturday had another trial of strength on the passing of the Council of State Bill. A ballot took plec. , , when there were for the Bill 197, against it 170, giving a majority of 27 to Ministers. In the Committee on the Budget M. LACAVE LAPLAGNE, the Finance Minister, explained, as we stated yesterday, the views of the Go vernment on the conversion of the Five per Cent. Stock, and announced that unless some material financial changes should take place in the meantime, a Bill to that effect would be introduced next session. His reasons fur not presenting such a Bill this session are thus stated:— The situation of the country as regarded public credit was satisfactory, and seemed favourable to the measure, but the Government was engaged in considerable expenses for railroads and other works of public utility; that it had just submitted to the Chambers a new system for the execution of the railroads; and that it would be injudicious to change th e econom y o f th e finances before the additional charges they would have to bear were exactly ascertained ; he also urged that a considerable loan had just been raised, which was not yet classed, and that a feeling of delicacy towards the contractor did not permit the Government to under take a financial measure which might compromise the success of his operation." " After all," he said in conclusion, "a discussion begun this year in the Chain. bers, would perhaps possess in other respects some ad vantages: it would prepare matters for the measure, and would enable the Government and the Chambers to see their way more clearly in the questions which are to be resolved ; the Bill could in this way be voted more rapidly next year." Towards the close of the public sitting on the same day, a Bill was presented to the President for the can version of this stock by M. MURET DE BORT, who is understood to be in the confidence of the Government, the object of which is not to carry the Bill during the present session, but simply to discuss it, and prepare the public mind for a scheme of such importance. The following is an outline of the Bill : "The Minister of Finance is authorised to reimburse, at the rate of' 100 f. for each sf. of stock, all holders of Fives, who within a month from the time fixed by royal ordinance, should not formally, by a new inscription, demand the con version. This reimbursement is to be effected in series, and is not to be obligatory on the State, but to the amount of the series called on. Such holders of stock as think fit to de mand the conversion are to receive for cash sf. of Five per Cent. Stock, 4f. 50c. in Four-and-a-Half per Cent. St oc k, with a guarantee against the exercise of reimburse ment for ten years, and with the enjoyment of the interest of five per cent. for the half-year after the day on which the operation shall have been terminated. The Minister of Finance is to be authorised, in order to effect the reim bursement of the Five per Cents., Ist, to negotiate Trea sury Bonds; and, 2dly, to have inscribed, if necessary, on the n g e r g an ot d ia l t i i v o r n e of o f w the p is u b to l i e be d e b effectedt, F o ü b r 3 per b C l e i c n t e . om Stock, pet i t o h n e , and in no case below par. The part attributed for the Sink ing Fund to the stocks which shall have been reimbursed or converted, shall be transported to the stocks substituted for them, dating from the day of the inscription of these new stocks in the grand livre of the public debt." At TORTONI'S, on Sunday, the Three per Cents. were quoted at 85f. 15c. Swiss papers of the 27th ult. have been received, from which we are glad to find that things wear a better aspect, and that the agitation is on the decrease. TEE LATE LAMAN BLANCHARD.—A correspon dent, who calls himself an actor and an author, but says it might be invidious or presumptuous in him to put his name to his note, inquires whether a benefit might not be got up at one or more of tbe theatres for the family of the lamented Mr. Litman Blanchard. He assures us that there are num bers of actors who would be found to assist in so holy a cause, and as Mr. Blanchard was well• known in the theatrical world, there seems little doubt that the project would be eminently successful. We place his suggestion before our readers, and leave it to them to give it form and being— Chronicle. JOHN THOMSON, ESQ, LATE CA.SNIER OF TIIE ROYAL BANK OF EDINBUIIGIL— This gentleman has ad dressed a circular letter to the partners of the Royal Bank, calling upon them to direct an investigation to be made into his conduct while manager of the affairs of the Bank. Mr. Thomson declares his perfect freedom from all responsibility as to the mismanagement of the Leith branch , and requests inquiry into the c i rcums t ances affecting this agency, whi c h he says has invol ve d hi m i n m uch, but undeserved publi c suspicion. This l e tt er w ill, we believe, be brought before the next meeting of pr o p r i e t ors , Edinburgh Post, w hich takes place on Tuesday.— THIS DAY'S NEWS.' HOUSE OF LORDS.--(THIS DAY.) The House sat to-day to hear appeals. The Peers present were the Lord Chancellor, Lord Brougham, and Lord Campbell. HAMMERSLEY V. BARON DE BIEL. The further arguments in this part-heard appeal were re sumed to-day. Mr. KELLY proceeded with his arguments, which he was prevented terminating yesterday, in consequence of the Lord Chancellor having to attend a Cabinet Council. The argu ments occupied their Lordships the whole morning. Nothing particular occurred either in the Rolls, or any of he Vice•Chancellors' Courts. SHERIFFS' COURT.