The Sun. — London, England, 1847-05-20 00:00:00

irourti)Vbition VIP OFFICE, Seven o' Clock. EPSOM RACES. (THIS DAY-BY EXPRESS.) (Continued from our Afternoon Edition.) The COMAN STAKES of 5 sovs. each, with 35 added ; three yrs old, 6st 71b; four, Bst 71b; five, Bst 121 b ; six and aged, 9st llb ; mares and geldings, and horses which have run in either of the preceding races, al loy red 31b; the winner to be sold for 150 sovs. Heats, on. mile. Icicle Maid of Saragossa 1 1 2 2 - -- REIG-ISTRY of BIRTHS and DEATHS DURING THE WEEK ENDING MAY 15. Deatl is registered in the week. Births registered in the week. 8131,38 _ ••• 512 Males ..• ... ... 668 Fe, pales _ ..• 466 Females ••• ... 659 Total Total ... 1,327 NAMUR AND LIEGE RAILWAY. (THIS DAY.) Thes second annual meeting of the proprietors in this rail way took place this day, at twelve o'clock, in the London Ta vern, BishopagAte-street. The chair was taken by Andrew Spott iswoode, Esq., President of the company. The Secretary havin g read the advertisement convening the meeting, the report was read, which was a very lengthy document, and relatec 1 principally to descriptions of the works and cuttings carriecl on on the main line and its branches. It was stated , that between the bridge over the Meuse at Hemalle and the Pont du Val Benoit, on the right bank of the river, the greater part of the land has • been acquired, and that the works were proceeding rapic lly. A similar statement was also made respecting the line 'la etween Namur and Hey, which comprises a distance of eight , ?.en miles and a quarter. The construction of the bridge over the Meuse at Hemalle is also actively progressing. This bride ;e will consist of five segmental arches, 82 feet in span, with a versed line of 10 feet. The directors had not been able to hopen any part of the line as yet, but they hoped soon to be enabled to do so. A. discussion arose as to the forfeiture of the line, in csnsequence of tbe works being incompleted; but the dire :tors assured the compttuy no such advantage would be taken of them, for, in the first place, the delay in the com • pleti on of the works was occasioned by the Government them selve ; and, in the second, it was too much the interest of the Belg ian Government that the line should be made. it was also stated that the directors were willing to pay five per cent. on the remainder of the capital to 'be paid up. The resolutions adopting the reporr were unanimously adopted, and a vote of thanks having been passed to the Chairman the meeting separated. RAILWAY COMMITTEES. (THIS DAY.) HOUSE OF LORDS. That Earl of Shaftesbury, Chairman of Committees, took his seat at three o'clock this afternoon, and, after investigating the objects of the under-mentioned unopposed Bills, declared that the preamble of each had been proved : Hartlepool West Harbour and Dock Extension. Glasgow, Dumfries, and Carlisle Railway, and Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock, and Ayr Railway (No. 2). Caledonian Railway (Branches from the Clydesdale Junc tion Railway to the Douglas and Lesmahagow Mineral Fields, and to Stratbaven). Caledonian (Extension of the Motherwell Branch of the Clydesdale Junctioo to Auchinheath Mineral Field, with Branches to the Wishaw and Coltness, Canderside, and Hamilton). Caledonian (Branches to Wilsontown, Fauldhouse, Biggar, and Broughton). Eastern Union and Hadleigh Junction (Sale to the Eastern Union Railway Company). The following preambles of private Bills were also de clared to be proved : Wyndham's Estate. Mylne's (or M'Nabb's) Estate. Bolton Improvement. Shipowners' Towing Company. Bingley Gas. HOUSE OF COMMONS. GROUP IV. 6N COUNTIES (STATION EXTIIN. SION AT STIZA.TFORD). The Compittee (Viscount Castlereagh, chairman), were engaged all" the morning adjusting clauses in, this Bill. The clauses having been agreed to, and the preamble passed and ordered to be reported to the House, the Com mittee adjourned to the 7th of June. GROUP VI. WILTS, SOMERSET, AND WETMOUTII AMENDMENT (No. XX). Thu Commktco raGt this morning at twelve; Mr. Deedea in the chair. The first witness called was Mr. W. Dennison, carr)l. 4; ‘,.., the business of a butcher at Portsmouth. He was purveyor to her Majesty's dockyards at Portsmouth. He was in the habit of killing about forty beasts and a large number of sheep weekly. The market of Salisbury was the one which he considered most preferable for the purchase of cattle. He purchased nearly all his stock at that market. Mr. Sergeant Mintrity appeared for the Earl of Pembroke and other landowners against the Bill. His cross-examina tion of this witness was abruptly terminated by the Chairman stating that his line of evidence was of the most singular and extraordinary nature for a Railway Committee. Mr. J. Knight was then called, who stated that if a railway were made he would not use it. He would not send his forward ewes or lambs upon any line of railway. The CHAIRMAN said this was really the most anti-rail road evidence that the Committee had yet heard, and hoped that the time of the Committee world not be wasted by further evidence of that nature. Mr. Jennings was called on to show that there was not sufficient traffic between the west and soutk-eastern parts of England to warrant the construction of a railway. Mr. T. Chedder, clerk to the poor-law union at Tisbury, stated that an unbroken connexion between Tisbury and Shaftesbury and the clothing districts of the north would be of great service to the districts. Sir. W. Squire, actuary of the savings' bank at Shaftes bury, gave evidence to the effect of the people of Shaftesbury being in favour of the line of the Great Western Railway, as opposed to that of the South-Western Company. Mr. Kymes, grocer, at Shaftesbury, was called, with a view of showing- the traffic which existed between Bristol and Shaftesbury, and the importance of an unbroken line between those places. Mr. Dewey, butter-dealer and malster, of Salisbury ; Mr. White, butter-dealer, of Portsea, Mr. Mealing, dealer in poultry, and also residing at Portsea ; gave evidence as to the importance of the market at Salisbury. Mr. Fisher, draper, of Blandford, thought it important to the interests of that town that there should be a line on an un broken gauge between Bristol and Blandford. Other evidence of a similar nature was adduced, and the Committee then adjourned till twelve o'clock to-morrow. GROUP XV. The Committee met this morning at twelve o'clock. ROYSTON* AND WARE. Mr_ JAMES opened on behalf of the Eastern Counties Corn- I t any's project tor forming a line between Royston and Ware, and stated that beside the necessity for a line bet ween th e two places, it was peculiarly necessary as completing a chain of communication through a large district. lie had no ob jection to a Bill for amalgomation, as, in the event of the other preambles being passed, the company would of neces sity be compelled to transfer a great portion of their traffic either to the Hitchin and Royston line, or to the Direct Northern Company. After some inquiries from the Chairman respecting the several interests of the different parties the room was cleared, and on the re-admission of the parties, The Committee declared that the preamble of the Bill had been proved, and thus, with the Bill passed the other day for the line to Foxton, the Eastern Counties have obtained their loop from Royston to Shelford. The clauses were then gone through, and the Bill was ordered to be reported. GROUP XVII. - - -- The Committee on this group re-assembled this morning at the usual hwur in Room 11; Sir James Buller East in the chair. GREAT NORTHERN (DEVIATIO NS BETWEEN LONDON AND G: The clauses on the deviation from Peterborough to Gran tham were, after some alterations, amendments, and addi- tions, agreed to. The clause proposed by the Ambergate Company was re. ferred, a slight alteration having been made in it. The Committee then adjourned till to• morrow. GROUP XVIII. aLOIICTSTERII.IVD STONZHOVSE BRANCH. This Committee on this group met this morning shortly after twelve o'clock; the Earl of Lincoln in the chair. Mr. HlLDvaan stated, that although the Bristol and Glou cester Company felt that they were making a hard bargain, in consenting to make a payment to the Great Western Com pany after 'they had laid down a line of their own, yet as they felt they had no alternative, they had acceded to the suggestion of the Committee. In acceding to this proposition, how ever, the directors, acting under the advice of Mr. Robert Stephenson, who of course governed them on such points as these, they f e lt en titl e d t o d e duct from their payment the Su m it ;va sWhichultimately the Great Western would save in wear and tear. agreed that the clauses which had been prepared, s h ou l d be sub m itt e d t o th e cou nsel for the latter company, and that, in the meantime, the case of the oppos ing landowners should be taken. Mr. HELPS having a right t o sum up a f ter t h e d ec i s i on o f the two comp an i es , Mr. Hall, a land agent and surveyor, was then called to show the way in w hi ch the property of Mr. Nibl e tt, a gen tleman who is now anoi:lititbe fleeted. Th e estate of that rlle 7 and w h o has been high sheriff for the county, w wintleman a ring fenc was repre e. sented to b e a very fine one, and almost thout proffer th a t t b Mr. HILDTARD here interposed with a e Midland Company would bind themselve s by a claus e not to go to their limits of deviation. The Noble CHAIRMAN, whose suggestions throughout the inquiry have fiequ entl y been of admirable servi ce in clear ing the:way, inquired on what principle the Midland C orn . paay intended to proceed in laying down the narrow guage line? To which Mr. lin.DvAan replied, that it was proposed to widen the embankment o f the present Great Western line. Mr. Brunel stated, that if this were to be done the Mid land Company would have to pull down all their