The Sun. — London, England, 1847-02-09 00:00:00

I t .~ 1 .~ Lebo i 'i t ealr-rate Act had also worked well in general. Ho was kr , convinced that the Irish laneilords would show, if any Asures was proposed, that they were not the selfish body they _ f ie represe n ted to be. Ile way as rarei opposed to repeal 81 % any bctly could be—but whatever the Irish landlords were , it Ras that House which had made them that —(Hear, hear. ) 4 Ireland :lax be in a very pr;sitia,a, had it not been for a continued course of bad legislation. Sir H. WINSTON BARRON observed, that despite all that had been said, the landlords and poor-law guardians had done their duty further than might have been expected , under 1 11 circumstances. The workhouses had been overl o a ded to tae danger of the inmates, every man, woman and chile, who tad applied for admission had been admitted, and it was dis graceful for men who knew nothing of the country to bring fo rward the mendacious charges which had b •en brought fo rward . i n that H o use against the Irish landlords Ind the b oar d s of guardians, who had given contrary law out-door relief, and had trusted to that H ouse t ° indemnify them for their conduct after, what would the Rouse tell him if he told them that the resolution wh ich had teen submitted to them as a resolution of the board of Guardians was a report from the Jahn Ball newspaper, an ob. i t !_ar e e London newspaper, which had no reporter pres ent at the 'm • They chimed as a right, so long as they remained a .re th e t ,.. as the joint representatives of a portion of • British people, and ask the House to assist them in this extraordinary emergency. He told the 'louse that it was their duty to respond to the call and insist Ireland as if it were in Yorkshire or Scotland. The British Exchequer ought to come to the relief of the distress ; I now that it was admitted that Ireland was a por tion of the British empire, let him not hear of taunts of Engl i s h ca p ital Ind Engli s h liberality. Did nut Ireland pay taxes? Did it par- Excise and Custom's duties more than any other king dom of the same wealth end extent in the empire? But if t " 1 -'5' were not to apply to the British Parliam ent, whom could they apply ? But if application be refused would not Ireland have a right to say, " let us try and manage for ourselves." Let him hear no more then of these insults upon Ireland. The Irish landlords had done their duty to the most exemplary manner, but there might be exceptions , and that assertion he did not far a moment pretend to deny. Two names had been mentioned. One was that of the Earl of 'neon, and it was said that nobleman had not paid the poor- Wes. Now, this rumour arose from the baneful middleman I Y l tere, for, in point of fact, at the present mo ment Lord Lucan was maintaining two workhouses at his own expense. He trusted that he should hear no more of these taunts and insinuations. They were barring the door t °,_ English charity, and the result would be tha t the g reat and charitable people of this country would hesitate to some for ward with their general liberality, it they were told that the d istress was produced by the neglect of the landlo rds.— ( Hear, " L iz.) Great mischief had been awed oat of doors by these ! L tsertions, and he trusted after that night the Home would hear no more of them. Lord JOHN RUSSELL said they were now propoe!ng to go into Committee, for the purpose of considering measures for relieving the distress of the Irish people, in a manner which, in the opinion of the Government, was better calculated 'to effect that object than the plans now in operation.—( Hear, hear.) Now, he did hope the House would not entirely forget circumstances, and ,waste time upon sub jects which could be hereafter more opportunely discussed.— (Loud cheers.) If, in the opinion of the Committee, the Bill Was the best calculated to promote the immediate object they had in view, then surely it would be a great advantage to enable Parliament to pass it without waiting to discuss points which must again be re-opened.—( Hear, hear, and cheers. ) He should be glad not to say one more word upon the subject of Irish landlordism, but his Hon. Friend, who had just sat down, not satisfied with defending Irish land lands, thought fit to attack gentlemen who were, and certainly Out to be, dear to him, namely, his tone ituents.—(Hear, and laughter.) The Hun. Gentleman was pleased to state that it was owing to the monied interests, or some tricking system connected with them, that gave rise to certain taunting insin uations connected with the Irish landlords ; now he could not pretend to say whether it was or not, but this he could tell his Honourable Friend, that about a month ago. some dozen or sa of gentlemen who were principally con nected with the monied interest of the city of Loncon, who had no property in Ireland, and perhaps did not wish to have a ny -(A laugh)—nor in any way connected with Ireland, met for the purpose of raising a subscription in aid of the Irish People. They subscribed a very large sum indeed—some of them to the extent of a 1,0001. each, but they were net satis fied with doing this, but, though occupied as they were from morning until four o'clock in the afternoon, they met shortly alter that hoar for the purpose of receiving subscriptions, conducting a correspondence, and distributing the funds, in a Manner which they considered to be most useful to the Irish tople.—(Cheers.) With relsrd to the duti e s of the ritialt public, upon which the Hon. Gentleman had laid so much stress, he begged to call to the recollection of the Hon. Gentleman, that whether the sum had been rightly distributed or not, or whether that Act which authorised its distribution was wise or not, or whether it had been properly administered or not, there was this fact before them, that within the last month not less than a million of money had gone out of the Imperial Exchequer for the purpose of alle viating Irish distress.—(Cheers.) In the course of the Present session of Parliament much discussion had taken place on the subject of Ireland, and during the Whole of that discussion he had not heard any one deny that the money had been extravagantly or improperly voted, considering the great calamity which visited the sister kingdom.—(Cheers.) That calamity, it was true, was unprecedented, and when it should be shown that for the Purpose of mitigating the distress unprecedently large sums of money had been voted by the British Parliament, no one could possibly have reason to complain •f a want of sympathy on the part of the people of England, or the Government.—. (Cheers.) He aimitted that no large amount of blame could be thrown on the Irish landlords, considering the difficulty they had bad to contend with, but still leaving that matter out of the question, he thought the best example they could follow was to go immediately into Committee, and leave that Matter for discussion when the other questions came before the House.—( Hear, hear.) Mr. STEWART said, that notwithstanding what had fallen from the Noble Lord, it would be disgraceful to Ireland if Irish Alembers were to sit still and hear Irish landlords at tacked in the manner they have been. They have done ail they could to relieve the distresses of the people, and he hoped England would treat the taunts thrown out with the contempt they deserved. Mr. SHARMAN CRAWFORD was sorry to detain the "louse, but there were some observations which had been made in the course of the debate which rendered it necessary he should trouble the House for a few moments. It had been said that Ireland could not afford to pay the rates ; be denied it, and while he called upon England to assist Ire land in her present emergencies, the last shilling he possessed should be responsible for the loans this country might advance. —( Hear, hear.) The distress of Ireland had been occasioned by a defective landlord and tenantcy law, and he hoped to see the day when the rates would be divided between the landlord and the tenant, and a jurisdiction given to the Court of Exchequer in the shape of a power to appoint, and receive, aad to enforce Palatine from the former. Lut BERNARD wished to pay a just and merited emnpli! sant to the conduct of Sir W. Beeehsv, whose conduit awn se vomit iMpugnitd by Hon. Members. Be bad bsdthe most tenons &Acuities to contend with, and had sated throng's out with the utmost good judgment, and wit h the grossest abi lities. The distress of Ireland was not confined to the rural districts ; suffering and distress ot the most serious nature existed in the rounty of Cork, the second city of Ireland. Mr. RICE thought that the people of England would re quire and justly so, a proper security for the re-payment of the sums advanced to Ireland. He did not wish to see any aspersions thrown upon the Irish landlords. What he wished to see thrown upon them was the duty of supporting the poverty of the country. The greatest credit was due to the Government for proposing such a measure as the present cal culated as it was to afford relief to the people of Ireland. Mr. JOHN O'BRIEN was quite surprised to hear such charges as bad been made against Captain Wynne or any other officer of the body. He was present at the meeting re ferred to, and he was sure that nothing had passed there to justify such a charge, and he wished it was in his power to speak ot the conduct of the other officers in the same terms as that of Captain Wynne. The House then went into Committee on the Bill. After a few words from Mr. STAFFORD O'BRIEN, and the CHANOELLon of the EXCHEQUER, the purport of which was inaudible in the gallery. Colonel CONNOLLY said that in his opinion it would be found to be quite impracticable to carry out his provision of this clause under the control of boards of guardians, especially when the great extent of some of the electoral districts was considered. Mr. F. FRENCH thought the most advisable course would be to allow the Government to take their own course, and agree at once to this clause. Mr. ROSS feared that some confusion would hereafter rise between the different unions of the country and the electoral districts, the effect of which would be found to be to throw unjustly the whole pauper population of the electoral districts into one union. Mr. WILLIAMS thought that better security would be afforded for the repayment of the advances if the whole extent of the unions were to be held liable, and he hoped that the Government would adhere to the principle contained in the clause before the committee. It was but fair to the people •f England that the best security should be taken for the repay ment of the advances about to be made. He made no objection to assist Ireland. The Government would, however, be held respensible by the people of England for the measures they had now introduced. Mr. M. OiFERRAL rose to order. The question before the House was, the apportionment of the charges between the union and the several electoral districts. After a few words from Mr. WILLIAMS in reply, Mr. STAFFORD O'BRIEN thought that the whole di rection should be left altogether in the Board of Guardians, and that the system of rating should be left as it is at present. He would therefore move that the clause should be expunged. Mr. MORE O'FERR AL hoped the Hon. Member would not press his amendment to a division. The present mode of rating was utterly inefficient, and if new powers were not given it would be impossible to relieve the distress which so exten sively prevailed. He should therefore support the clause. Sir DEN HAM NORREYS supported the clause. SirIANIES GRAHAM would have arisen at an earlier stage of the discussion, taut for a deep conviction he enter tained that no time should be lost by introducing any topic which might lead to any discussion, and that the measure should proceed with as little delay as possible. The principle carried out in the present measure was one of very great im portance ; and he would observe, in conformation of what had been said by the Right Honourable Gentleman who had just sat down that