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

18 9 d 18 5 ; 18 XI 1 5 6 0,1 • frA 55, L 16r 911 10. 0 1 )0 1r°- 1 SP . . ye the tes sll :tes°' )(tins 04 don in r oll 0 re SPORTING TN TELLIG EN ( CHESTER RACES—WEDNESDAY, CONCLUDED. Itlatch—Mr. H. Johnstone's The Bat, 6 yrs (Marl , cv 'c t`. S beat Mr. IV Agriculture,s yrs; 9st each. One mile. Inn sox _ o tp on easy. Guineas, given by the City Members. Heats, once round and a distance. pta yd's the Dog Billy 4 yrs, (Mason) 0 2 1 1 fat CollineS Mainstay, 4 yr; 0 1 2 2 t2rd Stanley' s A m bi tion, 4 yrs 1 0 4 dr. 1;1:1 keiklttin's Freem an , 3 yrs .. :Ljook's B ast i on, 3 yrs 2 3 dr. —"-,risennett's Ada, 3 yrs I b 4rst heat won cleverly by a length ; second heat won Ly , ri. a length; third heat won by a length. ),THADESMEN'S PLATE OR Cur.—Th e eas y m anner del' this race was carried MT by an outsider (to the great tar) of the " professionals," who have rarely had such a eaon—b astonished "the natives," few having been bold sti e h - g.h to imagine that a half-bred horse could have made kh z .'n example of so large a field ; the horses were started iiiiiattrraiebel! by Lord George Bentinck, Semiseria taking the vi at a strong pace, followed by Ould Ireland, Queen of the Tyne, Trueboy, and the favourite, . Witk win ner, St. Lawren ce an d S ore li a l y i ng oft. ba h a few c h anges of no great moment they :au to the rof th e course in the second round ; Serf,iseria wen then y : l en e and the running was taken p by Queen of the hey.Fitzallen, Intrepid and ltilton waiting on them. uos w ert, en 'e t d in th f e r s o e nt, p e o n si t tior- to th e T. Y. C. post, where Liwne ead, and ultirr,te atra ePi ? t .;red the straight running with a won very easy by a length. St. c a e l , P fr a k s , se d P .nost of beaten horses at the back of the - waltd. c ?"`. - stilton at the distance, and beat bim easily for .4allen a bad fourth. DERBY. ' 2 to I, agst Lord St ra db ro k e ' s Id as to 1 aget John Day's lot 12 to 1 agst Mr. Weatherbit 14 to 1 agst M r. F ort h' s lot toto agst Lord Chesterfield's Pam 1 agst Mr. Mostyn's Pantasa V, t o 1 agst Mr. Gully's Old England -,.! , , tot apt Mr. A. W . Hill' s I ronmaster 1 agst Mr. A. IV. Hill's The Libel • , to 1 g Mr. Coleman's Young Eclipse '`" to 1 agst Mr. p Gratwicke's Doleful Cnly TA TTERSALL'S—YESTERDAY. balf-a•dozen members present, and not a bet laid. Loy LLOYD'S SHIPPING. 8 7: — . w ;Da S.W., fresh breeze and cloudy. ‘oot, .5 . •,-i k , , i•--Wind W.N Joanna, nen s B o- Ayr e , e , ne, for Rotterdam ; Sara ‘ and nix AV . ., light.— Arrd. Equator de bap. '.for Altona; Ocean, Wicksay, .St. Cr id ,. f ß or o( C h o e p st e e n r: :‘,IO;T ,_AchaYer, Johnson, St. Domingo S m ow n 'eas; Minerva, Madras; Grace, Cape of t Good nes I T l r o i p n e i. ; tizie.wn, Pernambuco ; Penelope, Demerara; ItOy'lA4.'es and Caroline, Jamaica ; Athens. ' g Mat ' an i z i a all s .: f tx a Adelaide and Marion, prince George, P), (4. rl E • O. ( . ; .Newcastle), fontreal. vii.4eoLr _u•rir, aIAY 7;—Wind N N E., breezes , -, n S Ailey ; Dia• 111.11Cjal"aPs. Off, Lanchester, Purchas_e_,. o ) an . c.;.(). strong .1 /N ., elltta; her Majesty's ship Piper. Rio J i Arrd Ann Poke or-, Al ky 7.—W Ind N NI ~ t .,(8 , 1— , ,i, i s , ~ Id . li •ia (Mal ch 23); Se , Edwards, New ? .r i, : npir,,, i 4 „„,'"Il• Sid. I. obert Fino.e, Africa • Merchant, Lio , . Cr'°ll, Africa • Diamond, St. lhoinas's; .h!..rgus, , Vera „ yn,t;. r..nolernia; La Guayra ; Ocean and laber i t ( ~ , ,.._ .O d, cttiek's Importe-, Lady liagot, and Alexander .lt I , - has ~t it 1,,,,,,..• The Lady Constabl-, bound to idelle trl!o. 'il, Great,Th "•oik i,., , ~ ,,i..,,, been ag-r , und_ iilli taci %tern steame r had not. retkhed Nm o r n ynrk the 14th . th e 8 , When the Sea left, and the weather experienced by he r ' e a on the 14th and following day, was such as to prevelit ofetting in while it last( O. Ilnejs. 11,AsTrxc s, MAY 7.—Schooner, —, ShausFer' i t , :s' - , 3 res. treat' Nal. 7.—Arrd. Die Jonge, Wicher, Amsterdam for 6,,with loss of bowv n•it and having been in contact on 1 , ,u instant. '1 ' of(LYstou•rn, MAY 7 —Wind N.N.E.—SId. Hampton, Cape P ''''' 11°Pe; Effort. IL C'On A t i l S " r e. ° l V, MAY 6.lWind _ Quebec .N.W.—Sld. Dewdrop, Res 14,1AY•b; ltrAy 6 •—Wind N.E.—Arrd, Sarah Botsford, i't,,e4141, Ichaboe 5. Sid. Ellen, Singapore; Ann Harley "lad c'tk * 6. Formosa and Robert M`William, Quebec ; Holz °n, Xewfounclland. kt . ,k, NIAy s. —Wind N.W.—Arrd. Eagle, Lang, Ichaboe. * jell ; rt,Peman, Barbadoes • Mary, St. John's, New Bruns ,. N4:4lgle, Quebec Bruns ,. ,4-11_-, YSSIA 6 Quebec. Wakefield, Abel, St John's, New • 4 ..."" 4. id*. Rose, St. John's, New Brunswick. -• ilri , SOUTH SEA FISHERY. cl,,t4;ghst Pianet (whaler), May 30, off , I):Prels 'Serino, ZaPatam, from, ST:("ineY,' .. ) :oth ult., with 300 T7l... .sury Island, otttir - ,-- 7 . 91 -, '4".,.....11., lon. 160 E,„ out sixteen monthsi lon.Trt Courtenay, with 1 23 nfe9„.„; Woodlark `-• : • h 700 barrels, Aug. ,tuO barrels, July 23, lat. 0, , onnth, with ' -.4 4'4eW Georgia. GENERAL ".................................... ._______________ -- STEAM NAVIGATION On . til 11, . COMPANY. zit 'trim -7, at half-past one, another steamer was added v , rh e illed fleet of the General Steam Navigation Con - pan... 1 , -.. e Se c :, _ r C U r 7 , s tearn.veasel with the Chairman, Mr. Wilkin, ir• ParY. Mr. Wilson ' Captain Laurence, Mr. Richardson, z e • L.°Hops and other gentlemen belonging to the Company, with eg; lia . ° lnan Spring Ric; Commissioner of Customs, Mr. ;It, d'eo°,:',‘nd Mr. Porter , of the Board of Trade, proceeded fr:em. 'ne idge to Bow er'eek Blackwell, where they wrtnes b a y /hist!' bit ing launch of th ' new steam-vessel, built of irons liellisi.oti.--rtiituitcill.htrr.nue and Mar e e, n the Hon. Mrs. Rice naming . is as o leo W ith the usual ceremony, as ter, of the workmen and the c seo tTh , sinart-looas s a hLw l e s n p t e o cta ff t t o h r e a. sto s c i k i e N dilin ent. i . 165 k ing fl, vessel , f obfe4am6l, era burden, builder's m an e d a , - the o i : fr ° 4 l her i 1)( liZ g l ' 24 t t li . e water, she will doubtless ridd to 44Pator-hadi'"lth character of the Company for the great safety and theAtter of their Nissen,- cpe the laun c h and goods. I ,_ ek ; and ,___,.. the t Triton was tow d ed . t b o y th t e he E lf t Er l c n u d r i y a out of i i 'lve h e , .ea mg her to be warpe in the .N e tettr e engines (direct action) fitted, of 85-horse pow" ' speed, 'hit ,_ Proceeded on a short trip to try her machines and _ tkeutit4Flaiifaevigation Compaityiitg 44 4 ._ 761.15 now on e of the most perfect belonging to the General far n "a inc b re e a in s bo e i t le , r and from 1,4 V 4 , 13 miles ans_'she can now take comfortably, being o l lengthened n. 20-horse i power, n h er with A Lie hour, 17 0 cold passengers and 200 tons of goods. 1 4 h littlat an average rate gent collation was served on board the Mercury, itts. er s . e cruise, which was partakenof w ith th e gentlemen, by kleraiPhrN Rice and a number of ladies, in the course of which iio o co In c:snipimennotsnwesrperipnaidutiocthe General Steam Naviga ioa n't!-.nY. The as Commissioner of Cue. to ! l ' h :f i a re great credit to the Spring and praised its officers hati„ ' "rY strict to to the Customs ' regulations in pet. tl "I sraugglin a tioa.:-, _ g- The fleet of steamers of the General ( u S n tea rx m 14 . Wl ° C°ll. "'PanY was superior to that of any other c • . Alts k uregor attributed the establishment and improvement of Q,,,-`°3'al '!team navy to the exampl e which was shown to the aa,,,,tnent by the efficient fleet of te General Steam Company, )411:'anY Warm eulogiurns were passed on the Chairman, Mr. its I N tor his d • ea.Pressk 111 n abl e it_ evotion to the business of the Company, and for ist . w!lnailetnent. most appropriately acknowledged the handsome t 4 de -ni used towards the Company and himself, and reiterated athly termination of the Com an 1 to cheek as much as they poi -10est'':14 the iniquitous ') smuggling y which was encouraged in a L 4 cit t i, e ,T .e e by person s on shore , and which tended so much to. sn.lei,„;`unralisation. The worthy Chairman took credit for the kind I"the ik. ion to ~.._ ..Company's steam-vessels, and 'grell,,i,, ..anitain them so, and thereby the best interests cf the w e , er s announced his deter. t kria IUSt not fo k is 1 Mice .._,_ rget to state that the health of the Hon Mrs. . onk,, "" performed the ceremo, yof naming the Triton, lit e ,,,, "lin Much resee d and applause. Ott -- I%Tolgrtion 'h . it exists several other "Qtr ou e d nect ed with itwhndre::: Company', " were and likewise duly Itti rh . : lite r ,. Ors eat c :..Y. the up t o London.bridge, and landed her pas. " the evening. f lIRAZILS. t hen, i n . + \ FROAL A COLRESPONDEN) .di v .ttfic k , 4 ;e , ad of arguments or ratiocination, scurrility it tk Lidt t ,i 3 i i t 3 . ere resorted to, whether by Governments the Llevtt. or ' ti, IS a strong indication either ✓ of weakness of t ‘,. e , ‘ 14 ,1 (1 1 a r tie :_id . nes s o f the cause, of those m,h0v1.1_!1:',),,,`18,11--1, tit t . i, at1 a ,..: 18 . . Guad a gdled donkey and lie , - Ili 1 ' ,70 he r ..in t i n 6; and Is very applicable at the pre,ent moment s , ~ .4 ; r n ink t t Y ',.w, bo, haNing been ricked in a sore place, are tni',..the + - I ,'" 'lek, and b - patte P . ll who come in their way 1, 5 - " kitiv a3 t ,,,,'"e attack yeste r day e' " r a the Herald, on the people at t t tsent — t llent of Brazil s ; hca l' u l se they have had the spirit !ath.heti4.o4lll:r:rileseul,tninttilituignirnparat treatment they have experienced - rtehnuer ahn.dh.tthe duty y ce On °r their sugars, k ti razil t P h g our port!'to t e h i c:s r e ° cif prohibitory w . orld besides. ,4,12!r eent.fts_r_etaliated by an avowed intention of levying Ip,,Zre lyir.ullerential duty on our cotton manufactur , es— he a t Il ler e h Maist'ldstone and other members of the Cabinet 1.1 1 4 ant, anzrazils would not have recourse to. Our tated trkenaein,cl M anufacturers, naturally alarmed . at t_ ete t v,at tip,6 obstruction to their trade, and ir t r he Vth er 4 44 a' delay which has taken place in . kith " 1 3' u lt i new treaty with that important empire, eirt o 4 _ r fr Property has been deprived of the protection re str °N ed it b eL tr tlie ° 1. 11 07 re y our Consuls and Judge Conservator, - - vti, 1 44 uo 410118traed with the Government. out l ee th 4t. ello consolation to offer them but holding out de the orilltitTotilat the new treaty will place our relation with give CO htit h„ li ,„he same footing as before the expiration of 1,7 t,..1 e I t c ; ~, can that be possible, whilst we attempt to Z tila tti j a l W b W os - e - t 7,,, ra zils, as an insignificant and unimportant e -At , su t h .. trade we can command, if not by fair m 01.444. k ruct .s defrauding its revenues by' smugYling our 10 %1 1 t o pro"' What an insinuation for a Government I.rds ii. Mttlgate against a country amicably disposed 4L .lt ia la t ? icu 4 Nl one of our best customers ! till it titl ab,aB.e u sed by our Contemporary is most unjustifi hra_ilever 1441- -if they- cannot convince by argument, they fr,;6„...gadoei . e eed in conciliating Brazils by " bullying and mi ~.. ar t r. ~ t0C.31 wh v gs, or bring her to consent to take the law teci tc r Y, t o 8 7 duty it is, as a more rich and powerful hati t 44 tl r e e good example to others, not only in a lat, a n , Pons, but likewise in a commercial, fiscal, ‘, u01 . : :!... :41.4.1.)1!..La . ):Tt of view. To . r , MAN V. HORSE. thOt,,l, 'lte EDITOR OF THE SUN. Yoar kirt4ittrell bet pa of last . evening I noticed a report of rna„,"en Mount oy and Mr. Counsellor's cob; likti.i)letrh„ --- was Nvronz j It as the cob that won, ,‘C f,, `-' rn a „, ~, —. w r S ' 'h e cob - "3' tw o yards, after a very sharp race. , tro . ll . T ile r twelve seconds. hyi n g rep ort e h asuo I have troubled you with this is, that the th...R ove r r 4 , B l::7l : souse slight altercation in respect to ,ing.e._oseB uets mad-. ~, --Yours, respectfully, 1845. J. 11. P. tf„ ...0,5.,, -------------'---!----...—.__,____----..___._._.