-(THIS DAY.) (Before W. BURCIIELL, Esq., and a Common Jury.) STRAY V. DEMPSEY. This was an action to recover costs, brought by Mr. Stray, a shoemaker, residing in Edgeware• road, against Mr. Demp sey, painter and paper-hanger, New-road. It appeared that previous to the month of April, 1844, the defendant owed the plaintiff 3/. 18s. 6d. for work done. The debt having stood over for some time, on the 15th of that month a writ was issued at the instance of the plaintiff for recovery of the amount, while, about the middle of the same day, the defen dant, with his attorney, called at Mr. Stray's shop, and ten dered the 31. 18s. 6d. in discharge of the account. The money was refused on the plea that a writ had been issued that day, and was in course of service. The real object, therefore, of the present action was the re covery of the costs of the writ, &c., on the ground that the writ had been issued at eleven o'clock on the 15th of April, whereas the tenser was not made till nearly one o'clock. On the other hand it was contended, on behalf of the defendant, that the tender was made in good time on the 15th, and, likewise, that a tender had been made on the 13th, lout re fused. The question was, therefore, narrowed into the ascer tainment of the fact, as to whether the money was tendered before or after the issuing of the writ. Several witnesses were called, pro and con, whose evidence was of a very con flicting character. The jury, however, decided the tender of the 13th to be bad, and on the other issue, that of the 15th, gave the plaintiff a verdict for the full amount of costs. INSOLVENT COURT-(THIS DAY.) (Before the CHIEF COMMISSIONER.) IN RE JOHN BROCKERSHIN. The insolvent in this case had kept a public-house, called the Brown Bear, in Broad-street, Bloomsbury; and in his examinations by Messrs. Nicholls and Dowse, made sonic of the most remarkable statements that, perhaps, had ever been made in a court of justice. It appeared that the insolvent had effected an insurance upon his life with the Sun Life and 1 , Fire Insurance Company, and subsequently went to a place called Weston-super-Mare, from which place a report was sent to the insurance office that he had been drowned there. In explanati m of this fact he stated, that previous to sell. ing his house in Broad• street, he had been addicted to habits of intemperance to such a degree, that for many months he had never been sober for one hour together, the result of which was a violent attack of delirium tremens, during which he was quite unconscious of his acts. - He went to Weston super-Mare in June last • whi e there, he went down to the sea-shore to bathe, and left his clothes upon a rock, and while walking into the water, he trod upon sonic seaweed which caused him to slip, and he fell heavily upon his head, in csnsequcnce of which, and from the effects of his previous disease, he lost all consciousness, and his clothes being found by sonic person upon the shore, led to the report. of his death by drowning. For four weeks afterwards, ac cording to his evidence, he had not the slightest recollection of any circumstance which occurred, and at the expiration of that time, when he became sensible of what was passing around him, he found himself strapped clown upon a hard bed in a lunatic asylum in New Orleans. in America. Upon inquiry, he found that he had been con fined in that manner fur upwards of three weeks, and so violently was he t. eated there, that his limbs became com pletely paralysed. As soon as he was liberated from personal restraint, he contrived to make his escape from the asylum, and, after wandering about for some time, he rcturned in the Great Western steam-vessel to Liverpool, and thence to London, shortly after which "he was arrested. When he took his passage from America, he assumed the name of John Bradshaw, which he retained while in London. He had before been an insolvent, and passed through this Court, owing a large sum of money, and many of the papers connected with his creditors had been destroyed in a fire which took place upon his premises. A number of witnesses having been examined with refe rence to these statements, the Court adjourned for a short time for refreshment. PARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEES (THIS DAY.) Sun-Co3Dm-ITE, No. 4.—This Committee re-assembled this morning in Committee• Room No. 7, in the Cloisters of the House of Commons. Present—Sir William Ileathcote, Chairman, Mr. Childers, Mr. F. Mackenzie, Mr. Brotherton, and Mr. Evans. MANCHESTER AND BUXTON RAILWAY. Mr. PARKES took an objection to the plans of the pro moters of this railway, on the ground that the datum line on the plan did not refer to any fixed point. The datum line on the plan referred to the top water of the Macclesfield Canal. It was also objected that this datum line was not as near to one of the termini of the railway as was required by the standing order, the distance in the present case being be tween two and three miles. Mr. GRAHAME, fur the promoters, contended that the top water of a canal was as good a datum level as they could obtain, and that it was sufficiently near to one of the termini, seeing that there was no other prominent point from which they could take the level. Evidence for and against the allegation having been ad duced, the room was cleared, and, after the Committee had deliberated fur about ten minutes, the parties were called in, and The CitmumAN said that the Committee were of opinion that the datum line had not been taken from a fixed point near one of the termini, and that the standing orders had not, therefore, been complied with. This is a most important objection, and one which is likely to prove fatal to the Bill. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. (THIS DAY.) HOUSE OF COMMONS. The SriAKEn took the chair at Twelve o'clock. COMPANIES CLAUSES CONSOLIDATION BILL. On the order of the day for the second reading of this Bill being read, Lora GRANVILLE SOMERSET arose, and said he had taken an opportunity of considering the amendment proposed on a former day by the Hon. Member for Cockermouth, to the 120th clause, and he was now disposed to insert words to meet the views f the Hon. Gentleman. The clause related to the capital stock; and he proposed to insert words making it necessary for a company to obtain the consent of its mort gagees, and other persons who had liens upon the funds of the company, before any reduction should be made in the capital stock. The clause, with this amendment, was agreed to. Lord GRANVILLE SOMERSET said he had another amendment to propose before the Bill was passed. He plc) posed to insert words in clause 142, limiting the liabilities of a treasurer to debts of a company which did not exceed 201. For debts under this sum the treasurer would be liable, whe ther he had money in hand or not; but for any debt above that sum he would not be responsible. Mr. ENTWISLE objected to the amendment. If the House suffered it ti.) pass, it would be quite impossible for a company to get a man of property to become its treasurer, while, on the other' band, men in insolvent circumstances, and living almost entirely upon their salaries, would be placed in these situations, not only to the disadvantage of the parti cular company, but also to that of the public. The liability of a treasurer ought to be limited to debts under 54 After a few words from Mr. GREENE, the amendment was . agreed to. The Bill was then read a third time and passed. RAILWAY CLAUSES CONSOLIDATION BILL. On the motion of Lord G. SOMERSET, the House went into Committee on the Railway Clauses Consolidation Bill. On the 15th clause being put, Lord G. SOMERSET said, that after a good deal of con sideration he had come to the determination to leave out from the words " such lands" to the end of the clause, if the House would permit him. The clause, as it would then stand, would give everything to which either the company or the parties with whom they had to deal might feel necessary for the preservation of their respective rights. The power of deviation would be sufficient for the purposes of any company, and if there were any peculiar circumstances which would affect the proceeedings of any parties in a particular C 986, they could easily be provided for by the private Bill for the institution and government of the company. On these accounts, and especially as the clause would then be sufficient to answer the purposes of a consolidation Bill, he thought it better to yield to the opposition offered to the cliuse, and strike out the words "such land" to the end of the clause. Mr. HAYTER said that he regretted the Noble Lord had expressed a wish to leave out these words, for he believed that they were necessary, in order to define the limits of deviation. If not forming part of this clause, they must be introduced into some other clause ; and if not introduced into this Bill, must be introduced into every other Bill that came before the House. • Now, the expressed object of a consolida tion Bill was to obviate all this reiteration; and, therefore, he conceived that it would be better to give the power at once in this Bill, especially as the same power must be allowed to every railway , company that should hereafter be formed. Lord G. SOMERSET said that the observations of the Hon. Member for Wells (Mr. Hayter) with respect to the power were perfectly correct ; but the feelings of opposition to this clause on both sides of the House were very strong, and although he believed that it was very desirable to introduce the power into this Bill, yet there were difficulties about it which, perhaps, might be obviated quite as well in the Com mittees on Private Bills. In many railway Bills there would be very peculiar circumstances to be considered which would greatly affect the operation of this clause, and on this account he thought it would be better to strike them out. Mr. F. MAULE said that he did not see well how the diffi culty which had been started would be obviated, in either case; but, perhaps, it would be as well to leave them out. The words were then omitted, and the elause was passed as amended. On the 17th clause being put, Mr. ENTWISLE said that he thought the restriction upon the canal companies was too strong, and that, in fact, it did not apply. Lord G. SOMERSET said that a canal was .a navigable river made by art, and if the Hon. Member had had as much experience of the opposition of canal companies, as he had, and he was aware that he had had a great deal, he would not think the restriction too stringent. He remem bered having ou one occasion been engaged in a ten days' discussion with one of these companies, and lie