a great change had been made in the Irish poor-law in 1843. He had the honour then to in troduce a measure which met with the support of the Irish Members, and passed the House, in which it was provided, " that no person who should net have occupied a tenement in an electoral division for the period of twelve months, or the greater portion of that time, or should have slept for that period, or the greater part of it, in an electoral divisio then, s contrary that all who did not occupy tenements for that space of time, should be relieved by the union. That was something like a law of settlement, and in the latter case, the cost was defrayed by the union, and not by the electoral division. It was then of the last importance however to keep those measures which were intended for a temporary purpose separate from those that were intended to be permanent. Reserving, therefore, for further discussion, whether relief to the able-bodied should be at the expense of the union, or the electoral division, be should say that it was most desirable to confine themselves at present to the temporary measure. It was not whether the discretionary power should be vested in the Poor-law Com missioners, or in the Poor-law Guardians. This was not the object of the Bill, but whether a relief committee sit ting in Dublin, appointed by the Lord Lieutenant. and corres ponding with the poor-law guardians, should be vested with these powers. He feared that by the present system of elec toral divisions, it would be found that even in ordinary times the burden of the poor-rates fell with intolerable pressure upon the poor tenants, and if so , what must they not 6;s pect at pre sent ? Very many of these districts were nearly overwhelmed, and he heard, with all the assistanee which might be rendered to them, they would End it difficult to sustain themselvesunder the pressure. What was the present state of Irel ind ? There were at that moment 580.000 persons employed upon the pub lic work), which were supported by advances from Govern ment, the were to be repaid by rates levied from the electoral districts. It was of the last importanee that they should care fully consider this matter. These persons were the tillers of the soil of Ireland. Now, it was well known _that seed time was fast approaching, and though it was a little later than in this country, it generally was not deferred beyond March or April, and they were now far advanced in the month of February, And those 7ho were now employed in the Wile works must resume their usual occu, view., prepare the ground, procure the seed, end sow the seed—all within the eel ten Teel:T. It belsere4 them, therefore, to teke care legit the present state of Ireland would be only a prelude to a worse hereafter. He sincerely hoped that the measures proposed by Government would be successful in meeting the emergency, and that the 580,000 men who were now diverted from their usual occupations would resume them again. A great effort was now being made ; the cost of it would he great and the burden would be heavy, if not intolerable. He was disposed to adopt the view of the Honourable Member for Kerry, anil to support the clause as it now stood, as he did not believe that the amendment of the Hon. Member for Northampton shire would be expedient under the circumstances in which Ire land was placed. If the rates, according to the former Hon. Gentleman, were likely to be so difficult of collection in unions, he considered that the difficulty would be consideraWy aug mented if they ware levied from electoral divisions He would, therefore, support the clause. Mr. SHAW hoped that his Hon. Friend would withdraw his amendment. He considered that he (Mr. O'Brien) would not be testing the principle fairly by pressing it to a division. The proposed measure was a temporary one, and though he would not object to the principle as appl , ed to this measure, he would support the union relief when the Poor-law came under discussion. The Hon. Gentleman defended the landlords from the charges made against them. Mr. LABOUCHERE wished to say one word. There could be go doubt but many districts would be found to be under a great pressure if they were compared with the destitu tion which they were called upon to relieve. And if that was the case with unions it was still more so within electoral divi sions. He hoped the discussion would continue no longer, for it was essential that there should be as little delay as possible in coming to a decision on this measure. The House would not be at all precluded, by any vote to which they might come on that occasion, from taking other statements with regard to the more grave and permanent measures which would shortly come on for discussion. It was vitally important that no delay should take place in passing the measure into a law. Mr. SMITH O'BRIEN said, if his Hon. Friend went to a division, that he should support his proposition. Mr. D. BROWNE opposed the amendment because it would throw a great additional burden upon small towns, and because the rates ought to be spread over large, instead of small, districts, in order more fairly to apportion them. Mr. STAFFORD 014RIEN said the electoral districts were frequently inconveniently large. lie believed that the reduction of them would make the rates more easy of itoUntion„ and induce the proprietors of the soil to take more care of the poor in their districts. As, however, Irish Members did not generally object to the clause, he did not feel justified is press ing the amendment to a division. Mt B. OSBORNE expressed his opinion that the whole Bill Would turn out a failure, and that the Government, when this took place, would come down to the House with the old story, and attribute it to a want of co-operation. After some further discussion the amendment was negatived without a division, and the clause was adopted, as also was clause 13. On clause 14 being proposed, Mr. HAMILTON said, he for one was willing to have Ire land taxed as mach as she could conveniently bear, for the support of her own poor. Lord CLEMENTS said that it was useless to ask the Irish landlords to pay back the money about to be granted, unless the House gave them the means. —(Laughter.) Let him not be misunderstood—he did not ask for money—(Hear)—but when they came to consider that two millions of acres in Ireland were held in joint tenantcy, they would find that it was an impossibility to repay the money, unless the Government, or that House gave them the control of their own property. The system of abuse and half defence, to which the Irish landlords had been exposed, excited his con tempt equally—for he did say that there was not a class of men to be found any where, as a body, more willing to perform their duties than the Irish landlords.—( Hear, hear.) Mr. ROEBUCK said that having arrived at that stage of the debate, he thought it the duty of the Minister to deal with the House of Commons as it ought to be dealt with. The Minister had laid the Bill upon the table of tha House, it had been read twice, and was then in committee. They had been disposing of the measures by which they were to apportion the relief to be granted, and as they were now about to approach that most important of all subjeots—money—he thought some explicit explanation of what they were about to do was due to the House. They were told that they were about to do something, but what that something was they did not know. Now this was not a state of things which should, or ought to exist. By the 17th clause, certain grants of money had been made. He wanted to know if it was in the recollection of any Member of the House—he did not care how old he might be—even he would ask his Hon. Friend-the Member for Montrose, if it came within his experience that a Chancellor of the Exchequer should come down to the House to demand money without explaining how he meant to procure it ?—( Hear, hear.) if the Right Hon. Gentleman were to say, then, that he was about to raise it by an increase of the income tax, would there not be a flame from one end of the kingdom to another ? Mr. SHAW—No. Mr. ROEBUCK—It would not with Irish Members, be cause they did not pay that tax.—( Hear, hear.) But what was the Chancellor going to do? He considered that it was really an act of injustice to the people of England, who were to pay this money, if they were kept in ignorance of the means by which it was to be obtained, or how much was to be granted. What he wanted to known then was, what was the sum to be given; he did not wish to tie the Right Hon. Gentleman to any particular sum ? He would repeat the question—he wanted to know the sum of the expense which would be required to meet the present emer gency? It was a fair question, and he would expect an explicit answer.—( Hear, hear.) One of the great obligations of the office of Chancellor of the Exchequer was to give an explicit statement of the expenditure, and to deal fairly with the House. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said that upon no occasion whatever had lie declined to give the required answer. He only begged to say that he never put the question before to him, nor had he acted in any manner to warrant the mode in which the question bad been put. He had not the slightest difficulty in stating what had been the sum of money advanced by the Exchequer from February to September last. —(Hear, hear.) It bad been two millions. The presentment sessions had presented for 6,000,0001., that was the sum which the landlords of Ireland had taken upon themselves to pay. The amount to be granted by the present Bill was 300,000/., and not more, to be paid out of the consolidated fund. Any future sums the Government might require would be voted in Committee.—( Hear, hear.) Mr. ROEBUCK disclaimed any intention of being offen sive to the Right Hon. Gentleman. He had only asked a simple question, and he must have an answer. He asked him the probable expenditure under the present Bill, and he was answered with reference to another Bill which they would have to discuss, and which bad nothing to do with the present Emotion. in* Ri ht Ross. Geotienian said that he intended to limit the •to 300,000 L He would call the at tention of the Right Hon. Gentlest= to the 14th clause, ered the Commissioners to came to be issued. from time to time, any ram or sums of mosey they might think Is. No sum was named. He waisted to know from the Right Hon. Gentleman if he had mad e any calculation of the probable expenditure of this country i n maintaining the people of Ireland, as long as the Bill was in operation. The Right Hon. Gentleman had not given that answer, he had merely given a technical reply. The House would have to vote in the dark for large sums to be granted to Ireland ; and after that they would have gentlemen in Conciliation Hall talking of the advantage of separation. However, from the speech of the Honourable Member for Cork, it appeared that they would make a despotism of the Government of this country, if they could take as much money as they thought fit. The Chancellor of the Exchequer was asking money to relieve the Irish, and it was clear either that he had not made any calculation as to its amount, or if he had made it—he thought that too large an amount to tell at the present moment. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said that a few days since a Bill had passed that House limiting for the present the advance from the Consolidated Fund to 300,000/. The House at present was pledged to nothing more than that sum. With regard to any further liabilities he had already said that that day fortnight it would be his duty to make a statement to the House. Mr. S. O'BRIEN said that no explanation had been given as to the mode in which the 580,000 people at present at work on the roads were to be taken off them and otherwise more ad. vantageonsly employed. Mr. F. FRENCH fully agreed with the Hon. Member for I Bath in the important question which he had put to the Hon. Gentleman. All Members of that House must feel the im portance of the query made, bat it was impossible for any Gentleman in the House to deem the answer given as a satis factory one. In form:ng any estimate of the probable expen diture, it must be considered that many auxiliary measures were to be brought into operation, and it would be necessary firstto determine the amount of the population to be employed, and that amount must necessarily be regulated by the effect of the other measures to be embodied, so, therefore, it was im possible, or nearly se, to give to the Hon. Member definite or satisfactory information on a question so materially affecting the Exchequer of England. After some further conversation, Mr. E. DENISON said that he wished to ask a question of some importance to the Government. With reference to the Poor-law Bill as proposed for Ireland, it seemed.to be an un derstanding with the Irish Members that this Bill was to be resisted to the utmost. He had also heard statements, both in and out of the House, as to the intentions of the Government with reference to this Bill, and he should, therefore, respect fully ask the Right Hon. Gentleman at the bead of the Home Department to give the House an assurance of the intentions of the Government as to the course to be pursued by them with regard to this measure. Sir GEORGE GREY said that his Hon. Friend asked an extraordinary question. It certainly was the intention of Go vernment to proceed with this Bill, and that was the first time he had heard even a surmise as to its not ing proceeded with. Mr. SHAW complained of the aspe rs io n cast e upon the landlords of Ireland. They were as anxious to do all they could for the relief of the distress around them ; in many cases they had gone further than in common prudence they ought. He desired to know what course the Hon. Member for Bath wished the Government to pursue. Were they to leave the Irish people to starve, for that was what his remarks tended to ? This was a great and awful calamity—a national calamity—which had overtaken them. and it ought to be met by the national resources. if the Irish landlords were as bad as they were represented, were the Irish people to starve for their conduct?—(Hear.) The Chancellor of the Exchequer could not tell what sum he wanted. He would want a large sum of money, and he (Mr. Shaw) could see no particular ob jectem i a n e, th e e xe c e o p u t rs e e ;m ta p k iy en by the Honourable and Learned Gen deeivnera to impede the measure—(Hear, hear)— bymeans en h ts e ipme p ee o dLi s . lifybelrywc passed. h ou il l e d d they o. were Wer e t t h h e e n Irish were starv e mg, and must continue to do so, unless the means for a sh lk Pe ing ep t le he te y their were relief ue question, and said da three th et tethers er s Hon . we Member reeekedh himMor.ne R OEBUCK y h i a n d u e a n s d k o e s d . He asked, did he want the Irish starve ? He (Mr. Roe. buck) wanted to know if that wa s a fair way to ask the ques tion.—( Hear, hear.) Was that au honest way to ask the question ; or he supposed that that was the way the Hon. e mber acted as a judge ?—( C r i es o f oi M Oh ' o h . ") Did he wish the Irish people to starve ?—( Hear, hear .) One Gentle man said, " Hear, hear," another said " Yes," and a third cried that it was the proper way to put the question. He would t ell them what he did w ant the Government t the Government do. He wanted Government of England to provide an efficient means of pro viding the people of Ireland the means of preventing them from starving, hut, to so doing to pledge all the property of Ire land—( Hear, hear)—for the repayment of the debt. When the Hon. Gentleman talked to men of common prudence, of the gentlemen of Ireland presenting more than in common prudence they ought, he had always been told, in the course of that debate, that such instances were rare. He was anxious that the people of Ireland should not only have a provision now, but hereafter. They ought to provide for the poor, but while they did so, they should take care that not one farthing went into the pockets of the landlords. He had a right to look to the poor of both countries, and he was prepared to give to the poor of Ireland full and generous subsistence, but he would give none whatevar to the Irish landlords. An Hos Alxiinea—No one wants you. Mr. ROEBUCK—Then, what was all this commotion about ? The Hon Member said the distress was a national calamity ; another. s aid something else, and that they should - tax the whole British empire to meet it. But what he (Mr. Roebuck) said was, that no exertion of theirs would efficiently meet the evil, except a stringent poor-law, and he knew that that was most distasteful of all things to the Irish landlords , — ( Hear, hear.) He bad now, he trusted, given a full and ex plicit answer to the Hon. and Learned Member for the Uni versity of Dublin. In conclusion, this was what be wanted—. he wanted to pledge the property of Ireland for she support of the Irish poor. Mr. BELLEW looked upon the calamity which had over taken Ireland, and the measures to relieve it, as distinct from measures for the permanent improvement of the country. They were distinct matters, an d should not be mixed up Loget her. He maintained the calamity was one that should be met by national exertions, as it could not be met by the exer tions of the Irish landlords or the people of Ireland. What ever the Irish landlords might deserve, it would be most unjust to place all the burden upon them, as bad been suggested by the Hon. and Learned Member for Bath. He candidly told that Hon. Member that a great portion of the money advanced would never be paid back by the landlords, nor could they be expected under the circumstances to do so. Mr. HUME said the real question they had to consider, was, the amount of money they should require under these Bills. He thought the Chancellor of the Exchequer had answered the question fairly, though he (Mr. Hume) consi dered some fuller information should have been given as to the ulterior measures of the Government. His only fear was, that after these measures were carried into effect, the people of Ire land would be as badly off as ever.—( Cries of p` No, no.") He maintained such was his opinion, as a great deal of the money already expended had been spent in a most injurious manner. Ile considered some measure should be agreed to by which facilities could be afforded for the transference of property in Ireland. Were that done, he was sure capital would flow into Irclund, and the people be employed in the ordinary man ner. He thought the Hon. and Learned Member for Bath deserved praise instead of blame for the way he had brought the question before the notice of the House. No satisfaction, he was persuaded, would be given to the people of England until a large and comprehensive measure was introduced to sleet the present state of Ireland. Lord JOHN MANNERS was of opinion that were the plan of the Hon. and Learned Member for Bath carried into effect, the condition of the people of Ireland would not be much better. That Hon. and Learned Gentleman, it seemed, had but one plan, which was to mortgage the whole of the property of Ireland for the support of the poor, a measure which. if carried out at once, would be very far from meeting the di ffi culties of the case. He protested against the senti ments of the Hon. and Learned Member u being considered the honest sentiments of the people of England. Mr. ROEBUCK called the attention of the Noble Lord to the fact that similar sentiments to those he bad expressed had been enunciated by Hon. Members on his side of the House. Dr. BOWRING said the real question was not the ;Present state of Ireland, but its future welfare. It was the ultimate improvement of that country that the Hon. and Learned Member fur Bath looked to, in the objection he bad taken to the present measures before the House. They were going on voting one sum of money after another, putting off the evil day, but they presented no comprehensive scheme for the per manent welfare and elevation of the sister country. It would not do to be voting large sums of money away without such grants resulting in an improvement in the general condition of the people. They should look more closely into the state of Ireland, and see whether the money was likely to be pro perly applied or not. Above all, they should give the poor of Ireland a right of relief from the property of that country. Sir CHARLES NAPIER considered that the absentee landlords, heldwdohfuo Ireland, iieta ht immense outhgeh tpptrrhoeaps that present i t tn i e moment ho i e n m eexn r e tt a a No lnd, rod n w l ea e rL r y e o er n d; t i o r, do their s and Hon. Gentlemen, who held enormous estates in that country, should sacrifice their own pleasures and comforts in London to reside there, ao as to administer to the poor people, who were starving. It was not necessary for him to say that the agent could not supply their place. Let them take the case of a country town in England and the principal resident gentlemen are absentees. The artisans in that town were quite neglected, and the business of the place went to decay. Let them suppose that the Duke of Devonshire, the Marquis of Lansdowne, and the other rich proprietors were going to Ireland—would any one tell him that that was not a proper way to alleviate the mise ries which at present existed there? He did say that they were called upon to relieve Ireland. He said it was not pos sible for them as men, as Christians, to live in c omfort and see and hear of men, and women, and children starving in the ditches of Ireland. They had been told by an Hon. Member between two millions were dying throughout Ireland, and he thought that some speedy means should be taken to prevent this calamity. Lord CLENIENTS would take the liberty of correcting a little misapprehension on the part of the Hon. and Gallant Member who had last spoken. He (Lord Clemente) did not doubt that the Irish landlords were most anxious to do their duty towards their tenantry, but what he complained of was, that the Government made an effort, by the passing of vigorous measures, to draw out the resources of the country. I hold in my hind a return, showing that not less than 219,219 persons are charged rates, whieh are paid by the lessor. Now, this was a state of things monstrous in itself, and it was ren dered yet worse by the fact, that these lessors were paid no rents. Mr. BERNAL said that the Hon. and Gallant Member's observations were likely to throw upon a highly respectable and most praise-worthy class—the absentee landlords of Ire land—a degree of public 'odium which was altogether unde served.— (Hear, hear, and laughter.) He contended that these gentlemen did their duty to their tenantry, and he could in stance the case of one nobleman, whose rents in Ireland were stated to be 30,000/., but he did not receive his rents, and he spent all his money on his estates in that country.