bridges. Mr. Hall said, that if there was to b e a se p arate embank mentthe narrow guage line would come much nearer than it otherwinte would do to Mr. Niblett's house. The line, as now laid down, would come within a trifle less than two hundred yards. At present the approach to the house was across the line upon a level, and of course the inconvenience of crossing two lines would be greater than that crosing one. Mr. Hdps then continued his examination on the way in which the line would affect the city of Gloucester, particularly in crossing Ban ton- street, a very considerable thoroughfare on the level, and indeed witness believed that the proposed line could not be made at all unless the loop was also granted, as at present it cut off a considerable suburb of Gloucester, which at the present time is populous, and which has lately beep made an ecclesiastical district. Mr. HILDYARD then examined generally upon a supposed arrangement between Mr. Niblett and the Midland Company, but it was shown that the conversations had been understood to be without prejudice. Mr. Edmar, a trustee of the Gloucester and Strcud group of roads, stated that the traffic on the roads to be traversed by the railway was very considerable, and that the tolls on those roads were generally let at an annual rental of 650/. the interest of which would be destroyed if the Bill were to be granted. Mr. Jones who holds a cons iderable quantity of land tinder Lord Sidmouth and other proprietors, and who is asurveyor for part of these roads , st ated that there was a fair of two days length held annually in Barton-street and its neigh bourhood, and in Glo ucester, at which there was a consi derable concourse of people. There , were, besides, two statute or highway fairs, and at the period when they were held there must, of necessity, be considerable delay, if not danger. On re-examination, Mr. Jones stated that he was un aware that there were several crossings in towns, but could not deny that there were two crossings on the level in Southampton, or that there were others in Canterbury, Bir mingham, and other important places. Some other witnesses were examined to show the disad vantage that would be suffered by the crossings on the level at Gloucester, and this closed the case of the landowners, after which the Committee adjourned. The decision cannot be given until the report of the Rail way Commissioners is received, and the time when that will be made is at present uncertain. THE SUN, LONDON, THUR'SDAY: EVENING, MAY 20, 1847 GROUP XX. The Select Committee appointed to consider the Bills comprised in this group ,re-assembled at the usual hour this morning; Mr. Goulbum in the chair. OXPOR.D, WORCESTER, AND WOLVER- HAMPTON (CHELTENHAM AND EVE SHAM LINES). Mr. MELLOR was engaged the whole of the morning in addressing the Committee on behalf of Mr. Rudge, an oppos ing landholder. Mr. WHEATLEY replied, and the Committee adjourned. GROUP XXI. The Committee met at the usual hour this morning ; Sir James Graham in the chair. ItntilarNGHAPC, WOLVERHAMPTON, AND STOVE VALLEY (No. X). BIRMINGHAM, WOLVERHAMPNON, AND STOUR VELI.I.LEY (No. II). The Committee was occupied nearly the whole of the day in going through the clauses of these Bills. The whole of the clauses were agreed to, and the Chair man was instructed to report the Bills accordingly to the House. This closed the labours of the Committee. GROUP XXV. MA.NCEESTER, BUXTON, AND VIATLOCE. AND MIDLANDS (JUNCT ON AND DEVI ATIO)ZS). The Committee met, at the usual hour, in Room 13, but in consequence of the report of the Railway Board not being received, The Committee adjourned till the 2d June. GROUP XXVI. The Committee on this group re-a.csembled this morning in room 12, at two o'clock, to resume the consideration of the DERBYSHIRE, STAITORDSHIRE, AND WORCESTERSHIRE JUNCTION, and they shortly afterwards adjourned till three o'clock to morrow. GROUP XXVII. The Committee in this Group, Mr. Cardwell (chairman), were engaged all the morning arranging clauses in The Eastern Counties Railway (Wisbeach to Spalding). The Great Northern Railway (Branches to King's Lynn). The Boston, Stamford, and Birmingham (Wisbeach to Sut • ton• bridge). The clauses having been agreed to, and all the business of the Group disposed ot; the Committee broke up. GROUP XXIX. MIDLANDS (BRANCH TO BRAYPORD MERE). The Committee met at twelve o'clock. There being no opposition to the branch, evidence was gone into p,o forma, and the preamble was declared to be proved. The Committee then proceeded with the clauses. GROUP XXXIII. The Committee met this morning at twelve. GREAT NORTHERN (EXTENSIONS TO LEEDS AND WI:U=I'IEL?), DEVIII TIONS, &c.) The proceedings commenced by Mr. TALBOT, who claimed (and argued his claim at considerable length) to be beard on behalf of the London and North-Western Company, against the proposed extensions of the Great Northern Railway to Leeds and to Wakefield. Mr. M. CHAMBERS appeared as the counsel for Lord Mex borough, and consented, on the part of his Lordship, to with draw the opposition to the Bill, provided in case of the passing of the Great Northern Railway Bill, that that company should consent to the terms of the agreement entered into between the Leeds and Dewsbury Railway Company and his Lordship. Mr. Sergeant WRANGHAM contended that Mr. Talbot had no right to appear on the part of the North-Western Com pany, there being no petition of that company referred to the Committee. With respect to the arrangement between th. T....ds and 11....h. n , mxit..,.. 7 with Loiti Mexborough, he could only say that he was at present perfectly ignorant of the nature of those arrangements, but he could venture to say, on the part of his clients, that they were perfectly ready to make arrangements that might be considered fair and rea sonable to the parties immediately concerned. Mr. TALBOT, in reply, said that, although by the general rule he admitted that he could not appear without a petition, yet, under the peculiar circumstances of the case he was in titled to appear, there not having been sufficient time to pm pare a petition to the House since the decision of the Com mittee on Saturday last, as to the course they proposed to take with respect to the Bills before them. The room was then ordered to be cleared. The Committee deliberated, and upon the parties being called in, The CHAIR3LIX said, the Committee are of opinion that the objection taken by Mr. Talbot is a good one, and must prevail. The Leeds and Dewsbury Railway having sold themselves to the London and North Western Company, and the Committee having proceeded, ever since they were made aware of that fact, upon the assumption that the London and North Western parties were really before them, the Com mittee do not think that they can allow the Leeds and Dews bury Railway to turn round and repudiate the London and North Western Company, and stand in an independent posi tion ; they think the objection, therefore, a valid one. Mr. Sergeant WILKINS then claimed to be heard on behalf of the Manchester and Leeds Railway, as against the Mid land Counties scheme. Mr. TEMPLE objected to such a course. Mr. Sergeant WILKiNs replied; and the Committee again ordered the room to ba clearod. Upon the pasties being recalled, the Committee decided that they were of opinion that the preamble of the LEEDS CENTRAL STATION BILL was proved, and that the preambles of the remaining Bills referred to the Committee were not proved, viz., the Leeds, Dewsbury, and Manchester (Extension to Water ford, &c.) Leeds, Wakefield, and Midland Junction Railway. Great Northern (Extension to Leeds and Wakefield, &c., and. Deviation). The Committee then adjourned until Tuesnay week, when it is proposed to proceed with the clauses of the Leeds Central Railway Station Bill. GROUP XXXV. EAST MANCASIMIE DEVIATIONS (RAW— STENST.AI.I. COAL EILANCH). The Committee met this morning, Mr. Fitzroy in the chair, when they first took the Rawstenstall Branch, which is merely a short extension, of ten chains long, of the East Lancashire line, to enable the directors to get at certain va luable beds of coal. There was no opposition to the Bill. GROUP XXXVI. The Committee on this group re-assembled to-day at the usual hour, in Roem 14 ; Mr. Roebuck in the chair. MANCHESTER AND SOUTHPORT AND BRANCHES. The decision on this line has been postponed till the report from the Railway Board be received. EAST LANCASHIRE (SOUTHPORT BRANCH AND PRESTON EXTENSION). --- Mr. Meek, C.E., was examined as to the engineering works required on the line. Mr. Nicholson, the director of the company was also exa mined in favour of the line. Mr. Part, solicitor, was examined in opposition. The decision in this case was also postponed. ST. HELEN'S CANAL AND RAILWAY (WAR RINGTON AND BLACKBURN BRANCHES. Mr. Sergeant WRANGHA3t opened the case on behalf of the promoters of this line. Several witnesses were examined for the line. The eese of the opposition will be gone into to-morrow. The Committee adjourned till tu-inuiiow, at the usual hour. GROUP XXXIX. This Committee met at the usual hour this morning; Lord Charles Wellesley in the chair. LEEDS AND TECXI3.SX. (LEEDS, DURHAM, AND NEWCASTLE EXTENSION). Mr. BAYNES opened the case for the promoters of this ex tensive scheme, which is brought forward for the purpose of forming a competing line to the existing York and Newcastle Railway. The line would commence in junction with the existing Leeds and Thirsk Railway at Ripon, pass through Northallerton, Yarm, Durham, and thence on to Newcastle, forming a shorter and more direct communication between Leeds and these several towns. The line was opposed by the York and Newcastle Com pany, and several shareholders. The remainder of the day was occupied with the general i ev id enc e uually adduced n favour of new lines. Th e Committee then adjourned at four till twelve to morrow. GROUP XLIV. The Committee met