___________ -41 (1 'tit et 0 4 , 04 by lIIVESE MORTAR.—Th e present age i , N ee with boy as far advanced in the arts and sciences corn tilltni!'°elvri, in " a ges, but ecea,ionally discoveries are made which th ese speel ventions in the shade when compared with the Ori e Ity military know n to have been in existence centuries a go . INl:tet oiecellittarY Repository at Woolwich is a model of an lita ts s. w(401-• ordnance, the original at Beejapoor, in the East N J and el n g 42 tons, and of another at Agra, weighing '23 fs,,,aA s he 0 1) .. a , b_le of discharging a ball of 1,500 pounds weight. Stibevon,;_t_ watk the Somerset ordnance sloop brought reund M t. '', br oa t :,,rt to th e n. ~ !Loyal Arsenal at Woolwich a Chinese brass h,111tvii,....1t..,0me in the Cornwallis, aid weighing 8 tons 17 festg'iler of°27;!iatneter of bore of two ' feet three inches, and a Nllts4 ,l The iberl.ne4es, the depth of the whole being about five !!isiiLubcier 4,,ayna.ifo.und in th e bush in China, and p irtly con ell"%tort,4": sf singcomposed of apparently very fine metal, Z l ' , t tit ..' t the for c.orreded to a considerabie extent afford . p e g `ther e the a r being of great age. It appears also as if . th ea yen" • perfect and little worn, st k s _ st .. ai.. Inserted is very L il le niti eare : .. and in its present position. There is %114 h chlunb,r ce of a nut and screw in the centre of the breach , 1 , 4 ; but if they are really what they appear to be, a k h t , s. / Of fltsed g ib , '-, th s , to Metal must have been poured into the 4 t,„O h t s aii Se ll w o e r the nut is even with the metal, and could 471W%lki q : t Of h.! d I tO its present positlon. Some idea may s h e . v ..stanitude of the mortar, and the 81E5 and weight tha th e tal Which ' st ~,e t isir it lialtill ,:, se gun s Would require to be used in it, when it is oat Is I cast about two years ago for Mehemet i Ispv,, b oles in diameter , and yet they required shot 14 0! of 40 Olbs RIAL PA 11L1AME/c4 T. HOUSE OF Ei h 45% May 6. AL ASSENT. The royal assent was given to-day, by Commission, to the Stnyar Excise Duties Bill— The Auction Duties Repeal Bill the Customs' Duties Bill—The Bastaidy.l3lll, ( Wales) Bill—The Colonial F =set e pin —The Companies Clauses Cort.olidatijoh (Ehgland) Bill The CorrrieS Clauses Cubsolidation ( Scotland) Bill The ands Clauses Conso!idation (England.) „Bill The 'ands Clauses Consolidation (Scotland) Bill—The Railway Clauses Consolidai,,si Bill— The Greenwich Hospital Fishk r's lane T.inprovemPat Bill —'l he Stipendiary Magistrates (Manchester and Salford) Bill—The Forth and Clyde Naviga tion Bill—The Birmingham, Liverpool, and Ellesmere Junction Canal Bill—The Wallassey Improvement Bill—The;Kingston upon- Hull Docks Bill—The Birkeihead Docks Bill—London Crohan Asylum Bill—Tite Amicable Insurance Companies' Sparrows Herne Road Bill—and the Bromyard Road Bill, 'The Commissioners were the Lord Chancellor, Lord Wharn cliffe, and the Duke of Buccleuch, A message fr. , m the Commons brought up several Bills. Several noble Lords presented petitions from various parts of the country again , t any additional grant to Maynooth. Earl FITZWILLIAM presented a large number of peti tions, praying their Lordships to take steps for securing abetter observance of the Sabbath. _ _ On the motion of the Earl of ROSEBERY, the Fresh Water Fish Protection Bill was read a third time, and passed. The Bishop of NORWICH presented several petitions complaining of the sale of intoxicating 'liquors on the Lord's da The Earl of WINCHILSEA presented a petition against the Parish Settlements Bill. Lord BROUGHAM presented a petition from Rochdale in favour of the increased grant to Maynooth. The Noble Lord also presented a petition from the county of Salop, praying the House to abolish imprisonment for debt altogether; and a peti tion from a landholder, whose property would be disturbed by the progress of the proposed Syston and Peterborough Rail way. Earl FITZWILLIAM considered that Parliament had placed itself in an extraordinary dilemma, in consequence of the want of proper regulations for conducting the proceedings as regarded the management of these rail way Bills. Now it appeared that this railway went within two hundred yards of the house of Mr. Sowerby s the petitioner. Now, Parliament must either do that which would be a great hardship, and perhaps an injustice to a private individuals or, on the other hand, it must throw out the Bill, and deprive the country of that which would be a great public benefit. He thought it was the duty of Parliament to take measures to avoid this dilemma and to do justice to private individuals without depriving the rublic of a railway which would be a great benefit to them. Lord REDESDALE said there was one remedy, and one re medy only, which would he for Parliament to throw out a few Bills which grossly interferred with the rights of private property. If that were done in one or two instance , ., rail way companies would be more careful to frame their Bills in a proper manner. Of late years there had been an opinion that railway schemes Mere co much to the advantage of the country that Parliament was hound to look at railway Bills favourably, and the consequence had been that the railway com panies had become eismpktely careless of the private rights of individuals. Earl FITZWILLIAM said that the difficulty would be the same. In order to avoid consenting to a hardship inflicted on a private individual, ibuy would prevent the completion of a railway which would be a great i,ublic good. Lord REDESDALE—It would ooly be postponing it for a year. Lord CAMPBELL thought there could be no difficulty) whatever in the present instanc , . The railway actually mat through this gentleman's property, and in that case a "jury would give him compensation, not only for the properay cut through, but for the injury done to the remainder, and he (Lord Can - ipbell y knew from experience that juries, u;.der such circumstances always gave ample indemnity. It was a hard case where a railway came close to an estate without touching it, because then the individual had no reined,. Lord BROUGHAM thought. his Nobla, Friend was labour ing under a misapprehension; the pet:itioner stated that the railway rake! his land—.a most expressive term, the meaning of which was well understood by Jis Noble Fr:end opposite. His Noble and Learned Friend Vas also mistaken if he supposed that juries were new to give proper compensation in rail way cases. Formelly they used to give extravagant compen sation, wtiona,sbut the.; did not award extravagant compensation now. - atirr'y to see that the railway speculators were now set'; Ong themselves up as an interest in opposition to the landed interest. He was sorry to see in the Railway Gazette such an expression as the following ; " This is another job of the land." This was said in allusion to the appoint ment of the Railway Commissioners for Scotland, as if the landed interest was against railways. This was very short-sighted on the part of the railway speculators. He believed that the landed interest profited by the extension of railways. He believed that the Syston and Peterborough Railway would be of great public advantage, but he thought it would be of great advantage to postpone for a year, as had been recommended by his Noble Frieud, this and all other railway schemes which "raked" the private property of indi viduals without their consent. He wished on every account, public as well as private, that Parliament should be prorogued as speedily as possible. He hoped the Government would ex pedite the public business as much as passible ;* and whenever the public business would admit of the prorogation taking place, it ought not to be delayed one hour on account of any Railway Bills ; those that it was proper to allow to go on could be admitted ad eundem neat session, and in the meantime the railway fever would have had time to subside. The Marquis of SALISBURY complained that railway speculation existed to such an extent that it was almost um possible to find a jury the persons composing which were not interested in railways, and they never awarded landed proprie tors proper compensation. . Earl FITZ WILLIAM said that Mr. Sowerby's case was a peculiar one? he was the lessee under a gentleman who was again a lessee under some ecclesiastical body, and under these circumstances it was exceedingly probable that a jury would not award him that compensation to which their Lordships might consider him entitled. He wished that some principle should be laid down for the purchase of land used by railways. On the one hand, each individual was left to make his own bargain with the Company, without any principle to guide him as to the price he was to ask ' • and, on the other, there was no principle to guide the Railway Com pany as to the sum they were to offer, or the arbitrator, as to the compensation which he was to grant. All persons had not the same chance, and that was the difficulty which they ought to get over; and if they could not do that, they ought to do something to palliate the grievance. He thought some principle might be laid down as a guide tor that purpose. He was glad to see the Noble Duke in his place, as he was sure he was of the sane opinion as himself. He had no doubt if those who were in power would put their shoulders to the wheel something might be done. The Duke of WELLINGTON had long been convinced of the hardness of the situation of proprietors of property, and particularly small proprietors.—(Hear, hear.) Considering that the undertakers of railways monopolized passengers and goods to an enormous amount, and made most extensive profits, be thought some principle ought to be adopted in order to en sure the proprietors of land full compensation for the injury and inconvenience inflicted upon them. The Duke of GRAFTON believed that in all compensations in ti e case of railways the same principle was acted upon with respect to the poor ns the rich. The Eat] of WINCHILSEA thought there had been no principle acted upon in giving compensation, and he believed that the course that had been pursued by railways had dune more to set the middling class againstthe higher then anything that had ever taken place. If Railway Companies chose to speculate and gamble, lie for one would do all in his power to put an end to it. Lord BEAUMONT complained of the Bill being hurried through the Horse, and said, that according to the principle laid down by the Noble Duke, no land (amid be taken far the purposes of railways, without due compensation ; but this was not the fart, for ac cording to the nailAa)s Cotru,liflated Clauses Bill. parties were obli,cd to give up their property for railway purposes, and take what was agreed to be given them for it, or if they submit , cd to arbitration or a jury, they had to pay half the ex penses of the proceedings. if they did not pay this, and if the property taken did not meet the expenses, in the event of such adjudication, they were liable to have a distress issued out agairst them. He considered a clams, ought to be introduced :lit° the Bill founded on a more just principle to meet cases of this kind. _ _ . Lord STANLEY thought the Noble Lord who had just sat down laboured under a misunderstanding respecting the provisions of the Bill to which he had referred. What re-, lated to compensation in that Bill was what was introduced into every railway Bill that passed through Parliament. • If any case of hardship respecting particular individuals existed, such par ties were in no worse a position, as far as this Bill was concerned, than they were before, and he was sure that in any case not sufficiently met by the provisions of that Bill, Parliament at any time, on good reason being shown, would interfere and protect them if it were necessary, even to the throwing out of the railway Bill complained of. It bad been said, that Government had hurried through the Bill. So far from this being the case, it had undergone the most rigid examination in the other House. It underwent many night's discussion in that House, and all its provisions were most carefully criticised: It was difficult to lay down any general principle upon which compensation should be awarded. The difficulty was not so much with regard to land, as with reference to other kinds of property the interference with the comforts of individuals, and questions of nuisance. All that could be done in such cases was to assign to each party, be he rich or poor, a just and equitable tribunal to assess damages. It was impossible to lay down any general principle that could meet complaints of nuisance or matters in which individual comfort and convenient' were involved. It was provided in the Bill that parties whose claims were sub jected to the adjudication of a jury, if they got greater damages than they originally claimed,the railway company was bound to pay all expenses. But if the jury gave a less sum than that previously claimed, however exorbitant that sum might have been, he had still only to pay his own expenses, the company being necessitated to pay all theirs. Parliament, he was sure, had done its duty, and if at any time cases should arise that could not be reached by the ordinary channels, Parliament had full power to interfere, and he had no doubt would interfere were good reasons shown. Lord BEAUMONT considered that the Noble Lord (the Secretary for the Colonies) had not fairly met his statement. He (Lord Beaumont) denied that the poor man had equal jus tic3 ttith the rich. No doubt that both had equally the privi lege of petitioning against a gill, but the rich man could ap pear in defence of his petition by counsel, whereas the poor man had no means in his power of doing so. His petition went inter that large blue bag and was no more heard of.