—(Laugh ter.) He was not at liberty to mention that gentleman's name, but he was sufficiently known by his truly generous and noble character. Sir CHARLES NAPIER explained. He had said, and he would repeat his expressions, that it would be better for the absentee landlords, for the Duke of Devonshire, the Marquis of Lansdowne, and other great proprietors, if they in the present alarming state of Ireland were themselves to visit their estates, and see the necessities of the starving poor at tended to, instead of trusting them to the tender mercies of their agents. After a few words from Mr. ROSS, The clause was agreed to. Clause 16 was then agreed to. On clause 17 being proposed, it was agreed that it be postponed till the subsequent clause., referring to the same topic, should be proposed. Clause 18 was then agreed to. On clause 10 being proposed. Mr. SHAW would wish that the clause should not be so stringent as it now stood. Sir G. GREY did not exactly understand to what terms the the Hun. Gentleman referred. Mr. SHAW said it was the latter part of the clause, which referred to the necessity for preventing any tradesman who might have a beneficial interest in the operation of the Act, from being engaged in the provision of food. After a few wards from Colonel Rawdon, Mr. M. J. Con nell, and Mr. H. Grattan, Mr. SHAW left the matter to the ooaxideration of the Goveentnent ; and ui re th tuni c e od cla w e:t t e h w t er b se e t agre :l l 74 i dluse so . y primal= for Clauses 20 to 23 were passed. The Mr. H H III I IrE ti! m e t the repayment of the money ? Sir R. FERGUSON wished to know whether there was any means provided for the difficulty of providing the money. Sir G. GREY said that the only difficulty was in paying the interest, not in borrowing the money from the Treasury. Mr. HUME wished to know why there should be any alteration in the terms of clause. Sir G. GREY thought that the better plan would be to take the consideration on the bringing up of the report. Mr. EVELYN DENISON said that the granting of us. limited grants from the Treasury ought always to be avoided, and in the terms of which he had given notice, he thought that some limitation ought to be placed on these grants. The House had nothing like a full statement laid before it of the production of Ireland. If he understood rightly a great portion of the country was occupied for grazing purposes, and it appeared from the report of Captain Barclay, which was made on the 16th of October last year, that butter, of which a great quantity was exported from Ireland, was formerly sold at 60s. or 70s. a cwt., was now sell ing at 935. If this were the case, many parts of Ireland were well able to support themselves, and they would be only de luding themselves and deceiving their constituents if they passed the Bill in its present state. He wished to say only a few words, and would conclude by moving the adoption of the terms of which he had given notice, and he should, there fore, move the adoption of those terms, and called upon the House to support it. The Hon. Gentleman then moved— " That in no case shall the sum so advanced by the Commis sioners of her Majesty's Treasury exceed the sum raised by rate or voluntary contribution within the union or electoral division. Mr. LABOUCHERE trusted that his Hon. Friend would consider the painful position in which the Government would be placed if his proposition were adopted. He quite agreed in the truth that it was always inadvisable that grants from the Consolidated Fund, should be made without seine limitation ; but he should recollect that this was a Bill for the relief of the destitute poor, and it should be recollected also what a painful situation they would be placed in, if they could not relieve the destitute poor. This was only a temporary measure, and he was very unwilling to fetter the power of the Government in granting this relief. It would save the Irish Government from any such responsibility if this Bill was left as it is, but it would, under the circumstances, be most inadvisable to fetter the Government by any such restriction. There were many parts of Ireland which, under any circumstances, would be unable to support themselves ; and these were the people who were in a state of starvation. The whole benefit of the Act would be lost, and he should, therefore, oppose the motion. Mr. GRAINGER certainly thought that no such monies should be granted, unless at least some portion of the poor-rate were raised for the relief of the poor. He wished to know whether it was the intention of Government at all to restrict these advances, unless some such condition as that were imposed. r sed GEORGE GREY—Certainly not. It would in every g way enr e b inadvisable. po s itio n , right, neverthe less, to Mr. l E op . pEr NS ed w ith his have any de sire to he fe thu tt o er o t t he it Go vernmentbut t ion Ho. , use that the Member for Limerick (Mr. S. O'Brien ) had st a ted that ne one could be sure that the same distress would not occur next y e ar, and that s ome restriction therefore was evidently necessary. He would, I e o to N r emind s unwilling, in the face of such a i m the however, withdraw this motion. Mr. GRAINGER then gave notice, that on the hi.' l • up of the report he should move for the adoption of a clause restricting the advance of any sums from the Consolidated Fund, until at least one half of the amount for the relief of the poor had been raised from the poor-rate. The remaining clauses were then agreed to. The House resumed ; the report of the Committee was brought up, and ordered to be received to-morrow. , BREWING FROM SUGAR BILL On the motion of the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHE QUER, the order of the day for going into Committee on this Bill was read. Mr. MILES regretted The that the experiments made, under the superintendence of the Excise, showed that the use of sugar in breweries would act perniciously towards the agricultural interest. Taking the price of burl 3 , at be tween 325. and affii. per quarter, and adding to that ;rice the sum of 245. for the duty and the expense of malting, that would give 565., and 645. for the price of malt. Now, when malt was 565., the equivalent in the price of sugar would be 341. 11d. • when at 645. the price which ' order to s ugar should be, in be equivalent a with m e measure e price w ouol would, ,mal therefore,t, wo u l be prove 3 injurious9s.9d.Tthoetheeffegerte sueagri cultural interests of the country. He pressed on the Govern ment the propriety of making this a temporary m easure, for he feared that its operation must p rove most injurious. He regretted that more inquiry had not been made with regard to its probable effect both on the colonies and the agricultural in terest ; and he trusted that in the other House it would be subjected to that analysis and investigatien, which so ul d show its practical working. He would, however, offer position to the progress of the Bill. Mr. JAMES saw no reason why the Legislature should attempt to prohibit the colonial proprietor from selling his pro duce in any manner most beneficial to him. He believed that, with regard to beer, a very little barley mixed with some sugar would make a better, a more healthy, and a snore palatable article than that manufactured from barley, alone. He hoped her Majesty's Government would not -yield to the interested clamour of the Scotch and Irish distillers, in their outcry in the rednetion of the difr-renti - 1 duties. The colonies had non to comrete with the slave countries, and he therefore thought that the differential dutiss should no lont;er be kept up, but such was the outcry, and such was the inllu enee of the Irish and Scotch di iiie s, thtt the Chancellor of the Exchequer still proposed to con tinue a duty of 6d. per gallon against the colonial proprietor. The measures, however, taken as a whole, were a great boon to the public, and he begged to tender his thanks to her Ma jesty's Government for having brought them forward. Mr. FINCH objected to the principle of the Bill, but would not oppose it in its present form. He apprehended, however, that it would not confer any great advantage upon the public. For instance, he had been informed that sug ar had increased Id. a pound that day; so that if it increase d in price as the price of the beer fell, no great advantage would be conferred upon the public. The want of protection to native produce had produced, and was producing the re sults which had been anticipated, and the colonial interests, should therefore join the agricultural interests to en • deavour to obtain that protection which they had lost. He thought tgey ought to get ri,i of the principle of free trade, so far as foreign sugar was concerned. What the agricultural in terest bad to fear was the low price of sugar which would take place in accordance with the measures of last year, and the competition which would be thereby induced between it and barley. It was the duty also of the Irish members to join them to regain that protection which they had lost in con sequence of their dereliction. Mr. M. MILNES wished to know whether the Govern. ment would consider it consistent with their duty to recom mend a reduction of the penalties imposed on those using liquorice juice—( Laughter.) It was used very much in private breweries, and in many instances, he was sorry to say, illicitly. Such a reduction would be of the utmost advantage to the liquorice growers in Yorkshire and Essex. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER thought it inadvisable to hold out a premium for the introduction of a noxious drug into beer—( Hear, hear, )—one especially which was prohibited as an unfit ingredient in its preparation. Mr. M. MILNES—May I consider then that there are no financial difficulties ?—( Roars of laughter.) The subject then dropped. The House then went into committee, and after a short discussion, clauses 1,2, 3,4, 5,6, 7,8, and 9, were then read and severally agreed to. After a few words !torn Mr. MOFFAT, the Bill passed through Committee. The Cits.ol.74AN reported progress, and the House resumed. The Bill, with the amendments, was then ordered to be reported to-morrow (this day). DISTILLING FROM SUGAR BILL. The House then went into Ciitamittee on this Bill. • The several clauses of the Bill were the agreed-to. CUSTOMS DUTIES BILL. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said that, with the sanction of the House, he should proposf the second reading of this Bill to night, and take the discussion in Com. mittee. Lord G. BENTINCX gave notice that on the order of the day being proposed for going into Committee on the Bill, he should move that it be referred to a Select Committee up stairs:—LThe Bill was then read a second time. The other orders of the day were then disposed of, and the House adjourned at Half-past Twelve o'clock. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. TATTERSALL'S--MorwAy. The business transacted on the Spring Handicaps was, with few exceptions, in small sums, and at prices according so nearly with those last quoted that we may dispense with any comment. On the Derby and Oaks it was heavier, and with reference to the former, we may state that Epirote de clined to 13 to 1 (1,400 to 100 laid once), resigning the second place in the betting to Planet, who advanced a point on the previous quotation ; Glentilt and Red Hart also im proved, but we are net aware that any business was done on the Goodwood horses except as a " lot," in which shape they were backed for a hundred at sto 1. The most remarkable feature in the betting on this event was the elevation of Conyngham—one of the Danebury lot—to 20 to 1, anything above which would have been taken ; of the outsiders We note, Horn of Chase, Limestone, and Signet (the Galvanic Ring) were most in request. Latest prices : LIVERPOOL STEEPLE CHASE. 800 to 20 agst Mr. G. Watt, jun.'s St. Leger—taken. NORTHAMPTONSHIRE HANDICAP. Hydrangea is declared not to start. • NZWMAMEET BANDICAr. 16 to 1 aget Mr. Cuthbert's Queen of Tyne 25 to 1 agst Lord Stanley's kteeunee—taken. 80 to I aget Mr. Jaques Sir Martin—taken METEOPOLITLX HANDICAP. 15 to 1 agst Lord Chesterfield's Jenny Wren—taken . 17 to 1 agst Mr. Pedley's Pink Bonnet—taken 17 to 1 agst Mr. Whitworth's Lady Sarah—taken 20 to 1 agst Lord Stanley's Meeanee—taken TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS sT.tm.lB. 4 to 1 agst Mr. Mostyn's I'lanet 5 to 1 agst Mr. Mostyn's Glentilt—taken 7 to 1 agst Sir R. Pigot's Conyngliam—taken 70 to 40 agst Glentilt and Planet—taken IWO to 100 agst Liberator and Bedlam—taken CILISTXR cur. 20 to 1 agst Mr. Gully's Mendicant. 22 to 1 aget Mr. B. Green's The Lamb—t., and aft. off. 30 to 1 agst Mr. Gratwicke's The Flitch 1000 to agst Mr. Minor's Duke of Richmond—taken 9 or 3 times 1000 to 25 agst Mr. Irwin's Mickey Free—taken - 45 to 1 agst Mr. I'. Dawson's Grim Con 1000 to2o agst Mr. Skerratt's Intrepid—taken 1000 to 20 apt Mr. W. Scott's Sir Tatton Sykes—taken and afterwards ()tiered 50 to I agst Mr. J. Day's liourton 50 to 1 agst Mr. Mangle's Golden Bee 1000to20 agst Mr. 13. Green's The Conjurer—taken 1000 to2o agst Mr. A. W. Moonlight—t., and aft. off. 500 to 10 agst Mr. Hesselton's Fitzallen—t., and aft. off. 1000 to 13 agst Mr. Greville's Jonathan Wild—taken SOO tolo agst Mr. Smith's Master Downes—taken r 1000 tolo agst Mr. F. R. Price ns The Premier (3 yrs)—t, 2000 toll agst Mr. Haworth's Robin Burns—taken No others mentioned. MIMI% 500 to 100 agst Kent's Lot—taken 15 to 2 agst Lord Eglinton's Van Tromp—taken 12 to 1 apt Mr. Mostyn's Planet—take 13 to 1 13 to 1 apt Mr. Bowes's Epirote—take 14 to 1 18 to 1 agst Mr. Mostyn's Glentilt—take 20 to I 20 to 1 agst Sir R. Pigot's Conyngham 33 to 1 agst Duke of Richmond's Red Hart—take 35 to 1 35 to 1 agst Mr. Payne's Sister to Cobweb c—taken and afterwards offered 40 to 1 agst Mr. Ir win's Horn of Chase —taken freely 40 to 1 apt Lord E. Russell's Wanota—taken t o 123/. 