thought that there was as much reason f r altering the course of a canal as the course of a navigable river. After a few words from Mr. FOX MAULE, who wished the expression of the clause to be rendered more precise, the clause was passed, as were also the 18th and 19th clauses. On the 20th clause being read, Mr. SI'OONER said he did not think the clause afforded sufficient protection to gas companies and water companies, or the consumers of gas and water. All the houses in a town, say Birmingham, were lit with gas; and if a railway com pany, in their operations, should interrupt the supplying of gas or water for a day, see what a serious inconvenience it would be to a whole town. The clause gave 201. a day com pensation for "any unnecessary interruption ; but he would ask what compensation would 201. be for the stoppage of gas or water for a day to a manufacturer or tradesman ? Mr. HAWES concurred with the Hon. Member for Bir mingham, for he presumed that he only wanted to guard against a railway company doing anything of the sort wan tonly or unnecessarily. It would be much more just tt) provide some remedy of the sort than to put parties to the expense and trouble of taking an action. Mr. SPOONER would propose that, instead of 204 a day, the penalty be made 501. ; either that, or substitute the word. " hour " for " day;" for, he yfolgd again repeat, that 294. :.,~'" r ~ jk~ would be no compensation to a manufacturer for the loss of ) , his sum - 1y of gas or water for one clay. And as to the remedy by action, why, in some cases, the expen,e of taking the action would amount to more than the sum to be recovered. He would, therefore, move that the penalty be 201. an hour, if any Hon. Member would second it. Mr. FOX MAULE—This was certainly a very important point; but he perceived by the preceding clause that a power was given to gas and water companies to take actions against railway companies, in the event of the latter causing damage to the works of the former. Now, he would wish to know if tradesmen and manufacturers had any facile mode of gal ing compensation for the deprivation of gas or water for a day? Lord G. SOMERSET said there was a clause in the Bill giving compensation to such for any damage unfairly occa sioned. But it should be remembered that neither gas com panies, nor water companies, nor extensive manufacturers, were generally so impoverished as not to be able to sustain an action in a court of law in such cases. _ _ Mr. SPOONER—The Noble Lord had stated that the clause gave a remedy against all damages " unfairly" done. But he would ask how that could be said to be " unfairly" done which was done under the sanction of an Act of Parlia ment and the direction of an engineer? He knew an in stance where a gentleman's park pailings had been broken down by a railway company, and when he sought compensa tion for the injury, the answer he received was, that nothing had been done that was not necessary and unavoidable. And as to the gas and water companies not being impoverished, why that was very true; but what remedy were individuals of small means to have in case of such injuries? Mr. FOX MAULE perceived that the Noble Lord op posite had not made out his own case as strong as he might have done; far he (Mr. Fox Maule) found that the clause alluded to by the Noble Lord, as giving a remedy by action, gave that remedy without anysuch expression as " unfairly." —( A laugh.) Sir GEORGE STRICKLAND conceived that 201. a day was a very severe penalty ; but he thought if it were made 20/. an hour, very vexatious use might be made of it. And as to a remedy by an action at law being too expensive, he could not see how any remedy was to be had by any other means Lord G. SOMERSET said there were subsequent clauses in the Bill by which a summary mode of recovery was provided for all injuries sustained under the value of 201. After some further discussion, the Committee divided. when thereappeared— For the amendment Against it Majority against it... Sir W. JOLLIFFE believed it was the intention of the Noble Lord to introduce some amendment into this clause, and it would, therefore, be very advisable for the Committee to be informed at this stage what the amendment would be. —( Hear, hear.) As the clause stood, it was highly objectionable. He did not wonder at landed proprietors complaining of the encroachments made upon their property by railway companies, for it was impossible to say to what extent a company might not carry the powers contained in this clause. As to a landed proprietor obtaining anything like compensation for the injury Bane to his property, it was quite out of the question. No idea could ever be termed the amount or description of damage likely to be done as this part of the question rested almost tritir ly with the engineer of the company, who seldom or never gave a proper notice of the proposed encroachments. The extent to which the power conferred by these clauses was acted upon was most incredible. A piece of land might be covered with chalk, and there it remained not only for a short period of time, but to the permanent injury of the lands and the general disfigurement of a fertile and verdant estate. Such a system as this, all must admit, was most in jurious to the rights of individuals; and he, therefore, hoped some amendment would be made in the clause to put a stop to it. Colonel SIBTHORP fully concurred in what had fallen from the Hon. Member who had just sat down. 