—( Hear. ) The Earl of DALHOUSIE begged to correct the state ments of the Noble Lord who had just sat down. He was sur prised to hear it complained of, that the Government was hurr)ing the Bill through with undue haste. Their Lord ships would recolloct that he did not place the Bill on the journals of the House till a week after it was introduced, when a day was fixed for its second reading. On the evening fixed upon for the second reading, the greater portion of the House went to dinner before the debate came on. It was, however, read a second time, and afterwards fully debated in Com mittee. Noble Lords were therefore not justified in saving that the Bill had been hurried through the House. With respect to the right of petitioning, the rich and poor were on an equal footing. It was true that the rich man could appear by counsel, which the poor had not the means of doing, but this was rot a grievance peculiar to this ques tier* the tame difficulty, as far as the poor man was con cerned, existed in courts of law, and many other places. The machiro introduced Into this Bill regarding compensa tion was couch improved, and afforded the poor man, as far as the circumstances of the case would admit, equal access to justice with the rich man, and equal opportunity of command ing full compen.ation. Earl Frrz WILLIAM disclaimed all participation in the sentiments expressed by his Noble Friend against the Govern ment, but he did nut think that railway Bills were of a satisfactory character. A railway company, in his opinion, ought to be placed, so far as taking land was concerned, in precisely the same position as a private gentleman who wished to construe t a road for his own immediate convenience. He gave notice. that, after the holidays, he would move for a Com rimitee to inquire whether the mode of dealing, between rail way Companies and the proprietors of land, could not be placed upon a better tooting than it was at present. Lord BELHAVEN thought a railway Company ought to be compelled to arrange with the landholders whose, property AVbON, 'FRIDAY MORNLNG, MAY 9 1845, UE SUN, -4 - "e Australia. That gentleman "' . his would be interfered with by the line before Parliament granted the oh At.t to critistthet it. Atter a few words from Lord VIvIAN and Lord tAttotnina At, The AlargiiiS df LONDONDERRY' reinarkbd that, ki many of the projacted railways *ould past oiyet cord Min* it might So happesi ifiet, in the coarse of time; they ;night fti:te *Ay, and inflict serious injury, not only upon the owner of the mine, but the public at large. He, therefore, wished to ask the Noble Lord whether the Railway Clauses Consolidation Bill trade any protiAion frir the piiiehtise, by the railway Company, of the thine as well as of the surface a the earth? Lord DALHOUSIE was understood to reply in the affirmat would aecrue to the inhaismo.,.. -- - had fofnierly been a Member of that House 'tor large property contieeted laitt with the great agricultural int.- re6t, of that county, dnd,if he were, at all interesteti, it *Mild be on the opposite side. He was delighted. at having the oppor;.' ttinity of holditig tip sortie Pi.oof of the di,sinterctiedneis of that excellent GovtrnOr. He obj e ct e d t o the duty now Clarged upon colonial produce, because it was stated some years ago by the Right Hon. Baronet to be the maximum. The Right Hen. Gentleman he believed had not disapproved of his opi nions on this subject. He knew very well that his real opyo nents were gentlemen who sat below the gangway on the other side. He would. undertake to prove that the Hon. Member tot Nofthurikihiland fieVer adopted his own views on agricultural protection. He also objected to this discrimi nating duty, because it intimated to the people of Australia and to the would that the former were less deserving of the favour of the Government than Ltheir brother colonists. He would contend for it, that if the agricultural produce of that colony were permitted to come into England, it would give an impetus to British manufacture, and increase employment ; and thus the idle labouring population would not be thrown back upon the country for parochial relief. He declared when he looked at the returns as to the state of the population in these realms, and the obstruction that was offered to every description of improvement in Ireland, all this affected him to a degree that he could not express.--( Hear, hear.) He would ask, why not give to Australia the same advantage that was given to the United States? There could be no disguising the fact that this state of things had induced smuggling to a great extent along the coast; and would this country, then, persevere in holding a state of law that would encourage such a practice? Weald this country continue laws that would encourage the produce of America, and de preciate that of Australia? Surely not. This, then, was his case ; and all he asked for was, the same protection to corn brought from Australia, as that given to the corn brought from Canada. He asked it not only as an act of justice, but as an act of prudence and good government.—(Hear, hear.) One word more, and he had done. He heard the Right Hon. Ba ronet at the head of her Majesty's Government, upon the in troduction of an important measure lately, speak of a small but dark cloud that appeared in the western horizon. He did not mean to say that the Right Hon. Baronet was then actuated by any feeling of fear ; but, again, he would say that this Go vet nment ought to give the people of Australia equal rights and privileges with all her Majesty's subjects. Sir W. JAMES said he would occupy the attention of the House but for a few minutes. He supported this measure not only in compliance with the wishes of his constituents, but also because he conceived it was one which was in accordance with the general policy of her Majesty's present Government— ( Hear, hear.) His Hon. Friend who had proposed the mea sure might have gone into the question of the corn-laws and the colonial government, but he ( Sir W. James) conceived he had acted more wisely and prudently by not doing so. Sir G. CLERK said he felt that he laboured wider great WOIIIU u..... The matter then dropped. The Bail in Ertttr Bill \Vent tbrough Committee, and the report was ordered to be brought up after the holidays. The Privy Council Appellate Jurisdiction Bill was read a third time and parsed, a clause being introduced to postpone its operation to the let of January, 1846. ADJOURNMENT OF THE HOUSE. On the motion cf the Duke of WELLINGTON, their Lordships then adjourned for the holidays till Friday, the pith instant. disadvantages in attempting to reply to the eloquent speech of his Learned Friend opposite ; but he could not permit the measure he had proposed to go to a vote without stating why it was that he (Sir G. Clerk) intended to negative it. He conceived he (Mr. H.) had greatly exaggerated ;the benefits which he said would follow from the adoption of the measure. He ( Sir G. Clerk) did not think that any of these advantages would follow it. The great trade upon which Australia de pended was its wool trade. As for its trade in corn, it would be impossible that it could have the accounts of the state of the agriculture of this country, in any one year, in sufficient time to be of any benefit to it in its trade in corn. He knew perfectly well that he would be asked this question— .. Why, then, if you suppose that no great quantity of wheat is likely to be brought from these colonies, do you offer any ob jection to this motion ?" Now, although the Hon. Gentleman had attempted to throw some ridicule on the settlement of the corn-laws which took place in 1812, he (Sir G. Clerk) still remained of opinion that it was very unwise constantly to be tampering with the laws relating to that article, in the produc tion of which so great a portion of the capital of this country waa invested. He would call to the recollection of the House the statement which was made by his Noble Friend the Secre tary for the Colonies, when ha submitted the Canada Corn Bill to the consideration of Parliament in 1843. He stated then distinctly that the measure had been brought forward in con sequence of declarations which had been made—which, al though not binding on the Legislature, had been acted upon by the Colonial Legislature. If the Hon. Gentleman would look to the returns which had been laid on the table of the House of the quantity of wheat flour which had been brought from Ca nada in the last year into this country, he would find that the amount was very small. The Hon. Gentleman must re member that if the existing Canada Corn Bill was an anomaly, the present motion would only introduce a fresh anomaly into the legislation of this country. He (Sir G. Clerk) had stated that the South Australian colonies would derive no advantage from the mo tion if it were carried, as those colonies did not at the present moment raise sufficient corn to support the people of that country. It appeared that during the last three years 48,000 quarters of wheat had been imported into the South Austra lian colonies from Valparaiso, and a considerable quantity from Calcutta. Now, it was perfectly clear that if this motion were adopted it would cause an outlet for the corn of South Ame rica, through which it would come to this country. Under these circumstances, looking to the small amount of corn raised in the South Australian colonies, even including Van Diemen's Land, he did not think that the Hon. Gentleman had made out such a case as ought to induce the House to tamper with and alter the existing corn law of this country. As far as price was considered he apprehended that the very small quan tity of corn that came from South Australia would not effect the price of corn in this country. But they knew perfectly well from experience what panics had been created in this country by the alterations which have already been made by the Government, not only as regarded the trade in - corn, but as regarded also the trade in many other articles the produce of this country. He knew perfectly well that if they were to make the proposed alteration a great deal of alarm would be created. amongst the agriculturists of this country. It would de much more harm to this country than any benefit it might confer on the South Australian colonies. He knew that to tamper with the corn-laws at the present moment would so far shake the confidence of the farmers of this country, as to be productive of much greater injury, not only to them, but