40 to 1 agst Mr. Bowes's Lune dale 45 to 1 agst Mr. S. Conway's Christopher — tak en 50 to 1 apt Mr. Gullv t a Tantivy 1000 to 10 apt Mr. Stephenson's Black Dwarf—taken 1000 to 15 apt Mr. Merry's Limestone —t. and aft. of 1000 to 15 apt Lord Strathssore's Signet—taken 1000 to 15 agst Mr. A. W. Wtll co' the Wisp.takaa and afterwards offered 2300 to 100 apt Liberator and Bedlam--taken - • 2000 even between Epirote and Planet', the Woo of WI latter giving 2 Bove. for choice. OAKS. 8 to 1 apt Mr. J. Day's The Farmer'; Daughter—.t. 8 to 1 apt Mr. Payne's Clementina 20 to 1 apt Captain Harcourt's Elleipale—t. to 200 1 . 20 to 1 agst Lord Eglinton's Nerissa 1000 to 60 apt Sir J. Hawley's Miami 1000 to 500 on Clementina apt Nerissa 2000 to 1000 on Farmer's Daughter apt Nerissa. The following two yrs old have received names :—Mr. Nlostyn's f by Touchstone, out of Olive " Tamarind," his filly by. Touchstone, out of Chapeau d'Espagne " Mantil la : " his filly by Bay Middleton, out of Miss Milner, " Nun Ap pleton," Sister to Preserve "Laccadive," and bis filly b Venison, out of Eyebrows " Gl4nce." Sir J. B. Mills SAL s E tud oF bel ß on L gi O n O g D to S S T l O r. C W K. all was p, t u p Jingle filly is named " Black Doe," and his Tenebrosa filly " Red Doe," both are by Venison. for sale yesterday, by Messrs. Tattersall and Sop, The entire rac ing posed of at the following prices Guineas. Brood mares. 3 Zelinda, covered by Loadstone ....................... Celandine, covered by Coronation ........................... 100 Game Fowl, covered by Coronation .......... ..... .... 10 Maldonia, covered by Loadstone ............ .......94 Belissima, covered by Venison ......................... Dauntless, covered by Venison...... .................... ,7113 Science, covered by Venison ........................ ' Yearlings, with their engagements. 13 and dis- B f by Venison, out of Belissime ........................... Ch f by The Skater, out of Zelinda .................. 35 Ch f by Gladiator, out of Celafidine ......................... . 58 Ch f by Defence, out of Game Fowl .................... B c by The Skater, out of Dauntless .............. Horses in training, with their en 12 Bf, 2 yrs, by The Skater, out of Dauntless ............ "' 38 Chrevenil, 2 yrs, by Venison ..... "' ...... 19 .................... Seaport, 6 yrs, by Liverpool ............................... 19 B f, 3 yrs, by Sir Hercules, out of Maldonia ........ '" 30 Ch c, 2 yrs, by Mazeppa, out of Celandine ................ 15 Borrani, 5 yrs ' ... .......... ...... 41 " Crown Prince, by Coronation, 4 yrs ................... ........... 33 Quicksand, 3 yrs . 36 ..... Ch c, by Slane, out of Cinderella,4 yrs .................. 35 Ch c by Bubastes, out of Zelinda , 4 Y rs ................ 12 Marius, by Mazeppa, d by Whalebone .. 24 ge• Paganini, gs ; gagernents. TTUB Erman] NEWSFAFER.—The Tribunal o. a h l e it C y n i a t m h b ad er n o o f t D s o e p m u t a i e n s: ,; pg. MeYnard , M. Richond des hear- Correctional Police has been occupied several days in a s civilly responsible. The based on the allegation ing a complaint, preferred b y certain shareholders of the .Epoque newspaper, against 51. Solar, late grant of that journal, on a charge of swindling, and against Admiral de Brus, M. Denys (all M ember Rosamel, General Tholose, ctathat he had induced the com plainants to advance their Corgernaugaauilnt,stantdheerbl. Ganritolviet,as money on the pretence that the journal possessed upwards of 20,000 subscribers , wh en as also that he had sold vast quantities of the daily num bers as waste paper without accounting for the proceeds, generally that he had acted unfairly towards the share andholders in the discharge of the duties of his office. Admiral Rosamel and the other gentlemen had acted as the con deeulbersh:fret seil de surveillance of the b 'coque, and in that c a p ac i ty h ad w hi c h was inserted in the newspaper, declaring that the c irculation of the journal exceeded 20,000 signed a document , copies daily. The conirlainants alleged that the gentlemen in question knew that assertion to be false at the time they matte it, and that as it was in consequence of it thr y had parted with their mo ne y , they (the shareholders) considere d them mora ll y res ponsible f or the loss the y a l leged they h ad sustailted throug h the acts of the girant. A, n umber of witnesses were called to suport the cam f the plaintiffs, but after hearing the ounsel of M. S o l Solar himself, both of whom stated that the paper car,h a a nd M. had had twenty thousand subscriber", that its failure as cantile speculation was t he fault of the shareholders amar ' them selves in not paying u p their deposits within due - ti me, that in every case th e conduct of M. Sol ar had been perfectly honourable, and that, in fact, so far f the shareholders, he was a considerable loser fr om rotaduping con nexion with the journal , the tribunal deli vered ajudgment his by which it fully acquit ted that g entle man , and declared that, in consequence of t hat ac q uittal, it was useless to exa mine the question raised wi th res p ect t o the other gentlemen. —Galignani. DETENTION or FORGED NOTES OF IRELAND.—On Thursday, Thomas Jones THE BANK OF Grafton-street, and formerly of Wicklow -street,Atkins, late of Thomas James, of Mecklenburgh- street, t engraver; Henry Fitzsimon, of Whitehorse-yard F , engraver; and before Messrs. Ii itchcock and Tynda ll,CPrinter, were brought Police-office, in custody of Brennan, and at College -street of the detective police, charged with being nome other officers forgery of notes of the Bank of Irelan d . concerned in the were dated May 11, 1844, and 6th o f The notes forged witness named Daniel M'Cormick, of I been engaged in circulating the f orged I December, 1845. A Toomevara, who had Iparts of the country, was examined notes in various mode of operations. An officer of theat much length as to the also examined. The prisoners were Bank of Ireland was the commission.—Dublin paper, committed for trial at LORD G. BENTINCK'S RAILWAY BILL. [lSubjoine(l i; tha Bit' I;k1,1 I,OT O, lintincl nn the table of the Home ,',"("4 , 11:t0' , n , , on Thur.,l: - nir,lit."l A BILL TO STIMULATE THE PROMPT AND ITO EMPLOYAIENT OF THE PEOPLE R ME ENCOURAGEMENT OF RAILWAYS IN IRE- LAND. Whereas the speedy construction of railwsys in Ireland would be of great public advantage, and would especially tend to improve the condition and to develop the resources of that part of the United Kingdom ; and several Acts of Parliament have passed, and other Acts are likely hereafter to pass for the construction of such railways : And whereas it is apprehended that the cempanies authorised by such Acts may be unable to carry their several undertakings into immediate execution by their own resources : And whereas in the present state of Ireland it is expedient to afford in creased employment for labour in works of public utility ; Be it enacted, therefore, by the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal and Commons in this present Parlia ment assembled, and by the authority of the same: AUTHORISING ISSUE OLT OP TIIE CONSOLIDATED FUND, OR ExcuEguEn-itici-s, FOR THE PURPOSES ot"rnE ACT, NOT ExczpanwG 16,000,000/. I. That it shall be lawful for the Commissioners of the Treasury to issue and advance, or cause to be issued and advanced, for the loans to be made under the provisions' of this Act, and for the other purposes of this Act, out of the growing produce of the Consolidated Fund of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, such sum or sums of money as may be required for such loans and purposes, not exceeding in the whole the sum of 16,00(),000/. ; er, in case the said Commissioners of the Treasury shall-so think lit, it shall be lawful for them to direct the Comptroller- General of her Majesty's :Exchequer, at WestminTer, to make out and issue Exchequer-bills to such amount, not exceeding the sum of 16,000,000/., as they shall think lit to direct for the purpose aforesaid, anti to cause the same to be sold and the produce carried to the railway advances and repayment account in the Bank of Ireland, hereinafter men tioned; provided that the whole amount of the sums to be advanced out of the Consolidated Fund, and by such Ex chequer-bills shall not together exceed the said sum of 16,000,000/. PROVISIONS AS TO CM ISSUE, PERIOD, AND RATE 05' INTEREST OF EXCREQUIIR-ISILLB. 2. And be it enacted, that snch Exchequer-bills as may b 3 directed to be made out and issued under this Act shall be in the urns form and order, and according to the same or like rules and directions, except where herein otherwise provided for, as in an Act passed in the 48th year of the reign of his Majesty King George 111., intituled "An Act for re gulating the issuing and paying of Exchequer-Bills ;" and and an Act passed in the session of Parliament holden in the 4th and sth years of the reign of his Majesty King Wil liam IV., intituled "An Act to regulate the office of the receipt of his Majesty's Exchequer at Westminster;" and an Act, passed in the session of Parliament holden in the sth and 6th years of the reign of her present Majesty, intituled An Act for further regulating the preparation and issue of Exchequer-bills," are prescribed. . 3. And be it enacted, that all the clauses, provisoes, powers, authorities, regulations, privileges, advantages, penalties, for feitures, and disabilities, contained in the said Acts of the 48th year of King George 111., the 4th and sth years of King NVilliam IV., and the sth and 6th years of her present Majesty, shall be applied and extended to the Exchequer. bills to be made out in pursuance of this Act, as fully and effectually to all intents and purposes as if the said several clauses and provisoes had been particularly repeated and re enacted in this Act. 4. And be it enacted, that the Exchequer-bills to be made out in pursuance of this Act shall bear au interest not ex ceeding the rate of threepence halfpenny per centum per diem upon or in respect of the whole of the money contained therein. _ . 5. And be it enacted, that all Exchequer-bills whic shall be made out and issued in pursuance of this Act, aba be dated on the day of the issue thereof, and-made payable at such periods as shall be fixed by the Commissioners of the Treasury. 6. And be it enacted, that all the Exchequer-bills to be made out in pursuance of this Act, or so many of them as shall from time to time remain undischarged and uncan celled after the respective days on which they shell become due and payable, shall after that time pass and be current to all receivers and collectors in Great Britain of the customs, excise, or any revenue, supply, aid, or tax whatsoever, due or payable to her Majesty, her heirs or successors, and also at the Bank of England, to the account of her Majesty's Exchequer, from the said receivers or collectors, or from any person, body politic or corporate whatsoever, making any payment there to her Majesty, her heirs or successors, upon any account whatever. MONEY REQUIRED TO DX CAPAIZD TO ACCOUNT IN THE BANK OF lI:ELAND. 