this morning at twelve; Mr. B. Daw son in the chair. DUNDEE AND PERTH (ALTERATION AND EXTENSION, AND INCHTURE, POLGU RIE, AND INCHNIICHAEL BRANCHES). The preamble of this Bill being unopposed, was, after a formal examination of Mr. Thorns, declared proved. The clauses were then read and agreed to. A clause being in serted, giving the Perth Harbour Commissioners a dispensing Power over the swi ng b r id ge p r oposed by the ralway com pany ove r th e r i ver, D Bi e this usmorn' th ll claes read. The Com • U the N D E E of P.w a Commissioners made on this mg, and th e p ream bl e was d ec l ared proved, and Committee then d' d • a journe till eleven to-morrow. This Committee mettitliti9lTP XLV. oc w eeded to take I r a day in Room 16, Sir Dennis le Marchant chairman,aanisTaL of the and the mniNnurt.Gla the com- DREW'S AND NM":77l:l4l.lMilial (ST. AN- Traffic evidence was taken in favou l , the formal proofs were put in. rtiy the tne promoters.seocretthaer y of . called witne , ses to prove the pany. Tnis closed the case f Mr. WILLTELY, QC., addressed the Committee for a Mr. ‘ : E1 13111 were sanctioned. injuryll o t t . o :) h i. a i s y d p rruo property tayn ifd tthlii Mr. Ross then opened for the Capon-road trustee s , w h o were also petitions ag ainst the Bill. The Committee then broke up. GROUP XLVI. NORTH BRITISH RAILWAY (No. I). The Committee met at the usual hour, Mr. Sotheran chairman. The CHAIRMAN stated the House would adjourn to-mor row, but that it was the intention of the Committee to sit upon that day, and also that after that day the Committee would not meet again until Tuesday week. The cross-examination of Mr. Miller was then resumed by Mr. Sergeant BELLASIS—The proposed line would take about ten acres of the property of Mr. Miller. The water courses made for the purposes of irrigation were not shown upon the Parliamentary sections. In such parts where the railway would pass below the level of the water courses, there would be no tifficulty in carrying the water across the line by means of a syphon ; ample provision was made for these expenses, under the head of contingencies. The radius of the curve at the part in question of the railway was ten chains. The railway would cross upon the level over several of the roads in the neigh bourhood of Mr. Miller's property. Upon the roads pro posed to be crossed on Mr. Miller's property, there was a considerable traffic, chiefly among Mr. Miller's tenants, who were very numerous. He did not anticipate any objection from crossing the roads on the proposed plan. The North British crossed many of the roads by the same mode. Application was then made on the part of the Leith and Granton Railway Company, to cross-examine the witness. After some discussion upon the question' of their locus standi, the room was ordered to be cleared, and the Committee decided that they should not be allowed to be heard. Mr. Merrit, chairman of the Chamber of Commerce at Leith, gave favourable evidence of a similar nature. Mr. Wilson, banker, of Kelso, also gave evidence to the same effect. _ This closed the case on behalf of the promoters. Mr. Sergeant BELLARIS then addressed the Committee on behalf of Mr. Miller, and contended that a better line could have been found, and one which would not at all have inter fered with the property of his client. At the conclusion of his address, The Committee adjourned till twelve to-morrow. _ GROUP XLVII. This Committee met to-day at three o'clock ; the Hon. Elliot Yorke in the chair. AIRDRIE AND RATEIGATE JUNCTION (AMENDMENT AND DEVIATION.) The report of the Railway Commissioners on this Bill having been received to-day, on the meeting of the Com mittee the preamble of the Bill was declared to be proved, and the clauses of the Bill gone through and agreed to. This terminated the business of the group. GROUP XLVIII. This Committee met to-day at twelve o'clock ; Lord Courtenay in the chair. GLASGOW. AIRDRIE, AND IVIONHLANDS JUNCTION (COVITLAIRS CENTRAL JIINC• =ON AND CARDITI. BRANCHES). The case in opposition to this Bill was resumed. Mr. N. Robson was re-called, and cross-examined on behalf of the Bill. The object was to show that Mr. Walker's line would not accommodate the through traffic so well as the Cen tral Junction proposed. This closed the case for the corporation against the Bill. Mr. Johnston, C.E., was examined, with the object of showing that Mr. Dixon's works, in Tradeston, would be considerably injured by the proposed line of railway, which passed under his tramroads, and altered their gradients very much. Mr. N. Robson corroborated the evidence of the previous witness. Mr. Mann, manager of Mr. Dixon's works, deposed as to the damage the intersection would do to the works, in sup port of the previous evidence. Mr. Errington, C.E., followed to a similar effect. This closed Mr. Dixon's case. Mr. AUSTIN replied on behalf of the Corporation of Glasgow. The Committee then adjourned till to-morrow at twelve o'clock. GROUP XLIX. EDINDURGH AND GLASGOW. This Committee met this morning, but atter waiting two hours for the Railway Commissioners R'.port, and finding that it was not forthcoming, adjourned till the Ist June. COMMITTEES on PRIVATE BILLS. LIVERPOOL CORPORATION WATERWORKS BILL. The Committee assembled this morning at twelve, in Room 35, and were occupied with evidence on the above Bill, after which they adjourned. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT (THIS EVENING.) HOUSE OF LORDS. The Earl of SHAFTESBURY took his seat on the Woo . sack at five o'clock. .. SUNDAY TRAINS ON RAILWAYS. The Bishop of HEREFORD presented several peti• tions against the running of trains upon Sundays. Ordered to lie on the tabled - NORTH KENT AND MID-KENT LINE. On the motion that the Liskeard and Caradon Rail way Bill be read a second time, as also the South- Eastern Railway (North Kent Line) Bill, the South- Eastern Railway (Strood to Maidstone) Bill, and the South-Eastern Railway (Mid-Kent and Direct Tun bridge) Bill, The Duke of WELLINGTON said, that these Bills sought to give fresh powers to the South- Eastern Company. He was anxious that all these railways should be rendered as useful as pos sible, and that every measure should be adopted which could give the Government a knowledge of what was being transacted. It was obvious that it would be a very great object to the county of Kent and the town of Dover to bring them into such a close approximation with the metropolis. He would move that the Bill be referred to the Railway Commissioners. Lord BROUGHAM said that he was extremely glad that his Noble Friend had taken this subject into his hands. It well became bis Noble Friend, because it had been his constant recommendation to Parliament that more care should be taken of these railway schemes. He (Lord Brougham) was always of opinion that much more attention and care should be bestowed on these railway schemes, and he would propose that the Bills should be referred to a Select Committee. The Earl of RADNOR said that it appeared very strange that those gentlemen who now opposed the Bill were the very parties that got up the opposition to these Bills. No less than a million had been expended upon the line to Folkstone. Lord BROUGHAM said be wished to be understood as not referring to any petitions on the matter. Earl FITZ WILLIAM said, that ten or twelve years ago he had suggested that Government should have powers to exercise a certain degree of control over rail ways, in fact, that the whole subject should be taken into the hands of Government, and he was of that opinion still. The Duke of WELLINGTON said that he had thought it necessary to call the attention of their Lord ships to this question. He entirely concurred with his Noble Friend (Earl Fitzwilliam) that the subject of railways should be under the control of Government. Lord REDESDALE said that he thought it of great importance that the present Bill should be brought before the Howe. It would be impossible to pass these Bill before next session, as the matter stood at pre sent, and yet there were no Bills offgreater importance on the railway question, and, if possible, the Bill ought to be got through this session. The Bills were then ordered to be referred to a Select Committee. FACTORIES BILL. The Earl of CLARENDON present©d a petition from Halifax against the Factories Bill. REPORTS. The Marquis of LANSDOWNE laid the second report from the Relief Commissioners in Ireland, the report of the Commissioners on Lunatic Asylums (Ire land) for 1846, and other reports, on their Lordships table. The NOBLE MARQUIS also moved, that the House, at its rising, do adjourn till Friday week. CLERGY OFFENCES BILL. Lord CAMPBELL moved the second reading of the Clergy Offences Bill. The Bishop of LONDON, who was but indistinctly heard in the gallery, said that alteration in the existing law was allowed on all hands to be absolutely necessary. He himself submitted a Bill last session, to persons who were well acquainted with the state of the law eccle siastical and common which was intended to effect some of these alterations. The Bill of this year referred those cases of offences in the doctrines and opinions of the clergy to the usual the ancient court where those sat on the bench who were acquainted with the eccle siastical and the common law. It proposed likewise an alteration in the trial of a clergyman before the bishop. Hitherto that had been conducted without the intervention of a jury. Now, bowevet, there was a eonstitutod and organised body in the Church, the canons, and canons residentary, including the archdeacons; and in case there should be no canons residentiary, the rural deans, who should be a jury, with power to the accused of challenging two of the jury, and likewise the next two that should be appointed in room of these by the Bishop. The Bill, likewise, provided against the suspension of accusations over a clergyman's head for a