to the community at large, than any benefit which the Hon. Gentleman expected would be conferred upon the colonies. For these reasons he should oppose the motion. Mr. LABOUCHERE would occupy a very small portion of the time of the House in stating the reasons which induced him to support the motion which his Hon. Friend had brought for. ward with so much ability and judgment. He had opposed the measure of her Majesty's Government with regard to the im • portation of Canadian corn, and subsequent reflection had not induced him to regret the part he had taken with respect to that measure. He thought then, and he thought now, that it was net desirable in a greater degree than already existed to raise up a protected interest with regard to corn in the British colonies. He had objected to the measure because he thought that a protected interest would form an obstacle to the altera tions in the general corn-law of England, which he thought ought to be made, and which he believed would be made. This was one of the reasons which had induced him to object to the Canada Corn. Bill. He stated at that time what he felt now, that it was impossible to keep together a vast colonial empire except en the principles of equal treatment and justice. He felt if such a Bill as the Canada Bill were to be passed, that it would only be justice if they should require it to extend such a measure to the other colonies. The Right Hon. Gentleman had argued this question in a very singular manner. First of all, lie dealt `with the justice of the case, and the necessity of dealing , in an equal m anner, with the various British colonies. He said that it would be quite impossible, if the motion were agreed to, that any corn would be sent to this country . from Australia. That, to a certain degree, met the question of justice. He was then obliged to find some reason for refusing this boon, which was so trifling. He said that, trifling as it was, it would alarm the great agricultural interest in this country. Now he (Mr. Labouchere) thought a worse compliment never could be paid by a Minister than this. In the first place, he said that no man of common sense and intelligence could look into this subject and have the smallest apprehension that any quantity of corn would be sent to this country ; and then he said that, notwith standing this, the agricultural portion of the communiiy would take great alarm at a measure like this. The agriculturists had been alarmed at the Canada Corn Bill, believing it to be a means of introducing American corn to this country ; but he (Mr. Labouchere) could not conceive the most timid agricul turist in England fearing that corn would come over half the surface of the earth to this country. He (Mr. Labouchere) concurred with the Right Hon. Gentleman that it was not wise to be always tampering with commercial laws of this descrip tion. Changes produced a . want of c onfidence ; but still he thought no one engaged in the core trade, and still less those who were engaged in the cultivation of corn, could believe that this measure would produce any sensible change in their interest. One great objection which he had to-the present corn law was that it could ncverlast. It was utterly.impossible that it could last. The reasons upon which he supported this motion were of the simplest kind. He did not profess to believe that any advantage would accrue to the colonies in consequence of it. But on the other hand it must be remembered that that which was trifling to grant might yet be much to refuse. When the British colonies came forward and asked to be put on the same footing with regard to these duties as Canada, he thought that if they were not able to give a better answer to them than the answer which bad been g iven by the Right Hon. Gentleman, the request ought to be granted. With these views he should certainly give his su pp ort to the motion of his Hon. Friend. Captain ROUS thought that the prese nt measure was quite consistent with the Canada Corn-bill , an d he could not un derstand how these gentlemen on his side of the House who supported the one, could oppose the present motion.—( Hear, hear.) If there was a distinction to be made at all, he was of opinion that it should be made ia favour of Australia; for the population of Australia was British, without any foreign admixture; and they had a most affectionate regard for the mother-country. Besides nn smuggling could take place from Australia. But the reverse of this was the case with Canada ; there the population was composed of indians, Americans, and French, as well as English. There were rebellions there which had cost this country large sums to suppress. They cared little whether they would be under the American stripes or the Union Jack ; and there were the greatest facilities for smuggling from America. He could not understand, there fore; why there should be any preference shown in favour of Canada. He hoped the House would not act so un justly towards the people of Australia and wait till a spirit of discontent arose amongst them.—( Hear, hear.) He would read an extract of a letter which be had received from a mer chant in the city who traded exclusively with Australia. The Hon. and Gallant Gentleman then read the extract to the effect, that this country need not fear any great competition from Australia, for that it could not send to this country more than 20,0 W quarters of wheat for several years, and the price, though only 3s. 3d. there, would be vastly_ increased from the great freight which would be charged. He was of opinion that the worst policy they could pursue was not to admit corn free of all duty.—( Hear, hear.) With respect to the mother country, and the colonies, he thought they ought to be con sidered as one large country, and that equal justice should be done to all.—( Hear, hear.) lie was sure it was the most unwise policy to show a preference for oee_colony more than another ) Red he ‘s ss persuaded that if they 'wide the American colonies an integral portion of the kingdom they would still remain British colonies instead of the United States of Ame rica. All he should asy In conclusion was this, that if they acted so unjustly towards Australia they would break a link in the chain which bound that colony to the mother country. Mr. M. GIBSON said) that the tion, and G a ll an t Gen tleman who had just sat down p ro p ounded sou nd views re specting the motion which had been submitted t o them; an d knowing how Much? thq Honourable, and Gallant. Gentleman ts 'toolediip to oy the ag riculturists of S u ff o lk, an d h ow much weight they gave to his opinion, h e t rus t e d th a t his views would tend to r emove the alarm entertaine d b y the agriculturists respecting his motion.—( Hear, hear.) He was afraid the Right Hon. Ge ntleman (the Vice-President of the Board of Trade) was pr emature in opposing the motion, and he hoped, notwithstanding his opposition, after the speeches they had heard from the other side, the First Minister of the Crown would give his assent to the preposition of his Hon. Friend.—( Hear, hear.) Nor would that be an unusual course, for when his Hon. Friend the Member for Lambeth brought forward a certain motion, the Right Hon. Gentleman (the Vice-President of the Board of Trade) was teo precipitate in giving a nf.gative • for his negative was afterwards re scinded by the Right non. Gentleman (Sir R. Peel), and the measure of his Hon. Friend was carried through the House. The Right Hon. Gentleman also showed symptoms of the ' use of most extraordinary arguments. He did, not know most decided distress.---(Hear, hear, and a laugh.) He made whether they were official arements talon f ro m that pigeoh. hole in the Board of Trade to which the Hon. Member for Wolverhampton alluded, but they were arguments which answer in the present state of society. If some to the effect of this measure upon - Q—f. the Legislature. to perms felt a7prehensise tbh agficulturists, that was not to a.,.._. They in that I`lotisB *ere not to tobinit their legato, — the ignoront apprehensions of these perste-ie.—(l - fear, hear.) He heSrd the Right Honourable Gentleman (Sif Robert Peel) say, that if 116 *ere satisfied in his own mind a a measure being good, and for ill!! benefit of the country, he would not be deterred by unfounded appreliensiong from take the consequences, and passing the measure, and that wa'S the right course.—( Hear, hear.) One of the symptoms of distress to which he alluded in the speech of the Right Hon. Gentleman (Sir G. Clerk), was when he said that this motion was not large enough—(Laughter)—that there was no general principle involved, and that was the reason the measure ought not to be adopted.—( Laughter.) That certainly was hardly a fair objection against a motion which was supported by those who were in favour of letting in corn from all their colonies, and even from foreign parts. He admitted there was some force in the argument of the Right Hon. Gentleman the late Presi dent of the Board of Trade, that if this motion were passed they were giving a partnership in monopoly to the colonies, which would render the application of the principle of free-trade more difficult. But he thought that the advantages of the measure would counterbalance such a result. He thought it would be a step towards the accomplishment of that which they had in view—a more unrestricted corn trade. It was most unjust to wards the inhabitants of Australia that they should exclude their produce from the best—he might say—the only market they had. Besides, if they did not allow the inhabitants of Australia to sell what they produced, how could they expect to have it in their vwer to buy what was produced in this country.? What, then, became of the argument that the colonies would be th e ir best customers ?—( Hear, hear.) He would call upon the House not to persevere in such a course of injustice.—( Hear.) Mr. DARBY said that the Honourable Gentleman who had just sat down misrepresented what the Hon. Gentleman (the Vice-President of the Board of Trade) had stated. The Canada Corn Bill was brought forward on specific grounds, and when that measure was brought forward it was stated that the other colonies were not to expect that their corn should be imported on the same conditions that Canada corn was im ported, because the cases were different. If, as was stated, only 20,003 quarters could be imported from Australia, then, he thought, this was a much-a-do-about-nothing affair. He hoped the Right Hon. Gentleman at the head of the Govern ment would not assent to the present proposition. If they tampered in this way with the capital employed in agriculture, persons would not invest any more capital to it, and, if that took place, the public would be the sufferers. Great improve ments had lately taken place in agriculture, but by tampering with the corn-laws they induced persons to withdraw capital from agriculture. He believed they would have a worse and more irregular supply than if they permitted those laws to re main. Comparing the price of iron and the produce of the various trades in the country with the price of corn, he did not see what right the Hon. Gentleman had to bring forward a motion tending to shake the confidence of the agri culturist s.—( Ironical cheers.) It was easy enough to cry " Hear, hear," when the interests of agricul ture were brought forward; but whenever the subject was corks, or shoos, or straw-plait, then Honourable Gentlemen opposite get up and alleged some specific grounds in favour of those articles. He recollected that the Honourable Member for Finsbury, who had such a universal idea of the people at large—(loud laughter)—gave the most strenuous op position when the House was discussing the reduction on shoes. Honourable Gentlemen were ready enough to claim exemption when articles in which they were interested were under dis cussion, but when the subject of the agricultural interest was brought forward, they never showed any specific claims. ( Hear, hear.) Mr. F. BARING must take an objection to one point of the Hon. Gentleman's speech, namely, what he had said in reference to those who had created the panic en the introduc tion of the Canada Corn Bill ; for he thought the Hon. Gen tleman himself had made so good an alarmist speech—had rung the tocsin as effectually to the agriculturists on this occa sion, as Hon. Gentleman on his side of the House could have possibly done.