The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1858-09-21 00:00:00

PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS.

RAILWAY ACCIDINTIL—During the half•year ended
the 30th of June lut 143 persons were killed and 175
injured, from all causes, on the railways of the United
Kingdom. Ten passenger+ were killed and 97 injured
from causes beyond their own oontrol, while ten were
killed end twelve injured owing to miseonduel or want
of caution. Eight servant. of companies were killed
and thirty throe injured from 0M11•4 beyond their own
control, while 68 were killed and 24 Injured owing to
misoonduot or want of oaution. There were three
oases of suicide. _

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Ties FINE Arts COMITIOIOII..—The eleventh report
of "the Commissioners appointed for the purpose of
promoting and eneoursging the fine arts in the re-
building of the HOUIOII of -Parliament," has just been
issued. The following are the principal points :—" In
the House of Lords, the series of 18 metal statues of
barons and prelates—representing the principal person-
ages who signed Magna Charts—has been completed.
In fit. Stephen's Hall, the marble statues of Belden,
Hampden Lord Falkland, Lord Clarendon, Lord
Somers, Sir Robert Walpole, Lord Chatham, Lord Mans-
field, Burk, Fox, Pitt, awl Grattan, have been com-
pleted, and have appeared to form objects of great in
-
tweet and attraction to the public. A grant of public,
money, amounting to E 1,500, hat been appropriaW to
the painting of 28 whole length portraits of personages
oonnected with the Tudor faintly, to be placed in the
apartment called the PrlliOffil chamber. Of such por-
traits, executed by, or under the direction of, Mr. Richard
Burchett, lb have now been oomplotal. In our ninth
report we had proposed that 12 compartment:l in the
gains room should be filled with metal cast from models
of bas-reliefs, to be provided by a ootniatent sculptor.
Ten of such models, oast in metal, by Messrs. Ellcington,
Mason, k Co., of Birmingham, have been filed in their
place. in the Prinee's cliambur. Referring to the seine
locality, we stated in our lest report that John Gibson,
had been commissioned by us to execute a statue of
your Majesty, with liguers of Justice and Clemency at
the sides, and with baa-reliefs on the principal pedestal,
to be placed In the noes* on the north side of the
apartment. Such statues and sooompaniments have
been completed and placed accordingly. The classic
taste and careful completion of those works have duet,
red and received general approbation. With reference
to the principal corridors connecting the Central Hall
with the two Houses of Parliament, we have recom-
mended that the method of from should be employed
Instead of ell painting. In the Peers' corridor two
subjecte have been accordingly executed In fresco by Mr.
Pope, and in the Commons' corridor two subject/ have
been executed in the same method by Mr. Ward. It is
proposed that the remaining compartments shall be also
painted in fresco by the same artists. We propose to
commission Daniel Maclise, PA., to paint in fresco one
of the subjects of the Royal Gallery, at the price of
£l,OOO. At the date of our last report, four frescoes,
relating to the legend of King Authur, had been o cm-
plated by William Dyoe, HA., in your Majesty's ro-
bing-room. A cartoon of large dimensions, and highly
approved by us, has since been prepared for another
fresco of the series. With regard to the Peers' robing-
room, the subjects for which, to be exsouted in fresooe,
and which are explained in the appendix to our seventh
report, have been committed to John Rogers Herbert,
we are enabled to state that the artist has com-
pleted to our entire satifaction a large cartoon for the
subject of 'Moses bringing down the Tables of the Law to
the Israelites ;' and we trust that the frees* from the
same will proceed without interruption."

PUROMAIII OP COMMIIIISIORIN II TRB ARWT.—A oopy
of a report on the evidence of Sir C. 'l'revelyan before
Oh. Commimion appointed to enquire into the purahme
and sale of oominhisions In the onus woe published on
Tuesday. Tim oommittee appointsid by this War•ofitee
dismissed Sir Charles'. reoommendations or suggestions
Having given dsanite answers to certain
questions of detail Nominally put to them, the oom•
mittee proceed to show their boating generally upon Sir
C. Trerelyan's statement. Sir Cherie., they remarked,
hal eellinaled that 6 net reduction of 1151,166 a year, as
emnpared with the present expense of the purehasing
portions of the army, would result from his propositional
but the oommlttee, dAring from him In the import
item of the expense of full pay ntireinante, 61111161611 that
an Moreau of about £990,000 lyser would be throws
on the publia, plus the east of ooropenseMng °Seen who
have botight their sommiselons or obtaloo by aerobe
elalm to seU. And there 6TO eirournstanoe whish might
not improbably add ma more to this Inomaold *spew
Mum, arlexionffoLut of tha proposed dlesontinumme of
widows' pen . The inquiry of the emoinittee wee
49aPnest • naively to the Arundel bem*p( Sit 0.
Trovelyan'e proposiKons. Tim seloulMions of the estw
mitt,* an endorsod, al °erre*b able solitary, r.
Marks Galileo., viee•prosident Hon, bulbul" of