7. And be it enacted, that the Comptroller-General of her Majesty's Exchequer shall, upon the warrant of the Com missioners of the Treasury, caused to be issued out of the produce of the sale of the Exchequer-bills to be issued under this Act, or out of the growing produce of the Consolidated Fund, such sums for the purposes of this Act, as in such warrant shall be specified ; to be carried to an account which shall be opened with the Commissioners of the Treasury in the books of the Governor and Company of the Bank of Ireland, under the style of may direct such monies to be advanced and pa id out of such account they shall think tit for loans and other purp oses b y this Act authorised. " The Railway advances an d re payment Account ;" and the Commissi oners of the Treasury EMPOWICIUNG THE TILEASURT TO RAISE, DT LOANS NOT EXCEEDING 16,000,000/. Q. And be it enacted, that it shall be lawful for the Com missioners of the Treasury, if and when they shall so think fit, to raise from time to time such suns or sums of money as shall be required for any advance to be made under the pro visions of this Act, or for the repayment of any such advance as shall have been made, as aforesaid, out of the Consolidated Fund, or of any such Exchequer-bills as shall have been issued as aforesaid, under the provisions of this Act, and to grant, as the consideration for such sum or sums of money, redeem able perpetual annuities, or annuities for terms of years (which said annuities, respectively, shall be transferable and payable at the Bank of England), upon such terms and con ditions, and under such regulations as to ;the time or times of paying the said sums of money agreed to be raisen, as may be determined upon by the said Commissioners of the Trea sury, not exceeding. in the whole, the sum of 16,000,000/. Provided, nevertheless, that the rate of interest at which the said sums of money shall be from time to time raised shall be regulated and governed by the price of the respective re deemable perpetual annuities or annuities for terms of years, on the day preceding (or on the nearest preceding day, if it shall so happen that there shall be no price of such said annuities respectively on the day immediately preceding) the day of giving notice of raising such sum or same of money, and that the rate of interest to be allowed to the contribu tors for such sum or sums of money shall in no case exceed 89f/shillings per centum per annum above the current rate of interest produced by the market price of any mush re. &unable ppeerr al annuities or annuities for terms of adsting at the time, and in which such contracts shall made. Immo= AS TO MODS OP RA/SUM TEE SUM AMUR= • By PUPS OS BY COI (MIX FOR HIMICTION OF VATIOSAL REST. 9. provided always, and be it further enacted, that before ra ising any such sum or sums by redeemable perpetual s a n itise, or annuities for terms of years (unless the same oners for the Redaction of the National 'shall be subscribed or contributed as hereinafter mentioned Commissioners of the Treasury are hereby give public notice of the intention to raise such required to sum, or such part . thereof as shall be ' not subscribed or con tributed as aforesaid, through the Governor or Deputy- Governor of the Bank of England, of their desire to receive biddings for any such annuities, which said biddings and the mode of raising such annuities shall be conducted in such and the like manner as has usually been practised with respect to the raising of money by way of annuities blebttil),e tC4hemurniidswi for the service of the public. Provided also that no con tract or agreement for raising any sum or sums of money by annuities as aforesaid shall be entered into, except during the sitting of Parliament ; and when the same should have been entered into all proceedings, tenders, and contracts respecting the same shall be forthwith laid before Parliament.froin time to time by th e sums o f money ra i se d b y 10. And be it further e nac t e d, t h at w h atever re d eemable annuities, or annuities f or any term o f years, wh i ch shall be created virtue of this Act, which said redeemable annuities, and annuities for terms of years so created, shall be of the like deemedan be t a it or e n furtherto annuities' be ena and c f shall d or ,h b n description of some redeem a bl e annu i t i es, or annu i t i es f or terms of years exi s ti ng a t th e t i me o f ra i s i ng such sum ra form part like d k or sums of money s h a ll b e d eeme d an d taken to be redeem able annuities , of et dh y et e os a e r v s e , and of l the te r ait a s all d r description then existing, in which such sum or sums shall be agreed to be raised. And redeem able annuities and an nu iti es f or terms of years, whi c h s h a ll be created from time to time, by virtue of this Act., shall be of the like redeemable annuities or annuities for terms of years, in which such sums of money shall be raised, and shall be subject to all the clauses, conditions, provisions, directions, regulations, and periods of payment, as fully and effectually, to all intents a n d p urposes, except as altered and varied by virtue of this Act, as if the said clauses, conditions, provisions, directions, regulations, and periods of payment were severally repeatel and re-enacted in this Act. 12. And be it enacted, that the Commissioners for the Re duction of the National Debt may subscribe and contribute from time to time towards the raising any sum or sums of money to be raised under the provisions of this Act, any part of the monies which shall be at any time standing in their names in the books of the Governor and Company of the Bank of England, under and by virtue of an Act passed in the 9th year of the reign of King George IV., and intituled " An Act to consolidate and amend the Laws relating to Savings Banks," and of another Act passed in the 10th year of the reign of King George IV., intituled, "'An Act to consolidate and amend the Laws re lating to Friendly Societies," and also to sell and dispose of the Bank Annuities and Exchequer-bills or any part thereof which may be now standing, er may hereafter stacd in their names in the books of the said bank, in pursuance of the said respective Acts, and with the proceeds thereof, may subscribe and contribute such monies from time to time, or any part thereof, towards the raising the sums of money which may be required from time to time under the provisions of this Act. 13. And be it enacted, that all sums of money which shall be raised from time to time by sale of such annuities as aforesa d, under the provisions of this Act, shall be paid into the Bank of England, to the account of the Commissi , ners of the Treasury, under the title of the Irish Railway Loan Account, and the cashiers of the Benk of England are hereby required to receive all such sums of money, and to place the same from time to time to the said account ; and the Com missioners of the Treasury shall, from time to time, cause to be transferred from the said Irish Railway Loan Account to the Bank of Ireland, to the said Railway Advances and Re payment Account, such sums as shall be required for the purposes of this Act. 14. And be it enacted, that the cashier and cashiers of the Governor and Company of the Bank of England, who shall have received, or shall receive, any part of any contribution towards any sum or sums of money to be raised by annuities as aforesaid, under the provisions of this Act, shall give a receipt or receipts in writing to every such contributor for all such sums, and that the said receipts so to be given shall be assignable at any time for and during such period as shall and may be determined upon by the said Commissioners of the Treasury, and the said receipts shall be in such form and words, and under such regulations as shall be a pp roved of by the said Commissioners of the Treasury. Provided alw ays. that in case any such contributors, who have already sited with or shall hereafter pay to the said cas h i er ad in the ca shiers any sum or sums of money, at theve time ral loans, in part manner specified in the proposals of thesevely subscribed, or of any sum or sums so by them . respectstrators, successors, or as their respective executors, admitno 4 the said cashier or cashiers signs, shall not advance or pay o bibed, at a te times the residue of the sum o r sums s en nd h in every and in the manner st ated in the pro p su osals, scr then respective sum or sums so subsribed such case so much of theiresp I aid in part thereof to the said as shall have been actua y be l3 forfeited for the benefit of the hiers shall cashier or cashiers. public, and all right or title to the said redeem a b le annuities or annuities for terms of y ears in respect thereof shall be ex. tingalshed, anything in this Act contained to the contrary thereof in anywise notwithstanding. INTEREST AHD CHARGES FOR MANAGEMENT TO BE PAID Fro:a coNsor:ln ATE FUT: n. 15. And ,be it further enacted*, that all the said annititiez, interest, dividends, and charges for management, which shall become payable in respect of the said sum of 16,c00,00nt, or •any part thereof, which shall have been raised as aforesaid by Exchequer-bills, or annuities, or otherwise under the pro visions of this Act, shall be charged and chargeable upon, and the same is hereby charged upon and made payable out of, the Consolidated Fund of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. 16. And be it further enacted, that so much money shall from time to time be set apart and issued at the receipt of the Exchequer in England, out of the Consolidated Fund of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, to the said cashier or cashiers of the Governor and Company of the Bank of England, as shall be sufficient to satisfy and pay the respective annuities or the interest of the respective Exche quer-bills to be created in respect of the said sum of 16,000,0001., or any part thereof, together with all charges attending the same. RAILWAY COMPANIES IN IRELAND MAY APPLY FOR LOANS UNDER AUTIIORITY OF GENERAL MEETINGS. 17. And be it enacted, that any company authorised, or which shall be hereafter authorised by Act of Parliament, to make a railway in Ireland, on an order of a general meeting of the company, may apply to the Commissioners of the Treasury for a loan under this Act, and any security which shall be given under the provisions of this Act by such com pany, or the directors thereof, for any money advanced or thereafter to be advanced, not exceeding in the whole the amount authorised to be borrowed by an order of a general meeting of the company, shall be valid and effectual, not withstanding any restrictive powers of borrowing contained in the Act or Acts relative to such company. RAILWAY COMMISSIONERS TO REPORT ON WORKS AND CON DITION OF co3trNmEs APPLYING. iS. And be it enacted, that where any company authorised :o make a railway in Ireland shall be desirous of obtaining a loan under this Act, it shall be lawful for the commissioners of railways, by themselves or by such inspector as they shall appoint for that purpose, to examine the works or proposed works of such railway company, and to inquire whether the speedy completion thereof would afford beneficial employ ment for labour, and would be of public advantage, and to inquire into the amount of the money which shall have been expended on such works, and if any part thereof shall have been expended out of money borrowed, then distinguishing the 'part thereof which shall have been expended out cf money borrowed from the part thereof-which shall have been expended out of share capital, and to inquire what amount of capital will be required for the completion of the railway, and whether the railway, if completed, will afford a reasonable prospect of sufficient security for the loan applied for by the company, or for any and what loan under the provisions of this Act, and to inquire into such other particulars in re lation to such works, and the condition thereof, and of the company authorised to make the same, as they, the said commissioners of railways may think fit, and after such ex amination and inquiries shall have been made, the commis sioners of railways shall report the result thereof, together with such observations and recommendations founded there on as they may think proper, to the Commissioners of the Treasury. I°OIvNRS OF RAILWAY COMMISSIONERS EXTENDED TO PRO CEEDINGS UNDER THIS ACT. 19. And be it enacted, that, for the purposes aforesaid, and for all other acts mid proceedings to be done and taken by them respectively under this Act, the said commissioners of railways' and their inspectors shall have all the powers, rights, and authorities, which by the Act of the last session of Parliament, intituled "An Act for constituting Commis sioners of Railways," or by any Act of the present session, or any Act hereafter to be passed concerning the said Com missioners, are or shall be vested in such Commissioners and their inspectors for the purposes of the said Act of the last session of Parliament. EMPOWERING THE • COMMISSIONERS OF 'THE TREASURY TO MAKE ADVANCES UPON THE RAILWAY COMMISSIONERS' REPORTS. 