'fhe inju ries done by the engineers of railway companies to the property of private individuals was most unjust, and called loudly for a reniedy.—(Cries of " Hear, hear.) Not content with making encroachments in the day time, these Mohawks of engineers—(Laughter)---took advantage of the darkness to commit these trespasses, which their mo desty would not suffer them to do at another period.— (Laughter.) Why, it was only a short time back that an Hon. Friend rose one morning and found a ied flag stuck up before his door—(Laughter)—and were such depredations as this to be tolerated? %Whenever a gentleman met a stran ger upon his lands, he would certainly turn out to be the engineer of some railway company or other. They had nothing to do but to ask, " Who are you?" then the party replied, " I am the engineer of such and such a railway, and am acting under the law."—(Laughter.) But if he were the owner of the Jana, he would take care that the fellow should be promptly conveyed beforeta neigh bouring in agist rate.—(Laughter.) The Hon. Gentleman had very properly asked, " Where, or how, are you to get com pensation?" "Go to law," was the reply. Go to law, in deed 1 How was a poor farmer to contend against an irre sponsible body? Well, then, if they conferred such enor mous powers upon a railway company, why should they not compel them to afford full and ample compensation for the injury they d;d to the rights of private property? Mr. DARBY suggested that, if the Noble Lord intended to make any alterations in the clause, he ought to state them to the Committee. Lord G. SOMERSET said that he should propose that the first blank in the clause, limiting the distance at which the company could interfere with private roads, should be filled up with 500 yards instead of 1,000, and the second blank with 200 yards instead of 250. This was an important alteration ; as to the remuneration for damage done, he should propose some alterations on that head in the 29th clause. With regard to the present clause, he could not see that any alteration could be made beyond that which he had just mentioned. Mr. FOX MAULE said the clause still gave the company the power of coining on private roads or approaches, and un less some alteration was made, this power would be strongly objected to. Mr. DARBY had an insuperable objection to this part of the Bill. Lord GRANVILLE SOMERSET said the alteration he had proposed would greatly restrict the power of the otherclauses of the Act. A month's notice must be given to proprietors, and the company were bound to give good security for com pensation for any damage or injury they might do. This was a very important advantage. The clause would also give every means of obtaining compensation for those lands winch were temporarily occupied. Mr. DARBY said railroads had so increased, that these powers had now become much more injurious in t heir operation. Mr. STANSFIELD thought that the compensation might be made a special part of each railwa:,- Lord G. SOMERSET was ready to adopt any practical suggestion, but with regard to making the compensation a special part of every Bill, he must observe that these clauses were only to act in cases where no special agreement nad been made. There was nothing in the Bill to prevent those special agreements being made. Mr. AULIONBY said it seemed as if the clause was meant to give a bonus and advantage to laxity of engineering. It said if the line was properly laid down, it was well, but if it was carelessly laid down, it was well also, and the railway company might. have the benefit of its own carelessness. He snould wish the engineers to be compelled to be as strict as possible in the first instance, that the public might know how far they were injured by any railway. The altera tion which was proposed to be made in the 29th clause did not meet the case of interference with private roads. The power was taken by this clause to take 500 yards for the purpose of private roads. In the first Bill they had a power of deviation of 100 yards; then there was a further power of deviation, and now they came for 500 yards snore. Now this was sufficiently onerous in itself; but after having taken the use of these private roads, there was not a single word said about the repair of these roads when the company had done with them. Not the slightest provision was made in the 29th clause for these repairs, although that clause did give the right of compensation. [Mr. Fox Maule here handed the Bill to the Hon. Member.] He saw by the suggestion of the Right lion. Gentleman, that the provision for repair ing private roads was made in the 43d clause, but still he thought the right of private roads to such an extent was very objectionable, though of course his notice of a want of provision for repairs fell to the ground. Lord G. SOMERSET said that his attention had not been drawn to the former but to the latter part of the clause. By the amendment which lie intended to propose to the 29th clause, he had provided all the compensation for private rights which money could give. Sir WILLIAM JOLLIFFE said that this clause was so utterly objectionable, that he did not think either the House or the country would suffer it to be introduced into any Bill. He did not wish to place a railway company in a worse po sition than any other company, but by having the power of making a deviation of 