length of time,—it provided that no person should have power to prefer a charge against a clergyman after fire years subsequent to the alleged occurrence, except the bishop. He had stated to their Lordships his views with regard to this Bill. It um not so arbitrary as the measure under which the clergy now laid, for, under the old law, they might be brought to the bar of the court without any assistance from either their brethren or counsel. They might be now brought before the Court assisted by their brethern who would naturally be inclined to protect them, and by experienced lawyers. He would attend as far as was consistent with the main principle of the Bill to any suggestion for its alteration. There was nothing in the Bill contrary to the spirit or constitution of the Church or clergy, or to the principles of justice, either civil or ecclesiastical. He only desired to give to the clergy that protection which the law as it now stood did not give. _ . - Lord BROUGHAM (who was nearly inaudible) was not prepared to deny that some such measure as the one proposed by the Right Rev. Prelate was necessary. Cases of the most scandalous description had come before him in the Court of Queen's Bench which would have come completely under the operation of this law. He was, however, far from saying that the whole of this measure ought to be carried into effect,and he wished shortly to state two objectionable points to which he wished to direct the attention of their Lordships. The deputies might be chosen by the Crown, and indeed there was nothing to limit the choice of them ; but, in the first place, such a court was not a regular, constant, or permanent Court, and it could only meet as a distinct court every time any offence was committed. " w r:e a r t e u w e ' u ir .t e ici s u o i me provisions to which he 0001 d not give• i s rsiih a gne : ht l 4, h 3t ectsoocioocitnih;rna challenge : w a i t would ad t b hl e .e )a., would xious that then the be dill b les to ul see d render al alterations t c o l ss possible could a certainly was, however, of opinioneutclhataiostnnt's'hketeo. clauseth l e n B tact, iglli giving n h b g e e The Big ioi , of „.„__ so defective. Az-LilEit said that when the Ecclesi- astical Court was originally constituted, it was in tended to be strictly and purely a court of appeal in ecclesiastical matters. It was not a matter of blame to those that sat in the other law courts that they should be incompetent to adjudicate upon ecclesi astical matters when they had not received the necessary education upon ecclesiastical subjects. The Act of Henry the Eighth, giving power to the law courts to deal with ecclesiastical ques tions was opposed to the spirit of the constitution. He rejoiced in the hope of his Noble and Learned Friend applying his strong and powerful mind to amending the Bill. But he thought that to leave the doctrines of the Church of England to the decision of a single mind was injudicious and impracticable, and was of opinion that a court of divines should be appointed to try cases of this sort, and decide what the doctrines of the Church of England were Any measure to be passed ought to be an effective mea sure. The Bishops were under a strict law of discipline. They were tried by the Archbishop, with six Bishops as assessors. The LORD CHANCELLOR said he could not feel very confident of the result of the measure which had just been brought in. A measure which had been brought in by himself, with the consent of one of the Right Reverend Prelates on the front bench (London), but it was thrown out because of the opposition of the Right Rev. Prelate who had spoken last. It seemed, however, that all parties now agreed, and that Right Rev. Prelate with them, to com plain of those bad effects which that measure was in tended to remedy. (LEFT SPEAKING.) HOUSE OF COMMONS. The SPEAKER took the Chair shortly after Four o'clock. THIRD READINGS. The following Bills were read a third time and passed:—Belfast Port and Harbour; Birkenhead Com missioners Dock:Acts Amendment (Construction of New Docks and Alteration of Culvert); Dublin Consumers' Gas; Duffryn, Llynvi , and Perth Cawl and Llynvi Val ley, Gas and Water; Railways Amalgama tion ; Glasgow, Dumfries, and Carlisle Railway , sle y ß i a t i a l i w lw ay a - , y a (N nd o. G 4 l ) a ; sg l o n w ve , r P ne a s i s sley, Kilmarnock, London Sewage Chemical Manure; M`Leod's (Dalkeith Glebe) Estate; Runcorn Gas; Ryde Improvement. On the motion of Mr. WYSE, the third readings of the following Bills were postponed :—The Waterford Road Bill, and the Waterford, Wexford, Wicklow, and Dublin Railway (No. 1) Bill. REPORTS. The following reports were brought up:— Aberdeen Harbour. Ambergate, Nottingham, and Boston and Eastern Junc tion Railway (Alteration of Line and Branches to Nottingham). Ayr Harbour. Aj rshire Roads. Caledonian Railway (Branches to Canonbie, &c.) Caledonian Railway (Lease of part of Glasgow, Dumfries, and Carlisle Railway). Coventry, Banbury, and Oxford Junction Railway. East Lincolnshire Railway (Louth Navigation Pur chase). East Lincolnshire Railway (Branch from Louth to Lin coln). Glasgow and Shotts Road. _ _ _ Liverpool, Crosby, and Southport Railway and Branch. London and South Western Railway (Andover to the Bishopstoke and Salisbury Branch, &c.) Mac Duff Harbour. Metropolitan Sewage Manure. National Mercantile Life Assurance Society. Newport, Abergavenny, and Hereford Railway De viations. Newport, Abergavenny, and Hereford Railway (Exten sion to Taff Vale Railway). North Staffordshire Railpray (alterations and branches.) North Staffordshire Railway (Churnet Valley Line and Trent Valley Railway Junction). Portsmouth Paving, Lighting, and Improving. Regent's Canal Company (Paddington and Limehouse Railway and Branch). Sandwich Haven. Sunderland Improvement, Markets, and Bridge. Swansea Docks. Warkworth Harbour. West Cornwall Railway. Weymouth and Melcombe Regis Harbour and Bridge Trusts. The reports on the following Bills were considered and agreed to : Kingsnorton, Northfield, &c., Rates. Lynn and Ely Railway (Deviation and Lynn Docks). LORDS" AMENDMENTS. On the motion of Mr. R. SPOONER, the Lords' Amendments to the Newmarket and Chesterfield Rail- way (Extension to Thetford) Bill were agreed to. EDUCATION. Mr. THORNELY presented petitions from Wolver. hampton, praying that in any grant for the purposes of education, the Roman Catholics might be included. HEALTH OF TOWNS. Petitions were presented in favour of the Health of Towns Bill from Hull, Leeds, places in Cornwall, and Warrington; TRUCK SYSTEM—COAL MINES. Mr. T. DUNCOMBE presented a petition from the coal. miners of England and Wales, complaining of the .truck system, and praying for the appointment of Go vernment inspectors. POOR-LAW BILL. Mr. HENLEY presented petitions from Henley-on- Thames and Warwick praying for the amendment of the Poor-law Bill of last year. REPORTS ON RAILWAY BILLS 4 Mr. GREENE moved that the report on the . Paisley, Barrhead, and Hurlet Railway Bill be taken into con sideration this day, notwithstanding that the breviate of the Bill, as amended in Committee, has not been laid on the table the day previously. Also, that the report on the Paisley and Renfrew Railway (Sale and Improve ment) Bill, be taken into consideration this day, not withstanding that the breviate of the Bill, as amended in Committee, has not been laid on the table the day previously.—Agreed to. ANATOMY ACT. Mr. FERRAND presented a petition from numerous working tradespeople in the town of Leeds, complain ing that the provisions of the An a t omy A ct were not carried out, and that the inspector did not send annual returns to the Houses of Parliament as he was bound to do. The petitioners prayed for an investigation into the provisions of the Act. RAILWAYS BILL. The order of the day for the second reading of the Railways Bill was discharged. AGRICULTURAL TENURE. Mr. PUSEY presented several petiti o n s f rom diff e r enk parts of the country praying for an improvement in the law of agricultural tenure. REPORTS ON PRIVATE BILLS. Mr. GISBORNE gave noticethat,atthe time of private business, at the first meeting of the House after the holidays, he should move that it was not expedient that reports upon private Bills should be further consi dered in that House. PAROCHIAL RATING-. An HoN. MENBEn. (whose name we could not learn) presented a petition from an union in the county of Buckingham, praying that a system of union rating should be substituted for the present system of paro. chial relief. NOTICES OF MOTION. Mr. FERRAND begged leave to give notice that to morrow night he should ask the Secretary for the Home Department, if any inquiry was to be instituted into the truth of a report now circulated in Sheffield, that the body of John Darby, an inmate of the union workhouse there, who died on the 10th of Dec., had been cut up into quarters, and sold for 9s. a quarter, and that the Governor had refused to the friends of the deceased any inspection of the books or any information. Also, whether, on the 19th of February, five weeks after the death, a coffin, purporting to contain the body of John Darby, was interred in the church of the district. Mr. ENVART gave notice that to-morrow he should present a petition from the inhabitants of Newcastle, in New South \Vales, against the present system of trans portation to that colony; and also that on Tuesday after the holidays he should move for an inquiry into the salt monopoly in India. SCOTCH REGISTRATION. Mr. MACKENZIE gave notice that, on the order of the day for going into Committee upon the Bill regu lating the registration of births, deaths, and marriages, in Scotland, he should more that it be read that day six months. Mr. HUME gave notice that to-morrow he should ask her Majesty's Government if they had any objection to lay upon the table of the House the instructions under which the naval