—( Hear, hear.) He considered it a question of justice to one of their colonies—( Hear) —for they were bound to deal with them on a principle of equality. He (Mr. Baring) had voted against the Canada Corn Bill, but having once admitted the principle, they could not refuse to act upon it in all their colonies.—(Hear, hear.) It was said by Honourable Gentlemen opposite that the present motion was not sufficiently comprehensive—that was rather a strange sort of argument, coming from the quarter it did. The answer to it was this : Australia sought for this concession ; she was entitled to it, because she was in the same condition with respect to England that Canada was. Again, it was said to be a very small boon. Yes, but Australia did not think it too small to receive. Australia asked the favour most respectfully and most earnestly, and he could not see upon what principle Hon. Gentlemen opposite, who were generally so anxious to protect their own colonies, even at the expense of the British public, could oppose the present motion. The argument, as to the smallness of the benefit which would be conferred on the people of this country, must have been imported from the north—one of the new arguments drawn from the late Treasury edition of them. —( A laugh.) But it was said by the Hon. Member for Sussex, and indeed by the Right Hon. Gentleman the Vice-President of the Board of Trade, that this was a settled question, for that, at the time the Canada Corn Bill was passed, special care was taken by the Government to declare that Canada alone should receive this privilege. This, truly, must be satis factory to the people of Australia. It was saying to them, We cannot deny the justice of your claim, but the injustice will not be for a year or two, but perpetual, because we have said that Canada alone should be equitably dealt with.— (Cheers.) It was also said that it would be inconvenient to Pass the measure, and that it would unsettle and disturb the public mind. Why, the same argument might have been re sorted to on the Canada Corn Bill. It certainly was quite true that it was sometimes found convenient to do justice to a powerful and important colony, and inconvenient to act in the same way to a weak and unimportant one.—( Hear, hear. ) But justice was justice for all that, and the wrong they did was not the less because they inflicted it where it would be pa tiently borne.—( Hear, hear.) He thought, sooner or later, justice would be done, and was glad to see two or three Hon. Gentlemen on the other side of the House give expression to opinions highly favourable to a just and equitable settlement of this question. It was also argued that a promise had been made to the agriculturists that to Canada alone the favour should be extended. But who made that promise ?—( Hear, hear.) An objection had been raised, and with great force, against the Canada Corn Bill, that it would induce smuggling, and that foreign corn—American corn—would be surreptitiously introduced. This argument did not at all apply to Australia—( Hear, hear)—there they were sure that they would have fair dealing, and nothing else. But Canada had other areumeuts in favour, which Australia had not ; they were urged with great force by the Members of the Government at the time. Canada was the neighbour of a great and restless power.—( Hear, hear.) Canada had been put in a state of rebellion against teis country—it was a power ful colony, and would not, as the Right Hon. Gentleman opposite then said, be trifled with. Well, he (Mr. Baring) did not deprecate this sort of argument, but did it follow that a loyal, true, and peaceable people, should be treated unjustly and be deprived of privileges because they were not sufficiently strong and turbulent to extort them?—( Cheers.) Mr. STUART WORTLEY agreed with many of the arguments that had been used by the lion. Gentleman who made this motion, and thought it would have been better for the people of this country if the corn-laws had never existed . ( Hear, hear.) He would be the last to oppose a measure of justice to Australia, but he thought the circumstances of Canada and Australia were widely different. He knew this fact, that it was only two years since the experiment of introducing Chilian wheat was made, but this was under the foreign duty. There was only the further carriage from Cape Horn, and he did not think that this would materially injure the agricultural interest; and he did not think, therefore, that there should be any exception taken to the introduction of such corn into this country. This trade could not exist to any great extent. But, supposing this benefit was to be extended to any material extent, what would the Canadians say to us ? They would say that we had given them what we conceived to be a benefit, and the House had deprived them of all,advantage. For his part, whether with respect to the importance of this question, or to the interests of the agricultural interests in this country, there could be no objection to admit Australian corn. The Australian subjects had at least been peaceable subjects, and he did not see why they should not enjoy the saw, advan tage as that possessed by the Canadians. He thought that this argument went to the whole case, and though the Austra lian colonists were not precisely in the same position, yet on account of the superior benefits which they possessed in some respects, he should feel compelled to vote against the motion. Mr. BRIGHT said that the Hon. Member who had just sat down had concluded his speech by saying that, however re luctantly, he was compelled, from his view of the question, to vote against the males' of the Hon. Member for Gateshead (Mr. Hutt). Whenever that Hon. Member rose, he (Mr. Bright) was always at a loss to understand from his speeches on which side be thought upon the question before the House. There was an amiable partiality to both sides in the whole of that Hon. Gentleman's speeches, but there never was any dif ficulty in ascertaining on which side he intended to vote. He was afraid, in this speech of his upon the corn-laws, that there would be but small consolation for the Hon. Member for Northamptonshire and the great party of.the agricultural interest which he represented. The Hon.lllember invariably expressed his great regard for infant colonies, and yet he showed the ex tent of that interest, by wishing to interfere with their trade in corn, and yet the corn-laws exist for all. In the speech of his Hon. Friend the Member for Manchester, a very apt dis tinction had been drawn with respect to the peculiar principles advanced by the Vice-President of the Board of Trade. In that speech the text had been supplied, and the Hon. Member for Sussex (Mr. Darby) had taken upon himself the duty of commenting upon that text; and all he could say of• that speech was, that the commentator was worthy of the text. They who were cotton spinners, and many who were interested in the iron trade, it had been said in the speech of the Vice- President, to whom he had alluded, were only anxious ito reduce the price of wheat when the price of their materials was high. :Now, it was not a question of price at all with him, or the friends with whom he acted. And they were not more anxious to reduce the price of cotton and of iron, when the price of wheat was low, than when it was high. All they asked on the part of the Anti-Corn-law League, and of the country was, that they might obtain a return for the exertions of their honest industry. The Hon. Member for Sussex had been most anxious to pre serve the interests of the agricultural class in that county, but he (Mr. Bright) thought it was highly unjust that the interests of any one class of men should be upheld at the expense of the whole body of the people. It had been the custom in that House, in the speeches made by Gentlemen opposite, on the proposition of any one of these changes, to in variably bring forward the dangerous effect on the agricultural mind. Now, it appeared to him that this agricultural mind was a very obscure and intangible sort of an affair. He' remarked that some few years since the agricultural mind had been very greatly distressedontheintroduction of a certain substance e lt fro r m al India called cutch, for the purpose of dyeing. The agr h ic o u uld u be mind had been dreadfully frightened that its T hos rig f, interfered with in the sale of its bark, although ...ct was A that the high price of bark had been in no way r ed uced. pretty broad hint had been given to . those c onnected w the sale of bark, a pretty sharp loo k-out e_arter of the East would be kept on their proceedings whenever the b India Company should come to be re-considered. He re membered that when the introduction of . wool at a reduced rate was talked of in 1822, that th e agricultural _min . d had been dreadfully distressed with certain vague apprehensions of grievous loss, and when last year t. t a h t e i t h ot e alabolit ion of the duty agricultural mind had upon that article was proposed . h anticipated little less than ruin, and yet not . withstanding all these apprehensions, and these fears, he . believed the price of wool had not been a ff ected to any sensible extent to the British farmer. At the latter end of 1842, great alarm had b ee n excited by the alteration in the tariff, through which cattle was to be in troduced to this country from abroad. Cattle had been introduced to some extent, to the very great alarm of the agricultural mind; and yet be believed that, notwith standing. this affection of the agricultural mind, the farmers of this country realised a fair price for several months pas t. When the introduction of Canadian wheat was tal k e d of , a great panic had been excited among the agriculturists of thi s c ountry, and yet the retu rn showed that there had been no greater import of Canadian wheat during the last year than during some years previous. Some persons who objected to the introduction of American wool had exhibited an obstinate rejection of the prin. ciple of friendly interchange between country and country under the supposition that all that which did not tend to a present ROUSE OF COMMONS, May 8. The SPEAKER took the Chair at the usual hour, Mr. KEMBLE presented a petition praying for a medifica tion of the Act of Imprisonment for Debt passed last session. Mr. H. BERKEI.EY, and other Hon. Members, presented petitions against the grant to Maynooth. SCOTCH SCHOOLMASTERS. The LORD ADVOCATE presented several petitions from places in Scotland, praying for an increase of the stipends of parochial schoolmasters in Scotland. MAYNOOTH. Sir R. H. INGLIS presented a great number of petitions against the endowment of Maynooth College. ENCROACHMENT UPON THE. ENJOYMENTS OF THE PEOPLE. Mr. PARKER brought up the report of the Committee upon the Scottish Central Railway Committee, to the effect, that it was the opinion of the Committee that the House ought not to consent to the establishment of a railway station upon the piece of ground called South Inch, in the neighbourhood of Perth. The report was received with considerable cheering. IRISH RAILWAYS. Sir GEORGE GREY in moving for a select Committee to inquire and report whether any and which of the standing orders which are enforced in the case of Railway Bills in Great Britain are unnecessary, and ought to be di:Tensed with in the case of Railway Bills in Ireland, and to •nove the following names for the Committee :—Sir George Grey, Lord Granville Somerset, Sir Thomas Fremantle, Mr. Labouchere, Mr. French. Mr. Shaw, Mr. Estcourt, M. Strutt, The O'Conor Don, Mr. Wilson Patten, Mr. Warburton, Sir William So merville, Mr. T. Greene; Mr. Red.ington, and Mr. Hamilton (Dublin University), said that he did not mean to throw the slightest obstruction in the way of the construction of rail ways, more especially in Ireland ; but as a series of regu lations had been passed by that House, intended on the one hand to check undue sveculation on the part of Companies, and en the other to protect private properties, he did not see why in particular cases these orders should be set aside, as in the case of the Irish Great Western (Dublin 'to Galway), Ireland. For that reason, and to ascertain in What instances the standing orders:: which were compulsory on English specu lations, should be set aside on Irish railways, he brought for ward this motion . After af, wores from Lord G. SOMERSET, Mr, FRENCH said that the Right Hon. Baronet had placed on' Lis Committee eight. Honourable Members who had befiore decided against this railway, and that nut of a Corn mit.',ee of fifteen was a sufficient majority. He protested, in the name of the majcrity of the other evening, against this 'metiou. ..