250 yards, they would he acquiring aright which might prove of the utmost detriment to an estate. This deviation might bring the centre of a tunnel close to a mansion, or it might fall upon a lot of brick earth. He knew of an instance in which a plot of 23 acreswas taken in the very centre of a property. In the inis.dle of this was a clay pit, with its brick- kilns and other buildings, that covered the whole of this area of twenty-three acres. And not only was there the nuisance of making the bricks, of which not less than 13,000,000 were made during the occupation of the land, but there were not less than 300 labourers encamped upon it for the space of three years; and this nuisance might have existed for seven years, for that was the time allowed for the construction of the railway. For half a mile on all sides the trees and shrubs on the estate were injured and checked in their growth. This he conceived to be an immense nui sance. But there was a further evil, for he understood that while these labourers were domiciled on this property, the small-pox broke out among them, and created a serious danger, not only to the family of the proprietor of the land, but also to all the other residents in the neighbourhood. Mr. FOX MAULE said that the objection might be taken on a subsequent clause, when the obstacle might be obviated by inserting the words, " that the terms of this clause shall not apply to private walks and avenues." On the words being put, Mr. HAYTER said that he did not object to the words of the Right Honourable Gentleman, but before the words were inserted ho thought that it was ad visable to ascertain what was the provision of the clause. The thing to .be considered was, whether it was better to use a private road or no road at all? Which would occasion the most damage? By the 43d clause full compensation was given to those who suffered, and this was one of the two parts into which the clause naturally divided itself. The second part refers to the deviation. Now it was necessary to take this deviation, for the company required it for four purposes—for side cuttings, for depositing their spoil earth, for private roads for the railway, and for agricultural roads. The first object for which tlfey re quired the deviation was for side cuttings. Now, by the evidence of the most eminent engineers last session, it was proved that it was utterly impossible for human wis dom to foresee the precise line which a railway ought to take, for it was not until they arrived at a particular place that they could ascertain what cuttings were necessary. He thought that there could be no objection to the provi sions for enabling the makers of railways to deposit the spoil somewhere, and to draw materials from the imme diate neighbourhood of the line, especially as care was taken to secure compensati,:n for the injury they might do Mr. WODEHOUkE said that the whole coaersaiion on the clause convinced him that the extraordinary powers pro posed in it should not be given. He hoped the Noble Lord would postpone it, for the purpose of receiving such sugges tions as might lead to an abatement of the nuisances. Lord GRANVILLE SOMERSET would be happy .to postpone the clause, if be received any practical suggestion for its improvement. He had given the enactments all pos sible consideration, and he did not see how the postponement would lead to any useful alteration. Mr-RICE said theta were practical inconveniences attend ing t'ne clause which they ought to diminish as much as was consistentwith carrying on these great works.—(Hear.) He also thought that roads ought to be protectgd as well as land. Itr.r. I'. EGERTON had sat on railway Committees for several years, and he was convinced that the clause would be un , .tecessary, if the engineers were required to state before ti - ,e Committee precisely what land they would require for the objects of this clause—cuttings, the deposit of spoil, the raising of. materials, and the formation of temporary roads. But the statements of those gentlemen before the Committees was always of the most vague and unsatisfactory nature, so that no person along the whole line could ever I tell to what ro extent his land might be daaged.—(Hear.)—lie would move the omission of the clause. Mr. STAMI.4I.dP said that it vas too Mticl) to extend these .... wars t o a distance of 2,000 yards. He thought it ou g °'to be limited to the distance in the deviation clause. serf Mr. DARBY compluined of the power given to engi! to go in upon land, and th e co ns e quenc e was, that the 0,7,, neer invariabl y complained that he had "too little J an ke (Laughter.) He (Mr. Darby) contended that the eng% to ought to know how much la n d h e w ould require to decio„,) upon, and, if he could not t e ll th a t, then he (Mr. D ar ' contended that he did not know his business. 