20. And be it enacted, that where it shall appear upon the report of the Commissioners of railways that the speedy completion of the works of any company which shall be desirous of obtaining a loan under this Act, would be of public advantage, and would afford beneficial employment for labour, it shall be lawful for the Commissioners of the Treasury to advance to such company, on the security here inafter mentioned, and subject to the provisions and condi tions hereinafter contained, such sum or sums of money, from time to time, as shall be equal to double the amount of the money which by the report of the Commissioners of rail ways shall at the time of such advance appear to have been properly expended by such company out of share capital, unless the amount of loan which shall be applied for by the company shall be less than such double amount of share capital properly expended, or unless the Commissioners of railways shall report that a sufficient security will only be aftbrded for a less amount than such double amount ; in which case it shall be lawful for the said Commissioners of the Trea sury to advance such sum or sums of money as the company shall apply for, or as the Commissioners of railways shall re commend. EMPOWERING ADVANCES IN SEPARATE SUMS, AND FROM TIME TO TIME. 21. And be it enacted, that subject as aforesaid the ad vances which may be made by the :Commissioners of the Treasury, under the authority of this Act, may be made in separate instalments or sums, at such times and in such manner as the Commissioners of Railways may recommend as most expedient for assisting the progress of the works, and for insuring the due application of the moneys advanced, but so that where any sum shall have been advanced as aforesaid no subsequent advance shall be made until the Commissioners of the Treasury shall have been satisfied by certificate of the Commissioners of Railways that the sum previously advanced has been properly expended. WAGES OF LABOURERS AND WORKMEN TO BE PAID WEEKLY IN MONEY OR LICENSED BANKERS' NOTES PAYABLE ON DEMAND. 22. And be it enacted, that where any monies shall have been advanced to a company as aforesaid the entire amount of the wages earned by or payable to every workman and labourer in respect of any work or labour done in or about the construction of the works of such company, shall be actually ipaid to such workman and labourer in the current coin of the realm (or In notes of the Governor and Company of the Bank of Ireland, or in the notes of any company, or persons 'carrying on the business of a banker and duly licensed, to issue such notes and payable on demand), and not otherwise, and such payment shall be made weekly, and every payment made to any such workman or labourer of or in respect of any such wages by delivering to him goods or otherwise than in such current coin or notes as aforesaid, shall be illegal, null and void, amid in case the whole amount of the wages received by or payable to any such workman or labourer as aforesaid up to and inclusive of the Saturday in every wee Mall not be paid on such Saturday, or on the Monday following, the contractor or company who shall have employed such workman or labourer shall be liable to pay and shall pay to him double the amount of the wages earned, or of so much thereof as shall not have been actually and lawfully paid within the time and in the manner aforesaid, and such double amount may be recovered from the em ployer in the manner by law appointed for the recovery of servants' wages, CONTRACTORS LIABLE FOR NON-PAYMENT OF LABOURERS BY THEIR SUB-COTRACTORs. 23. And be it enacted, that where any moneys shall have been advanced to a company as aforesaid, such company shall take such security from, and make such stipulations with, the persons who shall contract for the execution of the works, or any part thereof, as the Commissioners of Railways 'shall think fit, for the due and regular payment of all work men and labourers employed in or about such works; and every person who shall contract with any such company for the execution of such works, or any part thereof, shall be liable for the due payment to every workman and labourer of his wages as aforesaid, according to the provisions of this Act, notwithstanding that by reason of any sub-contract, or otherwise, he may not be the actual employer of such workman and labourer; and every such workman and la bourer may at his option recover such wages (or where the same shall become due, the double amount thereof as afore said) from such original contractor, or his sub-contractor, or from either of them. DECENT DWELLINGS TO BE PROVIDED FOR WORKMEN, WREN N ECESSARY. 24. And be it further enacted, that where any moneys shall be advanced to a company as aforesaid, it shall be law ful for the Commissioners of Railways, where in their opinion the state of the neighbourhood shall render it necessary for the decent accommodation of workmen and labourers, to re quire that the contractors for the execution of the works of such company shall provide a sufficient number of suitable and decent cottages or dwellings for the workmen and la• bourers employed in the execution of the works; and the erection in a proper manner of the number of cottages or dwellings so required shall be certified by the engineer of such company to the Commissioners of Railways, and to their satisfaction, before the works to be executed by such con tractor shall be commenced ; and such company shall cause proper stipulations for this purpose to be inserted in their contracts accordingly. RAILWAY COMMISSIONERS TO CAUSE WORKS TO BE INSPECTED FROM TIME TO TIME. 25. And be it enacted, that where moneys shall have been advanced to any company as aforesaid, it shall be lawful for the Commissioners of Railways to cause the works of such company, and the proceedings of such company in relation thereto, to be inspected and examined from time to time by such inspectors as they shall appoint for the purpose of ascer taining the due execution of such works, and the amount of money from time to time expender. thereon, and the amount and period of the advances which will from time to time be required, and the means of the company to proceed with the execution thereof, and the compliance on the part of the company and their contractors with the provisions of this Act, and such inspectors shall at the end of every calendar month, or at such other periods or times as the said Com missioners shall direct, make reports as to the progress and condition of such works, and where occasion shall require, shall certify the amount of the money which shall have been expended thereon out of the advances made under the authority of this Act, or out of the share capital, or other wise, and such other particulars as they may think neces sary ; and all the books of account, and other books and mi nutes of the proceedings of such company shall be open to the inspection of the Commissioners of Railways and their inspectors, for the purposes of this Act. PAYMENT OF ADVANCES TO COMPANIES TO BE SECURED BY MORTGAGE ; TO BE REDEEMABLE COMPULSORILY IN NOT LESS THAN THIRTY YEARS FROM THE RAILWAY BEING IN OPERATION. 26. And be it enacted, that where any money shall be ad vanced to a company as aforesaid, the repayment thereof and of all monies which may thereafter be aavanced to the same company under the authority of this Act, with such interest thereon respectively as hereinafter expressed, shall, in addition to any other security by this Act provided, be secured by an assignment by way of mortgage, to be made under the common seal of the company, to such person or, persons as the Commissioners of the Treasury shall oqcorf, all the property and undertaking of such comp Y , a tolls and sums of money to accrue to n such co o m r ptahaivr;epaanyd provision shall be made by such assigmoe f ment of the principal monies therebytsheo uncrteodmotattstshioeueeirisd of such period as shall be appointedbyo the Treasury, not being les s tha n 3 mmissioners of the 3 ears from the time when the railway shall be certified b y ority shall be made railways to be in operation, and such sec subject to such conditions for insuring the due application of the monies advanced and to be advanced as the COMMLi sioners of the Treasury shall think fit. Provided always, that it shall be la wful for the Commissioners of the Treasury from time to time, upon the recommendation of the Commis sioners of Railways, to postpone the period of repayment, find to substitute, in lieu thereof, such longer period or periods for the repayment of the said principal monies, or any part thereof, as they shall think fit, in which case the said secu rity, and all other securities under this Act, shall continue postponed to be valid and effectual in every respect for the period or periods appointed by the Commissioners. also, that_ it shall be lawful for the company, if they shall think fit, to repay the whole or any part of the said principal monies at any time or times sooner than the time appointed by the said security. INTEREST PAYABLE ON MORT G A GES TO COVERF INTEREST GOVERNMENT LOANS AND INCIDENTAL EXPENSES. 27. And be it enacted, that the interest on the advances to be made under this Act shall commence from the date of such advances, and shall be payable half-yearly, on such days as the'Conamissioneers. of the Treasury shall direct, and THE SUN, LONOON, TUSDA E Y VENING, _FEBRUARY 9, 1847. after such a rate as in the judgment of the said Commis sioners would compensate the public for the interest for the time being payable on moneys borrowed on Exchequer. Bills or otherwise, forthe purpose of making advances under this .lei. or fur the- ir.terest which :v. tb:, e.n . rent rae . ou Exclie qu-r Rills, or ;lie torrent cf the piitlic seeritie3, wo u ld have been payable if such money had been borrowed by tho public for making such advances. ORDINARY REMEDIES OF MORTGAGEES TO DE EXElleisED UNDER. THE SECURITIES. 28. And be it enacted that the person or persons to .% horn any such security as aforesaid shall be made shall and may hive and exercise, under the direction of the Commissioners of the Treasury, all such rights and remedies for enforcing the payment of the principal and interest due on such secu rities as tLe mortgagees of the company by whom such securities were given would have had under the Companies' Clauses Consolidation Act, 1815, in case such coirpany were subject to the last-mentioned Act, atid_the securities had been made under the provisions of zilch Act;..and the mortgagees under such mortgages had been empowered to enforce the payment of the arrears of principal and interest due on such mortgages, by the appointment of a receiver, :and such rights and remedies shall be ►n addition to the rights and remedies hereby expressly given. PROVISION FOR PROTECTION OF raior. sionmso ices. 29. And be it enacted, that the security to be given by any railway company for advances to be made to them under the authority of this Act shall be made subject and without prejudice to any mo r t gage or other security previously given by such company to ally person who may have lent them money under the authority of the Act relating to such com pany, and the interest upon such last mentioned securities shall be paid in preference to the interest upon any security given under the authority of this Act. Provided always, that it shall be lawful for the parties holding any securities, to which such priority is given as aforesaid, to give notice to and require such company to pay off the monies due thereon, and such company shall, and they are hereby required, within after the receipt of such notice, to pay off such monies accordingly, and it shall be lawtul for them to appropriate any part of the monies which may have been or may be advanced to them under the au thority of this Act for such purpose : Provided also, that the Commissioners of the Treasury shall have all the same powers of paying off the monies due upon any security to which such priority is given as aforesaid as may be vested in the railway company to whom such advance shall be made. AFTER SECURITY MADE UNDER THE ACT, POWERS OF BOR ROWING NOT TO BE EXERCISED BY THE COMPANY WITH THE CONSENT OF THE COMMISSIONERS. 