„........ Mr. W. PATTEN supported the motion. Sir R. INGLIS thought the decision to which the Howe had come to on the Great Western (Ireland) Railway Bill was an unwise one, and that the Standing Orders Committee ought to be supported. Mr. SHAW did not think any practical advantage would arise from this motion. He thought the Committee would end in nothing if it were appointeck. The vote which he had given was not quite satisfactory to him self.—( A laugh.) ROYAL COMMISSION. The Hon. Member was interrupted by the appearance of Sir Augustus Clifford (Usher of the Black Rod) at the bar, who summoned the House to the House of Peers to hen- the 11, yal assent given by commission to sundry Bills. The SPEAKER, on his return, announced that this House had 1: een to the House of Peers, where they had been present white the royal assent was given, by commission, to several Bills (for which see Lords' report). IRISH RAILWAYS. Mr. SHAW then resumed. He hoped the House would not rescind their resolution in reference to this Bill, however anxious he might be to see railroads in operation in Ireland. Mr. WARBURTON agreed with the Right Hon. Gentle man, and he would add that the public could have no confi dence in the decisions of this House, if the decision in regard to this Bill should be reversed. Mr. WARD said that the alteration suggested by his Hon. Friend seemed to him to have no bearing on the subject under the immediate consideration of the House. The decision the other night created a most unfavourable impression of the sta bility of the present system. It was most disastrous to the character: of this House as regarded its private Bill legis lation. He was reluctant to do anything which might operate against private enterprise, but he felt bound to carry eut the principles by which railway legislation should be governed.—( Hear, hear.) He was afraid the House had no choice but to redeem its character by rescinding the decision to which they had come to the other night. Mr BERNAL said be did not think it would be at all con sistent with the character and dignit7 of that House to be affirming, by a solemn decision, certain principles upon one night, and, after a Jim Crow fashion, reversing it the next. Sir HENRY W. BARRON said, that within every recent poriod, the decision of the Standing Orders Committee had been reversed in no less than six cases, and no notice had been taken, but a great noise had been raised about this, and the only reason he could assign for it was, that the six cases be had mentioned were English ones, but this was a Scotch one. The whole of the landed proprietors through whose estates the rail way was to pass were in favour of the Bill. The point brought before the Standing Orders Committee could only affect these landed proprietors. The House had acted in ac cordance with the wishes of those gentlemen. It would be most unjust and unfair for them to reverse that decision with out showing a competent reason fur it. Mr. STUART WORTLEY would decline making any observations on the present occasion. The motion was then agreed to. Mr. F. FRENCH objected to several names on this Com mittee. Eight of the gentlemen proposed had already ex pressed themselves hostile to the Bill. He objected to the ap pointment of the Hon. Member for Kendal in particular, and hoped he would not sit upon it. After a few words from Sir G. GREY, The names proposed by Sir G. Grey for the Committee were called over. The following names were agreed to:—Sir G. Grey, Mr. Estcourt, and the O'Connor Don. On the motion that Mr. Warburton be added to the Com mittee, Mr. FRENCH objected to the name of Mr. Warburton, as that gentleman was not at all acquainted with Ireland. Mr. WARBURTON said, he begged to retire from the Committee, as he had no particular desire to serve on it. — ( A laugh.) Af-er a few words from Mr. MACKINNON, strangers were ordered to withdraw, but no division took place, and the motion wag agreed to. Sir Q. GREY moved that Sir R. Fergusson and Mr. Gre gory be added to the Committee, in place of the O'Conor Don and Mr. Shaw. Mr. J. S. WORTLEY said that they were now left in the same position they stood in before the Committee was appointed. Ail he wished was, that when the Standing Orders Committee reported to the House with respect to the non-compliance of the standing orders, they should report whether the rejection of the hill arose from the difficulty of complying with the standing olden. He would, therefore, move that the report of the Sub- Committee on petitions for private Bills on the Great Western (Ireland) Failway Bill be referred to the Land Committee. The notion not being seconded, was dropped. Mr. GODSON presented several petitions against the en dowment of Maynooth College. DUBLIN UNIVERSITY. Mr. WYSE gave notice that on that day fortnight he should bring forward his motion relating to the University of Dublin. Mr. T. DUNCOMBE moved that the petition of Eliza Price (pre-ented 7th May) , be printed. Mr. HUME gave notice that he should move a call of the House on Thursday, the •.22d. Sir C. NAPIER wished to make some explanation respect ing the strong expressions which he had used on a former oc casion upon the conduct of Lord Seaton towards the Ban dieras. Since he made those remarks he had received further nformation, and was better able to judge of the facts. lie had received a letter from a relative of his, now in the Mediter ranean, containing the whole facts of the case, which he read to the House. The substance of the letter went to show that Lord Seaton had exercised sufficient discretion in the course he had pursued in refraining from apprehending the brothers Bandiera while in Corfu, and in refusing to send a vessel to prevent them from landing at Calabria. With this explanation he expressed his regret at having spoken so strongly on a pre vious occasion. RAILWAY COMMITTEES. Mr. GISBORNE, seeing the Noble Lord the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster in his place, begged to ask him why there had been a change in the system of the Select Commit tees? When these Committees were originally formed they consisted of five Members, while now he found that in several of these Committees there were only four. He wished to know, in the event of a division taking place, and the Commit tee was equally divided, whether the ayes were to have it against the nees, or vice versa, or whether the chairman was to be entitled to a second vote? Lord G. SOMERSET said that it had been impossible to avoid the evil of which the Hon. Member complained. He presumed, that in the case of a division, the chairman would not be entitled to a second vote, but, when there were two against two, the question would be carried in the affirmative. Mr. GISBORNE gave notice that he would, on an early day, move that all Committees consisting of only four Members should suspend their operations until the call of the House. LUNATIC ASYLUAIS IN IRELAND. Colonel RAWDON said he was anxious to know if it was the intention of her Majesty's Government to introduce this session any measure in reference to the laws of debtor and creditor, and the confinement of criminal l una ti cs i n I re l an d ? Sir T. FREMANTLE said there was a Bill in preparation in reference to the law affecting criminal lunatics in Ireland, and it would be laid before the House immediately after the holidays. But he was not prepared to say that there was any mea ure in reference to the other subject mentioned by the Gallant officer, in preparation. AUSTRALIAN GRAIN AND FLOUR. Mr. HUTT begged to move, " That the House resolve it self into a Committee of the whole House, for the purpose of considering the following resolution : That it is expedient to permit Grain and [lour, the produce of Australasia, to he im ported into the United Kingdom eta payment of the same amount of duty as is now levied on Grain and Flour the pro duce of Canada." In proposing this motion, he hoped he would be heard with patience while he made a few observations on this important subject. The House should be aware that the attachment of the Colonies could only be secured by a systein of 'good government, and their amount of usefulness to the parent country by the measure of prosperity they themselvei enjoyed. He would beg leave to remind Honourable Members who trkht be disposed to refuse his motions by alleging. that a free importation of grain from that colony would be likely to to which they were so much at tac h e d ; h e injure the agriculturists of this country, by trenching upon the t r i e (i n n ti l n a rri ' lwould lem that there were interests which equally de manded the attention of the House with those of the farmers. They allowed the Canadians to introduce their corn free, and they refused the same liberty to the Australians. What h a d they done that they should be subject to that treatment? , and obedi en t not gil be li a bl e t o Id So th ve e r y ei tTohethyesameshou the same favour and protection? Why should they in wimernr were laws, subject and to why the siitute a legislative distinction between portions of the same people? What could induce them to set. aside all the warning of experience, to disregard all considerations of justice and prudence, and to sow discontent and disaffection for the future? He wished that they should admit corn on.-the same grounds from Australasia as from Canada.— The Hon. Gentle man then read extracts from the dispatches of the. Governor of Van Dietnnee tq ohm the be ile A t ig rewt . whic4 4 . I. and immediate advantage was an injury to our national into rests. te rests. He wi s h e d th e G overnment to take some means ' of allaying thi s a l arm , f or h e t h oug h t that i t was not right, how ever great or i mportant t h e agr i cultural interest might be, that on every proposition for improvement in commercial policy, the m...cm,nbderospopfosteheitloanndtehde shouldginroteurnedstofitdownemreas this should o t u h l a d t s being detrimental to "^ thought that such a power . - . - s est, for it had shown by its con tutus,. .... their welfare. a.... restion of econo not lie intrusted to that in, ' duct that it was unable to view any gree: mical or geographical science aright. There ha(; been great alarm some time back on the proposal to reduce the duty on Arririeatt lard, and yet, by the reduction of that duty, the revenue had heat largely increased. The duty on American lard had last year been 2Lt0,090/., in consequence of the re duction of the duty from Bs. to 2s. per cwt., and yet no person in this country could say that he had received one farthing less for his lard. No doubt it would be a very comfortable doctrine if the juste milieu system could be adopted, and duties could be remitted without any injury to the home producer. If the tar stick of the custom-house officer could be intro duced into a firkin of butter, and render it unfit for home consumption—if When Canadian or foreign corn was imported it could be imbued with anything that could render it unfit for human food, there would not be the slightest objection on the part of Gentlemen opposite to its introduction. But what they w anted was that wheat might be introduced for the bread- eater from every part of the world on the most ad vantageous terms. In a discussion in another place, the other night, on the union of the sees