4 1 Sir G. STRICKLAND agreed that there was Inusol be complained of on this point, but there wasre , 'it difficulty to be met with in trying to remedythe He thought it would be well to have all reinediek, such greivances put into on e con solidated Bill, in order t°,7i when they did occur, parties might not be put to the trt,,, of trying to find out in what particular Bill the rented L. , 0 He had heard of an instance where an excavation ha ° s td made by a railway company, and they left a pond of 11 that they never filled up, so that the owners, instesee having the vacancy filled up, got a swamp in lieu of hull (Laughter.) in However, he feared that temporary o ecuPa of the land this way would always be necessary e t; Sir W. JOL LUTE said that railway companies had g°°;el such a length in making those deposits on land as t° 0.'0(4 often sink a house in a hole that before that had a v ei l 5 0 10 site. He had got compensation certainly for the lniu t l. q tir to his land, but not as much as he conceived he lc etree titled t•t, and he believed that he would not have got that had he not procured an injunction from the tiv Chancery. oeJ Mr. HAWES could not see how the Bill could be P e ttier without such a clause, for if it were struck out alt°g" t hall the landowner would be in a much worse posit ioll before. Mr. FORBES opposed the clause. Under the present , t he of estimating the value of land by the injury done to 'lto proprietor very often only got sixpence where he Ong have a shilling. stri' elc Mr. 'l'. EGERTON thought the douse ought to be . de nef out altogether, and leave to the Committee to take ey!, t he: as to the quantity of land which might be required, to introduce a clause into the private Bill confirrtn°:the powers of the (maven . ) , to the land mentioned thel evidence.—(Hear, hear.) As the clause s tood ' o dor ;,ave a company a sort of roving commission, of discriminate and almost unlimited powers to encroach ripll e land their engineer thought proper to name. At or r if they did not strike out the clause, it ought in 7 spects, to be materially modified. had er Mr. DARBY said the Hon. Member for Lambeth. toa tirely avoided the point he had raised. What lie obie‘gineth was this, they gave indiscriminate powers to th e 101 1 1 who invariably omitted to mention the quantity of too roundrequire, and after the Bill was passed , ° el and said he wanted this and that land, littel had never been thought of before, either by the 6° l' ll ol or the owner. Now, what he wanted them to do f the Engineer decide in the Committee the quantitsse th he would require,, and afterwards confine him to i t 7, 0° tits, without giving the unlimited powers containeu, • 10 clause they were then discussing. gl di la gad Aft3r a few words from Mr. CAVENDISH in 0 0. the railway to Lincoln, and the opposition of the ',„ steli Gallant Member for that city (Colonel SibthorP) • • ts° Railway Bill, be fu • Colonel SIBTHORP said he heartily desired o p° welfare of that city ; but with respect to railroad V s brj he should still pursue the course he had done lieved that the first step towards the ruin of that 1 ' ' ,,re5 62 : 6 be the making of a railroad ; it was with that' %rieP —he might say conviction—that he had taken the ore 11 0 ' had done. They were told of compensation, an d a ° ' Member had stated a case of great pere°,7 o aot bo t which he said he had overlooked on °-- diti the public good. This did him great er e )3 0 1 0 he understood that, in one place, thre e , persons bad been attacked by a formidable duceiej tile small pox, in consequence of the bad air 14 1 tss ^ throwing up the embankments of the railroad- ha d nr of compensation, but could they restore any lives th° si sd lost? The railroad would injure the tradesmen ports, keepers of the City, and lie gloried in having an 'Pod die/ of pursuing the same course now that h e col ool on former occasions. He had seen so much a of that House, and so much of the "h u md to .00 manoeuvres of engineers, that he was almost atili„se of d his real opinion of them. He should take the tr t bis House on the subject, and he therefore moved al l " 1,6 be expunged. Galls Aye, Mr. GLADSTONE hoped the Hon. and Gauals& would not persist in moving the expulsion of th e c Colonel SIBTHORP—I will.---(Laughter.) O A I t o' Mr. GLADSTONE—What would be the res- il)r y Lit punging it ? In his opinion it would be prscticare sire,so, ing every word in it, fur all the powers it gave obtained by all the private Acts, and the priv a '7„..-C 'Or mittee would give companies those powers ag°`•i e s)" t tO shame for them," from Colonel Sibthorpe--la t ,. piejol * , ther it would be more shame for them or nor, this would be the infallible result. He 1 13 °‘" - '01 0 , 0 ) , support every amendment and restriction of the_ rd ep o ok much gained. He was for making the best : Z . lo o A' possible, and he thought there was some reason P';„ the, ment of the Honourable Member for Sussex , `"'to d ob that these powers should only to gi vert e s of ta d' where they might be necessary to nake,,„ e for In the case of brick-work also ; it was imp s oss lu 01 40' gineer to foresee bow many bricks would dfal and therefore, in his opinion, the power ° wer' r i e te!, ought to be given. If this clatis°A proP i , be expunged the effect would be that the s a nd 0 0 0 would be disregarded, and the wealthy classes 9 be cared for. i c ier o so Lord G. SOMERSET said that he would cored be 0 1' position of the Hon. Member for Sussex, .kissve„,, move that the Chairman report progress, and 3 5 7 t alcs again on Thursday. In the meantime, h e wool,' o kil e to portunity of communicating with his 'Hen. Frl e c ,bo o lo o ' if they could not frame a clause which shoula,tosto difficulty which was felt on all sides of the , clause as it now stood. 