30. And be it enacted, that after any security shall have been made under the provisions of this Act, and until the whole of the money thereby secured shall have been dis charged, no power of borrowing money, which by the Act incorporating such company, or otherwise shall be vested in such company, shall be exercised without the consent of the Commissioners of she Treasury ; and it hall be lawful for such company, with the consent of the Commissioners of the Treasury, to borrow, on mortgage or bond, in such manner as a company may borrow under the said Companies' Clauses Consolidatiun Act, 1845 (where authorised by the special Act to borrow money on mortgage or bond), such snms of money as may be necessary to pay off the monies owing on the security to be made under this Act, or with such consent as aforesaid to raise such sums of money by creating new shares of the company, according to the pro visions of the said Companies' Clauses Consolidation Act, 1845, with respect to the conversion of borrowed money into capital. Es: rowsunic THE COMMISSIONERS OF TREASURY, IN CASE or INABILITY OF COMPANY TO COMPLETE WOJIKS, ,TO TAKE TO THEM ON BEHALF OF THE PUBLIC, AND TO COM PRETE THE WORKS .) AND SELL THE UNDERTAKING ; AND • UNTIL SALE, TO LEASE THE RAILWAY, OR LIT THE TOLLS. _ 31. And be it enacted, that where, after an advance shall have been made to a company under the authority of this Act, the Commissioners of Railways shall certify to the Com missioners of the Treasury that the works of such company have been suspended, or ceased to be effectually prosecuted for a period of not less than six months, or where default shall have been made by the company for a period of not less than three months after demand shall have been made in writing, in payment of any interest due on such advance, or in repayment of the principal thereof, or of any part thereof, at the time and in the manner by this Act and by the said assignment of mortgage required, it shall be lawful for the Commissioners of the Treasury, if they shall think fit, by notice, to be published in two successive weeks in the Dublin Gazette, to declare their intention to cause the under taking and works of the company to be vested in trustees OR behalf of her Majesty, as from such time as in such adver tisement shall be mentioned, and when such notice shall have been given, from and immediately after the time in such notice mentioned in this behalf ell the railways of such company, and all the works made by or for the use of such company, and all lands, hereditaments, easements, rights, powers, and privileges whatsoever, and the benefit of all contracts, agreements, and proceedings, and all personal estate and effects, and all debts and monies which the said company may have been seised and possessed of, or entitled to, at law or in equity, immediately before the time men tioned in such notice as aforesaid, shall be vested in and' belong W such person or persons as the Commissioners of the Treasury, by any deed by them executed, shall declare, in trust for her Majesty, without any further or other con veyance or assurance, subject only to the payment and per formance of all debts and contracts which may have been lawfully contracted by such company before such notice, and to such provisions as are hereinafter contained for the benefit of the shareholders of such company; and the person or persons in whom such undertaking and works shall be vested in trust for her Majesty, as aforesaid, shall have the same powers for the making and maintaining such railway :and works, and all powers of taking land and other powers auxiliary or in any wise in relation to such undertaking, as were vested in such company. 32. And be it enacted, that where the railway and works of any company shall have become vested in trustees in trust for her Majesty as aforesaid, it shall be lawful for the Com missioners of the Treasury, if the completion of such rail way and works shall be recommended by the Commissioners of Railways, to cause the same to be completed, under the direction of the Commissioners of Railways, and to advance for that purpose such monies as may be re cessary out of the monies which may be disposable under this Act, or out of other monies which may be placed at !heir disposal by. Parliament for this purpose; and when such railway and works shall have been completed as afore said, it shall be lawful for the Commissioners of the Trea sury to sell and dispose of such railway and works, and the undertaking thereof, for such price and subject to such con ditions as the Commissioners of the Treasury may think ad viseable, to any company or persons, and bv deed of assign ment to vest in the purchasers all such railways and works, and all property, real and personal, connected therewith, and all rights, powers, sad privileges hi anywise in relation thereto, which might have been exercised by the company authorised to make and maintain the same in case the same had not been vested in trust fur her Majesty as aforesaid, and subject to fuch and the like restrictions and lia bilities in all respects as such last mentioned com pany would have been subject to in case they had con tinned entitled to such railway, works, and undertaking; and the purchase-money for such railway, works, and under taking shall be applied in payment and satisfaction of all debts and liabilities, if any, which shall be payable thereout and in repayment to the said Commissioners of all advances made by them in respect thereof, together with all arrears of interest thereon, and if any surplus shall remain, it shall be paid and distributed pro rata among the shareholders of the last mentioned company-7 83. And be it enacted, that until such railway and works shall have been disposed of as aforesaid, it shall be lawful for the Commissioners of the Treasury to lease the same in man ner provided by the Railways Clauses' Consolidation Act, 1845, with respect to leasing the railway, and such lease shall have like effect, and shall vest in the lessee, his officers and servants, the same powers and privileges, and subject such lessees, his officers and servants, to the same res trictions and regulations as if the Act by which the company for making such railway was incorporated had au thorised the company to lease the same to any company or personin the manner by the said Railways Clauses' Con solidation Act, 1845, provided, and such company had con tinued possessed of such railway and works, and had made such lease; or it shall be lawful for the Commissioners of the Treasury to let or lease the tolls and rates payable on such. railway or works, or to make and enter into any contract or agreement with any company or persons for working and using such railway and works for such rents or considerations, and with or without covenants for the maintenance and re pair of the railway and works, and subject to such other covenants and conditions as the Commissioners of the Trea sury, with the advice of the Commissioners of Railways may think fit and agree with thb lessees thereof; and any clear annual rent or profit which shall accrue to the commissioners from the railway or works, under any such lease or contract, shall be applied in payment of interest upon all advances made by the commisssioners in respect of such railway, works, or undertaking, and of all lawful debts or obligations, if any, affecting the some, and in accumulating such a sinking fund as shall ba sufficient to provide for the repayment of the principal moneys of such advances at the time or times and in the manner appointed in the security for the same, and the surplus, if any, shall be divided, pro rata among the share holders of the company authorised to make the railway and works. ROVIDING FOR. REPAYMENT OF MONIES RECOVERED UNDER ANY SECURITIES. 34. And be it enacted, that all monies which shall be re paid under any security made under the provisions of this Act, and all monies which shall be paid by purchasers, lessees, and others upon any sale, or in respect of any lease, letting, or contract under the previsions of this Act, shall be paid into the Bank of Ireland to the said " Railway Ad vances or Repayment Account," and such monies, or so much thereof as shall nit under the provisions hereinbefore contained be payable to the shareholders of the com pany. shall from time to time be carried to and form part of the Consolidated Fund of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. RECEIPTS OF TREASURY COMMISSIONERS TO AE SUFFICIENT DISCH A AGES. ___ ..... __.... 35. And be it enacted, that in_ the event of any such sale or lease as aforesaid the receipt of the Commissioners of th . e . Treasury shall be a valid and effectual discharge for a" of pur chase therein specified which shall be paid by chase money or rent, and the purchaser or less cb m ee onies, or be be bound to see to the application of any sulication thereof; answerable for the misapplication or nomnving wa - s;hall not v to be paid and in the event of any surplus under the provisions hereinbefore nv ticie Commissioners of the holders of any railway co l T a to — 'b e paid to the directors of sountained to the share. m shall be divided pro rata among the company, by wt co mpany for the time being entitled Treasury may cause the.satme the shareholders of t to the same, and the receipt of the directors shall be a valid b r e of the commissioners, who shall not b e bound to see to and effectual disc a th g e a pplication of the sum or sums th ere i n . thereof, and shall n o t a " p cc' for the misapplication or n on - app li cat i on be answerable'fled to be received , or any part thereof or of any part thereof. n a 0 1l certificate , s b ec e ur c i h ty ar SECURITIES, &c., EXEMPT FROM STAMP BUTT. nn t ay e ee n )r a , aCtnt this i c e : : A t c ll t lease,a t s h g go i er v a ebonitehuewnrdi with hn r s t ar u h n i y. s m A c e 3 t n 6 , t . a A I n m d a l d n d o e b e c u o i stamp duty. 37. And be it leNnralc7-tßePtill,lltThAjti°4 t c h L e A p tr u s r E p . oses of this Act, the following words and expressions shall have the several meanings hereby assigned to them, unless there be some thing in the context repugnant to such construction ; that is to say, the words " Commissioners of the Treasury " shall mean the Lords Commissioners of her Majesty's Treasury of the United Kingdom of Great Britrin and Ireland for the time being, or any three or more of them. or the Lord High Treasurer of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland icr the time being; the word "person" shall mean and include any body corporate, aggregate, or sole, as well as an individual; any word importing the singular number only shall extend to and include several persons or things as well as one person or thing; and any word importing the plural n'imber shall extend to and include one person or thing. as well as several persons or things respectively; and any word importing the masculine gender only shall mean and include a female as well as a male. ACT MAY BE REPEALED OR ALTERED IN THIS SESSION. 38. And be it enacted, that this Act may be repealed or altered in the present session. _ The Archbishop of Canterbnry . had an intervis Best s day, with Earl Grey, at the Colonial-office. t