officers at Portugal at present interfered in the affairs of that country. HEALTH OF TOWNS' BILL. In answer to a question from Sir J. DUCKWORTH, Lord J. RUSSELL replied that on Friday , the 28 th , he would pr ocee d w i t h t h e Health of Towns' Bill. Per haps, on the same evening, if time permitted, the Govern ment would proceed with the Loan Discount Bill or Committee of Supply. To-morrow he would state which of these should have precedence. Mr. BUCK hoped the Government would not press his M ß r i . ll 3. f i t?r forward the Health of Towns Bill, as it was generally opposed by the leading towns in the kingdom. COLONIAL AND BRITISH SPIRITS. F a F ss A ina T il T at , i i n n g r t is h i e ngt .a o re b h r o in u g sin b g efo p r r e iv t i h le e g H es ou o s n e bonding and etholeonial and British spirits, said that he should trouble House with very few observations, as this question had been sufficiently discussed already. His object was to assimilate the warehousing privileges on colonial aonfdßritish spirits. In Scotland and Ireland the privileges Paying duty only on that por tion which was taken out o f b ond was already con ceded, and he wis h e d that England wou l d adopt the same rule. The principle of the Bill h a d b een recommende d by the parties most interested, and therefore best acquainted with the sub ject, and he thought that on the question of revenue little opposition would be g i ve n by the Chanc ellor of the Excheq uer . With reference to any defrauding of the revenue, he begged to remind the House, that while there were 178 distillers in Scotland there had been only 67 informations lodged within the last few years, while in Ireland, where there were ninety-seven distillers, no informations had been lodged. Let them contrast this st a t e o f t hi ngs w ith England, wher e there were few distill ers an d many i n f o rmations. This regu lation only a ff ecte d the manu f ac turers of spirits , and therefore he was ent i t l e d to e i t h e r one protection or the other, and he b e l ieve d that di st illers generally , if thp y wire 1 -ft untr iami , e ll, 4 l , woul d rat h e r distil from wet 4.,:n than ?ro ta sugar. On the oilier band, they would '. glad it th e y h a d ihe oepurtunity to distil frcm barley, ioid, consequently if thiit were allowed , t here would be a much larg er quant i ty expo rted. It was gener all y believed that ther e were a b ou t six million gallo ns of spirits consumed i n t h e U n i te d Kingdom, and as the whole amount of th e sp i r i ts distilled is nine million gallons, there are three millions to be accounted for; and as it is known that upwards of two millions are taken by the English and Scotch distillers, in order to keep them out of the export market, so that, allowing only 3d. a gallon for the loss the English people are taxed to the extent of 100,0001. per annum. He was, therefore, anxious, he must confess, to ascertain what reason the Chancellor of the Exchequer had to allege for any oppo sition to the measure. Whatever the article, rum, brandy, or gin, the same evil was liable to occur to the consumer of spirits, and he should therefore conclude by moving that the House resolve itself into a Committee of the whole House. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER must really resist the proposition of his Hon. Friend. True it might please the English and Scotch distillers, while it might not prove injurious to the revenue ; but it other wise might prove detrimental to the public service. Mr. HUME said, as to what would please or displease the distillers of England and Scot • tland was not the question for that House or the Chancellor of the Exchequer to consider.. The question to be considered was, whether it was right and just that all spirits should be put upon the same footing. Why rum coming from Jamaica should be allowed to be bonded, and rum coming from Scotland not, was most extraordinary, and an anomaly he could not account for. He thought that the House ought to accede to the mo tion of his Hon. Friend, and resolve itself into a Com mittee of the whole House for the purpose of considering the important subject brought forward by his Hon. Friend. Mr. BARCLAY thought that the House ought to enter promptly into the redress of the grievance com plained of by the Hon. Member. The indirect result of this question was far more important than it at first appeared. The present E x ci se r egu l a tions required an immense outlay of capital, and the consequenee was that the trade of distillation was in this country confined to a very few persons, and by means of this monopoly the prices of the article were kept up very considerably. He thought the first proposition of the Hon. Gentleman was very reasonable, and that the second was based on perfectly sound principles. Now he believed, if they allowed British spirits to be rectified in bond,they would lay the foundation of a considerable export trade in that article. Mr. MOFFAT replied. He had heard nothing from the Chancellor of the Exchequer of the slightest weight against his motion, and he hoped his opposition would be considered equally unsatisfactory by the public. The principal ground of the opposition of the Right Hon. Gentleman was, that the revenue would lose if his Bill became law ; but he (Mr. Moffatt) did not think that any such result would follow. The House then divided, when there appeated— For the motion 5l Against it Majority against the motion BRITISH SPIRITS. Mr. MOFFATT moved that the House resolve itself into a Committee of the whole House, with a view to adopt a Bill to permit British spirits to be rectified in bond for exportation, and to permit rectified spirits and compounds to be warehoused for exportation. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said that the objection to this Bill was that it would ultimately be impossible to rectify spirits at all, for if the duty was only to be charged after the spirits left the premises of the rectifiers, the excise would not have the slightest check for levying the duty on the spirits in the country. The Hon. Gentleman said that his Bill was founded on the Bill of an Hon. Friend of his, who some years ago wag Secretary to the Treasury. But that Bill had not been proceeded with from that time to this. Experiments had been made to ascertain whether it was posbible to ascertain the different state of spirits while they were in the hands of the recti fyer. It they succeeded, he should have no objection, but at present he did not apprehend any such result. The adoption of the Bill would result in a loss to the exchequer, and he should, therefore, have to raise the duty to supply the deficiency, which the state of the country would not permit him to do. Mr. HUME said, at the present time large quanti ties of spirits imported from Holland were exported to the Colonies, in preference to a better and more desirable spirit which could be expected from Scotland if this measure were adopted. He was surprised that more of his free-trade friends did not - support the last motion. He was at all times ready to support the Mi nistry when they were acting rightly, but in oppos ing this proposal they were stultifying their former votes upon free trade.—(Hear, hear.) He thought the best way to remove the difficulty would be for the House to resolve itself into a Committee on the subject. Mr. FORBES said that if he understood the case rightly, it appeared that a great portion of the trade of this country found its way into the way into the bands of the Dutch distillers. He really hoped that those Hon. Members who were in favour of the British distillers, and those who were in favour of free trade, would give their support to the motion of the Hon. Member. Mr. BARCLAY thought so much weight ought ;not to be attached by the Government to the objections of the excise. If those objections were always to be raised as a barrier against fiscal improvement, the effects might be most disastrous to the best interests of the country. - Mr. MOFFATT replied. Strangers were then ordered to withdraw, but no division took place. CASE OF MR. DILLON. Mr. S. CRAWFORD moved for copies of the follow ing papers respecting Mr. John Dillon's claim for prize money out of the proceeds of the smuggler brig Peru:— Statements of George F. Young, G. Pryme, and Fergus O'Connor, Esqs., as to the Chancellor of the Exchequer's agreement in Mr. John Dillon's case. The decision of Admiral Sir E. Codrington on said agreement ; and the opinions of Admirals Sir C. Martin, Sir R. Stopford, and the late Sir P. C. Durham thereon, and the legal opinions of Justice Sir H. Maule and the late Sir William Follett thereon ; also the affidavit of Mr. William Burt, then chief boatman of the Coast Guard station at Milk Cove, county Cork, with referent e to the Peru ; and likewise the affidavit of clearance from the Custom House of New York by Mr. James Hitchcox, master of the Peru, and the manifests of the cargo of the said brig, and the affidavits of Mr. Patrick. Monaghan thereon ; also for a return of the quantity of tobacco seized in the Peru, and the amount paid to Mr. Henry Masters, Custom-house officer at Kinsale, as prize money, on account of such seizuro ; and, lastly, for a copy of the letter addressed to the Lords of the Tieasury by Mr. John Dlilon, dated the 20th day of March. 