1; ai l The amendment was then withdrawn. /so ble , Mr. AGLIONBY said that he hoped if the. be 'of, would not commit himself by a pledge, thai on 0 o at at least resolve to avoid the vagueness of dev ia t t ore he now so strongly ohjected,for he thought t h anol f to be some restriction on the laxity of practic e w to gineers. Lord G. SOMERSET said he was q uite • rt es sy the wishes of the House, and consider the ficcyeti l- ,p) way companies, as well as to endeavour to pre' s- 0' of landed proprietors. I SOOT II, RAILWAY CLAUSES CONSOLIDATIONv • BILL. " Mr. FOX MAIJLE asked the Noble Lord 1461 llo Hfl s ; bring on the Scotch Railway Bill? t be i Lord GRANVILLE SOMERSET said Or 0-Pcs°" petted his Hon. and Learned Friend the l an d would have been in the House this mornicg , not take up the amendments without him. Clats ▪ eb• a a It was ultimately agreed that the RailwaY, „ land) Bill, and the Land Clauses Consolid ati° ' be considered on Thursday. a nd ob tj?- The CHAIRMAN then reported progress, to sit again on Thursday at Twelve o'clock- The House then adjourned till Five o'clock- , t il i that a ged h e i r n A t l h a e j Majesty ------______-- wrealls:ollOitk,eaßlnydTton.UocwarGrinvAien:tioi:egi.necstphsevreirot efjolol,o; By our Lisbon correspondence of the 26th u lt , 1,0% ;0 err desired purpose of granting an amnesty to tb e la bP where. b e t vue l o lt• The accounts of her Majesty's health c ontill il s i e 0, 0 11 I P The baptism of the young Infanta took place 0° 1 1 C,oll a l• 1 0' The Bill for the Abolition of the ConservatorillbodYgto Portuguese possessions, its definitive form, had been laid before the C h , ani e rf i li ft s 'fll ties. A project of law for the abolition of 51 ° - I Pr r te" date of the promulgation of the proposed law , '`,,' ,ecio l of Slavery inordinate e rity to the Chamber of Peers, and transferred to the '''' A O in the case of children he o r s i pri ss p ,i , o'• i 111/ P e t l ii in cases of smuggli n g s' i. 0 ,c h-' Another project of a very different kihd ;MP ° ie- ° fo' , .41 ,0 1.,(7. C°l.- I , 0 country, was introduced by Ministers. teet;v•,,,cri house receipts of Lisbon, Oporto, en d , Se Tbel )ll o ^44. the month of January, had greatly fallen On.. c o' e 0 1 tions for libels on the Government had ag o e dito r The first of six state prosecutions again st m itil aitt eh r illt t c u a d p e it , al heard on the 17th ult., and terminated in an 2 " . .i e ct °- 01 1 for is t t R h A new financial statement, and a 13 , i '''' of h lt : oemac,enovnersiaenn e2ett!raZinGaionrYrteerreoes":o,oeiotflitstoi-t:: reign debt, and habilitating the that object and meet outstanding engeg eni , e a bisl , en beiLl submitted, it was reported to the Minister I , he is ia been sanctioned by him. It was likely to ' c otto .# .O the Cortes, notwithstanding the ministerebe otteltcy Tojal were said to be unfavourable to it. l eo Sel it loi° supposed to be the subject of differences bot rre eel th e bral and his colleagues, and of altercations ben' eit • Tojal and Senhor Roma. forl e gi• il l ..,. A in ~,,0 10 t.,,‘ At the bottom of every financial Ineas".„ - n ollt ',,,'' e r a small incidental proposal for a large loan le 7,, - n ot 0 „, the present case, no doubt, Senhor Roma wl" o gle PI" . his patrons, or forego the opportunity of doing ll i ?, with them.— Chronicle. 1 40 ' re , BIRTH d. 0 Oar 0(1 1 . 1s di 1 0 ' On the 2d inst., at George-street, mu ll 0 frit t b Louie Murray, oadaugllter. .ori.- ' - 4 ifyde r pci On the 25th ult., in Sussex-gardens , . t.leal , of William Batty, Esq of a son. ,A v of Vi r ' ' Ai' On the 25th ult., in Parksquare, the Jaw clf " of a son. • the le , shil l. ' 0 On the 20th ult , at Leighton, Bedfor d PP" Woodman, Esq., of a daughter. Wife of ~ , ifi On the 24th inst., in Golden-square, thetb,) pleson, Esq., of a daughter. 130°4 'tll On the 24th ult., at St. Mary's Rector'', _ ~1010 of the Rev. E. E Lockwood, of a daughter. Joh n PP' I* On the 25th ult., in Norfolk street, We' ifi ll OP Isaacson, of a son. r il° Pl le On the 25th ult., at Shirfield Rectory, n"..ss„, i. %, the lady of the Rev. W. R. Tomlinson, 0, S iii . ay Of d i 4 On the 25th ult., at Coley park, the Pr Monck, Esq., of a son. d Taire rPer' r i tl f On the 26th ult., the lady of Edniun la 'l 4 .., the Stoke Newington. of a son. C.1.1.4e...t o f On the 26th ult., at Wadhurst Castle, P.. - 0 B. H:lrding, Esq., of a daughter. _,,,,,.p1ae 0 / On the 26th ult., Mrs. John Sim, o f till."' t park, of a son. 0 1 .11A Biagi). , ..aoritiolciont On the 22d of October, at Port Lor n , 'b ra ce, _", Jo Gallwey, Esq , Royal Artillery,. to Co . n.? k ig L hiati dl ii i,o9 the late Archibald H. Monro, 1 . .5(1., 92 ' 1 Mr. i• 'of On the 25th ult., at St. Clement iDaneosAlevt fsq., to Mariann. ,daughter of the late IV. li , i 0 t he Queen-street, Lincoln' s Inn-fields. DIED. 'n IC ent 'Lot a On the 3d inst ,at Lessons, his seat , ,I„.racey .4, Hon. William Draper, Lord Wvnforn, '''' bp Go r , i v e c , , Justice of the Court oComnion fleas• c; j ld , Sir ° che t l -19 On the Ist inst., in Lincoln's Inn- fi ' e C g oor t ° D r f ' s i l ''' IV late one of the Barons of her Majesty s a h ired A r s o. 0,, ,4 Barbarously mur.lered, by a ban ~,b , o f the torro Ne , Decembersaa Juanpore, on then o 's io ter, ' p op? Mr. James Barwise, indigroident ° . „ f a ture t a l oi ll Margate, but for the last 18 years as with th e T e ft wl They seem to hake gone to the bonen 1 bods,th°Y 0 6 r , i lill ic sign of murder. After cutting up t i • . 'llg - • antlewor tb touching a single art icle. 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