of Bangor and St. Asaph, a Noble Lord had stated as a reason for enlarging the establishment of Bishops that the population was increasing at the rate of 1,000 a day. He would use the very same argument, and would ask the House to provide a table for this increase of 1,000 a day. He imputed no dishonourable motives to the gentlemen of the agricultural interest, but he wished that that interest would stand forth in the power of its native strength—that it would trust to no unworthy support, but that it would lay aside its crutches, throw off its bandages, and rely solely upon its own resources. It would not be filled with such an unnecessary alarm and come down to the House to contest such matters of small importance as that of the introduction of wheat evidently was to the landed interest of this country. He thought with his Hon. Friends the Members for Manchester and Hull, that this was not a case in which the opi nions of the country were to be led by the influence of a man on this side of the House or that. He rejoiced to see that there was a breaking down of parties, and that the people of England were fast coming to the conclusion that there was a unity of interest in all parties of the community, and that no one, whether agricultural or commercial, was to be sacrificed to the other—that all were to be taken into the same common consideration. For these reasons he was glad that the question had been brought to: ward, and he should most readily vote for the motion of the Hon. iii,amber for Gateshead. Mr. S. O'BRIEN thought ii would have been better if the Hon. Member for Durham had cot; net himself to the simple question before the House, instead of entering into the whole question of agricultural protection. "Protection was not confined to the agricultural classes ; for, if he resZembered aright, some years ago, the importers of cotton had called ppon the Minister of the day, and expressed their apprehension 111'3 their trade would be greatly injured in consequence of foreign competition, if some degree of protection were not afforded them. Their application was, however, wisely resisted. and ' the result proved that their apprehensions were groundless, and they now stood in a position, as respected their commercial prospects, which proved the wisdom of that Minister. He (Mr. S. O'Brien) was ever opposed to the total, the immediate, and the unconditional surrender of protection to agriculture, and he thought that the Hon. Member who had brought for ward this motion, and the lion. Members who had supported it, had altogether" lost right of the complicated interests which were involved in the settlement of the ques tion.—( Hear.) How did the Australians themselves consider this matter? They stated in a return laid before that House, that the agriculture of the country was comparatively nothing, but they :Armed that the pastoral interest was with them all in ail. For free trade, or no trade, in agriculture they eared not ; but they prayed that the pastoral character of their colony might not be interfered with, as in that trade consisted all their wealth and all their prosperity. If they entered on this question at all, he thought it better that they should take it as a whole, but that was perhaps too late now. He thought they had no right to take this question piecemeal, and he should therefore support the Government in opposition to the "notion of the Hon. Member. Mr. WARD thought the Right Hon. Baronet had great reason to congratulate himself on the clearness of the argu ments used by the Hon. Members who generally supported him. The Hon. Member who had spoken last thought that they should not take the question piecemeal—that they should at once enter on the whole question. This was neither more nor less than the Peebleshire argument—(Loud laughter)—of voting agai , st the trivial grant, and conceding the round sum at last.—(Continued laughter.) So the Hon. Member for Northampton thought, that instead of doing justice to Australia in detail, they should, in the Peebleshire fashion, take the whole question of the colonies at once into consideration. The Hon. Member for the West Riding of Yorkshire was afraid, that if they conceded this motion it would stimulate Canada to make still larger demands upon this country. The time must shortly come when the agricultural, like the cotton trade, would cease to tremble for its own interest, and when it would merge those individual interests in the general desire to add to the prosperity of the community. Sir R. PEEL said that the argument of the Hon. Gentle man who had last addressed the House was not in any great degree calculated to induce Hon. Members on that (the Mi nisterial) side of the House to vote for this motion, Hon. Gen tlemen on that side had stated, on the occasion of passing the Canada Corn Bill, that no American corn would be introduced into this country through that colony. Other Hon. Members had invited votes by affirming that corn would be imported in this manner, and the Hon. Gentleman in addressing the House had expressed his satisfaction that an immense importation of corn would take place from America, smuggled into Canada, and transhipped into this country. Mr. WARD explained. The Right Hon. Baronet was en tirely misquoting him. He had not stated so. Sir R. PEEL.—It certainly was his own intention to vote in opposition to this motion. There were two other proposi tions on the subject of free trade in corn, which would come before the House in the course of the session. One was a pro posal for the total repeal of the duty on corn, and the other proposition would be discussed in a fortnight, on the motion of the Noble Lord the Member for London. His motion was to this effect, that the present corn-law tended to check improve ments in agriculture, and to impose an unreasonable restraint upon farm speculation, and that the House should take the law into its consideration with the view to arrangements which would be found beneficial to all classes of her Majesty's sub. jects. They were to have a discussion on the policy of alter ing the existing statute, and another on the propriety of making liberal arrangements, with the view of benefiting all classes of her Majesty's subjects. These two proposals were to be set before the House ; but not satisfied with the proposal of the Hon. Member for Wolver hampton, and of the Noble Lord the Member for Lond n. here they had another brought forward by the Hon. Gentleman the Member for Gateshead, the effect of which was to admit the produce of one part of the colonies to the same privileges which Canada possessed. The Canada Bill was passed in 1825, and he would just ask the House to refer for a moment to the circumstances under which that measure was passed. The maximum of the duty was fixed at a sum which was con sidered commensurate with the resources of the colony, and the circumstances of the mother country. He thought that if Gentlemen would dispassionately look over all the debates that had occurred upon this question of Canadian preference— An HON• MEMBER—I did not say so. Sir R. PEEL said that he was not aware under what circum stances the Honourable Member had denied his authority, but it was quite clear, from the facts which the Hon. Member him self had stated, that the condition of the Canadian colonies re quired arrangements of a different character from those of our other colonies. He did not think it would be wise- to take the case of a single colony. It ought to be the duty of the Legislature to take into consideration the circumstances of all the colonies, and not to make Canada an exception, or to point out a colony in another portion of the globe, as exempted or wronged. He believed the evil of the proposition of the Hon. Member for Gateshead would outweigh the good. If the claim of Australia was founded in justice, it ought to weigh with them ; but he contended that the case of Australia was not identical with that of Canada, and he was, therefore, unwilling to extend the provisions of the Canadian Bill of 1843 to that colony.—( Hear, hear.) Lord HOWICK said he'never heard the Right Honourable Baronet at the head of her Majesty's Government make a speech in which he had failed so much. It was evident that a very painful task had been imposed upon him.—( Hear.) No one who had listened to that speech could entertain a doubt ,:f the justice of the motion of the Hon. Member for Gateshead ( kJr. Hutt). The Right Hon. Baronet had endea voured to get up 3 laugh at the terms of the resolution, and said there was no use in their discussing the present motion, as the subject of the corn--laws was shortly to be discussed. It was true they were going to ! s liscuss the corn-laws, but it was also well known how the Hot e ge would go on that question whenever it was brought forward. From the _existing Parlia ment, no material alteration in the cern-laws was to be ex pected. How, then, in justice could ',bey refuse to accede to the motion before the House? It was Old by the Right Honourable Baronet that the cases of Austraiel and Canada were not precisely the same, and he endeavourer, to show a difference. But. he (Lord Hewick) wished to know if Aus tralia was less an integral part of t he, British empire than Canada, and if it was so, as he contended it was, then wa." it not enti led to the same privileges? The only . difference that: he knew between Australia and Canada,was that in Canada there was an opportunity for smuggling into this country foreign grain as colonial produce, which could not be the case with Australia. While Canada could get American corn and introduce it at 35. per quarter, Australia was not in a position to do anything of the kind, for the nearest place that any grain could be got from was Chili. This would require a long and expensive voyage, and the freights would be so great that they might rest perfectly assured that foreign corn could not be introduced through that channel. It was clear from this that the agricultural interest need not be afraid.— (Hear, hear, and cheers.) It was completely secure as far as danger from that quarter was concerned. With regard to Ca nada, there was no such security, as it was clear that a consi derable portion of American corn crossed into Canada, as flour without duty, and admitted into this country at Canadian rates.—( Hear.) In comparing Australia with Canada every argum ent told in favour of the former erand t against tho latter. He wished to know whethe h . R h gh Hon. Baronet es; the ' alteration would lead to the two cases, from a fear that posed the ass.milation of the duties in t ese importation of too- rx;ch l friends? Or did he refuse itbecause corn, and the a l a r boonhis was a g rc o ul s t m u r a a l it excited no fear amongst these sae to the colonies that it would be . Right Hon. °f agricultural l el tleserveto fr e i m en ' d t s h ? "Oghn sea ;,d even a small either Baronet Justified t e in question op pos h m e g did t net:i.t'oottsti:k tThheeßimi the opposer: oily of doing I h been atomotuhnet ocoflognramins wasof being allowed allowe so ought not by any mran t s he t r o e a b t e , and refused. tan ob jected Right Hon. Baronet. tha. it did to the motion by not include all the colonies, but he (Lord Howick) thot;:' . .ht his Hon. Friend (Mr. Hutt) had acted very wisely in the: course which he had pursued. He had brought forward one crying case of injustice, in ord er to have it remedied If th is were remedied. he was no doubt prepared to go further, anditl o eex t en d his consideration t o all other parts.—( Hear, h ear .) But if the Right lion. Baronet was hi d m iss ( a s ti i s r ti ß ecl . p w e i e tl l i ) the limited measure of his lion. Friend, let in troduce a measure to include all the British possessions. and lie would not oppose i t . — (" Hear , hear , " and cheers.) b ) i :But the real truth had not been stated respecting this the Right Hon. Gentleman the Member fo tti r ,eey Ports l c - ' mo uth (Mr. Baring), when he said that Go vernment acted with rega r d to Canada as the acted elsewhere, they refused to a sense of justice what they caneeded to intimidation.