1847, The Hon. Member went into the particulars which have already been several times before the House, and con tended that Mr. Dillon had been badly used in regard to this matter. It was said that he was not the actual captor of the brig in question, or directly engaged in the business ; but to that he would reply, that it was gene rally admitted, if it could be shown a party was in any way a party to such a capture he was fairly entitled to his share of the prize-money. That Mr. Dillon had been so engaged had been satisfactorily proved by high authorities. The Hon. Member then referred to several naval and legal authorities, to show that the claimant was fully entitled to his proper share of prize money. He had no intention to follow this out, but the officer was exceedingly desirous that his character should be cleared of the charge of cowardice under which he now laboured, and that he should receive some remuneration fur his loss of pay and character. He trusted, therefore, that the Government would take the matter into their consideration, as the petitioner he believed had expended much money and time too, and was he believed in very reduced circumstances. Mr. PARKER said that on the part of his Hon. Friend of the Tresury, he had to say that the papers were now in so different a shape that it was impossible to render them as they were desired. The original had been returned to the memorialists. Lord Spencer, through the medium of Sir Edward Codrington, had already decided the question, and he could not consent to have it re-opened. The question had been decided over and over again. (LEFT SITTING.) MR. O'CONNELL.—GENOA, MAY 12.—Mr. O'Con nell arrived here on Friday, on his way to Rome, but has been attacked by an illness so serious, that he is coafined to his bed at the Hotel Feder, and one of his physicians tells me this morning that it will be some days before he can be moved, if he move at all. The other day (Monday) they were much alarmed for his life, as in addition to his malady, which is cerebral, he suffered from intestinal inflammation, with a violent diarrhoea ; however, after applying leeches and other remedies, the symptoms of immediate danger disappeared, and he was better yesterday, and this morning be continues improving, although he himself says that he shall not live three days. He has two physicians, one a Ge noese, and the other an Englishman established here, and they concur in saying, that although he may rally, his con_ stitution is so enfeebled that it is scarcely possible for him to survive a long time.—P.S. Many have called upon Mr. O'Connell, but he receives no one. ACCIDENT AT WINDSOR CASTLE.--MT. John Turn bull, the Clerk of the Works in residence at Windsor, in the department of the Woods and Forests, met with an unfor tunate accident yesterday morning, in the Castle quadrangle. While the fire engine was being worked, for the purpose of testing its being in a perfect state, Mr. Turnbull, who was standing close to the engine, very thoughtlessly placed the forefinger of his left hand upon its side, at the time the men were pumping, the lever descending with great force, cutting off the finger close to the knuckle. Mr. Turnbull was im mediately attended by Mr. Pearl, surgeon, and no serious consequences are likely to ensue. THE CROPS, &c.—For the last eight days the crops of all kinds have made most wonderful progress—indeed never looking better at this season of the year. The grass, which was feared would be a failure, is also com ing on beautifully ; so that, in every likelihood, the en suing harvest will produce ample food for man and beast. Notwithstanding the recent frosts, the fruit trees in our gardens are overloaded with their variegated blossom. — Ross-shire Advertiser. ROBBERIES AND ACCIDENTS AT THE EPSOM RAILWAY TERMINUS ON THE DERBY DAY.—Yesterday, from five o'clock in the morning until half-past two in the afternoon, twenty-four trains of immense length, with near 100,000 persons, left the terminus at London-bridge for Epsom. The crowd was so great during a great portion of the time that many persons were severely injured. One man was forced by the pressure of the mob over the balustrade of the arch where the se con d an d thi r d c l ass passengers were waiting to be admitted, and received several frightful inju ries; he was conveyed to St. Thomas's Hospital. Several females received such injuries from the pressure that they fainted away and were trampled upon, but with a consider able deal of difficulty they were extricated and conveyed in sensible to the station, where they received eve r y attention. One gentleman lost his pocket-book with a 301. Bank of England note. Others lost their purses and contents, and when they got inside the teriniuus they we r e doomed to be disappointed. The purses were afterwards picked up minus the contents. The scene from eight o'clock until two was almost indescribable, the shrieks of the females were terrific, and the noise and uproar beyond all conception. PRIVATE BILLS.-HOUSE OF LORDS. The following important resolutions were on Saturday issued in a printed form, by order of the Lords, relative to private Bills and business of the House :—. f. That the amount of private Bills yearly brought into Parliament has been continually increasing till the consideration of them has come to form a large propor tion of the business transacted each session, more than two hundred in one session having sometimes been passed, and many others thrown out at various stages. 2. That the construction of railways has still further and more rapidly increased this amount, so that the ave rage of private and local and personal Acts passed dur the three sessions 1840, 1841, 1842, having been 178, there were 171 Railway Bills brought in during the ses sion 1845, besides common private Bills; and during the present session there have been 212 other Bills and 482 Railway Bills; and in the session of 1845, 241 private Acts were passed, containing 43,624 sections or schedul.s besides bills brought in and thrown out at different stages. 3. That such private Bills have dealt with an immense amount of property, and with the most important rights and interests of the community. 4. That most of such Bills give the power of com pelling landowners and other proprietors to par: with their property, or otherwise suffer it to be interfered with; many of them inflict great hardships on indi viduals ; and all of them suspend or abrogate the law of the land in particular instances and for special purposes. All of them, therefore, authorise the doing of acts wholly illegal by the ordinary course of the common and statute law, and most of them authorise acts to be done wholly inconsistent with all natural right. 5. That while the most trifling question arising be tween parties on the state of disputed facts, or the appli cation of known laws to these facts, must in this, and indeed in every country enjoying the blessings of regular Governments, come before tribunals qualified by the learning, skill, and experience of the judges com posing them to deal with such comparatively easy questions, the oftentimes much more import ant and much more difficult questions raised by the consideration of private Bills only come before Commit tees of both Houses, on which professional and ex perienced men hardly ever sit, and which are wholly composed of persons who can have no experience to guide them, inasmuch as each can only sit on one or two cases in the course of a session. 6. That the individual responsibility of the judges who compose the ordinary tribunals of this and all well governed states affords a security eminently necessary for enforcing the due administration of justice, and for giving the community full confidence in their decisions—a security held to bo necessary, altheugh it is much more difficult for a judge deal ing with the known and fixed rules of the law to swerve from his duty and pervert the law to the purpost.s of injustice, than it is for men who are called upon to decide on the provisions of a Bill professedly creating exceptions to the law for particular purposes, and arbi trarily dealing with rights according to no known and fixed rules or principles whatsoever. 7. That in Committees of the two Houses, and dealing with interests oftentimes incomparably more important than ever come before Courts of Justice, the Members, guided by no fixed rules, changed in each case, un know to the community, not acting in the eyes either of a watchful public or a jealous profession, ait almost wholly without any individual responsibility; nor ei,n be prevented, as judges are, at least in this country, from privately seeing psrties behind each others' backs, and proceeding upon information, and listening to reasons, and yielding to motives of a private and personal nature. 8. That the great and increasing mass of pi ivate Ball business renders it still more difficult for the two Houses of Parliament to transact such business in a manner at all satisfactory, and that the attempt to transact it proves highly prejudicial to the general political and legislative business of the country. 9. That the delay, vexation, and expense unavoidable in the present mode of transacting or endeavouring to transact such private business lays a heavy burden upon the parties applying for private Acts, and on the parties opposing them. 10. That it is nevertheless inexpedient, in a constitu tional point of view, for Parliament, or either of the Houses thereof, to abdicate its functions and privileges in respect of private legislation ; but, on the contrary, that both the Houses ought jealously to retain their un doubted power of deciding upon every proposed enact ment, and of assenting to or dissenting from such pro posal. 11. That it is highly expedient that the said Houses should obtain the aid of some other tribunal, which may enable them to transact the private Bill business, both more expeditiously, more economically, and more satis factorily, without at all infringing upon the undoubted privileges of Parliament, or parting at all with the con trol of each House over each enactment. 12. That, with this view, it is expedient to form a Court or Board apart from and independent of the High Court of Parliament, except as regards the removal of its members by a joint address of both Houses. 13. That this Court or Board should consist of five members appointed by the Crown, and so paid for their services that the Crown may always obtain the aid cf the most respectable members of the legal profession in constituting such Board. 14. That until it be seen how far the said number of commissioners may suffice, or may prove too great, it is expedient, in the first instance, to appoint as two of the members of such Court or Board either Masters in Chancery or Commissioners of Bankruptcy, in order that, if it be found possible, the three permanently ap pointed should continue alone to cause an expense to the con n try. 15. That each House, upon receiving any Bill, and giving it a first reading, may refer it to the Court before whom parties shall be heard, and which shall have the powers of a Court of Record with respect to oaths, process, and commitment, and the power of deciding all questions of law subject to an opinion of one of the Four Courts of Westminster flail, in case it shall think fit, and of calling in the aid of a jury on any disputed fact, provided both pasties shall agree in asking such issue, and provided the Court shall think fit to grant it. 16. That each member of the Court shall have power to try all matters, and go through the whole considera tion of any Bill, so as aforesaid referred by either House of Parliament, and to reserve, if either party require it, and he think fit, any question for the opinion of the whole Court, three whereof to be a quorum for this purpose, including the referring member of the Court ; and that any question being raised on receiving or re jecting evidence, such member may proceed to dispose of it himself, saving, if he think fit, the objection, as above provided, for the opinion of the Court. 17. That juries, if an issue be required and allowed as aforesaid, shall be taken from the special jury lists for the county of Middlesex, in such manner and subject to such challenge as in matters before the three Courts of Law of Westminster Hall. 18. That each member of the Board or Court shall have the power of giving costs to or against any party at his discretion, and that no review of his order on this matter shall be perthitted. 19. That each member of the said Board or Court shall, at his discretion, and with the consent of all parties, issue a commission for the purpose of taking evidence as to any disputed matter of fact involv, d in any Bill brought before such member, and that the whole expense of such commission shall be defrayed by the parties, under the direction of the member aforesaid. 20. That the Bill, having been fully examined by such Court, or any member thereof, shall be repotted to the House of Parliament by which it had been referred, together with such alterations or additions as may have been determined upon as just, fitting, or expedient ; and that the said House shall then proceed with the conside ration of the Bill so reported, and deal with it as such House shall think fit, either adopting the report, or re jecting it, or varying it, as to the wisdom of such House shall seem meet. 21. That the only stage to be omitted by such House on passing such reported Bill shall be the committee and the report. 22. That if any party shall oppose such reported Bill before either House, it shall be in the power of the House before which such opposition shall be offered to award the costs of resisting such opposition, to be paid by such op posing party, to the other party or parties. 23. That it shall be lawful for the Court or Board, by a majority of the members, to make rules and regula tions for its proceedings,a copy whereof shall be laid be fore both Houses of Parliament, within one week after their being framed, or, if in vacation time, within one week after the commencement of the ensuing session, and that such rules and regulations shall be deemed and taken to be valid for guiding its proceedings, unless either House of Parliament shall make any resolution against them or any part thereof, which resolution shall be imperative on the said Court or Board, and new rules shall be made by it in compliance with such resolu tion ; the new rules to be laid before both Houses, as before,new P within one week after they are framed; rules shall be valid to regulate the 17 of in whole or said Court or Board, u nless and until ° a resolution of thereof in other House shall disapprove t t h s e m r e e q m u b i e s i r t s e , in part. c a e n e d d int these s se of the number of registers and clerks the Lords Commissioners under the superinten dence 24. That the Court o d r Board sthoalalshstasvte e Treasury. - - 'S CLOAK. — The form of the cloak HER MAJEST Y thefro ricnlheastt of w h a i t eGsraetei brocade,n tunic. i t s s i l d i e n s d com- P with p-isolascieondpwioefdhite satin. Its length extends to about half-w a y d ow n the skirt of t he dress, and it is widened at the lower part by two slits about a quarter of a yard in length. These slits or openings are confined, but not closed, by lacings of gold cord, fastened by pendent gold tassels. The most strik ing novelty in this beautiful cloak is a border consisting of a row of Indian pine leaves, of the size of those usu a ll y intro duced in shawl borders . These pine leaves are cut out, and the interstices fille d u p with tessellated open work in gold The cloak is edged al l round with white gold passementerie, of a very tasteful design. The sleeves are slit, and laced with gold cord and tassels, like the openings at the bottom of the c l oa k. We must not omit to mention the exquisit e neatness of the needlewo rk. The stitching employed with fixingin the lining is the very perfection of th e semp stress's Lady'sL; v B3l:ooaziL, ne. VVEDNESDAY.—The Roy I Mail steam ship Hibernia, Captain Eyrie sailed t day - f a o! Boston and Halifax, with the usual mails , o 190 000/. in specie (princip a lly from France), and a large number: of passengers, among whom were the Countess of Elgin, accompanied by the E ar l of Durham, and also the Count de blontholon and Lord Edward Bruce. ROBBERY or PLATE.—On Wednesday informa tion was received by the police that the residence of Colonel Vernon, 49, Cadogan-place, Chelsea, had been burglariously entered, and a quantity of silver plate, consisting of cream ewers, spoons, forks, &c., carried off, the whole bearing his crest, a " Boars head." FISHMONGERS; — AND POULTERERS' INSTITUTION. — Lord Morpeth, it is stated to us, has consented to perform the ceremony of laying the first stone of the Asylum of this Institution, at Wood-gree n , near Hornsey, which interesting proceeding will take place a b out the middle of the month. RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS. LIVERPOOL, MAY 19. STOCK EXCHANGE.-The sales are-Birmingham and OH-' ford Junction, 6% p.-East Lancashire, New (scrip), M dis -Great Northern, 134 dis.-Leeds and Thirsk, 6 1 / 2 dis.- Ditto, Preference, % dis.-Liverpool, Crosby, and South port, 1 / 2 p.-London and North-Western, 168-Ditto, New Quarters, 9 1 % p.-Manchester. Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, Quarters, No. 1, 34 p.-Ditto (Great Grimsby and Sheffield), Quarters, 2 3 / 4 dis.-Midland New, 1% p. North Stafford shire, 1 1 / 2 p.-Shrewsbury and Hereford, 1% dis.-South - Eastern and Dover, 35 1 / 2 -Ditto, New, No. 4, 1 / 2 dis.-• Du blin and Drogheda, Thirds, 5 1 / 2 die. MANCHESTER, MAY 19. STOCK EXCHANGE.-The sales are-Ambergate, Notting ham, and Boston, 1 7-16 dis.-Birmingham and Dudley. p.-Blackburn, Clitheroe, &c., Preterentials,_ P. -- East Lancashire (late B. and P.), 2 dis.-Ditto, New, 2 dis. -Ditto, New (scrip), 3-16 dis.-Fleetwood, Preston, and West Riding, 1 9-16 dis.-Huddersfield and Manchester Railway and Canal, Thirds, par-Leeds and Thirsk, Prefe rentials, par-Leicester and Bedford, dis.-Manchestery Buxton, Matlock, and Midland, % c. dis.-Manchester and Leeds, Halves (H. and S.), par-Ditto, 321. Shares (late Extension), 7-16 dis.-Ditto, Fifths (late W. it U.) , dis.-Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire (Sheffield and Lincolnshire), 3 1 / 2 c. dis.-Manchester and Southam pton, 31s. dis.-North Staffordshire, 1 1 / 2 p.-North Union. (A), 206-Shropshire Union, 2 dis.-South-Eastern an Dover, 3558-Ditto, No. 4, 5-16 dis.-Wharidale, dis. LEEDS, MAY 19. STOCK EXCHANGE.-The sales are-Ambergate, Notting ham, and Boston, 1 1 / 2 n. dis.-East Lancashire, 2 dis. New, 2 dis.-Ditto, New (scrip), 3s. a. dis. - East and West Yorkshire, 40s. dis.-Great Northern, 335. 6d. dis."'" Huddersfield and Manchester, Thirds, % dim.-- Leeds and Bradford, 43 9-16 p.-Leeds and Dewsbury, Extensio ns. Scrip (pink), 14s. dis.-Leeds and Thirsk, P r eference , 16 6d. dis.-Leeds, Wakefield, and Midland, 20s. die*--LIEd e 7; Brighton, and South Coast, 511 A-Manchester and West 321. Shares (late Extensions), 6s. 6d. dis.-Ditt o, Riding Union, 6s. 6d. dis.-Manchester, Buxton, MatlocK, and Midland, 10s. n. dis.-Manchester and Southantelo orta 295. 6d. dis.-Newcastle and Berwi4, New, 14 1: 6-- British, Thirds, 1 1 / 4 p.-Ditto, Extension (scrip ), 2s. North Staffordshire, 31s. p.-North-Western, 425. dill"' York and North Midland, Preference, 734 IN SHEFFIELD, MAY 19. STOCK EXCHANGE.-The sales are--Ambergate, Nottinr ham, and Boston, 30s. dis.-East Lancashire (scrip), d i& -Leeds and Bradford, 43 1 4 'I.-M anc hester and Leeds (West Riding Union), dis. -Manchester, Sheffield. and Lincolnshire (Grimsby and Sheffield), 121. 10s. Shares, 2 di g ; -Midland, New, 1% p.-Leeds, Wakefield, and Midland, 1 dis.-South Yorkshire, Doncaster, and Goole, 3 A die. HULL, MAY 19. STOCK EXCHANGE.-The sales are-Manchester and Leeds (West Riding Union), 3s. dis.-North British, Extell sion (scrip), 2s. 3d. p.-Ditto, Thirds (scrip), 460.-Nort h ' Western, 40s. 6d. dis. EDINBURGH, MAY 18. • „ STOCK EXCHANGE.-The sales are-Aberdeen, 25 1 . lt --Airdrie and Bathgate, 3/. 145.-Arbroath and Forfar , 24 " 155.-Ditto, Halves, 15/.-Ayr and Galloway, 11. 19s. 6d.-- Caledonian, 241.-Ditto, New, 1/. 18s.-Caledonian and Dumbartonshire, 1/. 145.