—(Lowl, cheers.) Their policy in other quarters had been to lead parties to expect concessions from threats and me naces , i ns t ea d of from justice and reason. This destroyed the grace of concession, and was a policy which, instead of producing moderation and legiti mate results, led continually to further and increased demands. A just and impartial • policy was that a'one which could be safely pursued by those in power. He did hope the House would be careful not to excite all the British colonies 'by allowing such a policy to prevail. The conduct of the Government was the more to be denounced when it was remembered that it would induce Canada to be lieve that she was indebted nothing to England for the con cessions which had been made to her, and probably induce other colonies to follow her example of demanding instead of entreating concessions from the English Government. Mr. NE WDEGATE added his testimony to the truth of the statement of the HIM, Member for Sheffield, that the core • trade of Canada had been extended since the passing of the Canada Corn Bill, and told the Government that if they intended to deal fairly with their own measure they would look to the manner in which corn had been introduced into Canada from America. After a few words from Mr. PLUMPTRE, Mr. HUTT shortly replied. He had no hopes, be said, -of succeeding that evening, but the time was not far distant when Government would be compelled to carry it by the threat and intimidation of the colonies. ..... The House then divided, when there appeared— For the motion Against it Majority against it —bi Cnlonel WOOD then withdrew the motion which he in tended to bring forward that night. POST-OFFICE ABUSES. Mr. T. DUNCOMBE posponed his motion relating to Post-office abuses till that day fortnight. He then presented a petition, of such large dimensions as to create great laughter throughout the House, from Mr. Wallace and several other petitioners, against the pr esent railway legislation, the amalgams. Lion of great lines, and against railway monopoly, and stated that he would found a motion on it at some future period. He also moved that it should be printed with the votes. Petition laid on the table, and ordered to be printed. Lord DALNIENY moved, according to notice, for a Bill to explain the 6th and 7th of Victoria, chap. 3, intituled an Act to exempt from county, borough, parochial, and other rates, land and buildings occupied by scientific or literary societies. The motion was agreed to. Mr. GROGAN obtained leave to bring in a Bill to amend the laws relating to coroners, and the expenses of inquests in Ireland. Mr. 'CARDWELL got leave to bring in certain amendments to the Annual Indemnity Bill. Mr. S. HERBERT obtained leave to bring in a Bill re. latin.7 to Military Savings' Banks. The House then adjourned, at a Quarter-past Eleven. PARLIAMENTARY DIVISIONS. (Front the Votes and Proceedings of the house of COMIIIIMS.) WEDNESDAY, MAY 7. GLASGOW BRIDGES BILL. Reported; 'Motion made, and Question put, " That the Bill be re committed." The House divided : • MINORITY—AYES, 27. Baine, Walter Duncan, Viscount Ricardo, J. L. Baldwin, Barry Etwall, Ralph Stansticid, W. 11. C. Barnard, E. G. - Guest, Sir J. Stanton, W. H. Berkeley, Captain Ilallyburton, Lord Turn. r, Edmund Berkeley, 11. F. Hastie, Archibald Villiers, Charles Berkeley, Grantley Hutt, William - Williams, WilLam Borthwick, Peter Knight, F. W. Wood, Charles Bright, John Mintz, G. F. TM:VEIL% Colebrooke. Sir T. Paget, Colonel Forbes, William Collett, W. R. Peehell, Captain Stewart, P. M. MAJORITY-NOES, 52. Allix, J. P. Duncombe, T. O'Brien, A.S. Antrobus, Edmund Egerton, Sir P. Patten, J. W. Arkwright, George Eatcourt, T. G. B. Polhill, Frederick Bailey, Joseph Ewart, William Pusey, Philip Bannerman, A. Farnham, E. B. Rolleston, Colonel Bell, Matthew Gibson, Milner Round, C. G. Blewitt, If. J. Greenall, Peter Rous, Captain llowring, Dr. Greene, Thomas Rushbrooke, Col. Broadley, 11. Hale, R. B. Sotheron, T. 11. Brotherton, J. Hatton, Captain Spsoner, Richard Brugei, W. 11. Hodgson, F. Waiturton, Henry Collett, John liughes, W. B. Winnington, Sir T. Craig, W. G. • Humphery, Alderman Wood, Colonel T. Currie, Itaikes Langston, J. H. Dalrymple, Captain Lennox, Lord A. TELLERS. Dennistoun, John Lowther, Sir I, Vane, Lord 11. Douglas, Sir C. Manners, Lord C: S. hlaule, Fox Duke, Sir J. Marton, George Lockhart, W. Duncan, George Morrison, James PARLIAMENTARY BUSINESS. TUESDAY, MAY 6. North Wales Railway,—Committee on petition for addi tional provision, Thursday, May 8. Dublin and Belfast Junction Railway (Branch to Kells),— Committee on Bill, Monday, Mav 19, at half after twelve. Ulster Extension Railway,—Committee on Bill, Monday, May 19, at half after twelve. Newry and Enniskillen Railway,—Committee on Bill, Monday, May 19, at half after twelve Scottish Central Railway,—Report, Thursday, May 8. Harwich Railway,—Committee on petition, postponed from Thursday Bth till Friday, May 9. Leeds and Dewsbury Railway,—Report, Thursday, May 8. WEDNESDAY, MAY 8. The Londonderry and Coleraine Railway Bill was read a first time. The following Bills were reported, and the report referred to the Select Committee on Standing Orders: — West London Railway. Staines and Richmond Railway. Portarlington and Tullamore Railway. Eastern Union and Harwich Railway and Pier (No. 2). Standing Orders Committee,—Resolutions reported ; 1. " That, in the case of the Grimsby Docks petition for leave to present a petition for a Bill, the Sessional Order ought to be dispensed with :—That the parties be permitted to present their petition accordingly." 2. " That, in the case of the Glasgow Harbour Union Rail way petition, the Standing Orders ought not to be dis pensed with." 3. " That, in the case of the London and South Western Railway (Epsom Branch) petition, the Standing Orders ought not to be dispensed with." 4. " That, in the case of the Cambridge and Lincoln Railway petition, for additional provision, the Standing Orders ought to be dispensed with.:—That the parties be permitted to introduce such additional provision accordingly." 5. " That, in the case of the Birmingham and Gloucester (Gloucester Extensions) Railway petition, the Standing Orders ought to be dispensed with :—That the parties be permitted to proceed with their Bill, provided that the same do not confer upon the Midland Railway Company any right or privilege of purchasing or of taking a lease of the Birmingham and Gloucester (Worcester Deviation) Rail way, or of enabling the Company for the latter to sell and convey or to lease their Railway to the Midland Railway Company." 6. " That, in the case of the Birmingham and Gloucester (Wolverhampton Line) Railway petition, the Standing Or ders ought to be dispensed with :—That the parties be per mitted to proceed With their Bill, provided that the same do not confer upon the Midland Railway Company any right or privilege of purchasing, or of taking a lease of the Birming ham and Gloucester (Wolverhampton Line) Railway, or of enabling the Company for the latter to sell and convey or to lease their Railway to the Midland Railway Company." 7.." That, in the case of the Birmingham and Gloucester (Worcester Deviation) Railway petition, the Standing Or ders ought to be dispensed with :—That the parties be per mitted to proceed with their Bill, provided that the same do not confer upon the Midland Railway Company any right or privilege of purchasing, or of taking a lease erne Bir mingham and Gloucester (Worcester Deviation) Railway, or of enabling the Company for the latter to sell and convey or to lease their Railway to the Midland Railway Company," " That the Committees on this and the two preceding Bills do examine, in the first place, how far such Orders have been complied with, and do report the same to the House on the report of the Bills." First, fourth, fifth, sixth, and seventh resolutions agreed to.—Report to lie on the table. Irish Great Western Railway (Dublin to Galway),—Bill ordered to be brought in by Mr. French, Mr. Gregory, The O'Conor Don, and Mr. Thomas B. Martin. The Birkenhead, Manchester, and Cheshire Junction Rail way (No. 2),—Petition for Bill; referred to the Select Com mittee on Petitions for Private Bills. NOTICES GIVEN AT THE PRIVATE BILL OFFICE. York and North Midland Railway (Bridlington Branch), —Report, Friday, May 9. Whitby and Pickering Railway,—Report, Friday,,May 9. York and Scarborough Railway Deviation,—Report, Fri day, May 9. Huddersfield and Manchester Railway and Canal,—Re port, Friday, May 9. Midland Railways Company ( Birmingham and Gloucester, and Bristol and Gloucester Railways Purchase),—Committe• on petition, adjourned till Monday, May 19. Birmingham and Gloucester Railway Acts Amendmente— Committeeon petition, adjourned till Monday, May 19. Great Grimsby and Sheffield Junction Railway, —Report, Friday, May 9. Hull and Selby . Railway (Bridlington Branch) —Report, Friday, May 9. Blackburn, Burnley, Accrington, and Cane -- Extenskin, Railway,—Third reading, Friday, May 9. Harwich Railway,—Committee on petition, postponed &mu Friday, 9th, till Friday, May 16. 'Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway,—Report, Friday, May 9. Guildford, Chichester, and Portsmouth Railway,—Cork mittee on petition for additional provision, Friday, May 9. Bristol and Exeter Railway Branches,—Committee on Bill, Monday, May 19, at twelve. RAI LWAYS. The following Members have been added to the List from which Members will be selected to serve on those Railway Committees which will commence their sittings in the week beginning Monday, May 26 : • byt. the lion. E. A. Harris Mr. Marshall • Mr. ifornby Mr. McGeachy • The Holz. W. S. Lascelles Lord Harry Vane. The Right Hon. Fox Drank The Conthnittee of Selection have appointed the Select Committee on the group A. to meet in the week commencing Monday, May 26, in addition to those named on Wednesday, April 30. Select Committee on Group N. Great Western Cornwall Railway Bill or project, referred to the Committee. Select Committee on Group IL K en dal and Windermere Railway Bill or project, referred to the Conzinittee. The Committee of Eelection have nominated the follewing Select Committees on Railway Bills : A Committee of 1. The Bight lion. Fox Mamie (Perth),—Chairman, 2. Lord Harry Vane (South Durham), 3. The Hou. W. S. Lascelles (Wakefield), ' 4. Mr. Marshall (Carlisle), 6. Mr. MeGeachy (Honiton) '' 'to whom they have referred the Bills and projects comprised in group A., viz. ; Central Kent Railway, • London, Chatham, and North Kent Railway, • London, Chatham, and Chillfain Railway, South Eastern North Kent Railway, .. .London and Ashford Railway,- : South Eastern Railway (Hungerford-bridge to Tonbridp), South Eastern Railway (TonbrAlge to Hastings), Rye and Tenterden Railway,. . • S t ,ith Eastern Railway (Ashford to Hastings), : Brigh;',on, Lawes, and Hastings Railway (Keymer Branch), Brighvin, T.ewes, and Hastings Railway (Ashford Branqh), South Eieterti• Railway (Maidstone to Rochester), -. t _ South Eas;.ern ,Railway (Minster to Deal, and Walmet And Margate Devia tion), - .. . ... • Kentish Coast Rahway, • Gravesend and Rochester Railway (Thames and Medway), London, Chatham, Ant-1 Gravesend Railway, . . London and Croydon itkilway (Orpington Branch),' , B ' London and Croydon I.i.:.tilwaY (Enlargement and rand:it), London and Ataidstone.ik' ilwa Y , (13aadcorn and Rye);South Eastern Railway lAindon•and Greenwich Rail*, ay (Widening), South Eastern Railway (Lon& n and Greenwich Extension), London and Greenwich Railway. • ay 26, 'at The Select Committee will inee,t- On Monday, May Twelve o'clock. - • A Committee of 1. Mr. Colquhoun (Newcastle-undet.-Lyme)—Chairmart - 2. Sir B. Hall (Marylebone), 3. Mr. Cobden (Stockport), 4. Mr. Wykebam Martin (Newport, lA* of Wig ht ) , 5. Hon. James Howard (Maimesbury) , acts • cops to whom they have referre d the Bills And proj prised.in group. K., viz. Eastern Union and NorWich Branches),Railwa • Diss and Colchester Railway, (with and DII4 Norwich and . Bran d o n Railway Devi ation, • and Dereham Pianchesi• • tr ar 0 0 GO - 6 1 A 667 , .... 30 1 14 aid 971 ,iffe cp • 2 3 A 13 6 34 60 10 7 15 21/i 5 54 1 0 1 16