-Clydesdale Junction, 42/. 10 Deeside, 3/. 55.-Dunblane, Donne, and Callender, IL 7s. 6 "' -Dundee and Arbroath, 401.-Ditto, New, No. 1, Ditto. New, No. 2, 30/.-Ditto, No. 3,4/. 7s. 6d.-Pn n ' and Northern Junction, 1/. 10s. 6d.-Dundee and Perth,. 3 ° l ' 2s. 6d.-Ditto, New, W.-Ditto, Quarters, 2L 14s. East of Fife, 2/. 10s.-East Lothian Central, 21.--Edinburg and Bathgate, 91.-Edinburgh and Glasgow, 69L-PV Halves, 22/. 55.-Ditto, Quarters, 17/. 55.-Edinburg h,l4 " and Granton, 181.-Ditto, Preference, 20/. 105.-Ditto , 2/. 7s. 6d.-Ditto, Quarters, lls. 3d. -Edinburgh and Non ern, 171.-Ditto, New, 21. 195.-Ditto, Newport, 7/,- DUO' ditto, New, 1/. 18s. 6d.-Edinburgh and Perth ( New 1 11. 125.-Ditto, Halves, 95.-Glasgow and Ayrshire, 116 -Ditto, New Stock, 40/. 10s.-Ditto, Halves, No . I,Bh 15e• -Ditto, Halves, No. 2,6/. 35.-Glasgow, Dumfries, en d lisle, SL-Glasgow and Garnkirk, 39/.- Glasgow Gene' Terminus, 12/. 55.-Glasgow and Greenock, 16L Halves, 8/. 155.-Ditto, Preference, 8L -Glasgow, great nock, and Ardrossan, 41.-Great North (~f Scotland, D (late Northern (late Direct Northern), 21. 75. 6d.- 6d24 London and York), 2L-Newcastle and Berwick, 24h North British, 30/.105.-Ditto, Halves, 14 L 2s. 6d--1-17 Quarters, 4/. 25.-Ditto, New Quarters (scrip), ttisti -Ditto, Thirds, 21. Bs.- Ditto, Fifths, 61. 153.-S o , 3 h Central, 23/. 155.-Scottish Grand Junction , 195.--Setti7,„, Midland, 191.-Shrewsbury and Hereford, 10s.-Shrsw„eY,Lfe Oswestry, and Chester, 9/. 155.-Ditto, New, IL-Stirling and Dunfermline, 5/. ls.-Stirling and Midland, Wishaw and Coltness, 49/. 55.-York and Newcastle, Ott -Ditto, New, 14/. 10s.-Ditto, Preference, 6h Bombay and Madras, 2s. 6d.-East India n, 2s. 6d lO ' .--ur ss , North of India, 35.-Great Southern of Madras,2 s . Nellore, and Arcot, Is. 6d. GLASOW, MAY 18. STOCK EXCH NGE G A .-The sales are-Aberdeen, 24 7 4 .7 r. Caledonian, New, 375.-East Indian, 2s. 9d.-Edinburst; arid Perth e Co.), 325. 6d.-GlasgoW , Neilson Direct, 17 1 / 2 -Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and Ayl; Cs -Ditto. Halves, No. 2, 61.-Glasgow, Dumfries, annZ„„.. lisle, 5/.-Kilmarnock and Ayr Direct, 145. 6d. 1, 11,_ cheater and Southampton, 115.-North British, Third -York and Newcastle, Preference, 6 1 k • Barrheat •!=. r a , Y S. E Dinjr4D Ds' A TTEM PT AT POISONING.—BU R - T y , o u n z o s g o a w r o . nTa les H t e a r o d n a o y n , at the p w o h li o ce- h o s fre be o o f the eve - on suspicion of being concerned in the poisoning , ettens, tire family to which she belonged, consisting of six p bo rough magistrates, fur examination on the serious that there was brouubt up before Messrs. Probart and Le G race, ohar o. At the close of the evidence, the Bench observed efathaipsptr_ocren, doe c m o e u d ld e o b o e nthoedloivuebst o t f ha t t he a f v e e m ry ily, w . h ick et ed th a e t v t e em w p e t re h n ad o f b ac ee t : elicited that would warrant them In detaining the accused; er l l iberated on entering n o r n gethat m i i n g t h o t h b e i f an ownd, rtheoeorgefooirzes, she wouldta answ er b we hereafter made against her. This was done, and she was discharged. How TO MAKE THE MOST OF A WEDDING Al" me DrouNcENENT.—We commend the following to those courtly scribes who so pleasingly announce the me riages of the " most noble," " right honourable , " beautiful and accomplished," and so forth. It Wig i l show them how a plain republican can outdo their' long-drawn-out three-halfpence-a-lining. The. en' nouncement appears in the Baltimore Covenant, an Odd Fellows' journal :—Married, in Worcester, Massachusetts, Taliaferro P. Shaffner, Esq., Attorney and Counsellor:. at-law, of Louisville, Kentucky, Past Grand IL Priet and Grand Patriarch of that State, a Gran d Re p rese _ ' _ tive to the Grand Lodge of the United States from th e Grand Encampment of Kentucky, Junior Editor of t he Covenant, of Baltimore; Ex-Editor of the Freemasois of Louisville ; Corresponding and Recording and Librarian of the Kentucky Historical Society ; Be" the cording Secretary of the Board of Missions o f the Methodist Episcopal Church, South ; Captain 0 „ f nen I First Company 132 d Regiment, 29th Brigade o of the I tucky Militia, &c., to Miss Nancy R. Pratt' inc luding former place. Papers throughout the Union, ille Secretary Texas, Oregon, and California, please copy. ' an t or, [ADVERTISEMENT.] Splendid arrange_.7Lon-id So looking. glass , producing the effect of a long arct . td , u don,. bewildering as to cause a doubt whether you are in or in old Rome. pile." o" Arch follows arch, and pile succeeds to o arrangi n g This unique apartment is devoted to cutting a nd iful v i e w of the hair in, and with another, havinf ttention to Naples, are on the ground floor. n calling a the itcl.. their establishment, Ross and Sons beg to notice &ay vantages of their system—viz., they never take appren nor young men from the country, nor object to custom _lw ' asking for the same man to wait upon them. Every Pero"' has clean brushes, they never being used twice without being washed ; and parties are not pressed to buy things they de not want.—Address, Ross and Sons, 119 and 120, Bishop*" a beaut iful gate-street. [ADVERTISEMENT.] —SENT INTO THE COUNTRY FRES lIPON APPROBATION.—No. 39, Albemarle-street, Plccadilly.—Newly' invented Spectacles, Invisible and all kinds of Acoustic instrumento for relief of the most extreme deafness.—Opera and Roc° Glasses and Telescopes.—Patronized by Field Marshall T. GM",„.,, y3;o3ti Major-General s o o r b - e G r e ts n o e n r p a i : Mackenzie, sir john Ros e veuor, Generals Sir Edward Paget, Sir Evan Lloyd, ok"' John Keatings, Maiston, Frederick Goodfallow, Clayton. 2 4e r " ' n l i 'll so a l e i k r D a Sir P. Maitland, Woolf, Murray, Walker , Fox Price , ' Lindsay , Al' _ sir James Russell, and T. H. Blair, Auchmuty, ' Baltine P. FYer s ' —* Mackleod, Hamilton, Turner, Wemyss, d Cook ; Lieutenant aSyirß,Jiagmgses C ock bu rn' am - i f : * Generals Sir Henery Bouverie, Sir J. Macdonald, Sir R. Ba _., rt° ,J; Sir T. Dallas, Sir Wm. Eustance, Sir Edward Kerrison, and 1 1, P''''..; Admirals Lord John Hay, Sir G. Cockburn, Sir George Afninkl! Sir George Martin, Sir James H. Whitshed, sir D.,,,,,.P.aeT. Sir Edward Codderington, Ross, Alexander, Curzon, TornP. - ' Hollis, and Price ; Vice-Admiral Sir F. Aust en , L,, if- Admirals Brown and Ribouleau, the Hon. J. Percy, isc. ,'•--- 1 ;1.-1 erful Achromatic Telescopes, Opera Glasses, and Aticroscoo _....„ et au , Caution—Messrs. S. and B. Soleraons, opticians , are n in i thatc h, their , way connected with a person of the same name To Prowl diate neighbourhood, nor in any part of the country. ~.,_„„r i e.. mistakes, be cautious, and observe—Only to be had at 33, -‘ 44 "`"7 street, Piccadilly, opposite the York Hotel. , ppoi.1) 1 1 11 ' [ADVERTISEMENT.] —A CURE OF ... 7.;; . d as, CASE OF ERYsITELAS BY HOLLOWAY'S °INMOST AND PI L _ A .— Jr Gibbons, of Tivoli-place, Cheltenham, was for two year_s,r: f dine.ry it . affected with Erysipelas, that she became (however exr; he d i se ase. may appear) both blind and deaf from the several o f '"' the most eminent During the time she was attended by several o f benefit What medical men in Cheltenham, but without receiving any ~ oi n tment. ever, and as a last resource she tried Holloway's Pills and , and re. which in two months perfectly cured the dreadful colunplalnenl, th ter io stored her to health. This remarkable case can 10, Arcade, Cheltenham.---• every particular, at the Bookseller's, No. „.._ so ll a hinetit. Sold by all Druggists, and at Professor Holloway's .c.p 244, Strand, London._ BIRTHS. On the 28th of April, at Halifax, Nova Scotia, the wife of Lieutenant Walter Francis Robinson, R.N., of a son. On the 15th inst., at Chislehurat, Kent, the lady of Henry Bowden, Esq., of a daughter, who survived her birth only one day. On the 15th inst., the wife of James Gordon Mackay, Egi'v of her Majesty's Ordnance-office, of a daughter. On the 16th inst., at Thornbury House, Hyde, Isle of Wight, the wife of IL Sholto Douglas, Esq., 42d Royal Eli& lenders, of a son and heir. On the 16th inst., in Eccleston-street, the lady of P. Christie, Esq., M.P., of a daughter. On the 17th inst., at Rose-hill, Caversham, Oxon, the lady of Captain Frederick Cleayeland, R.H.A., of a son. On the 17th inst., at Brunswick-square, the wife " liam Hughes Hughes, jun., Esq., of a son. G. IL On the 17th inst., in Union-street, Southwark, Au"-"' Barlow, of a ughter. Esq., of a On the 17t da h inst., the lady of Barnes Peaco ck, daughter. the On lady of the H. .1 11 8 t a h y n i e n s s aalttonß,eEmsacir.,do-sftareseotn, ARRIED. On the 19th of Apri l at Kingston-on-Thames, %Tarn" Wallis Pycroft, Esq., F.S.A., of New - inn , Middlesel, t eo Cordelia Sarah Halford, youngest daughter o f the late R., William Ellis, incumbent of Thames Ditton, Surrey'. On the 18th inst., in Finsbury-square, Mark George PA''' . mons, Esq., of Herbert-street, New N orth-road to CarOl gb' line s third daughter of the late Lawre nce Lazarus, Esq., Lei Essex. DIED. At Whitehall, Jamaica, Charles Ernest, second eon of Savery, Esq., aged 20. At Rome, Walter G. Baynes , Es q ., second son of the late Sir Christopher Baynes, Bart. On the 15th inst., in South Mall, Cork, J.l. Jones, 947 0 n the 16th inst., at Mou nt Radford, near Exeter, Lydia,gi the relict of the Rev. J. Manning, aged U. On the 17th inst., in R e gent-street, ass i stan t- surg eon to University College Hospital. f• On the 18th inst. , at Pennington Parsonage, the Be Lewis Pl a yt e rs Hird. the 18th inst., at Soho Cottage, St. A 131 343 8- W an dsworth, Harriett Bailey Dav is, the wife r. B. re of M DaViv, RIP. John Phillips Potter, L Og g on: Printed and Published by bfIIRDO YOU3II*, of /0 ;1 112 strand, frinter, at The Bun Oillce, N 0.112. Strtuid, in the Pr of the Savoy, 11l the COiuttf of Middlesex, Thursdair 3,101 Y ' 1847. of th, 14